Elon Musk’s electric vehicle company has received almost £200m in grants from the UK government since 2016, according to analysis. Tesla, which is run by the tech billionaire who has become increasingly vocal about the UK government, has received £191m from Westminster through grants, according to Tussell, which analyses public contract data. The bulk of…
Great Britain’s energy grid operator has asked power plant owners to provide extra electricity by Wednesday evening as freezing temperatures take hold. Demand for electricity is expected to climb between 4pm and 7pm as fresh weather warnings take effect across England, with snow expected as far south as London. The National Energy System Operator (Neso)…
Introduction: Bond market angst as yields rise Good morning, and welcome to our rolling coverage of business, the financial markets and the world economy. There are worrying rumblings in the bond markets, alarming investors and creating headaches for finance ministers including the UK’s Rachel Reeves. The yields, or interest rates, on sovereign debt from the…
A 23-year-old hiker missing since Boxing Day in the remote Kosciuszko national park has been found alive. Hadi Nazari stumbled into the path of a group of hikers at about 3.15pm on Wednesday, on the circuit walk near Blue Lake, police said. “The circumstances we believe at the moment are that he called out to…
My disabled mother and elderly father recently travelled by train to London for the first time in years to celebrate a big birthday. They paid £500 for first-class tickets on Avanti West Coast, primarily for the use of an easily accessible toilet. However, it was a disaster. My mother is a wheelchair user and my…
A police sergeant who allegedly performed two Nazi salutes in front of colleagues at the police academy will not be charged despite the gesture being banned in Victoria, the force says. The 65-year-old woman, who has been in the force for 40 years, was suspended with pay last October, after police launched a criminal investigation…
If you’d asked me which rare bird I might see in Somerset in early January, the least sandpiper would have been very low on my list. Yet on a fine, bright, chilly morning here it was: running along the edge of the water like a clockwork toy, probing the mud for food with its stubby…
Palisades wildfire explodes to nearly 3,000 acres The Palisades fire more than doubled in size Tuesday evening, up to 2,921 acres from 1,262 earlier in the afternoon, according to the California department of forestry and fire protection (CalFire). CalFire also expanded its evacuation zones to include larger swaths of the coastal California communities of Topanga…
A man accused of setting fire to a heritage-listed racecourse grandstand before breaking into a Jewish community centre will remain behind bars after facing court. Travis Bird, 51, appeared at Melbourne magistrates court on Wednesday after being charged with nine offences – four counts of arson, two of trespass and one each of burglary, criminal…
A rapidly spreading wildfire in southern California reached the grounds of the Getty Villa museum north of Santa Monica on Tuesday, but officials said no structures had burned and the collection was safe. The Pacific Palisades fire, fueled by a major windstorm and prompting mass evacuations in Los Angeles county, burned some trees and vegetation…
