Several initiatives were already underway, including green apprenticeships for nuclear engineers and wind turbine operations, green skills "bootcamps" delivering free training for adults, and a scheme to boost skills in electrification technologies, she added.

"While we're not past the pandemic by any means, demand for oil is likely to continue to increase as economic activity picks up again, and this is likely to have the effect of pushing up wholesale fuel prices, costs which retailers are bound to pass on at the pumps,"...

When Mr Ghosn arrived at Tokyo's Haneda airport, however, he soon found himself under arrest. He was charged with financial crimes, including failing to report his true earnings. Prosecutors were acting on information provided by Nissan itself, much of it collated by...