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Sweden’s green industry hopes hit by Northvolt woes
Many researchers and journalists tracking Northvolt's downfall share the view that it was at least partly caused by a global dip in demand for electric vehicles
UK heading for tax rises despite return to growth, economists…
The UK will return to growth this year but the upturn will not be strong enough to spare the Labour government from raising taxes again before the next election
Early phase-out of full hybrid vehicles may be a political…
The main timetable is set: no new petrol and diesel cars will be allowed to be sold in the UK after 2030, and sales of all new hybrids will be forbidden from 20
Tesla shares fall as company reports first decline in annual…
Tesla reported its first decline in annual deliveries on Thursday, as the automaker handed over fewer-than-expected electric vehicles in the fourth quarter and
UK factory output falls at fastest rate since February amid…
Manufacturers in the UK have cut back output at the fastest rate in 11 months, compounding the gloomy picture for the British economy, according to a closely wa
Tories seek national probe into child rape gangs as Musk…
Unlock the Editor’s Digest for freeRoula Khalaf, Editor of the FT, selects her favourite stories in this weekly newsletter.The Conservatives have called for a
Pigs in blankets and fizz help boost Lidl Christmas sales
The supermarket chain's Christmas sales figures were aided by its highest-ever number of customers for the period, with two million more shopping there as it at
Lidl enjoys record £1bn UK sales in run-up to Christmas
Lidl made more than £1bn in sales in the run-up to Christmas for the first time in the three decades the discount grocer has been operating in the UK as cash-s
UK house prices jumped again in December
British house prices surged again in December as the property market upswing continued, surprising economists who had expected to see a
UK house prices rise for fourth month in a row,…
House prices rose for a fourth consecutive month in December, ending 2024 on a “strong footing”, Nationwide said, with the cost of an average home hitting
British factories suffer winter chill as government ‘dampens confidence’ –…
'Winter chill' for British manufacturers as output fallsAnd across the Channel: Britain’s manufacturing sector also reported declining output.The UK manufactu
UK needs to ban full hybrid cars by 2030 or…
Britain needs to press ahead with a ban on the sale of new hybrid cars with no plug from 2030 or risk taking “a catastrophic misstep” on the road to net zer
