Lobbying from European Union members causes rollback on bid to ban petrol, diesel and hybrid carsQ What was the original EU 2035 plan for new cars? A From 2035, new cars and vans sold in the EU would have to produce zero CO₂ emissions so in reality, that meant no new petrol, diesel or hybrid cars could be sold after that date. This effectively means that a limited number of petrol, diesel and hybrid cars can continue beyond 2035 though exactly how many, and for how long, is still unclear. Car manufacturers may rethink EV investments, consumers could delay purchases, and plug-in hybrids are likely to be the biggest beneficiaries. That’s a challenge for countries like Ireland, where the growth in electric cars is one of the most significant strategies to reduce transport emissions.

Higher retrofit grants to include 80pc subsidy for heat pumpsState to cover 40pc of cost of windows and doors in semi-detached homesMinister Darragh O'Brien. Photo: PANiamh Horan Today at 06:30Homeowners could be about to benefit from thousands of euro being made available for energy upgrades to private homes, under new plans that are expected to announced by Minister for Climate, Environment, Energy and Transport Darragh O’Brien.

The public demanded swift action from governments over the ability of Grok to generate generation of deepfake sexualised images of adults and children. Regulating the social media behemoths is hugely complex and painstaking. The realisation that Elon Musk’s AI chatbot, Grok, allowed the generation of so-called “nudification” deepfake images of adults and children, caught the attention of the public and they demanded swift action from governments. Creating these non-consensual images was possible because the Grok AI product is designed to have fewer so-called “guardrails” than competitor AI products, based on Musk’s belief in a “maximally truth-seeking” model. Gardaí said they were investigating 200 reports involving content on the social media platform X that is allegedly child sexual abuse material.

‘Life is now a perpetual funeral for us,’ says father of US nurse allegedly killed by Irishman in BudapestParents of Mackenzie Michalski will mark her 33rd birthday today as accused awaits trialMackenzie Michalski's body was found in a suitcase in a forest, 140km from Hungarian capitalAli Bracken Today at 06:30The father of an American woman allegedly killed by an Irishman in Budapest said life is now like a “perpetual funeral” for his family.

Lisandro Martinez bites back after being the butt of Manchester derby jokesBy Simon Peach, Press Association Chief Football WriterLisandro Martinez challenged Paul Scholes to speak to him face-to-face and even invited him to his house after the Manchester United great and Nicky Butt mocked the defender’s size ahead of the derby battle with Erling Haaland. “I told him already if he wants to say something to me, he can come to wherever he wants. That’s it.”Nicky Butt and Paul Scholes mocked Lisandro Martinez’s height before the Manchester derby. Quizzed if much had changed in training since the former midfielder took charge on Wednesday, he said: “So different, so different. “But if sometimes our performance wasn’t the best because they expect from us good attitude, tackles, the DNA, the blood of Manchester United.

Pep Guardiola could leave Manchester City in the next few days, Richard Keys has sensationally claimed. Keys said: 'I think nailed on, [Guardiola is] gone at the end of the season. 'But, do not rule out him leaving this week. 'City will be apoplectic at that, they'll deny it of course, but it's on his mind to leave this week. The team is getting better and better and that is what I like.

A guest on Antiques Roadshow was amazed to learn the eye-watering value of her soup bowls - as their 'amazing' history was revealed. One of the visitors brought along the pair of soup bowls, along with a painting, for valuation. The soup bowls came from the expedition itself, with expert Fuschia Voremberg offering her assessment of them. Upon valuing the items, Fuschia said: 'These soup bowls, I'm going to give them a value of £3,500 each. In a previous episode, a guest brought his dad's Omega watch - which had been purchased for £59 for 1971 - in for a valuation'It’s a real classic watch.

The furniture at the centre of the dispute was a glass top dining table purchased in 2010 at a cost of €5,240, a Residential Tenancies Board tribunal heard. Illustration: Paul ScottA landlord who sought more than €1,800 after claiming a “chunk” had been taken out of a “fine dining table” at her apartment in Dublin 4 has been permitted to retain a portion of a tenant’s deposit. The furniture at the centre of the dispute was a glass top dining table purchased by landlord Deirdre Power from Roche Bobois in 2010 at a cost of €5,240, a Residential Tenancies Board tribunal heard. David Power, who spoke on behalf of Ms Power, said the damage caused was “more than a nick” and would be more properly described as a “chunk”. While accepting it was accidental, he described the Roche Bobois “golden gate” table as a “fine dining table” that they had placed in their “luxury let”.

