Ford will go ahead with plans to kill off another of its hugely popular petrol models after 2025 to accelerate its switch to electric vehicles, despite a monumental drop in demand for EVs in recent months.
Plummeting appetite for battery-powered cars has triggered some of Ford’s rivals to announce the extended life cycle of some of its popular combustion engine motors in recent weeks.
However, Ford Europe’s boss has said there will be no stay of execution for the Focus
‘Hardest Geezer’ Russ Cook has denied knowing anything about the row over whether he’s the first to run the length of Africa after jokes he ‘needs to sort his mop out’ and is looking forward to his first Greggs after completing his 10,000 mile odyssey.
Speaking on Good Morning Britain this morning, the extreme marathon runner said: ‘It was quite overwhelming yesterday there’s so many people here and it’s amazing to have so much support.
‘I had a great party
A British man who has been running the length of Africa in a mammoth challenge which has seen him cross 16 countries and survive a gunpoint robbery and a kidnapping has crossed the finish line in Tunisia.
Russ Cook, an extreme marathon runner who calls himself ‘Hardest Geezer’ on social media, has covered around 10,000 miles from South Africa to Tunisia across 352 days, completing the equivalent of 386 marathons.
The 27-year-old, from Worthing, West Sussex, crossed the border into
A mother has expressed her heartache after her 22-year-old daughter killed herself during an intense meditation retreat.
Nathalie, from Ontario, Canada, told the Financial Times’ podcast, The Retreat, how her daughter Jaqui checked into a 10-day Goenka retreat in Merritt – but the ‘free spirit’ left early and took her own life.
The podcast examines the world of the Goenka network, which promotes a type of intensive meditation known as Vipassana, which sees people meditate for 10 to 11 hours
The world needs urgent regulations to prevent the ‘Wild West’ space resources race from spiralling out of control in to war, a British expert who worked on NASA’s Mars mission has warned.
Several countries have recently set their sights on the Moon, which is a multi-quadrillion-pound hotbed of unearthed riches from rare Earth metals used in smartphones to helium that could perhaps provide an invaluable source of energy.
But there has been unease among scientists about how the moon’s resources
When the original Mini arrived on the scene in 1959, it changed the world of motoring.
The Sir Alec Issigonis-designed car was tiny in dimensions but spacious enough for four passengers. And it was cheap to run thanks to its light weight and 848cc A-series petrol engine.
It is remembered as the car that brought affordable driving to the masses in Britain. But this week marks the beginning of the end for the combustion-engined Mini.
That’s because the brand –
Syria, Iran and Afghanistan are considered high-risk for Westerners to visit today – but when one European travelled around them in the 1970s, he discovered ‘heaven nearly everywhere’.
Dutch native Frank van den Berge, 73, took incredible photographs of his time in these countries, showing Afghanistan before the Taliban, Iran in an era when people dressed in a ‘Western style’ and landmarks that have since vanished – such as the Buddhas of Bamiyan in central Afghanistan, destroyed by the Taliban
The Queen’s Gambit star Anya Taylor-Joy tied the knot with musician Malcolm McRae in a lavish ceremony held in Venice this weekend, with a host of all-star guests attending the stunning day.
The Netflix actress, 27, who has also featured in dramas Peaky Blinders and Last Night In Soho, married in front of just over 150 guests including Cara Delevingne and Julia Garner at the ceremony while sporting a beige gown.
At the start of the day, the blonde beauty
Ministers have said a Zero Emission Vehicle mandate will still be introduced next year, despite Rishi Sunak’s decision to postpone the ban on sales of new petrol and diesel cars from 2030 to 2035.
The PM addressed the nation on Wednesday to confirm he would roll back a number of net zero deadlines, including when car manufacturers had been told to remove all fossil-fuelled models from showrooms.
The move has cast doubt over the implementation of the ZEV mandate, which
The Prime Minister has announced he is putting the brakes on the 2030 ban on sales of new petrol and diesel cars and pushing the deadline back to 2035.
Many drivers will be celebrating the fact they will be able to buy a new motor with an internal combustion engine (ICE) under the bonnet for the next 11 years.
But not every car brand will be selling petrol and diesels in 2030.
That’s because many have already committed to pulling
