It comes as 20 environmental and electric vehicle organisations today write to the embattled Prime Minister Keir Starmer, urging him to stay the course. "Electric vehicles are one of our most important tools for energy security and are set to almost halve the UK's reliance on oil imports between 2024 and 2040," wrote groups including Greenpeace, WWF, and Mums For Lungs. Ministers are reportedly planning to water down the UK's electric vehicle sales target, from 80% of new vehicles in 2030 to potentially as low as 50%. Some UK car manufacturers and workers' unions are worried the higher goal would drive some plants out of business. But such a slowdown of EV sales would leave more polluting petrol and diesel vehicles on the road for longer, together emitting up to 70 metric tonnes (Mt) more carbon dioxide between 2038 and 2042, according to research by the Green Alliance thinktank. This would add a significant extra 13% of emissions onto the government's climate target for that period, which it is hoping to get through a parliamentary vote on Wednesday. That critical climate target was first confirmed by minister Katie White in an exclusive interview with Sky News earlier this month. Holly Brazier Tope, of Green Alliance, said: "At a time when EVs are helping drivers save money, reducing reliance on imported oil and attracting investment into the UK's automotive industry, the government should provide certainty and stay the course on the transition to clean transport." But some manufacturers say they have to artificially discount the EVs to stimulate demand, generating a major bill that threatens the viability of the industry and British jobs. Mike Hawes, chief executive of industry group The Society of Motor Manufacturers and Traders (SMMT), said industry is "committed to decarbonisation", but the problem is the "cost of compliance." "Unsustainable discounting and payments to competitors to avoid fines are already costing jobs, threatening business viability and putting UK automotive manufacturing at risk." Brands including VW, Hyundai, BMW, Ford, Mercedes, Renault, SAIC, Geely, BYD and Tesla are either on track to or could hit their targets. Meanwhile, Stellantis, Toyota, Nissan, Tata, Mazda, Suzuki and Honda are all struggling. Why don't some carmakers like the UK's EV target? Electric vehicles often still cost more than petrol or diesel cars, but save up to £1,400 a year on running costs if charged at home, according to government data. Sales have surged since the Iran conflict disrupted global fuel supplies. Registrations jumped 31% year on year in May, making them the fastest-growing segment of the market. Carmakers hit their EV target - known as the zero emission vehicle (ZEV) mandate - in 2024 and likely in 2025 too, the government said, via sales and flexibilities built into the scheme. Manufacturers that fail to hit the EV quota are fined about £10,000 per car or forced to buy credits from rivals who are exceeding it. Fears those fines will be unsustainable are driving manufacturers' anxieties about more ambitious targets. Those firms are also competing with cheap, reliable Chinese EVs and in some cases have been slow to adopt EVs. Major UK carmaker and employer Jaguar Land Rover currently has no pure electric car on the market. Lower EV target will 'threaten charging infrastructure' Green Alliance argues the answer to avoiding discounting or fines is to increase production to benefit from economies of scale. Meanwhile, green finance chiefs warned that backtracking on the target would deter charging companies from investing in the UK just as they've been asked to urgently scale up. UK Sustainable Investment and Finance Association CEO James Alexander said: "This could threaten future financing for charging infrastructure, at a time when more and more consumers are seeking to switch to electric vehicles." A Department for Transport spokesperson said: "It's never been easier or cheaper to own an EV. The ZEV Mandate is backed with £7.5bn to grow the market, boost EV manufacturing, increase sales and build up the UK charging network." They said the government's £3,750 Electric Car Grant had helped more than 120,000 drivers buy an EV. "The UK EV market is strong and growing, but we've always said we'll review the mandate to ensure taking a pragmatic and balanced approach that supports British industry and continues to drive investment."

