Faarea Masud BBC Business reporter Getty Images Falling petrol prices drove UK inflation down by more than expected in the year to March. Inflation was 2.6%, down from a rate of 2.8% in February, according to official data. But the fall may only be temporary as analysts say it’s expected to spike from April as...
US President Donald Trump’s officials show no sign of halting the “bruising tariffs” on imports from around the world and are rejecting “fears of a looming recession,” the Financial Times reports. The i Paper leads with the easing of a ban on manufacturing petrol cars, described as an effort to “shield” the UK from a...
The government has said it is stepping in to help the British car industry by making the rules on manufacturers going all-electric more flexible. A ban on producing new petrol and diesel cars will come into effect in 2030, after ministers reinstated a deadline that had been pushed back by ex-Prime Minister Rishi Sunak. However,...
