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Labour has unveiled a massive £27billion plan to repair and upgrade England’s ageing roads, promising smoother journeys for millions of drivers.The funding, part of the new Road Investment Strategy, will be spent over the next five years on motorways and major A-roads across the country. The plan focuses heavily on fixing crumbling infrastructure, including resurfacing roads, repairing potholes, and replacing worn-out sections of motorway. More than 9,000 kilometres of lanes, nearly a quarter of the network, are expected to be renewed. Major projects will also be funded, including the long-awaited dualling of the A66 between Cumbria and North Yorkshire. The…

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When they read the DNA, they found that some of the earliest European dogs – slightly younger than the Gough’s cave find – are clearly the same kind of dog as those seen in Siberia, East Asia and beyond, all tracing back to a shared ancestor, rather than a separate European domestication that later vanished.

Lewis Hamilton says the new Formula 1 this year is “much more fun” than any other time in his career.The Ferrari driver said his multi-lap battle with team-mate Charles Leclerc at the previous race in China was “the best battle I’ve had” since his famous duel with former Mercedes team-mate Nico Rosberg in Bahrain in 2014.The seven-time champion said: “That’s how racing should be. It should be back and forth, back and forth. It shouldn’t be, like, one move is done and then that’s it.”Hamilton’s comments come as F1 is locked in a debate about the impact of the new…

A city mayor has apologised “unreservedly” after resharing a social media post which called the burning of four ambulances run by a Jewish charity an “Israeli false flag operation”.Dr Bharat Pankhania, a councillor and the mayor of Bath, shared the X post and two others that incorrectly claimed an arson attack on the Hatzola ambulances in Golders Green, north London, on Monday, was insurance fraud.Two people were arrested on suspicion of arson with intent to endanger life following the incident, which police are treating as an antisemitic hate crime.The men, aged 47 and 45, both British nationals, have since been…

Rachel Reeves plans to introduce a pay-per-mile taxes could risk stalling the UK’s shift away from petrol and diesel, campaigners have warned. New research from EVA England suggested enthusiasm for electric vehicles has already been falling sharply, raising fresh concerns about the pace of the transition.A survey of nearly 2,500 drivers found just 56 per cent would now strongly recommend buying an electric car, down dramatically from 82 per cent previously. The findings were released this week after EVA England chief executive Vicky Edmonds gave evidence to MPs on the Transport Select Committee, where experts agreed the supply of electric…

A biographer of Andrew Mountbatten-Windsor has revealed he suffered an injury at home.Andrew Lownie, who published Entitled: The Rise and Fall of the House of York in August 2025, stuck to his planned promotional appearance via video link, despite having fallen down the stairs.Mr Lownie told the Mail: “I did the event by Zoom on painkillers, having pulled muscles in my back falling down stairs on Friday and being unable to walk.”The author’s book was notable for several claims about Mr Mountbatten-Windsor, who at that point still held the titles Duke of York and Prince.For example, Mr Lownie alleged that…

Britain has suffered the sharpest economic downgrade of any major nation following the Middle East conflict. The Organisation for Economic Co‑operation and Development (OECD) has cut its 2026 growth forecast for the UK by half a percentage point, with output now expected to rise by just 0.7 per cent — the largest downgrade among member countries. The eurozone and South Korea recorded the next biggest reductions.These figures represent the first detailed assessment from a major international body of the conflict’s economic fallout.UK consumer price inflation (CPI) is now forecast to average four per cent in 2026, compared with a current…