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There’s never been a better time to switch to an EV – just ask this reformed petrolhead

There’s never been a better time to switch to an EV – just ask this reformed petrolhead

Published by Daniella Wilson

Get our weekly Drive Smart newsletter for motoring news, reviews and advice from EV editor Steve Fowler Get motoring news, reviews and advice from EV editor Steve Fowler Get our EV editor’s weekly Drive Smart newsletter The article below is an excerpt from Steve Fowler’s DriveSmart newsletter. To get the email delivered straight to your inbox every Monday, simply enter your email address in the box above. As I write this, the average UK petrol price, according to RAC data, is 140.6p per litre, with diesel at 159.18p per litre. Most analysts expect those prices to rise in the coming days and weeks. Meanwhile, looking at the UK’s biggest home energy provider, Octopus Energy (whose CEO Greg Jackson I interviewed recently), you can charge your electric car at home for 8p per kWh. Doing some quick maths: if you have a petrol car that averages 40mpg – and that’s being generous – it will cost you £15.97 to drive 100 miles. If you have an EV that averages 3.5 miles per kWh – and that’s …

Can the UN Security Council be reformed? | United Nations

Can the UN Security Council be reformed? | United Nations

Published by Sam Flores

The UN secretary-general says the absence of African seats is ‘indefensible’. African nations must have permanent seats on the United Nations Security Council, the head of the world body has told the African Union. Latin American countries and most of those in Asia do not have a permanent presence either, despite their huge populations. Can the UN be reformed? Presenter: Rishaad Salamat Guests: Olukayode Bakare – visiting scholar in international relations and African politics at the University of Colorado Denver Mukesh Kapila – former UN humanitarian coordinator in Sudan Tim Murithi – senior adviser at the Institute for Justice and Reconciliation Published On 15 Feb 202615 Feb 2026 Click here to share on social media share2 Share Source link

Swing voters in Arizona say they want to see ICE reformed : NPR

Swing voters in Arizona say they want to see ICE reformed : NPR

Published by Sam Flores

People demonstrate against federal immigration enforcement outside the Minnesota governor’s residence in St. Paul on Feb. 6. Stephen Maturen/Getty Images hide caption toggle caption Stephen Maturen/Getty Images Concerns about the tactics of federal immigration agents remain front of mind for some key voters who supported President Trump in 2024. NPR observed two online focus groups on Tuesday night, with 14 voters from Arizona who supported Joe Biden in 2020 and then swung to Trump in 2024. Four voters identified themselves as Democrats, three as Republicans and seven as independents. Twelve of the 14 participants said they felt Immigration and Customs Enforcement “has gone too far” in carrying out its operations. And nine participants said they know someone who has changed their daily life out of concern for a possible interaction with ICE. Some said ICE’s presence in the border state had begun to directly affect them, as well. Reflecting on recent immigration enforcement in Minneapolis, where two U.S. citizens have been fatally shot by federal agents, various focus group participants described ICE actions as “aggressive,” …

Success! RE in Northern Ireland to be reformed following Supreme Court ruling – Humanists UK

Success! RE in Northern Ireland to be reformed following Supreme Court ruling – Humanists UK

Published by Sam Flores

The teaching of Religious Education (RE) in Northern Ireland is set for a significant overhaul, the Minister of Education has told the Northern Ireland Assembly today (3 February). Speaking to the Assembly, the Minister told MLAs that RE would be reviewed in light of the JR87 ruling. Withdrawal arrangements from collective worship will also be reviewed. Northern Ireland Humanists, which have long campaigned for reform of RE and collective worship, have welcomed the Minister’s announcement that RE reform will be led by professionals, not religious bodies, but cautioned that minor reform to collective worship doesn’t go as far as the ruling requires.   Exclusively Christian RE and collective worship ‘indoctrination’ In November 2025, the Supreme Court ruled in favour of a non-religious father and his child that the exclusively Christian teaching of RE and collective worship in Northern Ireland are ‘indoctrination’. The Court also ruled that the right of withdrawal is clearly stigmatising in a context where no other children are withdrawn. Northern Ireland Humanists argued that this ruling would have wide-ranging implications for the teaching …

Maga-backed researchers call for WHO to be ‘reformed or replaced’ on eve of US withdrawal

Maga-backed researchers call for WHO to be ‘reformed or replaced’ on eve of US withdrawal

Published by Sam Flores

Mr Trump announced that he would withdraw the US from the WHO in January last year, having already tried to get his country out of the global health body during his first term before the decision was reversed by Joe Biden. Since the announcement, the WHO has been scrambling to offset a major hit to its funding – the US was the largest country donor to the organisation, contributing about a fifth of its annual budget of £5.5 billion. It has announced plans to cut 2,371 jobs from its 9,000-strong global workforce by June 2026, halved the size of its senior leadership team, reduced the size of its Geneva headquarters and begun a major re-structuring process. While the US withdrawal has no doubt harmed the organisation, it has led to other countries, notably India and China, stepping in to partly fill the gap. Beijing, for example, has pledged $5 billion to the organisation over the next five years, meaning it is now the top country contributor. There are also signs that the organisation may be …