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London’s Sadiq Khan moves to soften emissions scheme impact after backlash – POLITICO

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LONDON — Mayor of London Sadiq Khan moved to soften the impact of a city-wide emissions reduction scheme after a voter backlash saw the Labour Party fail to make a gain at a crucial by-election.

The Ultra Low Emission Zone (ULEZ) — which costs drivers of polluting vehicles £12.50 a day to enter — is set to expand to cover the whole of London from 29 August in a bid to tackle the city’s air pollution problem.

Khan, Labour’s London

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Prominent Horse Trainer Jason Servis Sentenced to 4 Years in Doping Scheme

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She added: “You did endanger the horses in your care. Luckily, they didn’t break down. You tried to gain an unfair advantage. I hope you accept that, but I don’t think that you do. At the end of the day, unquestionably, you undermined the integrity of horse racing.”

Mr. Servis, who was also ordered to pay $163,932 in restitution and a $30,000 fine, is to report to prison on Nov. 1. He addressed the court briefly during the hearing, which

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London pay-per-mile scheme rejected by staggering 90% in new poll

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A new Express.co.uk poll has shown readers strongly oppose the introduction of a pay-per-mile scheme being introduced on London’s roads in the future.

London’s ultra-low emissions zone (ULEZ) is set to be expanded to encompass all boroughs of the capital from August 29, with non-compliant vehicles facing a daily £12.50 charge. 

Roads Minister Richard Holden claimed earlier this month that as more vehicles become ULEZ-compliant London Mayor Sadiq Khan could look to introduce a Singapore-style green policy in the capital.

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Spurs owner Joe Lewis indicted in US for ‘brazen insider trading scheme’ | Football | Sport

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Tottenham Hotspur owner and British billionaire Joe Lewis has been indicted in New York for “orchestrating a brazen insider trading scheme”, a US attorney said.

Damian Williams, the US attorney for the Southern District of New York released a video confirming the indictment. In it, he said: “Today I’m announcing that my office, the Southern District of New York, has indicted Joe Lewis, the British billionaire, for orchestrating a brazen insider trading scheme.

“We allege that for years Joe Lewis

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Government’s £100,000 compensation scheme for victims of infected blood scandal excludes THOUSANDS

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Hundreds of families affected by the tainted blood scandal won’t get compensation because of a cruel loophole, it can be revealed today.

All surviving victims and their bereaved partners are entitled to a £100,000 pay-out.

But MailOnline has learned that for the bereaved parents and children to qualify for the one-off sum, their loved ones must have died within a strict three-month period last year.

Outraged families called the arbitrary cut-off a ‘betrayal’, with one accusing officials of just ‘waiting

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Boeing unveils updated color scheme for $3.9b Air Force One replacements that have deeper blue paint

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The US Air Force and Boeing have unveiled what the new Air Force One planes will look like – with very slight tweaks made to the existing color scheme.

Both VC-25Bs – a heavily modified Boeing 747 – have the familiar duck egg blue, gold and white design commissioned by former first lady Jaqueline Kennedy-Onassis. 

Officials say the blue is slightly darker than on the outgoing version. The bright silver sections which strafe the body of the existing plane have

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Wärmepumpen: Rishi Sunak drängte darauf, das Boiler Upgrade Scheme „sofort“ abzuschaffen | Wissenschaft | Nachrichten

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Die neuesten Zahlen des Department for Business, Energy & Industrial Strategy (BEIS) zeigen, dass der BUS bis Ende September 2022 2.891 Projekte finanziert hat.

Das BEIS gibt an, dass die durchschnittliche Wärmepumpe Hausbesitzer 13.000 £ kostet, was bedeutet, dass die Briten selbst mit einem BUS-Zuschuss mehr als die Hälfte der Kosten selbst finanzieren müssen.

Mike Foster von der Energy and Utilities Alliance kritisierte das Programm und behauptete, es sei eine „unmoralische Geldverschwendung“. Er sagte letzten Monat gegenüber Express.co.uk: „Die Regierung

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Energy Bills Support Scheme: Nadhim Zahawi enthüllt Rabattdetails, einschließlich Gutscheinregeln | Persönliche Finanzen | Finanzen

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Die Regierung kündigte auch an, dass für diejenigen ohne Energiezähler oder ohne direkte Beziehung zu ihrem Lieferanten, wie z. B. diejenigen, die in Parkhäusern leben, mehr Mittel zur Verfügung stehen werden, um das „ein Prozent der Haushalte, die nicht erreicht werden, zu unterstützen durch das Energy Bills Support Scheme“.

Weitere Details dazu sollen im Herbst bekannt gegeben werden.

Neben den Leitlinien sagte Schatzkanzler Nadhim Zahawi: „Wir wissen, dass die Menschen mit steigenden Energiepreisen zu kämpfen haben, weshalb wir in den

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