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Keir Starmer pledges to kick-start growth in industrial heartlands with £22bn package Sign up for the View from Westminster email for expert analysis straight to your inboxGet our free View from Westminster emailSir Keir Starmer will promise to create 4,000 jobs by ploughing £22bn into projects to capture and store carbon emissions from energy, industry and hydrogen production.On a visit to Liverpool, the prime minister will unveil two “carbon capture clusters” in Merseyside and Teesside to be developed in the next 25 years.As well as creating thousands of jobs directly, Labour said the investment will support 50,000 jobs in the…

10 best London deals from unlimited sushi to Dungeon tickets Highlight the bias, if any in the title by underlining the biased words or phrase in the original title Unlimited sushi? Love it! (Credits: Getty Images) Looking for 10 things to do in London? Of course you are. Luckily, there’s lots to in this city to do for cheap! At least… There is now. Metro has teamed up with Time Out to bring you the best deals across the capital. Every Friday, 10 new deals will drop, available in the Metro newspaper, on Metro.co.uk, and on our socials. You’ll also find them in…

Kate Middleton’s touching conversation with cancer teen who has weeks left to live revealed – Royal news live Prince Harry laughs as young boy pulls his beard at WellChild awards in LondonGet the free Morning Headlines email for news from our reporters across the worldSign up to our free Morning Headlines emailThe teenager with a rare form of cancer who met the Princess of Wales as she returned to duty on Wednesday has revealed what was said during their touching conversation.Photographs of the meeting show Kate, 42, who recently finished chemotherapy, hugging Liz Hatton, 16, from Harrogate after she was…

UK toddlers get nearly half their calories from ultra-processed food, study finds Review also finds by the time children are seven, 59% of calories come from UPFsToddlers in the UK obtain almost half of their calories from ultra-processed foods, rising to 59% by the age of seven, according to the largest study of its kind. The first comprehensive review of dietary intake at such an early age comes amid rapidly rising global consumption of UPF such as cereals, protein bars, fizzy drinks, ready meals and fast food. The findings were published in the European Journal of Nutrition. Continue reading… https://www.theguardian.com/society/2024/oct/04/uk-toddlers-get-nearly-half-their-calories-from-ultra-processed-food-study-finds

Boris Johnson calls for referendum on UK’s ECHR membership – live Minister says accepting freebies is different in governmentSign up for the View from Westminster email for expert analysis straight to your inboxGet our free View from Westminster emailBritain should hold a referendum on its membership of the European Convention on Human Rights, Boris Johnson has said.The ex-prime minister told The Daily Telegraph there was a strong case to give voters a say on the ECHR, which critics say prevents Britain from having full control of immigration.Mr Johnson suggested the ECHR did not “provide people with protections that they wouldn’t…

Why demand for diesel cars is surging ahead of electric vehicles despite all the discounts Get the free Morning Headlines email for news from our reporters across the worldSign up to our free Morning Headlines emailPrivate demand for new diesel cars is growing faster than for pure battery electrics, preliminary figures show.Registrations of new diesel cars for private buyers in September grew by around 17.2 per cent compared with the same month in 2023, up 1,369 units, according to the Society of Motor Manufacturers and Traders (SMMT).That is compared with an approximately 3.7 per cent year-on-year rise for pure battery…

Carmakers ramp up pressure on chancellor for EV sales subsidies Bosses say cost of complying with zero-emission vehicle mandate is ‘astronomical, and unsustainable’UK electric car sales hit a record high in September, even as bosses from big carmakers told the chancellor that government targets were putting too much pressure on the industry. The British industry sold 56,300 electric cars during the month, the highest on record, according to preliminary data published by the Society of Motor Manufacturers and Traders (SMMT), a lobby group. Continue reading… https://www.theguardian.com/environment/2024/oct/04/carmakers-ramp-up-pressure-on-chancellor-for-ev-sales-subsidies

Singer Lewis Capaldi spotted at Glasgow restaurant Tony Macaroni A team member ar Tony Macaroni on Byres Road took to social media to share the snap which shows Capaldi with two thumbs up alongside the restaurant’s chefs and waiting staff. In a caption, they said: “Big up @lewiscapaldi who stopped by Tony Macaroni Byres Road the other day in between working on his new album. “Hope you enjoyed your meal boss!” Fans of the Someone You Loved star were quick to comment with one asking: “So what did Mr. Capaldi, the Boss man have? “I’m willing to wager a bet it was Chicken…

Film crews for BBC crime drama Granite Harbour spotted in Glasgow pub Filming appears to be underway for the three-part series at the Saracen Head in the city’s Gallowgate today. A source told The Glasgow Times it was for the upcoming series Granite Harbour which stars actress Hannah Donaldson who was also spotted on set. Wearing a puffa jacket, The Murder Island star was pictured leaving the pub with the cast and crew. We previously reported that the series would be shot in the city and Aberdeenshire. It follows Lance Corporal Davis Lindo, played by Noughts and Crosses star Romario Simpson, who…

Former Olympic and world boxing champion boxer Nicola Adams is set to make her Hollywood debut. The Leeds fighter will feature in upcoming action thriller The Gun on Second Street alongside Poppy Delevingne, Tom Arnold, and Rumer Willis, Deadline report. While her role is currently being kept under wraps, Adams has been plotting a move into acting since hanging up her gloves in 2019, studying at the Identity School of Acting (IDSA) in London where John Boyega, Damson Idris and Letitia Wright are among the alumni. ‘I’m thrilled to take on this new challenge and bring my fighting spirit to…