The 66-year-old confirmed in an interview with The Times that a PSA (prostate-specific antigen) test two months ago revealed no sign of the disease. Clarkson revealed in the latest episodes of the fifth season of Clarkson's Farm that he had been diagnosed with "aggressive" prostate cancer that had been found early. The TV host has met up with former prime minister Lord David Cameron to talk about their prostate cancer diagnoses with other famous faces. He said: "I was talking to David (Cameron) about it earlier this morning. He said the amount of people that come up to him is mostly in public conveniences and say, if you hadn't owned up to it, I wouldn't have got checked, and they wouldn't have found it. "So now there's a group of us, (food writer) Giles Coren, David, me, one or two other people, and we meet for lunch every so often. "Everybody has different Gleason scores, and everybody has different Stockholm and PSA scores. We all compare notes and I actually get muddled with what mine were." Clarkson said the diagnosis had "landed harder than I thought it would". He added: "This is why I have to say to everybody who's reading this, please, please, please go and get checked. "It's not uncomfortable, it's not undignified, and it's a no-brainer. I did, and that's why I'm sitting here talking to you 11 months down the line." Speaking from a hospital bed at the end of the season finale, Clarkson revealed he had suffered from complications during treatment, which he told The Times had been caused by him resuming a course of tablets for his earlier vascular and cardiac problems. Read more from Sky News:Three people killed following fire in west LondonSky News podcast to become landmark TV show He said: "That was horrific and it was all my own fault." He continued: "Two or three weeks after the cancer operation, I thought I'd better put myself back on those blood thinners. Big mistake, huge." He said it resulted in a "very big emergency in the middle of the night" and the treatment required as a result of that was "horrible". The diagnosis came almost two years after the TV presenter underwent a heart procedure, which saw him fitted with two stents to improve blood flow to the heart. He said his doctor had told him to stop working following the operation and that he had been advised to replace work with golf in a column for The Sun at the time. Clarkson said: "I am without a doubt, officially, the world's luckiest man." The celebrity farmer previously stopped smoking after contracting pneumonia on holiday in Spain. In a post on the X account of his pub, The Farmer's Dog, Clarkson added: "The reason why I'm fine is because the doctors caught the prostate cancer early, and they caught it early because I got tested."

For now, all is quiet. Andy Burnham has been whisked away from the frontline to spend the weekend with his family, while Sir Keir Starmer has gone to Chequers to reflect on his future with his family. Politics latest - follow live Senior party figures tell me not to expect any public interventions of top Labour figures this weekend, but there is of course, a huge amount going on – and the next few days are going to be critical: As one Burnham ally put it to me on Friday, the prime minister can have a dignified exit or a bloody one, but the die is cast, Burnham is going to become the prime minister. So, what's going on for Sir Keir? He has been adamant that he would fight any contest, and that is what he repeated when he faced the cameras on Friday. But one of those who have had conversations with him tells me that behind closed doors, it is beginning to hit home that he might have to give way, as a growing number of the cabinet and his MPs indicate that he no longer has their support. As Harriet Harman put it to me and Ruth Davidson on our Electoral Dysfunction podcast: "The herd isn't moving; it is stampeding... The Parliamentary Labour Party have made a decision that they're not hanging around with Keir Starmer. "We don't want a situation where cabinet ministers are resigning to try and push Keir Starmer out," says Harman. "One MP who's been a real big Keir Starmer supporter, who's now signed up for Andy Burnham, said to me that he doubts there's even 30 MPs now who actually believe it's possible for Keir Starmer to stay, not that they necessarily don't want him to stay, but they just feel it's over." The scale of Burnham's victory – much bigger than anticipated – has sealed the deal with many MPs, who are now convinced that Burnham is the one that will help Labour keep Reform from its heartlands and save the party from another terrible set of election results next May. "The idea that we can beat Reform has gripped the party," said one senior figure. "The notion is settling that Andy is the only hope, and members are excited that there's a change; their areas won't be taken over by Reform," says one senior source. There is little appetite for a leadership race on the Burnham side or the wider party. Sir Keir has publicly warned that it will tear the party apart, while one cabinet minister told me it would be "awful" to get to a place where the prime minister and rivals tear pieces out of each other in public, trashing the Labour government and destroying Sir Keir's legacy. Wes Streeting has been very vocal about the need for one and says he will run. Others whisper that it might be that he and Burnham do a deal. There are lots of ifs and buts in all of this... I'm told by party insiders that when it comes to MPs, "probably the majority" want the PM to stand down by party conference in September, while a "sizeable number" of cabinet colleagues are privately telling the PM he needs to set out a timetable. Heidi Alexander, the transport secretary, was the latest to do so on Friday. The prime minister told me last week that he would speak to Burnham after the weekend, while Burnham's team also wants a meeting between the two men next week. Many in the party hope that Starmer and Burnham might come to an agreement and arrange something between them. There is a lot of upset and sadness among those around the prime minister as the walls close in and Sir Keir's departure becomes more inevitable. "I feel a sense of bereavement," said one loyalist. "But it hasn't worked out. I never thought we'd be here two years in." For my part, having interviewed the PM on his future a number of times, I think he would like to fight on if he could, and his allies point out to me that "the PM's agency in this shouldn't be underestimated". He has built a £100,000 war chest to fight a contest and has key staff and a leadership website ready to go. But if Sir Keir does not have enough support in his cabinet or his parliamentary party, might he conclude that he cannot fight on? That's why what the cabinet, senior ministers and Labour MPs do in the coming days is so critical.

