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Electric vehicles have some of the worst first-time MOT pass rates of any cars - here's the main reason why

Today

Data provided by the DVSA shows that five of the 10 motors with the worst first MOT pass rates last year are EVs.

After China bans Tesla-style hidden door handles, here are eight modern car features safety experts and drivers want axed next

Today

While designed to make vehicles greener, safer and increasingly convenient, they can be flawed or totally redundant, thus making them incredibly irritating and dangerous for motorists.

Just half of people understand what to do with their money at retirement: We reveal the five crucial questions to ask

Today

What suits you best will depend on the type of pensions you have, what you have saved up so far, and whether you are prepared to shoulder investment risk.

Epstein stood to make millions from Mandelson's 'gold dust' tips: Agile traders could have cashed in on inside track being fed to paedophile

Today

Lord Mandelson told Epstein about then-prime minister Gordon Brown's resignation in May 2010 hours before it was made public, emails appear to reveal.

The 'Temu Range Rover' that's become a sales sensation: Britons bought more Jaecoo 7 SUVs than any other car in the last year

Today

The Jaecoo 7 - also known as the viral 'Temu Range Rover' - has been crowned the most popular new car among private buyers in the first year on sale in Britain.

Selfridges refused to let me return £263 designer jacket as it had my HAIR on it: CRANE ON THE CASE

Today

I obviously can't rule out a stray hair finding its way on to the coat, but the accusation that it had 'hair all over' is totally false.

Two in five new-build flats now sell at a loss: What has gone wrong?

Today

Flat owners up and down the country are finding the value of their home has fallen below what they paid for it.

Why Britain's about to BOOM, by money guru ALEX BRUMMER. It's nothing to do with grotesque Labour but the signs we've escaped the doom-loop are everywhere... here's why and what it means for you

Today

Is Britain on the cusp of a scientific and technological revolution? Simon Carter, the boss of the property giant British Land, appears to believe that it is.

Record-breaking FTSE 100 heads for 10,500 - despite concerns about stocks vulnerable to AI

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Having only reached the 10,000 mark for the first time in early January, the blue-chip index rose as high as 10,481 yesterday, a new intra-day peak.

Santander sets aside another £183m for the motor finance scandal - taking the total bill to nearly half a billion

Yesterday

The Spanish-owned bank added to the £295m it had earmarked for compensation and costs related to mis-selling of loans to vehicle buyers.

Glaxo's new boss goes big on science - and that should be good for Britain, says ALEX BRUMMER

Yesterday

GlaxoSmithKline's new boss Luke Miels (pictured) is interested in addressing diseases caused by obesity, such as fibrosis of the liver.

Nineties Range Rover winched out of a garage after 30 years with only 750 miles on the clock sells at auction for more than a new one

Yesterday

Having wiped away the layer of dust on the windscreen, a severely faded tax disc showed it was last used on the road in 1996.

Mounjaro maker Eli Lilly flattens Wegovy rival Novo Nordisk in battle of the fat jabs

Yesterday

The American maker of Mounjaro has struck a decisive blow against its European rival behind Ozempic and Wegovy as the battle of the fat jabs intensifies.

Why men end up with four times more in their pension pots by the age of 60

Yesterday

Men hold a median total of £75,000 in defined contribution pension pots just ahead of reaching 60, compared to £19,000 for women.

GSK beats expectations as specialist medicines drives profits in boost for new boss

Yesterday

GSK beat profit expectations in the fourth quarter, driven by demand for its HIV drugs and Asthma medicine.

FTSE 100 hits record high and surges past 10,400 points despite AI woes

Yesterday

The FTSE has reached a new high, pushing past 10,400 points despite a continued selloff in software stocks.

Dragons' Den star Peter Jones adds American Golf chain to business empire

Yesterday

The entrepreneur, a keen golfer said to play off a handicap of eight, agreed to buy the loss-making retailer from private equity group Endless, which has owned it since 2018.

King Charles' old Audi heading for auction - and it could be yours for a very reasonable price

Yesterday

The then-Prince of Wales was photographed driving the car between 2015 and 2016. It will go under the hammer later this month.

Watches of Switzerland boss slams tax rises and says retail is 'taken for granted'

Yesterday

Brian Duffy, chief executive of the UK's largest luxury watch seller, said the Government takes retailers 'for granted' as many grapple with the burden of rising business rates.

At least 1m people have missed the self-assessment tax deadline and face £100 fines

Yesterday

The £100m figure is likely to further increase as late filers will also face daily penalties and interest charges in February.

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