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Image copyright Getty Images Buyers of new cars have never had it so good, a motoring expert has claimed. Car sales are falling, the number of vehicles being built is dropping, and dealerships are worried about old stock sitting on their forecourts. “Our research shows it has never been a better time to buy a […]

Image copyright PA Caledonian Sleeper is to delay the launch of new trains on the Highland service to support another route. The trains – which feature carriages with double beds – are now not expected be introduced until September on the route between London and Aberdeen, Inverness and Fort William. Instead, the carriages will be

Hundreds of outraged Wayfair employees at the company’s Boston headquarters walked off the job Wednesday to protest the online retailer’s business with a contractor that operates migrant detention centers. Workers learned last week that the furniture outlet sold $200,000 worth of bedroom furniture to a government contractor called BCFS for the purpose of outfitting an immigrant detention

Image copyright Getty Images Eurostar has updated its policy on how much alcohol passengers can carry, following a backlash on social media. The train operator’s rules, introduced last year, limited people to taking one bottle of wine or four cans of beer and no spirits on board. It has now changed its guidance to “make

Image copyright Bathstore UK chain Bathstore has called in administrators putting the future of more than 500 staff at risk. The bathroom specialist will stay open while administrator BDO tries to find a buyer for the 135-strong chain. The decision comes “after several months of difficult trading, and the failure of ongoing talks to find

Image copyright Anadolu Agency / Getty Images US staff at furniture giant Wayfair are planning to walk out after the firm sold furnishings to border camps used to detain immigrants. The protest is expected to involve hundreds of workers at the firm’s Boston headquarters. More than 500 staff signed a letter urging the firm to

Image copyright Getty Images New figures from the Department for International Trade show that investment in the UK by overseas firms has declined sharply in recent years. The number of new projects in the UK fell 14% in 2018-19. At the same time, there was a 24% fall in the number of jobs created. In

Image copyright Getty Images Ikea could be building homes in the UK after a council in the south of England agreed to work with a developer owned by the flat-pack retailer. Worthing Council is considering a deal with BoKlok, owned by Ikea and construction company Skanska, to build up to 162 homes in the seaside

Image copyright Google Image caption A campaign group said it has called for better connections between Leicester and Coventry A proposal for £2bn of improvements to the rail network between the East and West Midlands has been submitted to the government. Midlands Connect said it would mean direct services between Coventry, Leicester and Nottingham for

Image copyright Geography Photos Troubled fashion chain Bonmarché has warned that trading in the first quarter has been “poor” and reversed its opposition to the £5.7m takeover offer from UK billionaire Philip Day. Blaming poor weather, the chain said that it was also possible that its losses could be greater than the £5-£6m it was