the headlines on bbc news the government has set out its plans for cutting carbon emissions to zero by 2050, including a big push towards electric vehicles. grants of £5000 will be given to help households switch to heat pumps as ninisters plan to end the sale of new gas boilers by 2035. an inquiry finds that child abuse allegations against the late labour peer lord janner were not properly investigated because of multiple failures by police and prosecutors. let s get more on that story. an inquiry has found that multiple failures by police, prosecutors and council officials meant that child abuse allegations against the late labour peer lord janner were not properly investigated. lord janner died in 2015 facing criminal charges spanning three decades and relating to nine people who had been in children s homes. he always denied any wrongdoing. earlier, i spoke to our home affairs correspondent tom symonds,
the government sets out its plans for cutting carbon emissions to zero by 2050. ministers have described the measures as simple and fair and include plans for a big push towards electric vehicles. green is good. green is right. green works! homeowners in england and wales will get five thousand pounds to help them replace old gas boilers with low carbon alternatives critics say the strategy lacks ambition to be honest, having heat pumps in a home that is poorly insulated is like buying a teapot with cracks in it. it s inefficient, it s leaky, and it s a waste of money. we ll have the latest from westminster and from our environment a nalyst. also this lunchtime. an inquiry finds that child abuse allegations against the late
district, is charged with two counts of attempting to arrange or facilitate a child sexual abuse offence, one count of possession of an indecent photograph of a child, three counts of making an indecent photographs of a child, two counts of misconduct in public office and two counts of perverting the course of publicjustice. he is bailed to appear before manchester magistrates court on october 26. a police officer in greater manchester police charged with child sexual abuse offences. we will bring you more on that as we get it here this afternoon. the headlines on bbc news. the government sets out its plans for cutting carbon emissions to zero by 2050 including a big push towards electric vehicles. plans to end the sale of new gas boilers in by 2035, grants of 5000 pounds will be given to help households switch to heat pumps.
this is bbc news. i m ben brown. the headlines at 5pm the government sets out its plans for cutting carbon emissions to zero by 2050, including a big push towards electric vehicles. green is good. green is right. green works. grants of £5000 will be on offer to people in england and wales to replace their gas boilers with heat pumps as part of efforts to reduce greenhouse gas emissions in the uk, but the green party call it misguided. to be honest, having heat pumps in a home that is poorly insulated is like buying a teapot with cracks in it. it s inefficient, it s leaky and it s a waste of money. with ministers investing £620 million in grants for electric vehicles and street charging points,
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