36 h. ago Changing one thing about public chargers would make half of drivers switch to an EV sooner

VAT on public chargers is 20 per cent compared to just 5 per cent when charging at home

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1 week ago 'Enough is enough' as fears grow over future of Welsh hospital

The health board has launched a public consultation looking at potential changes after classifying nine key services as 'critical'

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1 week ago No more planning applications needed for EV charging point installations

The Government has removed planning red tape making it easier for EV owners and businesses to install chargers, helping the switch to electric and for drivers to save money.

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2 w. ago EV charging points to be made faster to install as Labour cuts red tape

Changes to planning rules mean businesses and drivers can install EV chargers ‘faster and for less’

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2 w. ago Critics say the movement to defund the police failed. But Austin and Seattle are seeing progress

The rallying cry from 2020 Black Lives Matter protests pushed some US cities to divert money towards housing and community servicesAfter George Floyd’s murder by a Minneapolis police officer in 2020, protesters who swarmed the streets across the US shouted the refrain: “Defund the police.” An idea that was once viewed as radical – to redirect money from law enforcement to other city departments and social services – became a rallying cry overnight.As a result of continued pressure, dozens of jurisdictions throughout the nation promised to reduce their police budgets. While most of them backtracked and increased law enforcement funding in the next year or two, several cities changed policies or added new public safety and homeless services departments. Continue reading...

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3 w. ago Trump’s barbarism is turning his biggest strength into a liability | Osita Nwanevu

Americans are gradually turning against the president over his handling of immigration. Republicans will have to answer for itIf you can bear to hear it, there are still more than 1,300 days remaining in the Trump administration. That’s an interminably long time given all the havoc the president has been able to wreak since January alone; the chaos and cruelty of the term so far also happen to have used up his political capital remarkably quickly. The New York Times average of polls, which found him at 52% approval on inauguration day, had him at 51% disapproval on Wednesday. That collapse is less a problem for Trump specifically – assuming, perhaps optimistically, that he won’t appear on a ballot again – than it is for the Republican party, which will have to answer for the mess he’s made in next year’s midterms and beyond. And one of the challenges they seem likely to face is a changed public opinion landscape on immigration – a strength that Trump’s barbarism, just as in his firs...

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3 w. ago Prince William and Kate's major change to prepare Prince George for public life

Prince William and Princess Kate recently made an important decision regarding their eldest son - and royal experts have been quick to praise the couple's approach

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4 w. ago Deaf woman felt ‘dehumanised’ after being ‘spat on’ for using sign language in public. But a new figure changed her life

Alison experienced a sudden and inexplicable loss of hearing overnight aged just 13

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last month Endurance athlete to swim around Martha’s Vineyard to change public perception of sharks

An athlete will aim to be the first person to swim around Martha's Vineyard to educate the public on sharks

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