The Prime Minister will deliver a speech today in Downing Street at 4.30pm.

It comes after an emergency Cabinet meeting was called on Wednesday (September 20) on the first day of the Commons conference recess. It is understood Rishi Sunak will announce a delay on the 2030 ban on petrol-hungry cars.

He could also discuss the commitment to phase out gas boilers and announce a similar delay on that. Last night, he failed to deny reports while Home Secretary Suella Braverman...

The Prime Minister insists 'very credible people' had discussed the possibility of a meat tax and compulsory car sharing before he 'ruled them out' in yesterday's eyebrow-raising speech. Rishi Sunak this week revealed his latest environmental plans at a press conference on Wednesday (September 20).

Among his controversial proposals to push back the ban on new petrol and diesel car sales by five years and a relaxation on rules about boilers and heat pumps, the PM listed a...

The Catholic church in Greater Manchester and Lancashire is selling shares it has in oil and gas giants BP and Shell, saying they are 'no longer ambitious enough' over the threat posed by global warming.

In a strongly-worded statement critical of both global companies, the Diocese of Salford said it wanted to 'take a stand against companies that do not align with our principles and that put their profits ahead of the common good'.

The Manchester Evening News understands...

An Eccles resident was the victim of an outrageous scam by rogue tree surgeons. Now a warning has been issued in case the gang strike again.

The victim was cold called by one of four males working together. They told him they were doing work for a neighbour and offered to prune some trees which they did.

In a bulletin issued by the Eccles Neighbourhood Watch it says the gang at first mentioned a price of a few hundred pounds which the victim agreed to. But they then kept...