The 2023 champion saw a six-shot overnight advantage cut to just one during an engrossing major final day, where Burns threatened to produce the largest final-round comeback in US Open history and Scheffler stayed in contention to complete the career Grand Slam. Clark stuttered to a front-nine 38 and failed to regain control of the tournament over the closing stretch, with a stunning birdie at the par-five 16th cancelled out by a three-putt bogey at the next to leave him just one ahead with one to play. US Open recap: Final round as it happenedFinal US Open leaderboard and other golf scoresWhen are the majors? Key dates, results in 2026Get Sky Sports or stream golf with no contract The American missed the fairway at the par-four last but found the green with his approach, then two-putted from 50 feet to close out a final-round 73 and secure a second major victory in four years. Clark ended the week on four under and one ahead of Burns, who started the day seven back but charged to a runner-up finish after a three-under 67, with Tom Kim finishing third on one under in front of world No 1 Scheffler, Keith Mitchell and JT Poston. How Clark pipped Burns in major thriller Burns - playing three groups ahead of the overnight leaders - fired his approach at the first to tap-in range and added another birdie at the third, which saw him move within four of the lead when Clark failed to get up and down to save par at the second. Momentum continued to move Burns' way with a 25-foot birdie at the par-five fifth and another from nearly 50 feet at the eighth, as Clark holed from 15 feet to save par at the fourth but saw a chip roll back to him on his way to a bogey at the next. Burns slipped back when he bogeyed the ninth but found himself back within one when Clark missed from four feet at the seventh, with the overnight leader then having to produce a sensational up and down to scramble a par at the ninth to stay ahead at the turn. Clark started his back nine with a close-range birdie but bogeyed the par-four 13th, while Burns responded to missing from four feet to save par at the 15th by making a key birdie at the next to get back to three under. Burns tentatively left his birdie attempt short at the 17th then sunk to his knees after seeing his effort at the last agonisingly shave the edge of the cup, as Clark - who received jeers from the New York crowd - holed from 25 feet at the 16th to double his lead. Clark gave Burns hope when he three-putted from 70 feet to bogey the 17th and then put himself in three-putt territory again at the last, where he lagged his birdie effort to kick-in range before tapping in to claim the $4.5m first prize. "It [winning] feels pretty amazing," Clark said. "I played some ugly golf the last two days but my putter and short game kind of kept me in it. To make all the putts I did has been amazing." Kim marked his 24th birthday by posting a level-par 70 and grabbing third spot, one of just three players to end the week under par, while Scheffler mixed two birdies with three bogeys to miss out on completing the career Grand Slam on his 30th birthday. England's Tyrrell Hatton shared seventh spot on one over with Gary Woodland, Sam Stevens and Joaquin Niemann - who carded an 11 on the par-four sixth during his opening round after a misconduct penalty, as Tommy Fleetwood, Justin Rose, Aaron Rai, John Parry, Sahith Theegala and Xander Schauffele all ended the week on two over. Matt Fitzpatrick, the 2022 champion, faded with rounds of 74 and 73 over the weekend, while Rory McIlroy's bid for a second major of the season saw him finish in tied-32nd on six over. What's next? The PGA Tour heads to TPC River Highlands in Connecticut for the Travelers Championship, the latest Signature Event, while the DP World Tour is in Torino for the DS Automobiles Open d'Italia. Both events are live from Thursday on Sky Sports Golf, along with the final men's major of the year - The Open at Royal Birkdale - from July 16-19. Get Sky Sports or stream with no contract.

