The proportion of drivers owning electric vehicles in Britain is forecast to more than double with just one switch of their car. New research claims that 18 per cent of drivers say their next car will be an EV, which compares to the 7 per cent who currently own one. Overall, 44 per cent of … Read more
Britons bought 156,500 new cars last month, up almost 12 per cent year-on-year and marking the strongest performance since before the pandemic. The growth was driven by a sharp increase in EV demand, with new figures from the Society of Motor Manufacturers and Traders (SMMT) showing battery-powered cars reached another major milestone. A total of … Read more
With A-levels results day just around the corner, many parents will be preparing to help their student children with the cost of university. But how much exactly will they chip in? Research shows that 26 per cent of parents who currently contribute, or plan to, expect to spend an eye-watering £50,000 per child. This includes … Read more
The way in which millions of us are told to save for retirement is setting us up for failure – and a frugal old age. I fear that unless we change the current model now, few will be able to afford the kind of retirement they want. We live under the delusion that pension saving … Read more
It is hard to believe it in our atomised world of smartphones, but Walter Cronkite – the legendary anchor of CBS Evening News during the 1960s and 1970s – enjoyed average audiences of 53 million viewers every night. They watched, rapt, as he expounded on everything from the assassination of JFK to the human triumph … Read more
French carmaker Citroen has called for greater use of artificial intelligence to tackle Britain’s escalating pothole crisis. The manufacturer says AI should be deployed nationwide to monitor and report road defects, while utility companies should face tougher oversight to ensure roads are properly reinstated after excavation works. Citroen estimates that repairing Britain’s pothole-riddled roads could … Read more
Sales of new-build homes in London are dropping sharply, according to the latest figures from property consultancy Molior. A total of 5,606 new homes have been sold in the first six months of this year compared to 8,840 in the same period last year, a drop of nearly 37 per cent. In 2022, some 20,380 … Read more
In June, I travelled by train with Avanti West Coast from Edinburgh to Birmingham which took four hours and 15 minutes. I had initially booked a ‘standard premium’ ticket which gets you a more comfortable seat than standard class and a guaranteed table, but later paid £77 for an upgrade to first class so I … Read more
Wizz Air swung to a loss in the first quarter and warned of further ‘challenges’ as soaring fuel costs continue to hammer the low-cost airline. The London-listed Hungarian airline revealed an operating loss of £157million between April and June, down from a profit of £23.6million for the same period last year. Wizz said this largely … Read more
Time Out will open a market in Piccadilly Circus for the first time in its home city, in what it said will be a global flagship for its food hall portfolio. The Aim-listed media and hospitality group said it had secured the site on 55 Regent Street, owned by the Crown Estate, to open Time … Read more