For budding young James Bonds and children of all ages who want to emulate their hero in a baby Aston Martin, engineers have created a scaled down fully working replica of 007’s most iconic car from the 1960s. The electric two-thirds scale DB5 has been created by the Bicester-based Little […]
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The US tech fund that is still aiming for 20% returns: ALLIANZ TECHNOLOGY investment trust By Jeff Prestridge, Financial Mail on Sunday Published: 21:51 BST, 22 August 2020 | Updated: 08:00 BST, 24 August 2020 Walter Price is confident that he can keep delivering stellar returns for those invested in […]
An economic storm of toxic proportions is brewing in Britain. The UK is already in a recession of historic magnitude. Economic growth plunged between April and June by a record 20.4 per cent, following a contraction of 2.2 per cent during the first quarter. It could have been considerably worse […]
Do you REALLY want six months’ salary sat in a ‘savings account’? There are more interesting and rewarding things to do with idle cash, says ADRIAN LOWERY By Adrian Lowery for Thisismoney.co.uk Published: 05:00 BST, 27 August 2020 | Updated: 05:00 BST, 27 August 2020 It might seem an odd […]
Car production slumps by a fifth in July as easing global lockdown fails to spark demand for British-built motors UK factory outputs fell by 21% last month despite almost all plants being open Just 85,700 new models left vehicle plants in July – 22,500 fewer than in 2019 Trade body […]
The colossal cost of care in Britain has left two-thirds of homeowners over 50 worried about how they will pay their way in later life. In a damning indictment of the spiralling costs faced by many, nearly half of people aged over 50 with their own home think they will […]
Some 400 agency jobs will be cut at Mini’s Plant Oxford after the car maker announced it would be reducing its shift pattern due to a fall in demand for new cars. The plant in Cowley – which makes the Mini Hatchback and the new electric Mini-E – with drop […]
Britain’s first ‘full-scale’ trial of rental e-scooters has been launched today in Milton Keynes. Locals and visitors will have access to 500 of Lime’s motorised vehicles to use on the road after the Government legalised e-scooter hire services last month. Users will pay £1 via a smartphone app to unlock […]