On Saturday, the website's customers were sent a message that had the headline: "Snap up these deals quicker than a croc can catch a kid." Screenshots of the email were shared widely on social media, with some describing it as "disgusting". One customer wrote: "Emailed them back but no answer. Won't be using them again for sure, even if it's a poor effort at a joke somehow." Others said they have now unsubscribed from Wowcher's emails, and called on the person responsible to be fired. A Wowcher spokesperson said: "We are extremely sorry for an email subject line sent by Wowcher yesterday. "The wording was unacceptable. It should never have been written. It was never approved for use. "The responsibility sits with us and we are urgently reviewing how our processes failed. "We recognise the hurt and distress it has caused, particularly for the young child's family at this unimaginably difficult time." Wowcher went on to confirm that it is "urgently" working to strengthen how marketing content is approved. "There is no excuse for this," the statement said. "We apologise unreservedly and will take the necessary steps to make sure this doesn't happen again." Read more UK news:Extreme heat warnings come into forceGirl and two boys held on suspicion of murder On Thursday afternoon, Cambridgeshire Police had been called to a zoo in Huntingdonshire after a boy was allegedly thrown into a crocodile enclosure. He is in a critical but stable condition at Addenbrooke's Hospital, and it is understood that he was attacked by at least one crocodile. A 30-year-old man was arrested on suspicion of attempted murder, but released on bail until September after being assessed as "not being fit for an interview". The suspect - who was not known to the boy - reportedly has learning difficulties and had been on a trip with a carer.

Chase, a former child star also known for her role as the villain in the 2002 US remake of the Japanese horror film The Ring, reportedly died on Tuesday from complications of bacterial meningitis and a blood infection. Her father, John David Schwallier, told The New York Times that Chase had been homeless in Los Angeles with her boyfriend near the hospital where she died. Mr Schwallier also told the outlet that his daughter had struggled with drugs since she was 13 years old, and that she had been estranged from her parents, who are divorced. He added that he had been in touch with Chase's boyfriend, Roy Hernandez, and arrived at the hospital where she was being treated just before she died. Chase is perhaps best known for her role as Lilo in the 2002 animated film, voicing the eponymous orphaned Hawaiian girl who adopts a genetically engineered extra-terrestrial, whom she names Stitch. She voiced the same character in the subsequent spin-off TV series, which first aired in 2003. For her role as Samara Morgan in The Ring, starring alongside Oscar-nominated actress Naomi Watts, Chase won an MTV movie award for best villain. She landed another prominent voice lead in the English dub of the 2001 Studio Ghibli film Spirited Away, and also appeared in the 2001 movie Donnie Darko and the 2003 show Oliver Beene. Read more from Sky News:Explainer: What's in the US-Iran deal?Teenager dies in horse-drawn carriage accident in New York Chase was born in Las Vegas and raised in Albany, Oregon. According to IMDb, she began singing and dancing at the age of three and starred in her first commercial - for Campbell's Soup - aged seven. An online fundraiser set up by her boyfriend has raised close to $4,000 as of Thursday. A post on the site read: "Many people know her as a talented childhood actor from 'Lilo & Stitch,' 'Spirited Away,' and 'Donnie Darko'. "But behind the scenes, she's faced more than her share of hardship."

The practice seeks to suppress or change a person's sexual orientation or gender identity. A ban was first promised in July 2018 by then prime minister Theresa May, and it has since been pledged in four of the last five King's or Queen's speeches, where governments set out plans for new laws. Politics latest - follow live Downing Street told reporters on Friday they had no update on when the bill would be published. A government spokesperson has previously told Sky News they would "provide an update on this early in the second session" of parliament, which began in mid-May. "Conversion practices are abuse - such acts have no place in society, and this government is taking a clear stand against them," the spokesperson said. Some religious groups have expressed concern about still being able to offer counsel to people who may be confused about their sexual orientation or gender identity. The bill is expected to be published in draft form next week. This allows ministers to consult on it more widely before MPs begin the process of formally voting on it. But it also means it is likely still some way before a ban finally makes it onto the statute book and gives it a lower chance of completing all its parliamentary stages in the next year. Dr Alice Lily, senior researcher at the independent Institute for Government thinktank, told Sky News that how quickly the ban progresses "will depend a bit on how much policy work has already gone into the draft [bill] and what the response to it is like". "It does feel as though there's a lot in this King's Speech and so a lot to get through... given everything else [the government] is committing to, it might be tricky to get that particular bill turned around and passed within the session," she added. Read more:Gay conversion is still legal - why hasn't that changed yet?Draft bill will ban gay conversion practices Labour MP Kate Osborne previously told Sky News she was concerned that the conversion therapy ban is the "only bill [in the King's Speech] that specifies draft". "It just gives people more opportunity to frustrate what is an already delayed and very necessary bill," she said. However, she said she believes ministers do have "every intention of pushing this through as soon as possible". May's King's Speech contained 37 bills, a high number compared to many speeches in recent years. Labour MP Rachel Taylor said she welcomes the government's commitment to passing a ban. "LGBT+ people have waited for far too long for this vital bill, so I welcome the government's commitment to passing it, and particularly that it will be trans-inclusive. "Conversion practices are abuse, and it is high time the law made that crystal clear," she added. LGBTQ+ rights charity Stonewall previously told Sky News it welcomes "the government's commitment to publish a draft bill to ban conversion practices". But it pointed to the number of times a ban has been promised by successive governments and said, "We have been here too many times before". It said the government must "publish a draft bill before parliament breaks for the summer recess". Publishing the bill next week would meet this challenge. Ian Tucker-Bell was subject to conversion therapy by his church between the ages of 17 and 20 in the late 1980s. He said he was "glad to hear" the bill is being published, although he is "keen to see the detail". Referring to previous delays, he had told Sky News he didn't "understand why this is so difficult to ban" and asked: "What other form of abuse would have so much delay in banning?" Mr Tucker-Bell added he was on "the impatient side of eager to get this over the line, but at the same time I recognise our due processes take time." "I just hope there is the will, determination, and momentum to get us to the finish line."

