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Early phase-out of full hybrid vehicles may be a political risk too far for UK ministers
The main timetable is set: no new petrol and diesel cars will be allowed to be sold in the UK after 2030, and sales of all new hybrids will be forbidden from 2035. But that phasing still leaves open the critical matter – for the automotive industry, and for a …
Paddy Hill, who has died aged 80, was the angriest and most articulate of the Birmingham Six – the innocent men convicted in 1975 of the Birmingham pub bombings. The explosions in two city centre pubs in 1974 killed 21 people and injured many more, and took place at a …
‘Safe zone’ among areas targeted as Israeli airstrikes kill at least 43 in Gaza
Israeli airstrikes killed at least 43 Palestinians across the Gaza Strip on Thursday, including 11 people in the sprawling al-Mawasi tent encampment designated as a humanitarian safe zone for civilians.
Among those killed in the al-Mawasi strike was the director general of Gaza’s police department, Mahmoud Salah, and his deputy, …
Why is the Australian dollar falling – and what does it mean for interest rates, travel and the economy?
The Australian dollar has had a rocky start to the year, dropping below 62 US cents on Wednesday and hitting a low of 61.84 US cents on Thursday morning. It has been on a steady downward trajectory since 30 September last year, when it bought 69.32 US cents. But this …
Elon Musk’s calls for Tommy Robinson release anger Labour MPs
Wholesale gas price at highest level in more than year as Russian supplies stop
The wholesale price of gas has risen to its highest level in more than a year after
Russian supplies stopped flowing to Europe
through Ukraine.Benchmark prices rose to the highest level since October 2023, a day after a longstanding transit contract between Russia and Ukraine expired. …
UK factory output falls at fastest rate since February amid tax rise fears
Manufacturers in the UK cut back output last month at the fastest rate since February, compounding the gloomy picture for the British economy, according to a closely watched survey.
The purchasing managers’ index for manufacturing fell to 47, down from 48 in November – the weakest for 11 months. Any …
Figures reveal 1,500 drug-addicted babies born in Scotland since 2017
Opposition parties have called for a significant increase in addiction funding in Scotland after it emerged that more than 1,500 drug-addicted babies have been born in recent years.
The Scottish Liberal Democrats said data from the country’s health boards showed that around 200 babies were born each year with neonatal …
Lidl enjoys record £1bn UK sales in run-up to Christmas
Lidl made more than £1bn in sales in the run-up to Christmas for the first time in the three decades the discount grocer has been operating in the UK as cash-strapped shoppers cut costs.
The German-owned discounter, which is close to overtaking Morrisons to become the UK’s fifth biggest supermarket …
The end comes quickly for India’s fading champions ahead of Test series finale | Geoff Lemon
Australian tours have a habit of making or breaking Test careers. VVS Laxman and Rahul Dravid destroyed Australia’s world-record winning streak at Kolkata in 2001, overcoming one of the greatest teams and its champion bowlers Shane Warne and Glenn McGrath. By 2012, Australia’s home grounds ended Laxman and Dravid, four …