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Getty ImagesThe ETS, introduced in 2005, is the EU’s main tool for curbing greenhouse gases.The European Union has unveiled proposals that would slow cuts to businesses’ greenhouse gas emissions limits, as part of a major climate policy overhaul.The reforms would relax the rules of the bloc’s emissions trading system (ETS) to give businesses more time to reduce their carbon output than previously planned. The changes would mean some industries could obtain emission allowances until 2038 instead of 2034, if they commit to investing in decarbonisation efforts.The proposals still need to be approved by EU countries and lawmakers – a process…
Getty ImagesGracie Abrams’ confessional, relatable lyrics have made her one of pop’s most sought-after songwritersKnives. So many knives. Gracie Abrams’ third album is like a cutlery drawer full of daggers.They’re stuck in her back, waiting to be twisted by a two-faced friend. She’s “cut to the bone” by the careless words of a lover. Abrams even has a song called The Knife, where she proclaims she’ll live with a blade “in my side”, as an act of defiance.”They’re daring me to pull it out / I’ll probably keep it for a lifetime.”Her lyrics are equally sharp and penetrating. The album…
World Cup winner Capdevila appeals to Trump after US travel permit denied Former Spain international Joan Capdevila has made a plea to US President Donald Trump for help after he says he was denied a travel permit to enter the United States before Sunday’s World Cup final.50 mins agoWorld Cup
Social media/handoutThe victims included Australians Holly Bowles (L) and Bianca Jones (R) and Briton Simone White (C) Laos says it cannot determine blame or cause for six deaths linked to methanol-tainted alcohol.A Briton, two Australians, two Danish citizens and an American died in November 2024 following a night out in Vang Vieng.Laos Ministry of Public Security said they did not have evidence to establish if the deaths “were caused by the actions of any individual or by any particular cause, because no autopsies were conducted on the bodies”.It emerged earlier this week that the distillery owner is facing charges for…
ReutersThe announcement will form part of a flurry of policy measures from the incoming prime ministerAndy Burnham will announce plans for new oil and gas drilling in the North Sea when he becomes prime minister on Monday, the BBC has been told.The Labour Party’s 2024 manifesto – which the new leader said he would follow – had pledged to not issue new licences but to honour existing ones.At the heart of the debate are two oil and gas fields in Scotland – Rosebank and Jackdaw – which regulators approved in 2022 and 2023 under the then Conservative government, but were…
Selcuk Acar/Anadolu via Getty ImagesSmoke from the massive wildfires has cast an orange haze over New York CityUS President Donald Trump has threatened to impose new tariffs on Canada after hundreds of wildfires have left much of the northern US covered by a blanket of smoke. The threat follows complaints by US lawmakers over the wildfires and Ontario’s premier Doug Ford asking the US to send support to fight the fires, rather than complain. “The United States is being unnecessarily invaded by filthy, polluted, and unhealthy air,” Trump said, threatening to impose new levies over Canada’s “willful negligence”. As of…
Helicopters dump water as huge Norway fire destroys homesThe blaze has destroyed more than 100 homes in Drammen and has spread to a nearby forest, authorities say.1 hr agoEurope
Getty ImagesWhen a glass door shattered on the arm of 19-year-old De’Mari Benham, with blood running down his limb and with few other options, he was rushed to the fire department in a friend’s car.Firefighters bandaged him and encouraged the Tuskegee University student to go to a hospital the next town over to receive stitches and medicine.”I decided not to go,” he said. “Both because it’s far and because I just simply don’t have the funds.”Brandon Drenon/BBCDe’Mari Benham believes the state is trying to curb black Alabamians voting rights. “This means a lot,” he says.”We get calls, crazy calls, for…
BBCIn the week after the sex-criminal financier Jeffrey Epstein died, Anya (not her real name) opened the door of her New York apartment. Outside was Epstein’s brother, Mark, telling her she had to leave, she says.Anya had lived for years in one of several flats on East 66th Street in Manhattan used by Jeffrey Epstein to house women he abused. In one moment, she lost her home but escaped a nightmare. (Mark Epstein denies he was aware of his brother’s wrongdoing.)”I’m still struggling to reconcile with the fact that I was abused for years,” Anya says. “You were not chained…
Getty ImagesThe White House has defended the Argentinian football team’s right to free speech after they controversially waved a banner in support of their country’s territorial claim to the Falkland Islands while celebrating their World Cup win against England.Argentina face potential disciplinary action from Fifa over the incident which could breach rules on political statements.Asked whether players were in the wrong, Andrew Giuliani, head of the White House Fifa task force, said on Friday that the team had the opportunity and ability to “make those statements” in the US.The comments could further fuel the row over the incident, which has…