Locally heavy rain will clear slowly eastwards across central and southern England and Wales, with skies brightening in the west. Gales possible in the southeast. Fog and frost clearing elsewhere to give a day of sunny spells and isolated showers.
The government’s net zero electric car plan features on several front pages this morning after backlash from the car industry. The papers highlight comments from car company Vauxhall which says rules designed to boost EV uptake in the UK have played a role in its decision to close its van factory in Luton.
Other domestic political topics feature on Wednesday’s front pages including Labour’s plans to help people get back to work and free school meals for primary school children.
On the international front, a ceasefire agreed between Israel and Hezbollah has started after more than a year at war.
A handful of standalone stories take the lead, including the latest from the world of showbiz. Prince William was also featured on the front pages this morning as he attended a tour of a military base.
The back pages are unsurprisingly dominated by Manchester City’s 3-3 draw in the Champions League last night despite leading the match 3-0 late into the second half.
The Daily Mail reports the government’s net-zero plans were in chaos on Tuesday after electric car sales targets were blamed for Vauxhall’s decision to close its Luton factory next year.
Downing Street said an urgent review of the policy would be launched in the coming weeks after “repeated warnings that it was putting jobs and investment at risk”, the paper adds.
The Daily Telegraph says the government is set to “water down” its EV rules amid the “mounting crisis” in the industry over how fast the transition away from petrol and gas cars is going. A review of the government’s zero-emission mandate has been confirmed after carmakers warned the rules were putting the industry at risk.
The Times says more than 1,000 jobs at the Luton factory – one of the country’s largest vehicle plants – is at risk after Vauxhall became the latest to scale back its UK production. The paper says ministers have been forced into talks with manufacturers amid fears that EV targets will hit carmakers with ruinous fines.
The i leads with the government’s plans to give the unemployed weight loss jabs to help them get back into work. A trial in Manchester with a US pharmaceutical company will examine the impact of obesity on employment over five years.
The Daily Mirror leads on another Labour plan. The government are set to introduce free breakfast clubs to all primary schools as part of Labour’s bid to stop kids “struggling to learn on empty stomachs”. The paper says that headteachers can apply to be one of 750 that will take part in a pilot from April to be rolled out across England in 2026.
The Guardian leads with news of the “historic” deal to end Israel’s 14-month war in Lebanon. The paper shows an image of smoke above Beirut’s southern suburbs on Tuesday after an Israeli air strike which it calls “some of the heaviest to date on the city.”
The Times says US President Joe Biden has welcomed the “good news” of the ceasefire between Israel and Lebanon to “end the war with Hezbollah.”
The i says Netanyahu has agreed to a ceasefire – brokered by France and the US – after a year of fighting. The front page highlights that Israel started a land invasion of Lebanon just two months ago.
A 60-day ceasefire between Israel and Lebanon’s Hezbollah militants has commenced, with both sides withdrawing from southern Lebanon. The deal, announced on Tuesday night, comes after nearly 14 months of
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Rachel Reeves has implied she won’t rethink her Budget measures in the wake of backlash from business, saying: “We’ve made our decisions.”
The Chancellor appeared at the Confederation of British Industry (CBI)’s annual conference on Monday in a fireside chat with Keith Anderson, the chief executive of Scottish Power.
She was asked by ITV about the “unintended consequences” of her fiscal event, and whether she would “rethink any of the measures that you’ve announced?”
Reeves said: “It’s really important that the sums add up, and I’m determined to be the Chancellor that puts our public finances on a firm footing after all the instability that we’ve faced these last few years.
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London has kept its title as the tech capital of the world in a closely-watched league table, while New York edged closer to reclaiming the crown.
The Z/Yen Smart Centres Index – which ranks 77 global commercial hubs on their ability to create, develop and deploy tech – showed London remained in first place, a title it has held in the biannual ranking since overtaking New York last May.
In the latest edition, New York took back second place after coming in third behind Zurich six months ago.
The gap between London and New York has narrowed by six points since May, with the UK capital’s score most recently dropping by seven. San Francisco climbed four places to come in fourth, behind Zurich.
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The jobs market is benefiting from a pre-Christmas boost, according to new research from Adzuna.
In October, there were 0.64 per cent more vacancies than there were six months ago, the first time the six-monthly reading has been positive in 2024.
The reading suggests that the jobs market has stabilised compared to the first half of the year, which saw sharp falls in the number of new job openings.
Around 23,000 Christmas jobs are on offer, Adzuna said, with the vacancies concentrated in retail and hospitality alongside the trade and construction sector.
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