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Sadiq Khan: violence across London was 'fuelled by hot weather'
2016-07-22 01:16:00| Climate Ark Climate Change & Global Warming Newsfeed
Evening Standard: London Mayor Sadiq Khan has said last night's shocking violence across the capital was "fuelled by the hot weather". Clashes broke out between police and youths as up to 4,000 teenagers gathered in Hyde Park last night, with one youth stabbed after being chased through traffic nearby. Meanwhile, in a separate incident in Hackney, dozens of police officers were attacked with missiles as they shut down an illegal rave on an estate, and a water fight between 200 youths in Burgess Park, Peckham,...
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United Kingdom: An issue of life and death: Sadiq Khan unveils bold air quality plans for London
2016-07-07 12:02:00| Climate Ark Climate Change & Global Warming Newsfeed
EurActiv: On the 60th anniversary of the UK`s Clean Air Act, London Mayor Sadiq Khan has announced a plan to tackle toxic air, including the implementation of clean bus corridors, an extension of the Ultra-Low Emission Zone (ULEZ) and an emissions surcharge. EurActiv`s partner edie.net reports. Launched as part of a major public consultation today (5 July), the mayor is taking much-needed action to clean up the air of a city which breached its annual pollution limits for 2016 in just one week. Key proposals...
Sadiq Khan unveils plans for extra charge on London's most polluting cars
2016-07-05 11:32:00| Climate Ark Climate Change & Global Warming Newsfeed
Guardian: Older, dirtier cars will have to pay a 10 pollution charge to drive in central London, according to plans set out by Sadiq Khan on Tuesday. The charge, on top of the existing 11.50 congestion charge, would apply from 2017 to cars first sold before 2005. The mayor of Londons proposals to tackle the capitals toxic air also include a big expansion of a planned Ultra Low Emissions Zone (ULEZ) and a faster roll-out of cleaner buses. Cities are growing around the world and air pollution is...
Can Khan stand up to bike bashers and make London a cycling city?
2016-05-26 07:00:00| Climate Ark Climate Change & Global Warming Newsfeed
Guardian: My regular bike commute to work comes in two very distinct parts, a split which epitomises the rapid changes to cycling in London. The beginning and the end Walworth Road and Farringdon Road for those who know the city are an experience familiar to cyclists in the capital for many years: a slightly gung ho rush of mingling with the buses, cabs and construction trucks. But for one, blissful mile in the middle, this all changes. Those of us on two wheels are funnelled onto a brand new, billiard...
BRF signs agreement to acquire remaining stake Oman's Al Khan Foodstuff
2016-04-26 01:00:00| Food Processing Technology
Brazilian poultry exporter BRF has signed an agreement to purchase the remaining interest in Oman-based Al Khan Foodstuff (AKF).
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