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Jaguar to unveil its new £130,000 EV which will 'scare you on the motorway' after controversial rebrand

Yesterday

The Type 01, first announced in May, will boast 23-inch wheels, 1,000 horsepower and 360 new patents.

Surging debt interest bill piles Budget pressure on Healey: Alarm as UK's bond payments near critical level

Yesterday

The news will make grim reading for the Chancellor, John Healey, as he tries to make the sums add up in his maiden Budget later this month.

Shoppers can pay three times more for their favourite snacks in smaller packs as food giants cash in on fat jab boom

Yesterday

Shoppers are willing to pay more than three times as much for their favourite snack if it comes in a reduced size, according to research from trading platform eToro reveals.

'I want to thump Saba', says defiant Baillie Gifford US Growth Trust chief

Yesterday

Baillie Gifford US Growth Trust faces an 'existential' threat if Saba succeeds in sacking the board and appointing three of its own directors, says chairman Tom Burnet.

Could the state really seize your home? As Labour introduce new rules, read our definitive guide of everything you need to know, from the properties at risk to exemptions

Yesterday

Angela Rayner has given councils the power to seize properties if they've been empty for just six months. It marks the latest twist in Labour's crackdown on landlords and second home owners.

Bond vigilantes are punishing the UK but doing savers a favour, says Hamish McRae

Yesterday

Gilt yields shot up last Thursday, with 30-year debt pushing above 6 per cent, the highest since 1998 and the 10-year rising above 5.5 per cent, a level last seen in 2007.

Bots won't replace brickies but UK construction has a productivity problem, warns Mace Construct boss

Yesterday

You might not have heard of Mark Reynolds, but his company, Mace Construct, has helped create some of the most famous buildings on the planet, like the Shard.

I ditched medical school to sell olives and built a £3.8M a year business - meet the Olly's founder trying to make snacking healthier

Yesterday

Olly Hiscocks started marinating his own olives in 2016, a few months before he hoped to start a postgraduate medical degree.

How freeholders and agents are using secret commissions and kickbacks to make money from leaseholders

Yesterday

According to industry insiders, leaseholders could be paying hundreds more on their service charges as a result of the hidden financial arrangements.

Please don't call us SMEs... we are mid-sized firms: Britain's engine room wants a new name

Yesterday

Small and medium-sized enterprises (SMEs) have fewer than 250 staff and annual turnover of less than or equal to £44m, accounting for 99.9% of UK businesses.

How to invest fee-free... and the hidden costs to watch out for that eat into your profits

Yesterday

Keeping costs as low as possible is key to investing. Overpaying by even a fraction of a percentage point can erode the value of your nest egg by thousands over time.

My neighbour has built a garage to repair cars, can I stop him? DEAN DUNHAM KC replies

Yesterday

My neighbour has built a garage 3ft from my boundary fence. It's 17ft tall and 20ft wide. He intends to repair and sell cars from it.

House prices at their most affordable since 2015 compared to salaries

Yesterday

The average home now costs the equivalent of 7.3 times average earnings, down from 7.6 a year ago, Lloyds said.

New questions for Manchester City auditors BDO

Yesterday

Accountancy firm BDO is facing fresh questions about its audit of Manchester City as the club lodged an appeal.

TV chef Matt Tebbutt: I splashed out on a £6,000 coffee machine 24 years ago... it's tripled in value

Yesterday

Matt is a chef and television food presenter best known for fronting BBC weekend staple Saturday Kitchen for the past decade.

UK becomes first major economy to pay 6% to borrow since eurozone crisis as bond market rout pushes yields to highest since 1998

Yesterday

The surge in yields on UK 30-year bonds, known as gilts, meant investors were charging as much to lend to Britain as they did to beleaguered Italy in 2012.

Our mortgage will rise £671 a month from May, what should we do? David Hollingworth replies

Yesterday

Although we have paid off a large chunk of the total amount over the last five years, our monthly costs look set to rise from £1,784 a month to £2,455 a month next year.

Author Jacqueline Wilson backs bookshops in their plea to be spared crippling tax bills

Yesterday

The best-selling writer of The Story of Tracy Beaker has urged Andy Burnham to offer bookshops support on business rates in the way he has for pubs and bars.

Tesco determined to recapture 30% grocery market share for first time in more than a decade

Yesterday

Britain's largest supermarket has struggled to maintain progress amid competition from discount rivals Lidl and Aldi, plus higher employment costs.

There are tough times ahead - and the first surge in household bills is weeks away. Here's what I'm doing to prepare as best I can: JEFF PRESTRIDGE

Saturday

Although Labour delegates left Liverpool last week in a mood of euphoria, their joy wasn't shared by those outside the conference bubble.

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