After finally putting an end to their winless run, Istanbul Basaksehir will hope to build on their recent victory when they host Hatayspor at Basaksehir Fatih Terim Stadyumu on Sunday. The Grey Owls won 4-1 on home soil against Goztepe last Saturday, in what was their first win across all competitions since September 27. © Imago After a long wait, Istanbul Basaksehir finally secured another victory with a great first-half display which saw them score four goals courtesy of Davidson , Deniz Turuc , and a brace from Krzysztof Piatek . The result ended a run of 10 straight matches without a win across all competitions for the Grey Owls, and six in a row in the Turkish Super Lig , helping them climb to seventh in the table with 19 points. Cagdas Atan 's side are now four points behind fourth-placed Eyupspor who have played one extra game, and will be looking to go on a good run to catch them, starting from the game against lowly-placed Hatayspor. Basaksehir have won their last four matches across all competitions against Sunday's opposition, including one via penalties in the Turkish Cup. The Grey Owls have also won their last three home matches in the Super Lig against the visitors, scoring seven and conceding none in those games. © Imago Hatayspor are now unbeaten in their last three Super Lig matches, following up a win against Gaziantep with 1-1 draws against Konyaspor and most recently, Besiktas. The Star of the South took the lead one minute before the half-hour mark via Gorkem Saglam , but they could not hold on to the lead, conceding four minutes before the break. However, Riza Calimbay 's side are still stuck in the relegation zone with eight points from 13 matches, leaving them second bottom in the league, with only Adana Demirspor behind them in the standings and six points between them and safety. The Star of the South will be welcome visitors, given they have the joint-worst away record in the league, recording just two points after six matches on the road. However, Hatayspor will be heading into Sunday's clash with a positive feeling, after winning 5-0 against fourth division side Osmaniyespor in the Turkish Cup on Thursday. © Imago Berkay Ozcan is the only absentee for Basaksehir, as the head coach confirmed that he will no longer play for the club. Piatek, who has scored eight goals in the Super Lig this season, is the joint-second top scorer in the league, and will be looking to add to his tally when he leads the line on Sunday. Hatayspor will remain without midfielder Massanga Matondo , who is sidelined until the middle of this month due to a foot injury. Carlos Strandberg bagged a brace in the cup win on Thursday and will be hoping to play from the start after playing a substitute role in the last league game. Istanbul Basaksehir possible starting lineup: Sengezer; Duarte, Ba, Opoku, Lima; Ergun; Turuc, Kemen, Crespo, Davidson; Piatek Hatayspor possible starting lineup: Kardesler; Sertel, Calvo, Kilama, Corekci; Diack, Saglam; Rivas, Pedro, Fernandes; Aboubakar Even during their struggles, Basaksehir remained resilient on home soil, and it is no coincidence that their winless run ended with a home win. The hosts will be too strong for the visitors who have been poor, especially on the road, which is why we are predicting a win for the home side. For data analysis of the most likely results, scorelines and more for this match please click here .
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Energy experts slam Labour's controversial 'boiler tax' plan and say eye-watering climate change targets are 'unachievable' By JASON GROVES POLITICAL EDITOR Published: 17:03 EST, 21 November 2024 | Updated: 17:26 EST, 21 November 2024 e-mail 68 View comments Ed Miliband has revived controversial plans for a ‘boiler tax’ in a bid to meet Labour’s eye-watering climate change targets. The Energy Secretary has signed off on a proposal to impose swingeing taxes on boiler manufacturers if they fail to meet his targets for installing heat pumps – targets that industry sources have branded ‘unachievable’. A similar plan was scrapped by the Conservative government this year after the sector warned it would add £120 to the cost of a new boiler – leading it to be dubbed the ‘boiler tax’. But Mr Miliband, who toughened Britain’s climate change targets this month, yesterday revived the idea, prompting fears the price of a gas boiler will increase next year. Tory energy spokesman Claire Coutinho, who scrapped the move while in government, condemned the move. She accused ministers of trying to force people to instal heat pumps by driving up the price of gas boilers. ‘Labour have quietly introduced a new tax on boiler companies that don’t sell enough heat pumps,’ she said. ‘It gives Ed Miliband open-ended powers to force heat pumps on people by making the price of gas boilers unaffordable. Ed Miliband (pictured) has revived controversial plans for a ‘boiler tax’ in a bid to meet Labour’s eye-watering climate change targets The Energy Secretary has signed off on a proposal to impose swingeing taxes on boiler manufacturers if they fail to meet his targets for installing heat pumps – targets that industry sources have branded ‘unachievable’ (stock image) Mr Miliband’s department also slipped out new guidance that will allow people to install a heat pump less than a metre from their neighbour’s boundary, despite warnings it will lead to a flood of complaints about noise (stock image) ‘The climate change lobby have been itching to get this on the statute book for years because it uses higher costs to force people to buy heat pumps. We need to put living standards first.’ Industry chiefs say the new targets for installing heat pumps are ‘unachievable’ because of high costs and public scepticism. Mr Miliband’s department acknowledged that a majority of those responding to a consultation on the issue ‘did not support’ the target and that ‘several suggested the target was unachievable’. But a government source said ministers had decided to press ahead regardless and were ‘confident that the target is realistic and achievable’. Mr Miliband’s department also slipped out new guidance that will allow people to install a heat pump less than a metre from their neighbour’s boundary, despite warnings it will lead to a flood of complaints about noise. Current limits on the size of the ugly boxes will also be removed as ministers try to spark a huge increase in installations. And plans to ban the installation of gas boilers in new homes from next year will go ahead. Read More Expert shares 6 tips on how use apps to save cash - saying you could cut up to £140 off energy bills The last government set a target of installing 600,000 heat pumps a year by 2028. But a recent National Audit Office review of the scheme found that, despite heavy subsidies, in its first year in 2022/23 just 18,871 heat pumps were installed, far below the 50,000 target for that year. By contrast, roughly 1.5 million gas boilers were installed, mostly to replace worn-out models. Under the new target, which will come into force from April, at least 6 per cent of all domestic heating installations will have to be heat pumps – equal to around 90,000 new systems. Indicative targets published by the Government suggest this will rise to 10 per cent the following year, 17 per cent the year after and 27 per cent – around 400,000 installations – in 2028. However, the regulations leave Mr Miliband free to raise the targets even higher. Firms that fail to install enough heat pumps will be hit with fines of £500 for every additional gas boiler they sell, rising to £3,000 the following year. Mike Foster, of the Energy and Utilities Alliance, said: ‘The challenge the Government faces is not the lack of supply of heat pumps – you can buy one today if you want – it is the lack of consumer demand. ‘As officials have acknowledged, they cost considerably more to buy than a gas boiler; they cost more to run than a gas boiler and they are more disruptive to fit in the home compared to simply replacing a boiler. 'These things need addressing.’ Sir Keir Starmer yesterday said the Government was right to unilaterally toughen Britain’s climate targets, requiring this country to cut emissions by 81 per cent by 2035. But Tory leader Kemi Badenoch questioned the value of the target – and pointed out the PM had yet to publish a plan to hit it or said what it will cost to achieve. She told MPs that the Government was putting ‘press releases before practicality’. Why the 'boiler tax' is such a heated debate What has Ed Miliband proposed? From next April, boiler manufacturers will have to ensure that heat pumps account for at least 6 per cent of installations. They will be fined £500 for every extra gas boiler over this limit, with the fines rising to £3,000 the following year. The proportion of new heat pumps is also expected to rise the following year to at least 10 per cent. How much will the cost of a new boiler go up? Industry sources said this year that the plans would drive up the average price by up to £120 to cover the cost of paying new fines. The Government yesterday cut the proposed fines from £3,000 to £500 for the first year. But the level of heat pump installations required has risen from 4 per cent to 6 per cent. Why are they doing this? Heating accounts for 40 per cent of all gas use in the UK. Mr Miliband’s target to cut UK emissions by 81 per cent by 2035 will require a big shift away from gas boilers over the next decade. But the boiler industry says the plan will work only if ministers can persuade the public to embrace heat pumps. Otherwise, it will simply push up the cost of gas boilers. How is it going so far? The National Audit Office found that just 18,871 new heat pumps were installed in 2022/23, compared with 1.5million new gas boilers. But last year’s decision to raise the £5,000 installation grant by 50 per cent has led to a surge in interest, with a record 3,223 people applying for a grant in September. Why has take up of heat pumps been so slow? On average they are four times as expensive to install and remain more costly even after a government grant worth £7,500 is taken into account. Critics claim they are also more expensive to run and struggle to produce enough heat in winter, although supporters insist these problems can be overcome with better insulation. 