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The British car maker has said some sections of its manufacturing will “resume in the coming days”. It comes amid reports from the BBC that it will first resume some production at its engine factory in Wolverhampton this week. The company has not confirmed when manufacturing will restart but stressed that it is keeping workers,…

Four players — Gus Atkinson, Will Jacks, Ollie Pope and Jamie Smith — were included in the party tasked with winning back the Ashes for the first time since 2017–18, a tough task any time given England have only won five series in Australia since the Second World War. On the last three tours alone,…

The writer died unexpectedly on Sunday morning after a fall, with tributes pouring in following the news. Dame Jilly’s children, Felix and Emily, have said it has come as a “complete shock”. Now, Queen Camilla has paid her tribute, describing her as a “legend” and a “wonderfully witty and compassionate friend to me and so…

Mr Chambers, who is Fianna Fail’s deputy leader and director of elections for the presidency, said Taoiseach Micheal Martin had the full support of the party after putting Mr Gavin forward as a candidate for the party. Mr Gavin, a retired army pilot and former Dublin Gaelic football manager, announced late on Sunday he was…

Beginning as a journalist, she wrote several popular romance novels and is most famous for penning the Rutshire Chronicles. Her 1988 novel Rivals was even made into a period comedy-drama series for Disney+. But when and why was she made a dame? Here is the story of her career. Dame Jilly Cooper (2nd left) with…

She was known for books such as Rivals, Riders, Polo and The Man Who Made Husbands Jealous. Her children, Felix and Emily, said her death on Sunday morning (October 5) has come as a “complete shock”. A statement said: “Mum was the shining light in all of our lives. Her love for all of her…

The latest S&P Global UK construction purchasing managers’ index (PMI) showed a reading of 46.2 in September, up from 45.5 in August and its highest level for three months. However, the score remains below the neutral 50.0 threshold, indicating that activity is contracting – while anything above suggests it is expanding. Construction work has been…

The author, known for her romance novels, died on Sunday morning following a fall. “It is with great sadness that we announce the death of Dame Jilly Cooper, DBE who died on Sunday morning, after a fall, at the age of 88,” a statement said. Her children said: “Mum, was the shining light in all…