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End of the road for the convertible car: Just 11 soft-top models from major brands remain - but used prices are rising

Today

Despite Britain's comparably mild climates, we are historically one of Europe's biggest markets for convertible cars. But our choices are now extremely limited...

Gulf between comfortably off sixty-somethings and those struggling to get by revealed

Today

Government policy to encourage people to work longer is having a negative impact on the financially insecure who cannot do so, argues the Centre for Aging Better,

Sales at online retail group THG bulk up thanks to record demand for protein powder

Today

The Manchester business, led by boss Matthew Moulding, pictured, said sales for the six months to June 30 rose by around 6.5%.

ALEX BRUMMER: I got to know 'Red Ed' and in private, he's not the goofy nerd you'd expect. It won't make me popular, but I believe he could make a good Chancellor

Today

The front page of yesterday's Mail carried the headline: 'Don't put the economy at mercy of "Red Ed"', a reference to Ed Miliband, the Secretary of State for Energy Security and Net Zero.

Scammers set up O2 phone contracts in my name last year... I switched network but they're trying to open more: CRANE ON THE CASE

Today

In 2025, fraudsters ordered four O2 Sims in my name and ran up a huge bill. Now it is happening again - even though I'm not with O2 any more.

Gen Z paid more than millennial predecessors but would still rather stay at 'hotel of mum and dad' than pay sky high rents or mortgages

Yesterday

Gen Z workers are earning more than their millennial predecessors but would rather stay at the 'hotel of Mum and Dad' than pay sky-high rents or mortgages, new research shows.

Piling more tax on firms will be 'road to ruin', business chief warns Burnham

Yesterday

Piling more taxes onto UK firms will be the 'road to ruin', Andy Burnham has been warned by the head of one of Britain's leading business groups.

Morgan unleashes its ultra-exclusive Midsummer Coupé: Just 10 built by Malvern carmaker and each costs north of £200,000

Yesterday

This is the second Midsummer model from the Malvern-based manufacturer, following in the tyre tracks of the limited-run Midsummer Speedster debuted last year.

World's first trillionaire Elon Musk a mere billionaire once again as SpaceX shares fall back down to earth

Yesterday

Shares in SpaceX jumped from a $135 start on June 12 to a high of $225 on June 16 - but crashed 35% on Tuesday, wiping more than $1trillion off its value.

Oil falls to lowest price since start of Iran war as shipping picks up in the Strait of Hormuz

Yesterday

Brent crude dropped towards $73 a barrel having peaked at $126 at the end of April as the conflict shocked the world. Oil is at its cheapest since February 27.

The great British sell-out: Competition watchdog cowers in the face US tech imperialism, says ALEX BRUMMER

Yesterday

Rarely has Britain been such a happy hunting ground for overseas marauders. The latest invader is £100bn San Francisco based logistics giant Prologis.

Meal kit brand Gousto to close its Lincolnshire warehouse, putting 290 jobs at risk

Yesterday

Closing its Clay Lake site in Lincolnshire means all production would take place at its site in Warrington, Cheshire, where boxes are prepared and dispatched.

Tesco Clubcard opens for 16 and 17-year-olds for the first time - but teens will need to be invited by a grown-up

Yesterday

The scheme gives teenagers access to the loyalty membership prices in Tesco shops for the first time, including its £3.85 lunchtime meal deal.

Petrol station empire EG Group is latest British firm to snub London stock market and seek listing in New York

Yesterday

The Bolton-based company, which was founded by the billionaire Issa brothers, is getting closer to a New York IPO that could see it valued around £6.85billion.

New Isa rules explained: Will you be stung by brutal 22% tax charge? Everything you need to know...

Yesterday

Under new plans announced by Labour, investors keeping cash in their stocks and shares Isa accounts will be smacked with a 22% tax charge on any interest.

Speed limiter tech fitted to all new cars fails to read speed limit signs 25% of the time

Yesterday

Britain's biggest vehicle safety and security body has found serious inaccuracies with the systems when testing them on UK roads.

Plans for new first-time buyer Isa unveiled as Lisa set to be scrapped: Everything you need to know

Yesterday

First-time buyers are set to get a new Government-backed savings scheme to help them get on the property ladder.

Warehouse giant Segro REJECTS £12.6bn takeover bid from US rival as Britain becomes 'hunting ground' for foreign predators

Yesterday

As the 'stampede' of overseas bids for UK firms picks up pace, the board of Segro said it 'unanimously and unequivocally rejected' a proposal from US rival Prologis worth 925p a share.

There will never be an electric Porsche 911, boss says

Yesterday

Speaking at the German giant's annual general meeting on Tuesday, chief executive Dr Michael Leiters declared: 'There will be no fully electric 911.'

Lewis Hamilton's father to sell massive collection of 27 classic cars for £3m

Yesterday

The collection includes a 1990s XJ220 worth half a million pounds and an exciting recreation of Jaguar's ultra-rare XKSS (pictured), worth £375,000.

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