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Mark Allen depressed with his form after scrappy first-round win in YorkA COMPLAINT about a “rough” haircut was logged as a “hate” incident by cops. In the barmy case, the upset punter blamed an argument about Ukraine for a bad trim. Other so-called non-crime hate incidents logged by police include a German woman upset about being likened to a rottweiler. It comes as the cash-strapped Met faces axing 2,000 cops who could catch real criminals, and only opening stations from 9am-5pm. Last night Essex Police dropped a hate probe into journalist Allison Pearson over a year-old post — but only after putting her through 12 days of anguish. Meanwhile, a customer contacted cops to say his barber was “aggressive and rough” because he spoke Russian. Similar bizarre cases saw officers called over a neighbour in a hedge dispute who said it was homophobic to brand him “Leonard”. As Britain’s biggest police force faces axing 2,000 cops, Shadow Home Secretary Chris Philp said: “The police should not waste any valuable time on incidents like this. "There is plenty of real crime they should be preventing and solving. Aggressive haircut is not a police matter “An aggressively-administered haircut is not a police matter. "The police should only spend time investigating or recording actual criminal allegations or incidents where there is a real and imminent risk of criminality subsequently occurring. “The Government needs to urgently update the guidance to ensure this is the case. “This nonsense undermines confidence in policing.” A staggering 13,000 non-crime hate incidents (NCHIs) were recorded in the year to June. These are cases where no criminal offence has been committed, but the person reporting an incident feels it was motivated by hostility or prejudice. The Lithuanian haircut “victim” claimed he was targeted because he spoke Russian. A City of London Police log of the incident, seen by The Sun, said: “Barber asked him about the present situation in Ukraine, victim stated that all conversations with the barber were fine, but he stated that the barber was aggressive and rough whilst he was cutting his hair. “The victim believes this was because he spoke Russian and is a hate incident.” Ex-Met detective Peter Bleksley said: “This is ridiculous and shows how disconnected police are from what the public want. “No wonder there is a crimewave in this country. The guidelines suggest you should only intervene in cases like this where there is fear of escalation — who ever had a fear of escalation after a bad haircut?!” It was unclear if City of London Police spoke to the hairdresser. A force spokesman said: “The report was made online and later withdrawn.” Essex Police logged 96 NCHIs in a year, including one where the “suspect has told two men to stop kissing”. Wiltshire cops investigated an incident where a person in the street said others were mocking the length of their hair. The rottweiler “racial abuse” complaint was made to Cambridgeshire Police from a woman in a parking dispute with a neighbour. A person in South Yorkshire said they were the victim of homophobic abuse in a row over a privet hedge when a neighbour called him a “Leonard”. In West Yorkshire cops recorded a case where a person with Blue Badge disabled parking claimed Facebook posts referred to her being physically active. In 2021, a man was investigated for “racial hatred” for whistling the Bob the Builder tune at his neighbour. Officers in Bedfordshire recorded it as an NCHI, which can remain on file for six years and, in some cases, be disclosed to a prospective employer. Another barmy case saw a swimming teacher in West Yorkshire probed after a mother said her son had been allowed to bang his head against the side of the pool “due to his ethnicity”. Retired Sussex Det Chief Supt Kevin Moore told The Sun: “It is no good police complaining they have insufficient resources when they are wasting valuable time recording, then potentially investigating, such ridiculous matters. “It is high time His Majesty’s Inspectorate stepped in to stop the recording of non-crime hate incidents. Either a matter is a crime or it is not. If it isn’t then police should not be involved.” Reform MP Lee Anderson added: “Our police have lost control of our streets, and now their bosses have lost control of their minds. “Police should be investigating proper crimes not people who have hurt someone’s feelings. I long for the days when we had respect for our boys in blue.” Exclusive By Mike Sullivan BRITAIN’S biggest police force is set to lose 2,000 officers as a result of swingeing budget cuts. And 400 civilian staff jobs could go as the Met slashes £450million from annual finances. Some London police stations will reduce opening hours to the public from 9am to 5pm. The 12.8 per cent reduction from this year’s £3.5billion budget is worse than “eye-watering” cuts feared by Met boss Sir Mark Rowley. Figures for the new budget are due to be announced at 11pm tonight by the Mayor’s Office for Policing and Crime, alongside some of the tough measures that must be taken. Matt Cane, of the Police Federation, warned: “As we have said time and again, cuts have consequences. These will clearly have a significant impact on the Met’s ability to police London.” And retired Met Chief Supt Simon Ovens warned the cuts could mean the final straw for officers considering other careers. The Met is already projected to be down to 32,750 officers by March from its operating strength of 35,415. The loss of an additional 2,000 cops during the incoming financial year from April would put the force back to 2013 levels. Sir Mark said last week he was “deeply troubled” by talks over the annual settlement. He said the capital’s spending on policing per head of population was already lower than cities such as New York and Sydney. This week Home Secretary Yvette Cooper promised a crackdown on shoplifting, phone theft and anti-social behaviour. She pledged £500million for more cops, though did not specify if the figure included inflation rises. The Met said: “We maintain a productive dialogue with the Mayor and Home Office. No final decisions have been made.”Traumatic Brain Injury Diagnostic Market 2024 Size, Share, Growth Report 2032
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