Do electric cars pose a greater fire risk than petrol or diesel vehicles?
When a fire ripped through a car park at Luton airport last month it set off a round of speculation that an electric vehicle was …
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Richer families in England ‘almost six times as likely to benefit from childcare expansion’
Richer families in England are almost six times as likely to benefit from the government’s childcare expansion as low-income families, research has revealed. Experts have …
UK needs more lab space if it wants to be science superpower, ministers told
The UK needs to build more laboratory space, improve transport links and offer more tax breaks to achieve Rishi Sunak’s ambition of becoming a science …
‘There’s no space’: rogue landlords double income by ignoring overcrowding rules
A small, nervous-looking woman in a leopard-skin print dressing gown opens the door to two council housing officers. Behind her stands a young boy in …
Readers reply: which high street food chains offer the best value for money?
Which high street food chains offer the best value for money? They needn’t be the cheapest options, of course … Andrea Epsom, Hull Send new …
‘Harmless’ fraud soars in UK amid cost of living crisis
A growing number of people are committing fraud such as cheating on their council tax or trying to reclaim money on lost gambling bets, research …