New York city council votes to ban horse-drawn carriage rides
City’s council passed Romanch’s Law, named after teen who died when he was ejected from carriage earlier this year The New York city council has voted to ban horse-drawn carriage rides in the city by 2028 in a decision that has widespread implications for hundreds of jobs. The council voted on Thursday on Romanch’s Law, legislation named in memory of 18-year-old Romanch Mahajan, who died this summer after he was ejected from a runaway horse-drawn carriage in Central Park.
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UK plans military aircraft support for wildfires ahead of first resilience summit
Fire services across the UK are set to be able to request RAF aircraft for difficult wildfires, alongside plans for specialist protective equipment and an AI unit.
Full details of Burnham’s water overhaul may wait until 2027 spending review
A broad plan for England’s water sector is expected in December, but officials are still working through how greater public control would operate and what it might cost.
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