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The first 500-mile EV has arrived: Volvo's 'game-changing' EX60 can go from Fulham to Frankfurt on a single charge - here's how much it costs

Today

Volvo has boldly claimed that it 'sets a new standard for its segment' and hailed it as the model to 'solve the top customer concerns for buying an electric car'.

Drug-driving crisis laid bare: Reoffending rises a quarter as 3,200 convicted motorists found over the limit again

Today

Ministry of Justice figures obtained by a road safety charity suggest there were 3,193 drug-drive incidents in 2024 by motorists who had committed the same offence previously, up from 2,579 in 2023

JN Bank launches new range of savings accounts and rebrands - are the rates any good?

Today

JN Bank has relaunched as This Bank and along with its new name has launched a crop of new savings accounts.

Spoils for America's rich and powerful put capitalism to shame, says ALEX BRUMMER

Yesterday

The US Republican Party has travelled a distance since the early 20th century when Teddy Roosevelt found himself in the White House.

Currys boss warns over jobs claiming Labour tax hikes make it 'riskier and more expensive' to hire staff

Yesterday

Rachel Reeves has dented hiring and driven up prices by hitting businesses with punishing tax rises, the boss of Currys has declared.

'A harsh reality check': Reeves jaunt to Davos overshadowed by soaring prices, job losses and weak growth

Yesterday

Rachel Reeves has been dealt a 'harsh reality check' after a surprise jump in inflation raised fresh questions over the health of the economy.

Hospitality in crisis: Reeves REJECTS calls to extend pubs U-turn as she leaves hotels and restaurants in the lurch

Yesterday

Rachel Reeves delivered a blow to beleaguered hotel and restaurant operators as she signalled that only pubs will receive any help to cope with a surge in business rate bills.

Wetherspoons boss hits out at pub tax raid as chain warns on profits after costs surge by £45m

Yesterday

Tim Martin, the executive chairman and founder of one of Britain's biggest pub chains, said that 'costs have been higher than anticipated,' including the property taxes business rates.

Don't just help pubs! More than 130 hotel bosses write to Rachel Reeves for industry-wide rates relief

Yesterday

Rachel Reeves has been warned her proposed relief package for pubs must extend to other hospitality firms too.

Will rising inflation halt mortgage rate cuts? Today's spike could spell bad news for borrowers

Yesterday

Today's spike in the rate of inflation could put an end to the mortgage rate cuts borrowers have enjoyed in recent months, experts have warned.

Russell & Bromley SAVED from collapse - but more than 30 stores and hundreds of jobs still at risk

Yesterday

Russell & Bromley has been saved from collapse - but more than 30 stores and hundreds of jobs are still at risk.

House prices see 'modest' rise of 2.5% in the past year to reach £271,000 despite pre-Budget fears

Yesterday

Average house prices climbed in November in boost to homeowners after a slight fall in October, official figures today reveal.

Nationwide makes major change to its mortgages meaning customers can borrow £50,000 more

Yesterday

New and existing customers of Britain's biggest building society could potentially borrow tens of thousands more under the new rules.

Morrisons boss warns food prices will continue to rise as basket sizes shrink

Yesterday

Morrisons boss Rami Baitieh said 'challenging inflation, lower consumer confidence and Budget uncertainty' had all weighed on consumer sentiment at the end of last year.

Britain's 100 worst savings accounts revealed. Our money experts have scrutinised 2,000 accounts at EVERY big bank... here's the shameful ones losing you money and where to put it instead

Yesterday

They all pay a pittance - at best just 1.51pc - despite the Bank of England base rate standing at 3.75pc.

Gold tipped to hit $5,000 an ounce after soaring to new record high

Yesterday

Gold was tipped to breach $5,000 an ounce while silver is heading towards $100 for the first time as concerns about the state of the world send investors rushing to the apparent safety of precious metals.

Modern classic Ferrari prices go into overdrive after five 'halo' cars from the 1980s-2000s smash world records

Yesterday

The rare Prancing Horses each drew landmark multi-million-pound winning bids, with one selling for nearly three times the previous highest figure to leave a US auction room in disbelief.

Best inflation-fighting savings rates: Make your money work harder

Yesterday

Savers' cash pots have been eroded over the last two years by high inflation, but there are 1,406 savings accounts paying an inflation-beating rate.

We test Vertu 'phone for billionaires' which costs £5,000 and has an AI concierge which can book you a private yacht: Is it worth it?

Yesterday

Once popular with noughties celebrities, Vertu phones are under new ownership and are in demand among the super-wealthy in Asia and the Middle East.

US Treasury Secretary dismisses Denmark as 'irrelevant' and shrugs off market sell-off

Yesterday

Stocks, bonds and the dollar fell on Tuesday while gold and silver prices rose as traders fretted over the stand off between the United States and Europe.

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