Author: Laura Robinson

Manufacturers of electric cars are putting exaggerated vehicle ranges in their publicity – because tests do not reflect real life, a study has revealedEVs including Tesla Model Y and Nissan Leaf have shorter ranges than advertisedWhich? recommended car buyers to be ‘skeptical’ of manufacturer claims By Oliver Price Updated: 04:57 EDT, 1 April 2023 Manufacturers of electric cars are using exaggerated driving ranges as the official tests to not reflect real life, a study has revealed.More than 70 electric vehicles were analysed in independent tests by consumer champions Which? showed that real-world ranges were almost 20 per cent lower than what…

Britain signed its biggest post-Brexit trade deal last night, as it linked up with a string of fast-growing economies on the Pacific rim.In a major breakthrough, the UK was accepted into the Trans-Pacific Partnership, opening up trading opportunities with a market of 500 million people.The deal is expected to add £1.8billion to the UK’s annual GDP over time and will be a major boost to exporters.Rishi Sunak said the deal ‘demonstrates the real economic benefits of our post-Brexit freedoms’ and would put the UK ‘in a prime position in the global economy to seize opportunities for new jobs, growth and…

Boost for review into controversial sex education material taught in schools as it is confirmed it WILL be independentReview into sex education in schools backed by MPs will be independentLetter by Penistone and Stocksbridge MP Miriam Cates backed by 50 politiciansBy Connor Stringer Published: 19:54 EDT, 30 March 2023 | Updated: 21:09 EDT, 30 March 2023 The campaign for a review into controversial sex education material taught in schools was boosted yesterday after it was revealed it would be independent.Dozens of MPs had called for an urgent probe into what pupils are learning in Relationships, Sex and Health Education (RSHE) classes…

Sir Keir Starmer brands Rishi Sunak ‘Mr One Per Cent’ – despite being a top earner himself after making more than £210,000 last yearLabour leader said people won’t get change from Rishi Sunak – ‘Mr One Per Cent’He earned over £210k last year, but sidestepped answering if he was also the 1%By Harriet Line, Deputy Political Editor For The Daily Mail Published: 18:41 EDT, 30 March 2023 | Updated: 20:56 EDT, 30 March 2023 Sir Keir Starmer sought to brand Rishi Sunak ‘Mr One Per Cent’ yesterday – but refused to accept he is also a top earner.Despite taking more…

Which? research said rail fares up to 239% higher for return compared to flyingThey say cheap flights promoted by government at odds with net zero pledgesBy Sean Poulter, Consumer Affairs Editor For The Daily Mail Published: 19:09 EDT, 30 March 2023 | Updated: 20:18 EDT, 30 March 2023 Sky-high rail fares mean people travelling across the country face having to pay up to 239 per cent more for a return trip by train compared to flying.The cheapest return journey between Bournemouth and Edinburgh by plane is just £38 versus the cheapest rail return of £127, according to research by Which?And…

DAILY MAIL COMMENT: Lack of trans guidance is failing our schoolsBy Daily Mail Comment Published: 19:41 EDT, 29 March 2023 | Updated: 20:36 EDT, 29 March 2023 When parents send their children to school, they should have the utmost confidence that they will be safe.They place implicit trust in teachers to act in loco parentis – to care for all pupils as if they were their own offspring.But a damning report today by the Policy Exchange think-tank reveals in a troubling number of cases, this is not happening.Many secondary schools, fuelled by an ideologically driven gender zealotry, stand accused of jeopardising children’s…

Thank God for the European Union. I never thought I’d write those words so I’ll do so again. Thank God for the EU.Admittedly it’s not usually a repository of prudence. I could give examples of Brussels behaving badly, not least over the Northern Ireland protocol. But on one issue, at least, it is showing a glimmer of good sense.On Tuesday, the EU approved a ban on the sale of new petrol and diesel cars from 2035, five years after the UK. Brussels will also allow internal combustion engines after 2035 provided they use environmentally friendly ‘e-fuels’. The British Government has…

The first of 14 Challenger 2 tanks supplied by Britain have arrived in Ukraine: part of the West’s colossal commitment to defeat the Russian invasion.Joining them are 18 Leopard 2 tanks from Germany, with the promise of 31 M1 Abrams from the U.S. Pledging that the tanks would soon be on the battlefield, Ukraine’s defence minister Oleksii Reznikov described the Challenger 2s yesterday as ‘fantastic machines’.He is not wrong. The 75-ton Challenger 2, developed by BAE Systems (then called Vickers Defence Systems) is unequalled in military history. Its 120mm rifled gun can pierce armour at two miles with astonishing accuracy.…

Until quite recently, British boys and girls were taught history which made them proud. Then there was an in-between period in which they were taught, yes, to take pride in some of their history, but also to realise that history is a bloody business and our ancestors sometimes did things which we should question or even abhor.After that, the pendulum swung completely and there grew up the fashion of being ashamed of everything in our British past.Nelson’s Column stood in the middle of Trafalgar Square as a monument to a great hero who, by defeating Napoleon’s navy, checked the power…

As strike-ridden Royal Mail bosses threaten to pull the plug… will Rishi allow the demise of the postal service – established by Henry VIII in 1516 – on his watch?By Hugo Duncan, Business Editor For The Daily Mail Updated: 06:49 EDT, 29 March 2023 When Royal Mail was privatised in 2013, the then business secretary Sir Vince Cable said the move would ‘secure a healthy future for the company’.A decade later, the group is on the brink of collapse. Long-running talks between Royal Mail and the Communication Workers Union (CWU) are now at a critical stage, with the next 24…