Good evening. On a day of Significant Developments for the enviroment and the economy, im in plymouth as we continue to report from different parts of the uk on stories that impact all of us. Tonight the focus is very much on the major changes to the governments green policies announced by the Prime Minister. Rishi sunak said the present approach would impose unacceptable costs on hard pressed families. But the decision has been criticised by some politicians and businesses. The Prime Minister has decided the ban on the sale of new petrol and diesel cars in the uk will be pushed back from 2030 to 2035. He said there will be far more time to transition from gas boilers to heat pumps and that the Boiler Upgrade Scheme Grants will increase from £5,000 to £7,500, with a new exemption for people in the poorest households, so they never have to switch at all. But rishi sunak said he remains committed to the target of net zero by 2050 thats when the uk would no longer be adding to the total
Good morning. In sport, stuart hogg is out of the lions tour with injury. But Sam Warburton is back to captain them in their latest warm up match, they kick off against highlanders later this morning. Aint aint nobody loves me better. From singing superstars to a capella amateurs we take a look behind the scenes of new bbc show, pitch battle. And carol has the weather in just a few minutes when we can find her. Good morning. First, our main story. Theresa may will meet the leader of the Democratic Unionist Party, Arlene Foster, today, to thrash out the details of a deal that would secure their support for a minority conservative government. Opposition parties have criticised the talks, with sinn fein suggesting a deal with the dup would undermine the Good Friday Agreement. Meanwhile, with Brexit Talks Due to begin in less than a week, the eus Chief Negotiator Michel Barnier has called on britain not to waste time. Our Political Correspondent, ben wright, has more. If the Arlene Foster,
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