The gold price has topped $1,700 as investors sought safe havens in response to the coronovirus crisis, which has sparked fears of a global pandemic. A health catastrophe on this scale is unprecedented in a globalised economy, and it is unclear at present when it might start to subside. On the financial front, market panics … Read more
Some of Britain’s newest and most desirable electric cars are available at discounts of almost 10 per cent from dealers, according to a new market report. Models such as MG’s latest ZS EV and Renault’s Zoe are currently being offered with more than 8 per cent knocked off the retail price, data collated by What … Read more
Futures on the Dow Jones Industrial Average tumbled 1,000 points in early trading Sunday night amid a price war over crude oil, marking the greatest plunge in oil markets since the Gulf War in 1991. Oil prices plunged 30 percent after the start of electronic trading late Sunday, pointing to a more than 1,000-point loss … Read more
Energy bills will fall for around 15million households with Ofgem announcing a price cap reduction of £17 a year. This means that households on standard variable tariffs will pay no more than £1,162 on their bills after the cap comes into effect in April – falling from £1,179. The bi-annual review of the cap by … Read more
Fiat is the latest car manufacturer to bring an electric model to the market – and it comes in the shape of the retro 500. The third-generation 500 – due to be launched at the Geneva Motor Show this week before it was cancelled – will only be sold as an EV with a battery … Read more
The cost of an NHS prescription will rise to £9.15 this year, the Government has announced. Patients in England will have to pay an extra 15p to collect their medicines from a pharmacy from April 1. This increase in cost is ‘in line with inflation’, according to the Department of Health and Social Care, led … Read more
The still burning problem of Dresden: Sinclair McKay’s masterful Dresden and David Price’s sobering The Crew show both sides of the story By Simon Griffith Published: 22:01 GMT, 1 February 2020 | Updated: 17:51 GMT, 4 February 2020 Dresden Sinclair McKay … Read more