allegations against the late labour peer lord janner were not properly investigated because of multiple failures by police and prosecutors. another big push towards electric vehicles is being made in the uk government s latest strategy to make the great shift to a virtually zero carbon economy. ministers are investing £620m in grants for electric vehicles and street charging points. and car makers will be mandated to sell a proportion of clean vehicles each year. an extra £350m is promised to help the automotive supply chain move to electric. ceo of co charger, a platform that allows people with home ev chargers to share them with neighbours. he s in exeter. the thing this is a great leap forward? i the thing this is a great leap forward? ~ , , ., forward? i think this is a continuation forward? i think this is a continuation over- forward? i think this is a - continuation over something that forward? i think this is a continuation over something that is been going well up to now
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,