16 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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3 d. ago ‘Disheartening’: US justice department slashes funding to programs combating child sex trafficking

Prosecutors say cuts to funding and training limits their ability to bring child predators to justiceThe US Department of Justice has slashed funding and training resources for law enforcement working on investigations and prosecutions of sex crimes against children under the Trump administration, which limits their ability to carry out this work.Major cuts include the cancelation of 2025 National Law Enforcement Training on Child Exploitation, due to be held in Washington DC in June. The conference is an annual event that provides technical training to prosecutors, state and federal law enforcement officers on investigating online crimes against children. Continue reading...

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3 d. ago ‘Dark places’ – Arnold Allen opens up on mental struggles during injury hiatus ahead of UFC 324 clash vs Jean Silva

ARNOLD ALLEN admits he went through the darkest period of his UFC career during his injury-enforced hiatus. 2025 was set to be the year that the Suffolk strangler launched another assault on the featherweight title following his return to the win column against Giga Chikadze at UFC 304 in July 2024. But a repeatedly misdiagnosed...

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4 d. ago Jess Carter ‘didn’t want to leave hotel’ after racist abuse at Euro 2025

The defender has called on social media companies and police to work together

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4 d. ago Lewis Hamilton warns new F1 season will present biggest challenge of his career

Ferrari unveil 2026 car amid regulation resetWilliams not ready and will miss next week’s first testLewis Hamilton has emphasised the scale of the challenge facing drivers and teams as Formula One enters a new season with a regulation reset which the British driver described as the biggest of his career, as his Ferrari team look to a new start after a disappointing 2025.The Scuderia launched their new car, the SF-26, with Hamilton driving it at the team’s test track at Fiorano for the first time on Friday. He was optimistic, having been involved in the development of a Ferrari for the first time but acknowledged that a huge task lay ahead. Continue reading...

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4 d. ago How Lewis Hamilton is making his mark at Ferrari: ‘This car has a clear direction’

Having decided to end his topsy-turvy relationship with Riccardo Adami, Hamilton is finally putting his imprint on the Scuderia. But after a dreadful 2025, can this year’s Ferrari car power him to race victories?

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5 d. ago McLaren to continue fairness approach in F1 despite nervy end to last season

Policy allowed Max Verstappen back into 2025 title raceTeam due to unveil new car in Bahrain on 9 FebruaryThe McLaren team is to continue its policy of pursuing a rigorous fairness towards Lando Norris and Oscar Piastri for the 2026 Formula One season. That is despite their doing so last season allowed a late challenge from Red Bull’s Max Verstappen which might have prevented the team securing the drivers’ title, which was ultimately won by Norris.Last year McLaren enjoyed the most competitive car for most of the season and from the off, the team insisted their drivers would be free to race one another and the team would apply what they referred to as their “papaya rules” to ensure they were scrupulously fair to both in racing situations. Continue reading...

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9 d. ago 7 used cars slashed the MOST in price at start of 2026 – including world

THE prices of the UK’s most in-demand used EVs and hybrid motors have fallen again, according to the latest AA Cars Used Car Index. But looking at the last three months of 2025, the pace of the decline has begun to slow. Their data reveals the average asking price for the 20 of the most...

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1 week ago Giant darts star has special agreement with girlfriend as he vows to 'win loads of money'

Jimmy van Schie is now a PDC tour card holder after picking up a pair of WDF titles in 2025, as he looks to make 2026 and 2027 the years that he truly announces himself to the darting world

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1 week ago China's car exports surged in 2025, but domestic demand slowed

China has reported its auto exports rose 21% last year from the year before, driven by a surge in electric vehicle shipments

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2 w. ago US carbon pollution rose in 2025 in reversal of previous years’ reductions

Study from research firm finds that US greenhouse gas emissions grew faster than economic activity last yearIn a reversal from previous years’ pollution reductions, the United States spewed 2.4% more heat-trapping gases from the burning of fossil fuels in 2025 than in the year before, researchers calculated in a study released on Tuesday.The increase in greenhouse gas emissions is attributable to a combination of a cool winter, the explosive growth of datacenters and cryptocurrency mining, and higher natural gas prices, according to the Rhodium Group, an independent research firm. Environmental policy rollbacks by Donald Trump’s administration were not significant factors in the increase because they were only put in place this year, the study authors said. Heat-trapping gases from the burning of coal, oil and natural gas are the major cause of worsening global warming, scientists say. Continue reading...

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2 w. ago Man United confirm Michael Carrick appointment as head coach for remainder of 2025/26 season

Michael Carrick has been given the Manchester United head coach position for the remainder of the 2025/26 season.

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2 w. ago US carbon pollution rose in 2025. Experts blame cold winter, high natural gas prices, data centers

Researchers say the United States emitted 2.4% more greenhouse gases in 2025 than the previous year

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2 w. ago 'Exceptional' Scottish airline named UK’s most punctual major carrier in 2025

The airline had 81 percent of its flights on time, well above the UK average of 72 percent.

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2 w. ago Americans are sitting on $23 billion in gift cards—don’t let yours go to waste

U.S. shoppers were projected to spend around $29 billion on gift cards during the 2025 holiday season

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2 w. ago Man pleads guilty to sending ‘abhorrent’ messages to Lionesses star Jess Carter

Carter was vocal about the abuse she received at last summer’s Euros

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2 w. ago Check your pockets: Americans are sitting on $23 billion in unused gift cards

U.S. shoppers were projected to spend around $29 billion on gift cards during the 2025 holiday season

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2 w. ago Three mothers died in crash after the BMW 5 series they were passengers in careered off A

Virashi Chauhan, 39, Neeru Patel and Bhamini Karsan, both 42, died at the scene on the southbound A46 carriageway on December 13, 2025.

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2 w. ago China stamps its footprint on UK car market selling nearly 200,000 vehicles in 2025

With over a dozen different Chinese brands now on sale in the UK, we take a look at how they've already significantly disrupted the market.

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2 w. ago EA Sports FC 26 Team of the Year predicted squad and how to vote

The biggest promo is coming to EA Sports FC 26 this week, celebrating 2025's best performing players with a number of upgraded cards releasing on Ultimate Team.

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