7 h. ago Electric Range Rover completes Arctic Circle test as it bids to become the 'world's most capable luxury SUV'

The Range Rover Electric is expected to be revealed in production form towards the end of this year, with first deliveries arriving in early 2026.

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18 h. ago Trump targets Democratic fundraising platform ActBlue with memorandum

President directs attorney general to investigate supposed foreign contributions, an unsubstantiated rightwing claimThe Republican president is taking aim at a Democratic fundraising platform, issuing a presidential memorandum to crack down on supposed foreign contributions to elections, an unsubstantiated claim from the right..Donald Trump announced the memo on Thursday, directing the attorney general to investigate, and report to the president, “concerning allegations regarding the use of online fundraising platforms to make ‘straw’ or ‘dummy’ contributions and to make foreign contributions to US political candidates and committees, all of which break the law”. Continue reading...

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23 h. ago Trump targets popular Democrat fundraising group as he preps order to crack down on foreign money in elections: report

Trump reportedly has his sights on the Democrats’ dominant national fundraising platform ActBlue as the organization has been standing by

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24 h. ago ‘Vladimir, stop!’ Trump issues rare rebuke to Putin as Kyiv attack toll rises to 12

Ninety people also wounded after one of the most devastating air attacks against Ukraine for monthsEurope live: latest updatesAt least 12 people have been killed and more than 90 injured in Kyiv after Russia carried out one of the most devastating air attacks against Ukraine for months, with Kharkiv and other cities also targeted.The attack drew a rare rebuke of Russia from Donald Trump, who posted on social media: “Vladimir, STOP!” Continue reading...

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25 h. ago Could EV battery health certificates convince more drivers to buy a used electric car?

The longevity of battery life remains a major hurdle for second-hand car buyers who fear getting stung with a massive bill of up to £30k to replace a battery.

Science

31 h. ago Mercedes to replace steering wheel with futuristic spaceship

The German car giant will soon offer a cut-away steering wheel design for its flagship EV alongside a new 'steer-by-wire' system. We explain how it works and if it's legal.

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39 h. ago Trump signs executive orders targeting colleges, plus schools' equity efforts

President Donald Trump has ordered sharper scrutiny of America’s colleges and the accreditors that oversee them

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48 h. ago Law firms targeted by Trump ask judges to permanently bar executive orders against them – live

Law firms Perkins Coie and WilmerHale say Trump’s executive orders against them are acts of retaliation that violate US constitutional protectionsNato secretary general Mark Rutte will visit the US and meet the secretary of state, Marco Rubio, the defense secretary, Pete Hegseth, and the national security adviser, Mike Waltz, according to a media notice shared by the military alliance’s press office.Rutte will visit the US on 24 and 25 April. Continue reading...

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52 h. ago Fears grow that Signal leaks make Pete Hegseth top espionage target

Experts say Pentagon chief has endangered secrets of US defense department and given assistance to foreign spiesAs more develops about the US defense secretary, Pete Hegseth, and his repeated disclosures of sensitive military intelligence in unsecured Signal group chats, there are growing concerns his behavior has weakened the Pentagon in the eyes of its foreign adversaries and made him and his entourage a top espionage target.Allies, already concerned by Donald Trump’s aggressive tariffs, have also begun to see the US as an intelligence-sharing liability. There are fears that the mounting firings and leak inquiries in Hegseth’s orbit, along with his inability to manage these internal crises, exposes the entire global US war footing – especially, if a geopolitical and external crisis comes across his desk. Continue reading...

