Keir Starmer risks electric vehicle chaos with Labour’s plan to ban petrol and diesel cars within years

The Labour government could face fresh trouble just days into the new administration amid concerns electric vehicle sales targets are being missed. Keir Starmer’s party won a landslide victory last week, taking 412 seats in the House of Commons, forcing Rishi Sunak to resign as prime minister, while the Conservatives lost 251 seats in parliament. … Read more

‘Mass brawl’ breaks out on Ryanair flight from Morocco to London

Were you a passenger on Ryanair flight RUK3034 from Morocco to London on Wednesday? Contact chris.jewers@mailonline.co.uk to share your story Last week, a mass brawl broke out on a Ryanair flight from Morocco to London, forcing the plane to divert after just 36 minutes. Video footage from inside the cabin shows passengers shouting at each … Read more

City where violent thugs rule the streets – but the locals CAN’T talk about it

FEARFUL residents of a city where gangs of violent street thugs rule the streets complain they are unable to talk about their terrible problems. Disgruntled residents of Pontypool, South Wales, say their homes have been overrun by unruly criminals looking to make their lives miserable. People living on a high street in the centre of … Read more

Trending tickers: Latest investor updates on TSMC, Boeing, Paramount and Ocado

TSMC shares rose, with Morgan Stanley among analysts raising their forecasts. (CPHOTO via Getty Images) TSMC (TSM) Shares of TSMC rose as much as 3% in Taipei (2330.TW), extending a rally this year to more than 75% as chipmakers prepare for TSMC’s price hikes. Shares also rose after Morgan Stanley joined a group of brokers … Read more

Morning Coffee: Goldman Sachs’ warning as trading jobs disappear to algorithms The power trader who was headhunted by Mike Platt

If you’re an FX trader, it’s been a tough 20 years. Bloomberg says NatWest Group, once home to some of London’s top FX traders, has cut the number of people dedicated to G-10 FX trading by 70% over the past two decades. The trading jobs have disappeared, but a different kind of job has taken … Read more

Asda scraps four-day working week after 11-hour shifts leave staff exhausted

ARCHIVE PHOTO: A worker pushes shopping trolleys in an Asda store in West London, Britain, April 28, 2018. REUTERS/Toby Melville/File Photo

Tom SandersPublished Jul 8, 2024, 9:01 AM|Updated July 8, 2024, 11:28 AM Asda has scrapped its four-day working week trial (Photo: Reuters) Asda has scrapped its flagship four-day working week policy after staff complained the extra hours were leaving them exhausted on their day off. The supermarket chain introduced a flexible work schedule last year, … Read more

Asda scraps four-day working week after 11-hour shifts leave staff exhausted

Asda has scrapped its four-day working week trial (Photo: Reuters) Asda has scrapped its flagship four-day working week policy after staff complained the extra hours were leaving them exhausted on their day off. The supermarket chain introduced a flexible work schedule last year, allowing managers to work 44 hours a day, spread over four days, … Read more

The UK’s best and worst holiday park chains and the best-rated resort in Wales

The best and worst holiday park chains in the UK have been named in a survey by Which? – which also revealed Wales as the top location. Which? asked more than 1,700 people about their experiences at holiday parks across the UK over the past two years. They had to rate their stay on 11 … Read more

EVENLODE GLOBAL EQUITY: Chipping Norton set quietly going about their business

By Jeff Prestridge Updated: 02:51 EDT, July 8, 2024 Evenlode is an employee-owned investment company that quietly makes money for its clients in its own way. The 18-strong investment team is based in Chipping Norton, Oxfordshire, and manages £5.6bn of assets with the main aim of generating ‘smooth’ returns for investors. While the £3.3bn income … Read more

Millions of people can ‘work on the beach’ this summer thanks to lax work-from-home policies

Are you planning to work from the beach or abroad this summer? Email matthew.lodge@mailonline.co.uk Millions of Britons are planning to ‘work on the beach’ this summer as they take advantage of policies that allow them to do their jobs while away from the office. It is thought that more than six million people plan to … Read more