You likely would have seen Uruguay vs Cape Verde as an 11pm kick-off and thought: "Work tomorrow, probably not worth it." But you missed the game of the tournament. Uruguay 2-2 Cape Verde - report and reactionAs it happened | Teams | Stats | Group H guideWorld Cup day-by-day schedule | Latest: World CupFollow our World Cup coverage in the Sky Sports App Cape Verde have already stunned world football by denying tournament favourites Spain with a goalless draw. A solid defensive display underpinned that well-earned point, but this second draw was quite different. The group of African islands, whose population sits at around 500,000 people, took on the historic football nation of Uruguay, who have won this tournament twice, and come away unbeaten. Cape Verde were brave against Marcelo Bielsa's side. There was a defensive block at times, but there was so much more to them than that. For their first goal, Kevin Pina tried his luck via a free-kick from distance and found the bottom corner. But before that, there was an epic solo run by midfielder Telmo Arcanjo, who started in his own half and burst past Manuel Ugarte before drawing a yellow card from Rodrigo Bentancur. Even after the goal, it continued. They tried to catch out Uruguay goalkeeper Fernando Muslera directly from a corner. Then an attempt was made to chip the 40-year-old shot-stopper from halfway. Garry Rodrigues - who worked as a postman while playing amateur football in the early days of his career - nutmegged ex-Manchester United and current Brazilian champion Guillermo Varela early on in the game. Jamiro Monteiro was flicking balls over Uruguayan midfielders deep in his own territory while playing out from the back. Then there was the composure by Cape Verde substitute Helio Varela for the second goal - just three minutes fresh onto the pitch - to chip the ball above Muslera, participating in his fifth World Cup, and finish from distance into an empty net. This universal confidence just spilled through the team - and bamboozled Uruguay. Yes, Bielsa's side found themselves back in front but that's basically because Cape Verde ended the half with 10 players. Arcanjo was struggling with a hamstring injury and refused to come off until the break, keeping his dream of playing at the tournament alive. As a result, he was too slow to react to the two crosses that led to the two Uruguay goals, which were their only tests for 40-year-old cult hero Vozinha in the entire match. Of course, just like it did against Spain, hard work underpinned this Cape Verde draw. There were so many parallels between the two performances from the African nation. Identical to game one, Sidny Lopes Cabral picked up an early booking but still excelled by winning ten out of his 15 duels in the game in game two. Centre-backs Pico Lopes, born in Dublin, and Diney Borges made 28 clearances between them, adding to the 19 they managed as a pair against Spain. It quite simply put Bielsa's Uruguay to shame. The defending from the South American side was shambolic. The two-man wall for Pina's free-kick parted to allow the ball to fly through both players. Then the square hospital pass from centre-back Mathias Olivera, under no pressure, got Cape Verde the route back into the game. Cape Verde are a team that you can constantly root for/ It applies for the rest of the tournament too. Against Saudi Arabia - a game they are arguable favourites for - they need to better Uruguay's final day result against Spain to qualify - and they have the much better game. And even if they finish third, then they will likely face Argentina and Lionel Messi in the round of 32. What a moment that would be for those players. Whoever lifts the trophy will have the final say in this World Cup tournament. But right now, Cape Verde are who everyone should be talking about. They have become everyone's second team - and are the story of this World Cup.