Petrol and diesel-driven cars should be banned from cities across Europe by 2050 to slash dependence on oil and tackle climate change, the European Commission said today.

BOEING’S much-delayed “leaner and greener” new passenger plane — the 787 Dreamliner — touched down in Britain for the first time yesterday.

A jittery Wall Street advanced today, reversing some of Friday’s sharp losses as investors took a dismal new home sales report as a sign the Federal Reserve will lower rates this week.

THE ISEQ Index fell for the second consecutive day as the financials weighed down the market. The Dublin Exchange closed 74.12 points lighter at 7919.22.

WATERFORD Wedgwood is to give up its listing on New York’s NASDAQ, the struggling luxury goods group said yesterday.