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On the table, perhaps this growing waste problem could be headed off before it gets too big. and thats it for our round—up of some of the latest sustainability stories. hope youve enjoyed them. from sweden and from me and my electric ferry, thanks for watching. and...i wonder what this does? hello there. the weather so far this year has been making the news headlines for all the wrong reasons, with flooding, rain — it has been very unsettled. if we take a look at the satellite picture throug...

The number of new cars registered in the UK has jumped by nearly 18% but electric vehicle demand is flatlining, prompting the industry to call for a VAT cut to stimulate sales. Annual figures released by the Society of Motor Manufacturers and Traders (SMMT) on Friday show 1.9m new cars were registered last year, well up on the previous year’s figure of 1.6m and the highest level since the 2.3m registrations of 2019. – Guardian

For you at the top of the hour, which is straight after this programme. welcome to the first newswatch of 2024 with me, samira ahmed. coming up in our round—up of your comments on bbc news coverage — the row over how the bbc reported on the resignation of harvard universitys president in the united states. and was the removal of a christmas tree from the bbc bbc news studio premature? happy new year. darts tournaments dont normally feature on news bulletins, but this wednesday was an excepti...

Welcome to the first newswatch of 2024 with me, samira ahmed. coming up in our round—up of your comments on bbc news coverage — the row over how the bbc reported on the resignation of harvard universitys president in the united states. and was the removal of a christmas tree from the bbc bbc news studio premature? happy new year. darts tournaments dont normally feature on news bulletins, but this wednesday was an exception when that nights news at ten ten started, the progress of 16—year�...

The production of the blade and how they are separating from the blade. to do that, it needs to be soaked in a big bath of mild acetic acid. after a few hours at 80 celsius, you get the result you see here. so its just like vinegar in a supermarket? exactly. exactly like you would make pickles or descale your coffee pot. i can actually smell that. there is a scent of vinegar coming from the blade. this wont tackle todays waste, but when these blades retire, the materials could go into making oth...

Several of the world’s biggest carmakers lobbied the UK government to try to weaken or delay rules to accelerate electric car sales and cut Britain’s carbon emissions. Toyota, Jaguar Land Rover (JLR) and Nissan were among the companies to ask for delays in enforcement of the zero-emission vehicle (ZEV) mandate that obliges them to sell increasing proportions of electric cars or face heavy fines, according to documents seen by the Guardian. – Guardian

The amount of electricity generated by the UK’s gas and coal power plants fell by 20% last year, with consumption of fossil fuels at its lowest level since 1957. Not since Harold Macmillan was the UK prime minister and the Beatles’ John Lennon and Paul McCartney met for the first time has the UK used less coal and gas. – Guardian

The Bank of England is poised to cut interest rates at least twice in 2024, economists polled by The Times have said, as inflation slides to within touching distance of the official 2 per cent target and as economic growth stalls. A majority of the 41 economists who took part in The Times’s seventh annual economists’ survey said that the Bank of England would partly reverse its aggressive tightening of monetary policy amid downtrodden economic growth and weaker price pressure...

Telecoms giant Three has paid out a record £2 billion dividend to the Hong Kong-listed conglomerate of billionaire Li Ka-shing, as it cashes in on the sale of mobile phone masts across Europe. Hutchison 3G, which trades as Three and has ten million customers and more than 4,500 employees in the UK, paid out the money months before increasing some of its contract prices by 14 per cent. The British company is owned by 95-year-old Li’s CK Hutchison Holdings, which has drawn scrutiny...

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