New car sales in February were 15 per cent higher than a year ago, though registrations are still a quarter behind pre-pandemic levels as semiconductor shortages continue to strangle vehicle production and availability. A total of 58,994 new cars joined Britain’s roads
Minnesota college student, 20, is killed while dog-sitting for family after explosion levels home Kailey Mach, 20, a student at Augsburg University, was killed in Minnesota house explosion on Friday Mach was house-sitting and looking after two dogs while owners of the
Primark owner ABF profits and sales set to surpass pre-pandemic levels as retailer shrugs off rising costs and supply chain pressures ABF expects first-half sales to surge by ‘well over’ 60% at its Primark outlets Primark outlets benefited from being open during
Rightmove’s profits and revenues surge above pre-pandemic levels on back of thriving UK housing market and end of fee discount The company said its annual revenue climbed by almost £100m to £304.9m Prospective home buyers spent a record 18bn minutes on the
Bus and rail operator FirstGroup sees improvement in passenger levels and fewer staff off sick as pandemic eases Passenger volumes on First buses at over 70% of pre-pandemic levels Performance at its railway operations in line with its expectations It sold three Greyhound
Ukraine: Radiation levels have increased at Chernobyl after Russian troops seized the area yesterday
Radiation levels at Chernobyl nuclear power plant have increased after Russian troops seized the area yesterday, Ukraine’s nuclear agency warned on Friday. Russian forces took control of the defunct plant in a ‘fierce’ battle on Thursday, with the condition of its nuclear storage facilities
Serco profits jump by £100m on 2019 levels as outsourcer cheers two years of massive Covid-related contract wins Serco made a full-year trading profit of £233.4m, compared to £133.4m in 2019 The company said its pipeline of new business at the end
‘Calls to slash taxes now are flippant’: Rishi Sunak is set to reject pleas for immediate cuts because spending levels need to be sorted out first Rishi Sunak, 41, will reject ‘flippant’ calls for immediate tax cuts on Thursday In a major
Australian new Covid cases crash to their lowest levels since Christmas as Victorian drops 22.5% to 4,867 and NSW falls 27% to 5,582 after an embarrassing reporting error Vic Health confirmed that 358 people are in hospital and nine people have died
The motoring industry showed shoots of recovery in April with dealers posting strong sales despite showrooms being shut for half of the month. A total of 141,583 new cars were registered in April, an ‘artificial’ 30-fold increase on the same month a