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1 month ago | mirror.co.uk | Lawrence Matheson |Emily Beament |Neil Lancefield PA

Climate advisers are sounding the alarm, urging for a tax on flights to rein in the surge of aviation activity as the Government mulls over its airport expansion blueprints. The Climate Change Committee has laid out its latest recommendations for slashing carbon emissions, calling on the Government to aim for an 87% reduction from 1990 figures by 2040, with a specific target for aviation to cut emissions by 17% relative to 2023 levels.

Jan 22, 2025 | mylondon.news | Neil Lancefield PA |Chris Head |Chris Ballinger |David Hughes

Rachel Reeves faces a battle with Sadiq Khan over plans to build a third runway at Heathrow Airport, with the Mayor of London reinforcing his “long-standing opposition” to airport expansion around the capital. The Chancellor is expected to use a speech next week to support proposals for a new runway at the West London airport, plus endorsing expansion at Gatwick and Luton airports. This will not be a popular position to take, including with the Labour Party.

Jan 10, 2025 | dailyrecord.co.uk | Neil Lancefield PA |Phoebe Tonks |George Thompson

The Met Office has issued a dire forecast for the UK, predicting a sharp drop in temperatures with the mercury potentially plummeting to minus 20C in the north on Friday night. Ice warnings have been put in place across most of Wales and Northern Ireland, as well as vast regions of eastern England, lasting until 10am Friday. Wednesday saw temperatures dive to minus 12.4C in Inverness-shire, with Scotland's lower valleys expected to see between minus 12C and minus 16C on Thursday night.

Nov 22, 2024 | chroniclelive.co.uk | Neil Lancefield PA |Ellie Ng

A suspect package prompted a major security incident at Gatwick's south terminal, leading to an extensive police investigation and deployment of the bomb disposal unit. Sussex Police's explosive ordnance disposal (EOD) team responded to "the discovery of a suspected prohibited item in luggage", forcing the terminal closure for over four hours on Friday. Normal operations resumed at around 3pm after police cleared the security alert.

Sep 25, 2024 | chroniclelive.co.uk | Neil Lancefield PA |Daniel Hall

Northumbria Police has seen one of the largest year-on-year increases in seizures of illegally modified e-bikes as forces across the country crack down on the "death trap" contraptions. As a force, Northumbria had the fourth largest increase in e-bike seizures in the UK, with 58 taken off the streets in the year ending August 11, compared to 18 the previous year - including these four in Sunderland.