10 h. ago EU car sales grow 1.8% in 2025 with electric cars surging but Tesla loses market share – business live

Sales at Elon Musk’s carmaker plummet nearly 38% in 2025 as it loses ground to China’s BYD; gold continues to riseGood morning, and welcome to our rolling coverage of business, the financial markets and the world economy.Sales of new cars in the European Union rose by 1.8% last year, with electric cars making up a bigger share of the market, while Tesla sales plummeted as it lost ground to China’s BYD. Continue reading...

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60 h. ago In Somerset, I found glorious proof that the UK can build great council houses. So what is holding us back? | John Harris

It was life-affirming to meet the residents of Rainbow Way in Minehead. But so much still stands in the way of Labour’s vision for social housing I met Carole Guscott, a retired former carer, on a clear winter’s morning in the Somerset town of Minehead. She was walking her whippet, Gracie, on the way back to her new flat, past the local Premier Inn and on to a cul de sac called Rainbow Way. “I knew as soon as I saw it,” she told me. “I just thought: ‘I can make this place my home.’”Up until recently, she was living in a private rented place near the centre of town and paying £780 a month in rent. For four years she had known that Rainbow Way was being built. She also knew that its houses and flats were an example of something that is vanishingly rare in post-Thatcher Britain: new council housing, which meant security for the people chosen to be the tenants but also intense competition for places. Continue reading...

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2 d. ago I was thrilled with the chic makeover I gave my home – cruel trolls say it’s like Molly

WHEN it comes to decorating your home, you often take inspiration from others. But one woman has hit back at cruel trolls who claim she has Molly Mae's house on a budget. Taking to social media, the woman has been showcasing her home transformation and revealed her new front room. The design played with neutral...

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4 d. ago Mums of teens whose brutal attacks were filmed for online back progress on social media ban for kids

A ban on social media for under-16s has been backed by the House of Lords.

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4 d. ago Residents in legal fight to halt demolition of Clockwork Orange estate | Social housing

Residents in legal fight to halt demolition of Clockwork Orange estate | Social housing  The Guardian

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5 d. ago Council to offer £2,500 incentive to help social housing tenants to downsize

Figures show that up to a third of social housing - with a 20,000 household waiting list - is 'under-occupied'

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5 d. ago Antiques Roadshow guest left in tears after learning true value of car boot find

An Antiques Roadshow guest was left speechless after discovering his £50 car boot sale purchase - a Nigerian sculpture he'd been using as a doorstop - was worth up to £15,000

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5 d. ago Couple find vintage bag at car boot sale and you won't believe what it's worth

A couple have shared how they managed to bag a £1,000 bag at a car boot sale, and they were intending to sell it on for just £1, but there is a catch for the designer item

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7 d. ago Taoiseach should visit White House amid Greenland row – Government minister

The Minister for Social Protection said, if invited, the Taoiseach should visit the White House on St Patrick’s Day.

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7 d. ago Germany launches huge discounts to boost electric and hybrid car sales

The German Government will discount the price of new electric and plug-in hybrid cars to boost sales - and the savings are significantly larger than those Britons are being offered.

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7 d. ago Plans for a car sales showroom in Rutherglen submitted to the council

South Lanarkshire Council received the application on December 15 to convert the warehouse unit on Lloyd Street into a car sales showroom

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7 d. ago South Lanarkshire Council to boost social housing in Hamilton

The properties will be built at Almada Street in Hamilton and will help meet the growing demand for affordable and secure housing in the area.

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8 d. ago Motherwell councillor urging constituents to attend consultation event for planned new housing

The council is proposing to build around 26 social houses for rent on vacant land at Dalzell Drive that is immediately adjacent to the motor showroom.

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1 week ago The colour having a comeback in new car sales – but grey still rules

Black took second place with a market share of 23.0%

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1 week ago Six arrested in £300m social housing fraud probe in London and Italy

Five men and one woman aged between 40 and 80 were arrested on suspicion of fraud and bribery offences

Economics

1 week ago Six arrested in £300m social housing fraud and bribery probe

Six arrested in £300m social housing fraud and bribery probe  BBC

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1 week ago Arrests in Greater Manchester under Serious Fraud Office probe into 'past management' of social housing company

'Vulnerable people were promised homes while investors were promised returns'

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1 week ago Major social housing firm probed over £300m fraud and bribery allegations

Home REIT - which owned thousands of homes intended for homeless and vulnerable people - is being probed over suspected fraud and bribery offences worth an estimated £300million

Economics

2 w. ago Council approves average rent hike of £200 a year for social housing tenants

Residents will pay more for their rent.

Economics

2 w. ago Smithsonian removes reference to Trump’s impeachments after administration complained, report says

The White House shared the new portrait on social media earlier this week

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