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2 d. ago Even Trump must know that firing the chair of the Fed would be self

Jerome Powell is a soft target for the president amid economic instability. But getting rid of him would only invite more chaosUS stock markets, Treasury bonds and the dollar itself are sliding amid the tariff turmoil and Donald Trump needs a soft target. It was probably only a matter of time before he intensified his attacks on Jerome Powell, chair of the US Federal Reserve. It is an easy narrative to blame the dull central banker with orthodox worries about anchoring inflation expectations. Nor is Powell able to engage in tit-for-tat soundbites. Unlike Trump, he must measure the impact on markets of his every word.The open question is how far Trump intends to push things. Monday’s reaction in financial markets was strong because it seemed for the first time that the president could be serious about removal. “Powell’s termination cannot come fast enough!” declared Trump, which was several notches beyond his usual whine about urging the Fed to hurry up with cuts in interest rates. C...

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3 d. ago For Trump, the message is all. No surprise he’s targeting NPR and PBS | Margaret Sullivan

Trump’s anti-media diatribes are part of the authoritarian playbook. Congress must reject his planned cutsIt was entirely predictable that Donald Trump would go after public media in America. Harming the reality-based press – in every form, whether public or private – is a central part of his playbook for controlling the political narrative as he moves the country toward an authoritarian model of government.For Trump, the message is all, and anything that gets in the way should be portrayed as an evil to society and stamped out.Margaret Sullivan is a Guardian US columnist Continue reading...

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3 d. ago Families could save £1,000 a year by switching to electric vehicles – but there are two big issues to consider

The government have changed their Zero Emission Vehicle mandate which could see more hybrids instead flood the market

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3 d. ago Kristi Noem says purse – and $3,000 in cash – stolen from DC restaurant

Passport, driver’s license and keys also reportedly taken but not clear if theft was random or if Trump ally was targetedA purse belonging to Donald Trump’s Department of Homeland Security secretary, Kristi Noem, that contained $3,000 in cash, her passport, driver’s license and her apartment keys was stolen while she ate dinner at a restaurant in downtown Washington on Sunday night.The secretary revealed the theft to reporters at the White House Easter egg roll on Monday. Noem said the incident remained unresolved. Continue reading...

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3 d. ago Trump says Hegseth is ‘doing a great job’ despite reports of second Signal chat

US president dismisses criticism of defense secretary sharing information on strikes in Yemen to his familyUS politics live – latest updatesDonald Trump offered public support for defense secretary Pete Hegseth a day after it emerged that Hegseth had shared information about US strikes in Yemen last month in a second Signal group chat that included family, his personal lawyer and several top Pentagon aides.“He’s doing a great job. Ask the Houthis how he’s doing,” Trump said dismissively, referring to the rebel group in Yemen targeted by those missile strikes, on the sidelines of the White House Easter egg roll event on Monday. Continue reading...

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4 d. ago How EV makers are trying to make them sound, feel and drive like petrol cars

We look at how manufacturers are employing different tactics to make their EVs feel like combustion engine cars. But will it help accelerate sales?

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8 d. ago Target CEO to meet with civil rights leader Al Sharpton amid DEI cuts

Target’s chief executive officer is planning to meet this week with the Rev. Al Sharpton

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8 d. ago Fundraising shows something clear: Democratic voters want fighters

Analysis: From progressives like AOC, Jasmine Crockett and Bernie Sanders to mainstream Democrats like Jon Ossoff and Mark Kelly, Democrats are sending their money to elected officials they think will aggressively oppose Trump. Eric Garcia reports

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8 d. ago The EV graveyard is cleared! Abandoned new electric cars worth £275k dumped on Nottingham road are collected

The eight EVs, which we showed abandoned at the roadside in Nottingham yesterday, were recovered last night and are being prepared for sale at auction alongside another 35 new examples.

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8 d. ago EV graveyard for sale! Abandoned new electric cars worth £275k dumped on Nottingham road will be sold at auction

The eight EVs, which we showed abandoned at the roadside in Nottingham yesterday, were recovered last night and are being prepared for sale at auction alongside another 35 new examples.

Economics

8 d. ago DOGE puts entire AmeriCorps leadership on leave as future of disaster volunteer group in jeopardy

The community service program that sends young adults to work on projects across the U.S. is the latest target of the Trump administration 's campaign to slash government spending

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