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Hitachi bought Horizon Nuclear Power for £700 million, giving it rights to build nuclear power stations in Anglesey and Gloucestershire. John Hayes, the energy minister, said that Britain was ‘peppered’ with onshore wind turbines, and ‘enough is enough’. HM Revenue and Customs wrote to families with at least one member earning more than £50,000 telling them they are no longer entitled to the full amount of child benefit. Some 100,000 ash trees had been burnt in an attempt to halt the spread of Chalara fraxinea, a fungus deadly to them, David Heath, the environment minister, told parliament, as import of the trees was banned. The Football Association investigated allegations that the referee Mark Clattenburg called two Chelsea players a ‘monkey’ and a ‘Spanish twat’ during an acrimonious game against Manchester United.
A report by Lord Heseltine into economic growth outside London suggested devolving £50 billion of spending to the regions and increasing co-operation with the European Union.
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