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Confusion over ULEZ fines in first weeks of controversial expansion across London ITV says The chaotic first day of London mayor Sadiq Khan’s ultra-low emission zone (Ulez) scheme expansion saw furious protests outside No 10 and traffic cameras smashed or vandalised with spray paint. The Crown Prince of Kuwait had his trip to meet Rishi Sunak partially disrupted by opponents of the charge on motorists using high-polluting vehicles, who staged an angry demonstration outside Downing Street. Police were forced to restrain some anti-Ulez activists as tempers flared in scuffles on Whitehall. Some campaigners chanted “get Khan out” and held up…

Rosamund Kissi-Debrah: Woman whose daughter died from air pollution welcomes ULEZ expansion Sky News says A woman whose daughter died because of air pollution says the expansion of London’s Ultra Low Emission Zone is vitally important because children with asthma are still dying from noxious fumes. Rosamund Kissi-Debrah told Sky News that “yes, (ULEZ) is painful, it’s costly”, but added: “Stunted lung growth will cost us on the NHS – that’s your taxes and my taxes.” Between eight and 12 children with asthma continue to die in London every year, Ms Kissi-Debrah said, while across the four nations of the…

Tories accused of hypocrisy in Ulez row after call to extend congestion charge The Guardian says Ministers have been accused of hypocrisy in claiming Sadiq Khan expanded London’s ultra-low emission zone (Ulez) to raise revenue after it emerged the Department for Transport urged the mayor to extend the city’s congestion charge for the same reason. On the first day of Ulez covering every London borough there was renewed bickering between the Labour mayor and the government, with Khan castigating Mark Harper, the transport secretary, for what he called factual mistakes after the pair crossed paths at a TV studio. Harper…

Pimlico Plumbers founder says he will pay nurses’ ULEZ charges and calls for policy to be binned CITY AM says Plumbing tycoon Charlie Mullins says he will pay nurses’ ULEZ charges and called for the scheme to be “abolished immediately”. The Pimlico Plumbers founder and multimillionaire has vowed to shell out the cost for all nurses newly affected by the ultra low emissions zone (ULEZ) charge in September. “This is a tax on working people that will cost patients their lives, and so must be abolished immediately. Rishi Sunak needs to grow a pair and force Khan to back down…

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We can avoid flight chaos in future, says air traffic boss Martin Rolfe, the head of National Air Traffic Services (Nats) has said the flight chaos caused by a computer glitch should not happen again. Speaking to the BBC, Rolfe said measures were in place to protect against the “incredibly rare” system failure which has left hundreds of fights cancelled. “If that happens again, we can resolve it very, very quickly,” he said. Thousands of passengers have been stranded and many forced to sleep on airport floors, as delays and cancellations are expected to continue for days. Passengers have been…

The sequel to Skyrim has left pre-production and is now in full development, but that doesn’t mean you’ll see anything soon.