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Electric vehicle (EV) sales in the UK continued to surge in April, with battery electric cars claiming more than one in five new registrations, even as petrol and diesel car sales sharply declined — a development hailed by campaigners as a “clear signal” of public support for the shift to cleaner transport. According to the […]

The UK’s green energy ambitions have suffered a serious setback after Danish energy giant Ørsted cancelled plans for Hornsea 4, one of the country’s largest proposed offshore windfarms, citing soaring supply chain costs and financial risks. Hornsea 4, expected to power 1 million homes with its 2.4GW capacity, was the fourth phase of the Hornsea

Farmers across England are warning of early crop failures after what is shaping up to be the driest start to spring in nearly 70 years, with water levels falling and fears mounting that the country could be headed for another severe summer drought. The National Farmers’ Union (NFU) says that some crops are already suffering,

British Steel has launched a recruitment drive for more than 180 new roles less than a month after the UK government intervened to save the company and protect 2,700 jobs at its Scunthorpe plant. The move follows a dramatic state rescue in which ministers stepped in after Chinese owner Jingye Group declined to fund a

The Bank of England has cut interest rates for the fourth time since August, lowering the base rate to 4.25% from 4.5%, as the central bank grapples with weakening growth, persistent inflation, and global trade disruptions driven by President Trump’s tariff war. In a closely watched decision, the Bank’s Monetary Policy Committee (MPC) was split.

President Donald Trump is expected to announce a long-anticipated trade deal with the United Kingdom on Thursday, marking a potential breakthrough in transatlantic relations amid rising global trade tensions triggered by his sweeping tariff regime. The president teased the announcement in a post on Truth Social, promising a “MAJOR TRADE DEAL” at a press conference

Dr. Malini Saba is an internationally respected entrepreneur, psychologist, and philanthropist whose multifaceted career spans over 30 years and numerous global industries. As the founder of Saba Group, she has led pioneering ventures across sectors including agriculture, real estate, fintech, commodities, and healthcare. She is also the Chair and CEO of the Saba Family Foundation,

Clients rarely mean harm when they ask for small tweaks to a polished PDF, but designers know the chaos that request can unleash. That static, perfect PDF—meticulously aligned, font-stable, color-profiled—is suddenly being copied, pasted, and edited in apps that were never part of the original plan. And if that client lives inside Word or PowerPoint?

Nearly 300,000 people filed their Self Assessment tax returns in the first week of the new tax year — the highest number ever recorded during the opening week of filing, according to HM Revenue and Customs (HMRC). The figures show that 299,419 returns were submitted between 6 and 12 April, almost 10 months ahead of

Amazon has announced a major breakthrough in warehouse automation with the launch of Vulcan, a new robot equipped with a sense of touch, capable of handling around 75% of items in the company’s vast fulfilment network. Unveiled at the retailer’s “Delivering the Future” event in Dortmund, Germany, Vulcan represents what Amazon calls a “fundamental leap