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UK’s biggest EV battery gigafactory shelves expansion as Jaguar Land Rover talks stall
Chinese-owned AESC has pushed back plans in sign of slowing transition from petrol and diesel to electric carsAndy Burnham moves to cut new EV sales targetsThe UK’s biggest gigafactory has shelved plans to expand produc...
‘Strategic change and grasping nettles’: where now for John Lewis as boss exits?
Peter Ruis appeared ‘to be doing a good job in difficult circumstances’ at department store chain, says analyst“Going up?” After a tough week for department stores it feels as if that sales aspiration is as dated as the...
Met apologises for exposing 143 email addresses of Mohamed Al Fayed victims
London police force tells Telegraph incident was result of ‘human error’ and it is conducting an investigationThe Metropolitan police have apologised for accidentally exposing the email addresses of more than 140 victim...
Heathrow passengers face disruption after flood restricts access
Airport advises passengers travelling from terminals 2 and 3 to use rail and tube as pipe leak closes roadHeathrow airport has warned of disruption after flooding caused by a pipe leak restricted access to terminals 2 a...
Five key takeaways from parliamentary hearings into client leaks at KPMG
Partners say they ‘don’t recall’ leaked papers and are accused by lawyers of being misleading as more whistleblowers come forwardGet our breaking news email, free app or daily news podcastKPMG staff misled colleagues wh...
It’s the SUV tyranny: where have all the normal family cars gone? | Coco Khan
They rule the roads and, in their wake, even old-style saloons have been supersized. It’s an illusion of consumer choiceRecently, while traipsing from showroom to showroom in search of a used car for my growing clan, th...
Donald Trump doesn’t just love billionaires, he loves multimillionaires too
US tax policy deprives the government of revenue and overwhelmingly serves the interests of the richAfter the House passed its version of Donald Trump’s One Big Beautiful Bill Act (OBBBA) last year – the one that paired...
From food to tech to travel: the best student deals and discounts
You can save money at university, especially using schemes such as UNiDAYS, Student Beans or TOTUMWith rents on the up and food costing more, maintenance loans are stretched thinner than ever. Knowing how, and where, to...
‘I don’t even drink whisky’: Scotland reels in visitors as much of Europe swelters
More direct flights from North America and, say tourism chiefs, Highland warriors and Tartan Army have helpedFor the tourist industry, 2026 has been a rocky year, with war, EU border delays, climate and economic woes gn...
Secondhand booksellers in UK and Ireland suspect AI firms behind ‘strange’ bulk orders
Development comes after Anthropic was found to have spent millions on books to scan for ‘data acquisition’Secondhand booksellers in the UK and Ireland are reporting a flurry of bulk orders from mystery buyers, amid spec...
Rupee gains 3 paise to 95.42 against U.S. dollar
At the interbank foreign exchange market, the rupee opened at 95.39 and moved in a tight range of 95.38 to 95.44 against the American currency before ending the session at 95.42 (provisional), up 3 paise from its previo...
Global Market: European shares steady near record highs as Iran war, Eurozone data in focus
European shares traded largely flat near record highs as investors weighed stalled US-Iran negotiations, elevated oil prices and upcoming Eurozone economic data. The STOXX 600 remained supported by resilient corporate e...
Gaja Capital’s ₹550 cr IPO to mark India’s first listed PE firm
The company fixed the price band of the IPO between ₹ 152 to ₹ 160 per equity share and can be bid in lots of 93 shares or multiples thereof
Quest Global said to pick banks for $1 billion India IPO
Carlyle-backed Quest Global has appointed five banks for a potential Mumbai IPO targeting up to $1 billion. Axis Capital, Kotak Mahindra Capital, JM Financial, Morgan Stanley and Citigroup will advise. The offering may...
Stock markets decline in early trade; Sensex down 300 points
Foreign Institutional Investors (FIIs) offloaded equities worth ₹510.69 crore on Thursday (August 13, 2026), according to exchange data.
Global Markets: Hotter Europe isn't cooling investor fervor for stocks
The heatwaves pummelling Europe this summer will have costly impacts on industries ranging from agriculture to tourism -- but that hasn't stopped stock markets from hitting all-time highs. The Paris, Frankfurt, Madrid a...
Stock markets end lower amid geopolitical uncertainty; Nifty down for fourth day
Brent crude, the global oil benchmark, advanced 0.17% to $87.15 per barrel
Sensex falls 71 points, Nifty closes below 24,400; broader markets underperform. What lies ahead?
The Indian stock market ended lower on Friday as Sensex dropped 71 points and Nifty closed at 24,366. Broader midcap and smallcap indices underperformed, falling 0.7% each. Analysts cite global yield uncertainty and oil...