Study finds 253m tonnes of CO2 are released annually in the manufacture of products bound for UK shores - mostly in the developing world Britain's demand for imported goods is responsible for more greenhouse gas emissions abroad than any other European country, according to a new study published today. The report shows that 253m tonnes of carbon dioxide are released overseas each year in the ...
Top official Sir Bill Jeffrey says spending of defence programme 'has exceeded our ability to pay for it' The armed forces went to war in Iraq and Afghanistan with "an outdated stock of armoured vehicles", the top official at the Ministry of Defence has told the Chilcot inquiry. Echoing the evidence of other senior defence officials, Sir Bill Jeffrey said there had been "a serious dispute ...