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Two new scorpion species discovered in GreeceThey are found exclusively on the islands of Skyros and Andros
E-scooters face ban after 80-year-old seriously injured by rider E-scooters are to be banned on the streets of Canterbury after an 80-year-old woman was hit by a rider and suffered significant injuries.The decision follows a pilot scheme launched in Nov 2020, where residents of the Kent city could hire motorised scooters.Its trial period was due to conclude in Nov 2022 but now Canterbury has now become the third local council in the country to outlaw the vehicles over safety concerns, after Staffordshire and Rochdale concluded their own trials in October 2021 and March 2022, respectively. The scheme will be terminated by Dec 1, with no scooters thereafter allowed on the city's road, after a proposal from the Department for Transport to extend the trial until 2024 was rejected by Kent County Council.Private e-scooters remain illegal to use on public roads nationwide.Other pilot e-scooter rental schemes run around the country will end in May 2024 and data from these will determine whether the Government decides to approve the use of e-scooters on public highways in the UK.
Average UK food bill rises by £571 a year as grocery inflation hits recordAldi overtakes Morrisons to become UK’s fourth largest supermarket amid cost of living crisisThe market research firm Kantar said the typical annual grocery bill has risen to £5,181 from £4,610. Milk, butter and dog food are among the items affected by the biggest increases, going up in price by 31%, 25% and 29% respectively in the four weeks to 4 September compared with a year earlier.Sales of the very cheapest value own-label products were up by a third compared with a year ago, as customers try to cope with surging living costs. Overall spending on all retailer own-label lines was £393m higher during the four-week period, pushing own-label’s share of the market to 51.1%.An analysis from the thinktank the Resolution Foundation found that Liz Truss’s plans for an energy price freeze and sweeping tax cuts will give Britain’s richest households twice as much financial support with living costs as the poorest households.
EU Weighs Price Cap on Power From Renewables, NuclearThe proposals are:* Capping the power-generation revenues of renewable and nuclear companies at 180 euros per megawatt hour* A temporary levy on companies in oil, gas, coal and refinery industries of at least 33% of their extra profits. Based on pre-tax profits of fiscal year 2022 that are more than 20% higher than the average of the three years starting in 2019. It’s exceptional and temporary and up to member states to apply.*A target to cut overall consumption by 10% and a mandatory goal lowering demand during selected peak hours by 5%
Met police officer charged with 13 child sexual offencesPC Hussain Chehab is accused of four counts of sexual activity with a child aged 13 to 15 among other charges