The east accompanied by wind and followed by bright spells, sunshine and showers. Ill be back with more ina and showers. Ill be back with more in a quarter of an hour. Good morning. Its tuesday the 18th of december. Our top story plans to bring about an end to a Throwaway Society will be unveiled today by the government. Every home in england would see a weekly food Waste Collection and packaging would have to be more clearly labelled to show if it can be recycled. Heres our environment analyst, roger harrabin. The way we deal with waste is about to change. New rules will aim to end confusion over what can be recycled and what cant. The government says we need to use resources more wisely. Scientists say we are all using too much of the planets resources , using too much of the planets resources, buying stuff and then just throwing it away. That in turn generates Greenhouse Gases that are overheating the earth. We have got to change this, say government, local government, businesses, y
What would it take for you to part with petrol and embrace electric . Politicians are calling for a ban on sales of petrol and diesel cars to be brought forward by eight years to 2032 saying current targets are vague and unambitious. Its part of a renewed effort to put the uk at the heart of the green revolution. Welcome to the programme. Were live until 11 this morning. Do get in touch on all the stories were talking about use the hashtag victorialive. If youre emailing and are happy for us to contact you and maybe want to take part in the Programme Please include your phone number in your message. If you text, youll be charged at the Standard Network rate. Our top story today plans for a ban on the sale of new petrol and diesel cars should brought forward by eight years as a way of getting more of us to go electric. Thats the verdict of mps who say that rather than coming into force in 2040, the ban should begin by 2032. Our Business Correspondent theo leggett has the details. Our ci
everyone. i m laura coates, and this is cnn tonight. tyre nichols laid to rest ton tonight. the 29-year-old who was just trying to get home beaten beyond recognition by police officers just about 80 yards from his own front door. the horrific scenes were caught on camera. the d.a. down in memphis says up to 20 more hours including audio from after the beating and after the ambulance takes tyre nichols to the hospital has yet to be released, but apparently it is forthcoming. tyre nichols mother grieving. calling for the passage of the george floyd justice and policing act. i just need whatever that george floyd bill needed passed. we need to take some action because there should be no other child that should suffer the way my son and all the other parents here have lost their children. we need to get that bill passed because if we don t that blood, the next child that dies, that blood is going to be on their heads. a sorority no one wants to be a part of. his older sist
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