For the moment, the push to embrace smarter technology does not include the LMEs open outcry trading system, which he says is the most transparent method of buying and selling metal contracts on an industrial scale.

They will be able to choose from 100 per cent renewable electricity; solar energy fed into the grid that matches the vehicle??s electricity use; and e-mobility optimisation, which is on-grid without renewable generation.

Confusion over the future of Shay Given, who is now effectively Aston Villa's third choice goalkeeper. Liverpool are said to be interested but Villa are distancing themselves from this one. All could change, however. Paul Lambert will jettison one member of the Bomb Squad, with Barry Bannan due for talks with Crystal Palace this morning. Stephen Ireland is enduring a nightmare summer after being instructed to train away from the first-team squad - Middlesbrough have shown interest but not followed it up. Could be a chance of something happening in the loan window with a move to a Championship club.

Above all, Lord Judge was quick to respond to the public mood, as when he doubled the sentence imposed on the broadcaster Stuart Hall for sexual abuse. In doing so, he gave the impression that he was on the side of the ordinary law-abiding person and of the victim, something that could not always be said of his predecessors. He deserved the plaudits showered on him this week, not least for demonstrating that traditions and conventions survive for a reason; and that you dont have to be modern to be wise.From Saturday's Daily Telegraph

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