The Driving and Vehicle Licensing Agency (DVLA) has advised older drivers of the different driving licence renewal rules that come into force once you hit 70. Taking to X, formerly known as Twitter, earlier this year the DVLA issued an important reminder to over 70s about renewing their licence. They said: “Are you 70 or…
Celebrity sisters, a rapper and an actress are among the 34 Malaysians sailing with a seaborne mission seeking to break Israel’s blockade of Gaza and deliver urgent aid to the besieged Palestinian enclave. The Global Sumud Flotilla, which set sail in August, aims to spotlight conditions in a territory where more than 65,000 people have…
U.S. futures sank and world shares were mixed after a U.S. government shutdown began on Wednesday. The future for the… U.S. futures sank and world shares were mixed after a U.S. government shutdown began on Wednesday. The future for the S&P 500 dropped 0.8%, while that for the Dow Jones Industrial Average gave up 0.7%….
Beijing marked the anniversary of foundation of the People’s Republic by reasserting its position on Taiwan and describing attempts by the United States and other Western nations to expand Taiwan’s presence in international organisations as “a gross violation” of the global order. In issuing a position paper reaffirming support for United Nations General Assembly Resolution…
As the lights go out in Washington, it’s not clear who wins this showdown. The United States government has gone dark – again. At 12:01am on Wednesday morning, Congress missed the deadline to pass a stopgap funding bill. Agencies began powering down. Federal workers were told not to come in. And the political blamegame in…
The rise of the Chinese EV manufacturers has been astounding, with Chinese EV manufacturers responsible for 70% of global EV production in 2024. Many of the companies leading this charge did not start as car manufacturers, including the largest producer of EVs in the world today, BYD, established in 1995 as a battery manufacturing company,…
The Cheshire wheelchair racer, 28, narrowly missed out on a medal over 400m on Tuesday but has a chance of rectifying that in Thursday morning’s 1500m final. Maguire finished third in his heat with a time of 2:53.36 as Chinese pair Jin Hua and Luo Xingchuan came first and second. The Greater Manchester star bagged…
The Oracle of Omaha continues to build a sizable position in one of Wall Street’s few legal monopolies. For the better part of six decades, Berkshire Hathaway (BRK.A 0.65%) (BRK.B 0.71%) CEO Warren Buffett has been crushing Wall Street’s benchmark index, the S&P 500, in the return column. As of midday on Sept. 26, he’d…
A trader works on the floor of the New York Stock Exchange on Sept. 30th, 2025. NYSE The U.S. government has shut down. Around 750,000 federal employees— including those in the Bureau of Labor Statistics — might be furloughed, according to the Congressional Budget Office. If that happens, September’s jobs report will not be released…
The art market downturn continued to play out at Christie’s, Phillips and Sotheby’s regional headquarters in Hong Kong this past weekend, with the turnover from back-to-back art auctions loitering at an eight-year low. But a handful of records and some last-minute withdrawals – which improved the success ratio of the sales – helped inject long-missing…