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Ministers will have to comply with tougher rules on declaring gifts as Labour closes ‘Tory freebies loophole’, MPs told Ellie Reeves, the Cabinet Office minister, has confirmed that the government will tighten the rules about the declaration of gifts given to ministers. In response to an urgent question tabled by John Glen, a shadow minister, […]
Bosses at two of Europe’s biggest car manufacturers have called an acceleration of Europe’s transition to electric vehicles as tensions continue in the EU over the race to ban the traditional combustion engine. Carlos Tavares, the chief executive of Stellantis, which owns the Peugeot, Vauxhall, Jeep and Citroën brands, and Martin Sanger, the sales chief […]
When the aurora notifications pop up on my phone, at first I ignore them. It’s already a busy evening: my son has an afterschool club, Scouts, and a convoluted homework project to complete between times, leaving scarcely space for tea. But he gets the alerts too, and shows me the red graph peaks indicating that Earth’s […]
The owner of the Mulberry fashion brand has rejected an increased £111m bid from Mike Ashley’s Frasers Group to buy the British luxury handbag maker, saying it has “no interest” in selling its shares. Challice, a group controlled by Singaporean entrepreneur Christina Ong and her husband, Ong Beng Seng, which owns 56% of Mulberry – […]
Two of England’s biggest water firms dumped raw sewage into rivers across the country in suspected illegal breaches of their permits, despite being given the highest possible rating by the regulator for their environmental performance, the Observer can reveal. Severn Trent Water and United Utilities were responsible for 1,374 raw sewage spills from sewage treatment […]
A comet that was last visible when Neanderthals walked the Earth could be spotted with the naked eye this weekend, scientists have said. Comet A3 (Tsuchinshan-ATLAS) has been called the “comet of the century” because of how bright and visible it could be, according to the Royal Astronomical Society (RAS). Astronomers said it would last […]
With reports of spectacular views of the northern lights on Thursday night, including sightings as far south as Kent in the UK, we take a look at what causes the phenomenon and how to catch a glimpse. What are the northern lights? The northern lights, or aurora borealis, appear as bright, dynamic curtains of colour […]
A comet that has not been seen from Earth since Neanderthals were alive and kicking has reappeared in the sky, with astronomers saying it might be visible to the naked eye. Comet C/2023 A3 (Tsuchinshan–Atlas) was discovered by astronomers early last year, and is thought to orbit the sun about every 80,000 years on a […]