Bringing forward a ban on the sale of new petrol and diesel-engined cars and vans from 2040 until 2030 by the UK government is an authoritarian exhaust-pipe-dream of a ‘solution’ to climate change. The key point about the move to electric cars announced by Prime Minister Boris Johnson as part of his 10-point plan to make the UK carbon-neutral by 2050, is that it is more a signal of aspirational... 

Thugs have been mugging doctors and nurses to steal their identity badges in order to access priority shopping and freebies from supermarkets during the coronavirus pandemic. With shops facing supply chain delays and National Health Service (NHS) staff working long hours, supermarkets have opted to support their healthcare professionals by offering them priority shopping and freebies like snacks and...