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Motorists 'face higher petrol costs' to hit EU green targetsGovernment drawing up plans to hit EU renewable transport target, which experts say is likely to require inefficient new 'green' petrol
Germany's finance minister on Saturday floated the idea of a European tax on gasoline to help finance the continent's efforts to manage the migrant crisis.
Ex-Thomas Cook boss Harriet Green received £6.3m in 2015 despite only working two monthsPeter Fankhauser, Ms Green's successor, also received almost £4.3m from the tour operator in the last financial year
High Court: you can beat up a burglar without breaching their human rightsThe use of potentially lethal force against an intruder in your home is not necessarily unlawful say two judges in landmark ruling on the 'householder defence' Householders can use a “disproportionate” level of force to protect themselves against intruders in their home, the High Court has confirmed in a landmark ruling.Backing the so-called “householder defence”, judges said that the use of violence when challenging a burglar did not breach European human rights laws. The Crown Prosecution Service’s householder defence allows residents to use “disproportionate force” when tackling a burglar, which could include lethal force and the use of a weapon depending on the circumstances.Only “grossly disproportionate” force and a “calculated action of revenge” is illegal.
Microsoft gets aggressive -- after 18 months nextgen CPUs like Skylake will only support Windows 10Microsoft's aggressive pushing of Windows 10 is becoming legendary, with everything from irritating nag screens, to automatic downloading of set up files. Now things are taking a slightly different turn as the company says that after July 17, 2017, 6th generation Intel Core Skylake processors and other nextgen CPUs will no longer be supported for Windows 7 and Windows 8.1.
