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Media tycoon James Murdoch is in line for a near-£50million payday at Tesla, joining directors who have made a fortune as the electric car pioneer has become the world’s most valuable car company. The stock market value of Tesla, run by eccentric billionaire Elon Musk, last week overtook Toyota to …

You can plot your life’s journey alongside the Volkswagen Golf. One of the world’s best-selling cars of all time was launched in 1974 when we had the three-day week, Abba won the Eurovision Song Contest, and I’m 12 years old. The Mk2 came out in 1983 when the first ­compact …

Losing a loved one is an inevitable part of life, but one for which we are rarely prepared – finding ourselves powerless in the face of one of our most intense emotions. And so we turn to rituals such as funerals to regain control and to formally say goodbye. But …

There’s always been a vibrancy and edginess to Bristol. I know, because I grew up there.  I adore the city’s diversity; from swanky Clifton with its grand Georgian mansions and great expanse of green known as The Downs, to Brunel’s Suspension Bridge, which has spanned the Avon Gorge for 150 …

With travel restrictions easing, the number of Britons browsing online for a more permanent place in the sun is on the rise, new findings suggest. In rank order, Spain, France, Portugal, Italy and Greece are the top five most sought after locations for Britons looking online to snap up a …

The Chancellor’s coronavirus rescue plan for the British economy has been bold and big, but one important part of the workforce feels somewhat hard done by. A chunk of the self-employed have been excluded from Rishi Sunak’s support in a way that employees have not. More than 9million employees are …

While the Prime Minister has urged those hitting the pubs to be sensible, he is hoping that people are not so cautious with their wallets.  Figures released in late June showed that the UK discovered its economy had contracted in April by the largest percentage in recorded history. A few …

The search for an elusive former boss of collapsed payments giant Wirecard intensified last night after it emerged his reported flight to the Philippines was faked.  Jan Marsalek, Wirecard’s former chief operating officer, has not been seen since the firm filed for insolvency last week.  It had been claimed he …

Not so long ago, sandwiched somewhere in between the EU referendum and the coronavirus pandemic, bitcoin and cryptocurrencies briefly became the hottest global topic. With prices soaring, many blindly took a punt, worried they would miss out on a chance for a quick and large profit – the only way …

Britain’s grocers are gearing up for a massive price war amidst fears unemployment could rise above four million.  More than 14,000 jobs were lost this week as a coronavirus jobs bloodbath hit the economy.  The jobs cull has left supermarket bosses scrambling to show they are competitive on price as …