#private-jets

#private-jets

A ban on short-haul domestic flights has come into effect in France, in a bid to curb carbon emissions.The new rule means flights between cities where the same journey could be made by train within two-and-a-half hours are prohibited.The effectively rules out air routes between the capital, Paris, and cities such as Bordeaux, Lyon, Nantes, although connecting flights aren't affected by the law.

A climate activist who poured human faeces over a memorial for the late war veteran Captain Sir Tom Moore in protest at the use of private jets has been spared jail.Maddie Budd, a 21-year-old former medical student, pleaded guilty to causing criminal damage at a hearing earlier this month.On Wednesday Budd, of Kedleston Avenue, Manchester, was sentenced to 21 weeks in custody at Westminster Magistrates' Court, suspended for 18 months.

CLIMATE CRISIS Issued on: 23/05/2023 - 16:38 This picture taken on June 27, 2019 shows an Airbus A320 and an Airbus A318 (rear R) airplane of the Air France airline company parked on the tarmac of Roissy-Charles de Gaulle Airport, north of Paris.Joel Saget, AFP France on Tuesday formally banned domestic flights on short routes that can be covered by train in less than two-and-a-half hours -- a move aimed at reducing airline emissions that has also irked the industry.

More private jets took off from the UK than any other country in Europe in 2022, research commissioned by Greenpeace has shown.The UK can claim the most flights and the most emissions as well as the busiest and most carbon-intensive routes, the analysts said.On average, a private jet left the UK every six minutes in 2022, totalling 90,256 and causing half a million tonnes of CO2, according to the research.

Chief Justice John Roberts says he won't testify before a Senate panel that is examining judicial ethics.Alex Wong/Getty Images Chief Justice John Roberts has declined an invitation from Sen. Dick Durbin, D-Ill., chair of the Senate Judiciary Committee, to testify before the panel, calling such testimony by chief justices "exceedingly rare."

After pressure from members of Congress, the federal judiciary revised its financial disclosure rules to require that federal judges including Supreme Court justices to be more specific when disclosing non-business travel.Under the Ethics in Government Act, judges are required to report information related to gifts of more than minimal value that are received from any source other than a relative.

Musicians including Brian Eno are to name the Earth as a co-writer of their music, in order to divert a portion of their royalties towards environmental activism.Described as a poetic construct a beautiful idea by Eno, the likes of Dave and Stormzy producer Fraser T Smith and multiple Grammy winner Jacob Collier will add the Earth to the credits of a forthcoming song or composition.

Whitby, Ont.'s self-described "Crypto King" was nearly arrested twice in the last two months for failing to comply with the bankruptcy proceeding against him and his company from 119 creditors who claim they're owed more than $25 million.The bankruptcy trustee investigating what happened to millions that creditors gave Aiden Pleterski to invest took the "extraordinary remedy" of requesting arrest warrants for the 23-year-old after he failed to hand over his cellphones and other devices as ordered, according to newly released reports from trustee Grant Thornton Ltd.

An alleged kidnapping, duped investors and losses topping $40 million those are some of the newest details emerging as authorities try to unravel what Canada's self-proclaimed Crypto King did with the money investors gave him.According to claims spelled out in a new trustee report from bankruptcy proceedings against Aiden Pleterski, while authorities were trying to track down millions of dollars given to him to invest, the 24-year-old was allegedly kidnapped in the middle of the night last December.

A Conservative MP has suggested police are wasting their time by looking into Rishi Sunak for failing to wear a seatbelt while filming a social media clip in the back of a moving car.Blackpool MP Scott Benton said politically motivated complaints about the offence that carries a maximum fine of 500 are not good use of frontline resources.

Lancashire Police are looking into Rishi Sunak after he failed wear a seatbelt as he filmed a social media clip in the back of a moving car.The Prime Minister has apologised for the mistake, as Downing Street said that Mr Sunak had made a brief error of judgment by removing the safety device as he promoted his levelling-up funding in the Instagram video when he visited Lancashire on Thursday.

Police are looking into a video of Rishi Sunak travelling in a car without a seatbelt, in a moment the prime minister said showed a brief error of judgement.Mr Sunak apologised after the clip was posted to social media of him on a trip to Lancashire on Thursday to talk about levelling up funding.A Downing Street spokesman said Mr Sunak fully accepts this was a mistake and apologises The prime minister believes everyone should wear a seatbelt.

Former Los Angeles City Councilmember Jose Huizar's agreement to plead guilty announced Thursday marks a stunning fall for a politician who once had aspirations of higher office but ultimately became a symbol of City Hall corruption.Huizar rose from working-class roots in Boyle Heights and for years was at the center of downtown L.A.'s building boom.

When billionaire Chinese developer Wei Huang burst into the U.S. real estate market 12 years ago, he did it with a bang, buying a downtown L.A. lot where he set out to build a 77-story skyscraper.It was supposed to be the tallest on the West Coast.On Thursday, the criminal trial of Huang's development company opened a few blocks from that site at the federal courthouse, where Assistant U.S. Atty.

Rishi Sunak appeared not to be wearing a seatbelt as he filmed a social media video in the back of a moving car.No belt could be seen covering the Prime Minister's shoulder as he promoted his levelling-up funding in the clip filmed for Instagram on Thursday as he visited Lancashire.Fines of up to 500 can be issued for failing to wear a seatbelt when one is available.

The super-rich should be forced to pay an extra tax each time they fly on hugely damaging private jets to help fund better and cleaner public transport, a charity has said.The Campaign for Better Transport (CfBT) called on the government to introduce a super tax on private jet travel, saying it is about time that these individuals started paying for the damage their flights cause and the proceeds used to help improve public transport for communities up and down the country.

NurPhoto / Contributor via Getty Moveable explores the future of transportation, infrastructure, energy, and cities.France can officially ban commercial flights along three corridors after getting European Commission approval on Friday, according to various press reports.The country is also pursuing measures to limit the usage of private jets in the country which are far more polluting on a per-passenger basis than commercial planes.

How much does it cost to raise a Kardashian-West child?$200,000 a month, according to a settlement reached on Tuesday in Los Angeles superior court.Ye, formerly known as Kanye West, ended a months-long legal drama and agreed to pay that amount in child support to his ex-wife, Kim Kardashian.But where did the figure come from?

When it rains, it pours.And it is most certainly pouring down right now over Continassa with all of the injuries that are happening up and down Juventus ' roster over the course of the last couple of weeks.One of the biggest names at Juventus that is already out injured now has something else to deal with when it comes to his physical health.