2 h. ago ‘The Chinese will not pause’: Volvo and Polestar bosses urge EU to stick to 2035 petrol car ban

Exclusive: Swedish carmakers push to retain target as Germany lobbies to help its own industry by softening cutoff dateAs the battle lines harden amid Germany’s intensifying pressure on the European Commission to scrap the 2035 ban on production of new petrol and diesel cars, two Swedish car companies, Volvo and Polestar, are leading the campaign to persuade Brussels to stick to the date.They argue such a move is a desperate attempt to paper over the cracks in the German car industry, adding that it will not just prolong take up of electric vehicles but inadvertently hand the advantage to China. Continue reading...

Politics

3 d. ago 'Fists, kicks and chairs thrown': Popular Manchester city centre bar sees six violent incidents in as many months

Police urged council bosses to revoke its licence

Politics

4 d. ago Flu cases continue to rise as 'mutated' H3N2 strain sparks urgent health bosses plea

Health bosses have issued a plea with less than four weeks until Christmas

Science

5 d. ago Pets at Home boss plots 'urgent' retail turnaround as profits tumble

Ian Birke, interim executive chair of Pets at Home, said the retail arm of the business needed to 'stablise and rebuild momentum' via a turnaround strategy.

Economics

7 d. ago I'm a Celebrity stars forced to evacuated as camp faces 'extreme' emergency

ITV bosses had to implement an emergency plan and urgently shelter the celebs after a horror storm

Politics

7 d. ago I'm a Celebrity stars forced to evacuate as camp faces 'extreme' emergency

ITV bosses had to implement an emergency plan and urgently shelter the celebs after a horror storm

Politics

7 d. ago I'm A Celebrity camp evacuated due to horror storm as bosses implement emergency plan

ITV bosses had to implement an emergency plan and urgently shelter the celebs amid giant hailstones and lightning as the I'm A Celebrity camp was hit by a horror storm

Events

2 w. ago New Omoda 7 confirmed for UK – but can it live up to the smash

Mid-size SUV arrives in January 2026 with hybrid or petrol power, sharing its tech with Britain’s sixth best-selling car – its glamorous sister, the Jaecoo 7.

Politics

2 w. ago Petrol car drivers hit with 17p per mile charges in November

The average price of petrol fell in October, but drivers are still facing high costs to fill up - and it's set to get worse for electric car owners

Events

2 w. ago To the cashier who left me absolutely speechless – I salute you

Ours was a highly unusual interaction, and it made me question the way that British people speak to one anotherIt was Sunday morning and I was grumpy enough, filling up my mum’s car. It was one of those petrol stations which is also a supermarket, so you run the risk of joining a queue of people bearing baskets of slightly overpriced groceries. This is a dreadful thing to happen when all you want to do is pay for some fuel. Dreadful.I was fourth in the queue. There was only one person serving, a young woman. There was something unusual about her. When the faffer at the front of the queue had finally paid for his Viakal, his sausage roll and his box of eggs, I could have sworn I heard the cashier wish him a wonderful day. Odd. Perhaps I’d misheard, or maybe she did say it and was being sarcastic. I wondered if she could even be an ally in my fight against faff, sharing my contempt for people who hold up simple fuel-buyers like me. Continue reading...

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2 w. ago To the cashier who left me absolutely speechless – I salute you | Adrian Chiles

Ours was a highly unusual interaction, and it made me question the way that British people speak to one anotherIt was Sunday morning and I was grumpy enough, filling up my mum’s car. It was one of those petrol stations which is also a supermarket, so you run the risk of joining a queue of people bearing baskets of slightly overpriced groceries. This is a dreadful thing to happen when all you want to do is pay for some fuel. Dreadful.I was fourth in the queue. There was only one person serving, a young woman. There was something unusual about her. When the faffer at the front of the queue had finally paid for his Viakal, his sausage roll and his box of eggs, I could have sworn I heard the cashier wish him a wonderful day. Odd. Perhaps I’d misheard, or maybe she did say it and was being sarcastic. I wondered if she could even be an ally in my fight against faff, sharing my contempt for people who hold up simple fuel-buyers like me. Continue reading...

Politics

2 w. ago London pubs boss urges Reeves to spare struggling sector from more Budget punishment

Fuller’s boss said the pub chain faced an £8m increase in costs as a result of last year’s Budget

Economics

2 w. ago Thousands of pupils in Scots schools face more time off in coming months as teachers urged to walk out of classrooms

THOUSANDS of youngsters across Scotland could end up out of the classroom amid a strike threat. Teachers have been urged to back industrial action after a union boss blasted Nats ministers over a botched promise on class times. The SNP promised to reduce contact time to 21 hours in their 2021 manifesto. But the Educational...

Politics

2 w. ago Jet2 boss urges Chancellor against raising travel tax ahead of Budget

Exclusive: ‘People want to be looked after, forget about daily life, and just relax,’ says CEO Steve Heapy

Economics

2 w. ago BBC boss urges ‘fight’ for its journalism as board considers Trump threat

Tim Davie’s comments come after US president says he will sue for $1bn if he does not get an apology and compensation

Politics

3 w. ago Geely EX5 review: Sensational value SUV with a little help from Lotus

The first model from Volvo, Polestar and Lotus owner Geely is a cracker – if only it went a little bit further

Politics

3 w. ago 5 cars loved by petrolheads that are becoming EVs in 2026 – including flagship SUV and iconic Volkswagen

THE car industry is undergoing rapid change as brands transition away from petrol and towards battery power. Electric cars are no longer new on UK roads, with the Tesla Model Y remaining a big seller, ditto the MG4 and Skoda Enyaq, while the reborn Renault 5 and Nissan Micra shows how familiar badges can tap...

Transport

3 w. ago Tim Dowling: life on the road was so much simpler than being at home

On tour with the band there were no snapping tortoises, no dog kerfuffles and certainly no peeping scaffoldersIt is early morning, the low sun is glinting off wet tarmac. I’m in a coffee shop next to a petrol station, across the car park from the Travelodge where I spent the night, somewhere just north of Brighton. The middle leg of the band’s autumn tour is complete, and I’m on my way home. But first I want coffee.“Can I take a name?” says the woman behind the counter. Continue reading...

Politics

3 w. ago Max Verstappen's DAD wades into McLaren civil war, urging Oscar Piastri to fight back against team boss Zak Brown's call that could cost him the F1 title

Max Verstappen's father would love to see his son complete a remarkable comeback to seal the 2025 F1 driver's championship, but has gone in to bat for Aussie Oscar Piastri

Economics

3 w. ago UK's Reeves to urge insurance bosses to increase investment in London, FT reports

UK's Reeves to urge insurance bosses to increase investment in London, FT reports  Reuters

Economics