I had hoped to avoid addressing the absurd notion of performative reading, but it won’t seem to go away. The phenomenon is another depressing consequence of the decline in reading books as a default activity. Over on TikTok – always words to chill the blood – creators are more likely to be acting out satirical performative reading as catching pointy-headed knobs in the genuine act. A young woman is chastising herself (to be fair) for suspecting a subway rider in Brooklyn of performatively reading Infinite Jest. The young woman on the catering trolley turned out to be of Russian origin.

However, the Italian press highlighted McTominay wasn't alone as loanee Rasmus Hojlund also failed to leave his mark on proceedings. Man Utd told exactly what they are missing as Scott McTominay compared to Jude Bellingham READ MORE :Corriere della Serra barely referenced McTominay in its match report, which told its own story about the display. View 3 Images McTominay has been a revelation in Serie A (Image: NurPhoto, NurPhoto via Getty Images)‌Hojlund sits atop Napoli's Serie A scoring charts this campaign with six goals. However, they'll be hoping for an improvement in his performance given it's been nearly a month since he last scored. Join our new MAN UTD WhatsApp community and receive your daily dose of Manchester United content from Mirror Football.

It has been quite the week for the 27-year-old, who on Monday was announced as the next retained rider in Britain and Ireland for JP McManus. His agent, Sam Stronge, said on Sunday morning: “Harry is just a bit sore. It’s a relatively quiet week, so he’ll take a few days off and we’ll see how he is. It was good for Nicky, good for James and good for JP. “Hopefully Harry has lots of big days to look forward to, that’s jump racing and you’ve got to take the lows with the highs.

But in a sensational U-turn NHS Greater Glasgow and Clyde (NHSGCC) has finally accepted the link in a statement to the Scottish Hospitals Inquiry. Paige, now nine, contracted several infections but the health board previously refused to accept they were connected to the problems with the building. Her mother Kimberley Darroch has always maintained the bacteria must have been linked to the hospital’s water system, which caused a line feeding drugs into her body to become infected. ‘The families have now been vindicated but only after years of being denigrated and dismissed by the health board. Infections in 84 children were also investigated with a third considered probably linked to the hospital’s water and ventilation systems.

Huddersfield Town have sacked manager Lee Grant after a run of three wins from their last league 12 games. The former Man United goalkeeper, 42, was given his first managerial job by the League One side last May, with the aim taking them back to the Championship. Grant's dismissal means that Carlos Corberan in 2021-22 remains the last Huddersfield boss to lead the club for a whole campaign. 'I would like to thank Lee for his efforts and wish him nothing but the best for his future career. Grant had been part of the coaching team at Ipswich Town from 2022 before taking the job at Huddersfield.

Alleged Bondi Beach mass shooter Naveed Akram made two demands while under police guard from his hospital bed, just days after allegedly killing 15 innocent people. Naveed Akram is accused of opening fire on a Jewish festival celebrating the first night of Hanukkah at Bondi Beach alongside his father, Sajid Akram, on December 14. While being detained at Long Bay Hospital following the attack, which is the worst mass shooting in Australia since the 1996 Port Arthur massacre, Naveed asked to speak with a Muslim chaplain. Reportedly, Sydney-based Muslim chaplain Ahmed Kilani, who works as a private contractor for NSW Corrective Services, agreed to the request. Akram and his father are accused of hanging an Islamic State flag on their vehicle shortly before the alleged shooting.

A source close to Mr Jenrick said: 'This was a memo drafted by a member of the team for Robert, it was not authored by him'. A source close to Mr Jenrick said: 'The problems with Kemi really came to a head over Al-Fattah. Mr Jenrick's media plan was mocked by Tory MPs, with one describing it as an 'Alan Partridge-style motivational speech in the mirror'. A spokesman for Mr Jenrick said: 'As the document makes clear Rob is just a member of Nigel's team and wants to help get him in as Prime Minister. A Reform source added: 'It could be worse – the document could have called him the new standard-bearer of the Right and reminded him to breathe.'