Black belt Mayon, from Barnsley, was selected to represent England in the European Shotokan Karate-do Association European Championships.
"It looks like one rule for them and one rule for us," the Tory cabinet minister, who is not standing again at the election, told the Sunday Times.It has also emerged that a police officer working as part of the prime minister’s close protection team had been arrested following an allegation of bets on the timing of the election.
The officer was initially suspended by the Metropolitan Police and then arrested on suspicion of misconduct in public office.The individual has been bailed pending further inquiries.The Met was contacted by the Gambling Commission last Friday. It informed the force that it was investigating alleged bets made by a police constable from the Met's Royalty and Specialist Protection Command.
Across the globe more and more Sports Utility Vehicles (SUVs) are being spotted on – and off – the roads.This is despite predictions from the United Nations of an inevitable pivot towards smaller and more environmentally friendly vehicles because of the urgency of the climate crisis and the rising cost of living.
That pivot has not materialised: globally, 54% of the cars sold in 2024 were SUVs, including petrol, diesel, hybrids and electric makes. This is an increase of three percentage points from 2023 and five percentage points from the year before, according to
Of the SUVs which are now on the road – both new and older models – 95% are burning fossil fuels, according to the International Energy Agency (IEA).This temperature threshold was established in the Paris agreement as a level beyond which the world would face extremely dangerous impacts.
The US will now join Iran, Yemen and Libya as the only countries to currently stand outside the agreement, which was signed 10 years ago in the French capital.At the White House on Monday evening, Trump signed the order to withdraw from the Paris climate accord, including a letter to the United Nations explaining the decision.
He also announced a "national energy emergency" to reverse many of the Biden-era environmental regulations.Trump called the Paris agreement a "ripoff" during a speech at the Capital One Arena in Washington, DC, following his swearing-in.