81 m. ago Major energy firm to pay £2,000 to UK households as bills rise again

The Energy Support Fund is available for existing British Gas customers who are in energy debt or at risk of fuel poverty during the winter

Economics

4 h. ago FTSE 100 Live 06 October: Mondi and Aston Martin gloom, French stocks retreat

London’s new listings mini-boom gathered pace today when digital bank Shawbrook said it is planning an IPO.

Politics

5 h. ago Aston Martin calls on Labour for support as British luxury carmaker faces heavy losses

Aston Martin is set for heavy losses this year after the luxury carmaker was forced to slash production volume forecasts in response to macroeconomic disruption.

Politics

6 h. ago FTSE 100 Live 06 October: Lender backs London IPO, Aston Martin loss warning

London’s new listings mini-boom gathered pace today when digital bank Shawbrook said it is planning an IPO.

Events

6 h. ago Aston Martin warns on profits amid US tariffs and seeks ‘proactive support’

Carmaker blames weaker demand on Trump policies amid supply chain pressures after Jaguar Land Rover cyber-attackBusiness live – latest updatesAston Martin has blamed Donald Trump’s tariffs for a profit warning, as the carmaker urged the UK government to offer more “proactive support”.The company, which manufactures its cars in factories in Warwickshire and south Wales, downgraded its profit outlook on Monday for the second time this year. It said that it now expects to make a larger loss than the £110m loss that was the lower end of its profit forecasts. Continue reading...

Events

6 h. ago Aston Martin shares slump again as it issues a new profit warning on tariff fallout

British luxury car maker points finger at UK government for not providing “proactive support” for manufacturers

Events

6 h. ago FTSE 100 Live 06 October: Aston Martin warning, lender confirms IPO plan

London’s new listings mini-boom gathered pace today when digital bank Shawbrook said it is planning an IPO.

Events

7 h. ago Aston Martin set to slump to a loss as US tariff impact bites

The luxury carmaker also raised worries over the impact on the wider supply chain from the crisis at Jaguar Land Rover in the aftermath of its hack.

Economics

23 h. ago Fernando Alonso swears SIX times in furious Lewis Hamilton rant as FIA punishment handed out

Lewis Hamilton finished ahead of Fernando Alonso on track but the Aston Martin racer was apoplectic with the manner in which he did so, as the FIA stewards investigate the situation

Politics

51 h. ago Aston Martin confirm Felipe Drugovich exit as F1 team loses 'great asset'

Mirror Sport reported last week that Felipe Drugovich's decision to join Andretti Global in Formula E would mean the end of his Formula 1 reserve role with Aston Martin

Events

56 h. ago Adrian Newey not sharing Aston Martin plans with anyone as F1 team insider speaks out

Aston Martin test and reserve driver Felipe Drugovich has revealed the level of interaction he has had with Adrian Newey since the Brit's move to the Silverstone-based team

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2 d. ago Aston Martin chief claims Horner is ringing ‘every team owner’ in F1 for a job

Haas and Aston Martin approached by former team chiefMcLaren’s Oscar Piastri tops FP2 time sheets in SingaporeThe former Red Bull team principal Christian Horner has been engaged in a concerted effort to make a return to Formula One, with the Aston Martin team principal, Andy Cowell, asserting that Horner had recently been in contact with “pretty much every team owner”.Horner was dismissed by Red Bull in July and his settlement with the team allows him to return in the early part of next year. Aston Martin are considered a potential destination for Horner, who won 14 titles with Red Bull during his 20 years in charge but Cowell, who is also CEO of the team, insisted they were not interested. Continue reading...

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3 d. ago Christian Horner ‘ringing up pretty much every owner’ in search for F1 job

Aston Martin have ruled out the former Red Bull team principal from taking a role

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3 d. ago Singapore Grand Prix: Aston Martin's Fernando Alonso quickest in first practice, Oscar Piastri fifth

Veteran stunned the field with a superb performance

Sport

3 d. ago Fernando Alonso quickest in first practice at Singapore Grand Prix

The 44-year-old Aston Martin driver saw off Ferrari’s Charles Leclerc by 0.150 seconds.

Sport

4 d. ago Readers' letters: Labour's funding pledges for Scotland are Trumpian fake news

Anas Sarwar’s call for a “new directionr “ for Scottish Labour fails to convince a reader

Politics

4 d. ago Parents facing 'mixed messages' over mobile phone use in Scots schools as Labour calls for ban

Parents have repeatedly warned school bullies are using smartphones to film attacks on other pupils before sharing the footage on social media.

Politics

5 d. ago Ed Miliband to announce total ban on fracking – UK politics live

There is not currently a permanent ban in law, just a temporary moratoriumSome people have argued that it is a mistake for Keir Starmer and Labour to talk about Nigel Farage and Reform UK as much as they have. There is a case for saying that this just shores up the credibility of a party with only five MPs, and it switches the news agenda towards immigration and small boats (issues where Reform UK polls well) and away from “Labour issues” like health.And art of this argument is that, by calling the Reform UK migration policy racist, Labour is also making it easier for Farage to leverage grievance (which, as Starmer himself argued in his speech yesterday, is part of what lies behind Reform UK’s electoral support.I think it’s a mistake to pretend this isn’t the fight of our times.If it is the fight of our times, we’ve got to recognise that, and we’ve got to be in it. I think simply ignoring it is a mistake, a political mistake.No, not at all. There is a political fight that has to be ...

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5 d. ago UK accused of ‘stark injustice’ as woman from Montserrat refused free NHS care

Cherry Brown, 69, a British overseas territory citizen, was left sleeping rough after being sent to England for treatmentThe UK has been accused of a “stark injustice” for failing to provide health services and humanitarian support to citizens of British overseas territories after a woman from the Caribbean island of Montserrat was refused free NHS care and left homeless.Council officials found Cherry Brown, 69, sleeping rough in a park in Swanley, Kent, in April. Brown had been funded by the Montserratian government – whose budget is largely subsidised by the UK – to travel to England to receive treatment from the NHS that was not available at home. Continue reading...

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6 d. ago Shabana Mahmood calls Nigel Farage ‘worse than racist’ over ‘dog

Home secretary also tells Labour conference fringe event of the abuse her family have been subjected to recently Warning: this article contains language that some may find offensiveThe home secretary, Shabana Mahmood, has accused Nigel Farage of “worse than racist” dog-whistle politics as she described how members of her family had been racially abused near their home in recent weeks.After a speech calling on Labour and the UK to “fight for our belief in a greater Britain, not a littler England”, she said the Reform leader has “blown a very, very loud dog whistle to every racist in the country” with policies that would reassess the immigration status of people who have been granted a right to settle in the UK. Continue reading...

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