Elon Musk’s electric car firm Tesla pushed the government to make petrol car drivers “pay more” in the days after Labour won the general election. Musk, the chief executive of…
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UK: Electric cars make up one in four sold in November
One in four cars sold in the UK last month was electric, according to industry figures, but new registrations were driven by steep discounting. Electric car sales grew in November…
UK: Rape victim urges tougher regulation for therapists
A woman who successfully sued a therapist over claims he raped her during a therapy session has called for tougher regulation of therapists and counsellors. Ella Janneh was awarded more than…
UK: Ex-BBC journalist Duncan Bartlett jailed for child sex offences
A former BBC journalist has been jailed for eight years for a string of child sexual abuse offences. Duncan Bartlett, 52, was jailed at Wood Green Crown Court in north…
UK: Authorities sanctions Kenyan businessman over illicit gold trade
The UK and US governments have imposed sanctions on a British-Kenyan businessman over his alleged involvement in the illicit gold trade. Kamlesh Pattni, and four others including his wife and…
UK: Authorities ‘keeping close eye’ on British jihadists in Syria
Any prospect of British jihadists returning from Syria would be “a concern” and the UK is keeping “a very close eye” on the situation, a Home Office minister has said.…
Ireland: Political parties to start talks on government formation
Fianna Fáil and Fine Gael are to begin talks about the possible formation of a government on Tuesday following a meeting between party leaders Micheál Martin and Simon Harris.They described…
Germany: Authorities to tighten people-smuggling law in UK deal
Germany will tighten its law to make it easier to prosecute those helping to smuggle migrants to the UK, as part of a new plan agreed between the two countries.…
UK: Government ‘not ready’ for extreme weather like Storm Darragh- Emma Pinchbeck
The government is “not ready” for the sort of extreme weather brought by Storm Darragh, the new head of the Climate Change Committee has warned. Emma Pinchbeck, who heads the…
UK: Authorities could remove Syrian rebel group from terror list
The UK government could remove Islamist militant group Hayat Tahrir al-Sham from the list of banned terrorist groups after the rebels led the overthrow of Bashar al-Assad in Syria. Cabinet…