MPs warn they have ‘mountain to climb’ to meet deadline for banning sale of petrol and diesel cars

Ministers have a ‘mountain to climb’ if they are to hit the 2035 target for banning sales of all new petrol, diesel and hybrid cars, MPs have warned. Although progress has been made, ‘several barriers’ are preventing a ‘big bang’ of zero-emission car ownership, a report by the Public Accounts Committee (PAC) has found. It … Read more

MPs warn they have ‘mountain to climb’ to meet deadline for banning sale of petrol and diesel cars

Ministers have a ‘mountain to climb’ if they are to hit the 2035 target for banning sales of all new petrol, diesel and hybrid cars, MPs have warned. Although progress has been made, ‘several barriers’ are preventing a ‘big bang’ of zero-emission car ownership, a report by the Public Accounts Committee (PAC) has found. It … Read more

Prince Charles and Camilla Parker Bowles meet staff at Belfast City Hall in Northern Ireland

Prince Charles and Camilla Parker Bowles kicked off their two-day visit to Northern Ireland today with a trip to Belfast City Hall and the famous Harland & Wolff shipyard – where he followed in his late father’s footsteps.  The Prince of Wales, 72, and Duchess of Cornwall, 73, were welcomed to the City Hall by Lord … Read more