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End of the gas hob as government advisers say new homes should be 'off gas grid' by 2025 as hobs could be banned from being installed in new homes within seven years over fears that they are harming the environment.Under new plans unveiled on Thursday by climate watchdogs no new homes will be connected to the gas grid after 2025 at the latest, in order for the UK to meet its legally binding climate targets. The proposals, from Government’s official climate advisers, would call time on new gas radiators, boilers and cooking hobs.The move away from gas hobs is likely to disappoint many home cooks who prefer them to electric as they find the heat is easier to control.
Google put hidden microphone in home alarm system and didn't tell customersGoogle has admitted to installing hidden microphones in a home product and not telling customers they were there.The company says it never meant to keep the listening devices a secret and they had only been left of the box because of an "error".The Nest Secure alarm system did not include the microphone as part of its specifications but it was "never intended to be a secret", parent company Google said.
UK and Ireland retailers warn of 40% tariffs on food in no-deal BrexitConsumers could face meat, fish, fruit and vegetable shortages and higher prices
Greeks living longer but less than others in EUThe life expectancy of Greeks may have risen from 77.2 years in 1990 to 81.5 in 2016 but Greece’s overall ranking among Europe’s longest-living nations has dropped from third to 12th over the same period, according to the most recent data from the Hellenic Statistical Authority (ELSTAT).Moreover, Yannis Tountas, professor of social and preventive medicine at the University of Athens’s Medical School, said that research so far in 2019 suggests that Greece could have slipped further down, to 18th.He said Greece’s high score up until 30 years ago was mainly due to the Mediterranean diet, the temperate climate and because a large portion of the population was involved in rural occupations.
Greek foreign debt comes to nearly 30,000 euros per capita, SEV reportsGreece's foreign debt burden corresponds to 29,700 euros per Greek, almost double the average gross income, the Hellenic Federation of Enterprises (SEV) found in an analysis published on Thursday.
Home Office decision to strip Shamima Begum of UK citizenship is 'very extreme manoeuvre', Jeremy Corbyn tells ITV NewsAsked about the case by ITV News Correspondent Angus Walker while meeting European leaders in Brussels, Mr Corbyn said: "She was born in Britain, she has that right to remain in Britain and obviously a lot of questions she has to answer but also some support that she needs."He added: "She obviously has in my view a right to return to Britain. On that return she must face a lot of questions about everything she's done. And at that point any action may or may not be taken."
Germany paying pensions to Nazi collaborators in UK and BelgiumBelgian parliament asks Berlin to stop payments to non-Germans who pledged allegiance to HitlerNearly 75 years after the second world war, Germany is still paying monthly pensions to collaborators of the wartime Nazi regime in several European countries including Belgium and Britain, according to Belgian MPs and media reports.
Monkees singer and guitarist Peter Tork dies aged 77
Could Karl Lagerfeld's cat Choupette get her paws on the fashion icon's £150m fortune? The beloved pet cat of Karl Lagerfeld is reportedly in line to receive a share of the late fashion designer’s £150m fortune.The Birman, named Choupette, lived a pampered existence with Lagerfeld, since being adopted - reportedly having her own maids and bodyguards.When asked if he would leave his fortune to his pet in an interview with the French magazine Numero last year, the designer said: "Among others, yes. Don't worry, there is enough for everyone."He added: "She has her own little fortune, she's an heiress."
Part of the revamped Kef airport was handed over yesterday, piccies on newsbeast.grApparently this new block is on the site of the small car park net to the (old) terminal building, that will be demolished and another new build constructed.Looks like there's only two baggage scanners.
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