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The government is expected to announce an extra £1.3bn in funding for a scheme encouraging the use of electric vehicles (EVs) at next week’s Budget. The Electric Car Grant scheme started in July as part of the move to zero emission vehicles. The government says it has helped 35,000 switch to EVs. However, early research…
Rail fares in England next year are to be frozen for the first time in 30 years, the government has announced. The freeze until March 2027 will apply to regulated fares, which includes season tickets and off-peak returns. The most recent fare rise, in March 2025, was 4.6%. Rail fares traditionally have gone up in…
Getty Images The publisher of the Daily Mail has agreed to buy the Daily and Sunday Telegraph for £500m. The Daily Mail and General Trust (DMGT) said it had entered a period of discussion with RedBird IMI, which is a joint venture between the United Arab Emirates and the US private equity firm RedBird Capital…
A man experiencing homelessness said he hoped the government would focus on increasing accessibility to housing in its upcoming Budget. Josh, 26, who is currently a resident at the night shelter Jimmy’s in Cambridge, said the availability of council housing and “move-on housing” – shared accommodation where people can receive support – was important. Chancellor…
The Dubai Air Show was shaken from its usually immaculate rhythm when an Indian Air Force Tejas light combat aircraft plunged from the sky in a near-vertical fall and exploded into a towering fireball beside the runway. What had begun as a polished solo display transformed within seconds into a scene of chaos as emergency…
A burst of solid business news in the US was supposed to calm markets, which have been in retreat in recent weeks. But strong sales at artificial intelligence (AI) chip giant Nvidia and the world’s largest retailer Walmart, better-than-expected hiring in September, and even a pickup in home sales have so far done little to…
Emma SimpsonBusiness correspondent BBC The residents of Peckham in south London have just lost their Poundland store, which closed this week after 11 years of trading. “Everyone comes in here, it’s very cheap. I buy stuff for my kids, snacks, toiletries,” says passing shopper Becky Cullen, staring at the empty shop. “It was always busy……
Priti GuptaTechnology Reporter, Mumbai Getty Images Beautiful but delicate, cardamom is a demanding crop “People often think cardamom is a lucrative crop – it may be. But it’s also the toughest crop a farmer can cultivate,” says Stanley Pothan, who has been farming cardamom in the southern Indian state of Kerala for decades. Prized for…
Kevin PeacheyCost of living correspondent Getty Images Regulator Ofgem will announce the next energy price cap later on Friday, with prices for millions of households expected to fall slightly at the height of winter. Gas and electricity bills remain relatively high, and the sudden drop in temperature has brought the costs to the forefront of…
Natalie ShermanBusiness reporter Getty Images The first official data in weeks on the US job market is out, and it showed a surprising pick-up in hiring after a lacklustre summer. Employers added 119,000 jobs in September, more than double what many analysts had expected, but the unemployment rate ticked up from 4.3% to 4.4%, the…
