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A new trial is set to explore how electric vehicles could save thousands of drivers during a power grid failure.Motability Operations has been chosen as one of the delivery partners of Power Wheels – a new Ofgem-funded project focusing on disabled and medically dependent households.The new project will focus on the North East of England and see how electric vehicle batteries could provide temporary backup power during a power cut.It aims to investigate how electric vehicle batteries could be used as a backup power source to keep essential medical equipment running during a disruption.The Motability Scheme already supports more than…

At an event in south Wales, Prime Minister Sir Keir Starmer said: “We’ve made commitments to young people in our manifesto, and we will keep to those commitments, including the commitment that we would make sure that the living wage would go up this April, which I can absolutely confirm to you will happen.”

Benfica manager Jose Mourinho said in his post-match interview that he had been told different things by Vinicius and Prestianni regarding the incident.Mourinho, who managed Real for 178 games between 2010 and 2013, said Vinicius had been disrespectful in his goal celebration and pointed to their legendary striker Eusebio as proof that Benfica is not a racist club.”The club reaffirms, clearly and unequivocally, its historical and unwavering commitment to defending the values of equality, respect and inclusion, which are in line with the core values of its foundation and have Eusebio as their greatest symbol,” Benfica said.Mourinho’s and Benfica’s comments…

An Amazon delivery van became stuck in a ditch in Oxfordshire, only for police to discover it had been abandoned and the driver had fled.Thames Valley Police teams for South Oxfordshire and Vale of White Horse responded to a call to assist a driver who had got their vehicle stuck earlier this week.When officers arrived, the driver had left the scene and abandoned the white van they were driving, with its back wheels stuck in a ditch and the front of the vehicle blocking the road.Police said subsequent checks revealed the vehicle to be an Amazon delivery van.A spokesperson for…

Reform UK leader Nigel Farage has asserted the state pension triple lock’s future remains “open for debate” despite his party’s new Treasury spokesperson signaling his support for the policy.Under the triple lock mechanism, state pension payment rates are raised annually every year by either the rate of inflation, average wage growth or 2.5 per cent; whichever is the highest.During a press conference this afternoon, Robert Jenrick outlined Reform’s fiscal vision for Britain if the party were to win the keys to Number 10 Downing Street, promising to maintain Bank of England independence and the Office for Budget Responsibility (OBR).The insurgent…

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Investment platforms are increasingly hopeful that ministers will soften plans to levy charges on cash held in stocks and shares ISAs.The sentiment follows detailed talks between industry groups and tax officials.Discussions between HMRC and financial services firms over draft legislation have suggested room for compromise on both the proposed interest charges and the definition of “cash‑like” assets, according to people close to the negotiations.One major investment platform said it was “cautiously optimistic” that HMRC was receptive to a more principles‑based regulatory framework rather than strict rule‑based enforcement, which firms had warned could create significant operational and compliance challenges.Another provider said…

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But Alonso said that a driver’s skill was not as important as before, because optimum energy management meant some corners were taken slower than they could be because doing so gained more lap time from having extra energy to deploy on straights than was lost through the bends.Alonso said: “You’re always on the limit on the grip. It depends on the corners. You’re always on the limit on the grip in a rental car if you push to the limit.”But the high-speed corners, especially, I think it’s less challenging. You have to say that. There’s nothing wrong to say [that].”In…