Plus, the UK's answer to Cheer
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| Nearly two thirds of UK homes - that's more than 12 million - fail to meet long-term energy efficiency targets, meaning they pump tonnes more CO2 into the atmosphere than necessary. Householders also spend more on energy bills than they would if those homes were more efficient. The BBC has analysed data from Energy Performance Certificates (EPCs) which you might be familiar with if you've moved house recently. They look at how well a property is insulated, glazed, or uses alternative measures to reduce energy use. One expert, Dr Tim Forman, from the University of Cambridge, said only a national project of a scale not seen since World War Two would be enough to help the UK meet its 2050 net zero carbon target, signed into law last year. Ministers say they know the country needs to go "much further and faster" and are investing more than £6bn to do that. What do you know about saving energy at home? Take our quiz to find out. | |
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| | | | | The celebration is deafening as Meg Stovell and her teammates leap from the sprung floor into each others' arms. "It feels amazing," she shouts as Tina Turner's Simply the Best blasts from the speakers. Weeks of intensive sessions perfecting everything from somersaults to song lyrics have paid off: the Bournemouth University Falcons are the student cheerleading grand national champions. Cheer, a Netflix documentary series about cheerleading in the US, has taken millions of viewers on a college team's tumultuous journey to the national competition in Daytona Beach, Florida. So how does student cheerleading compare in the UK? | |
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| | | | Most papers lead with the latest on coronavirus in the UK. "At last, Boris stung into action" says the Daily Mail. The paper claims criticism of Mr Johnson's handling of the situation prompted him to "break cover" on Sunday and visit a Public Health England laboratory. The Guardian, meanwhile, believes the country is "edging closer to the point where containment becomes impossible". The i agrees the virus is moving to the "next phase". Elsewhere, there's a mixed response to the resignation of the Home Office's top civil servant, Sir Philip Rutnam. "Good riddance" says the Sun, accusing him of turning on Home Secretary Priti Patel who, it says, is determined to deliver big changes to the immigration system. For the Times, the episode raises "troubling questions for the government about its approach" and it urges ministers to work with civil servants rather than waste energy trying to overthrow them. | |
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| | | Talks...: UK will "drive a hard bargain" in US trade wrangles |
| | | | And more talks: UK-EU negotiations will be tricky, says the BBC's Katya Adler |
| | | | Mali mission: British troops step up efforts in the West African country |
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| | | 10:00: Grenfell Inquiry resumes, with testimony from the architects who designed the cladding system |
| | | | 14:00: Formal negotiations between the UK and EU on their future relationship begin in Brussels |
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