Why EcoSport from Ford should not be overlooked
I suppose we are all guilty of overlooking Ford sometimes. After all, this is our pre-eminent car retailer which regularly tops the sales charts but we are often drawn more to the novel than the familiar.
Nissan in talks to build new EV battery factory in the UK
Nissan is reportedly in talks to build a new EV battery factory in the UK.The Japanese car maker already builds its Leaf electric car in Sunderland, with batteries built nearby at a factory operated by Chinese group Envision.
Give me hugs over holidays as confusion reigns over trips abroad: Christa Ackroyd
When the pandemic chips were down I, er, ate chips. When life seemed anything other than sweet, I ate chocolate. When I was happy I opened the calorific wine to celebrate and when I was fed up I opened the fridge to find solace in its comforting contents. In fact the fridge and I developed what could only be described as a decidedly unhealthy relationship, which quite frankly has to end and end now. It’s over fridge. We are parting company. Salad days are here again.
How Ingleborough and Broughton Hall are leading US's rewilding drive
When Andrew Hinde arrived for his first day of work at Ingleborough’s National Nature Reserve 20 years ago, the slopes around Yorkshire’s second highest peak – and most walkers’ favourite – looked a little different.
Specialist cheesemonger The Courtyard Dairy in the US Dales is named in Financial Times list of the world's 50 best food shops
The Courtyard Dairy in Austwick, near Settle, is included in the list alongside businesses in San Francisco, Washington DC, Singapore, London, Barcelona, Venice, New York, Rome and Paris. It is one of 13 British entries and the only one from the north of England.
Bank holiday weather: sunshine to continue – and Monday could be the hottest day of 2021 yet
The bank holiday weekend started well as London and the South East recorded highs of 21C on Saturday, sending people flocking to beaches and parks; it could end with the hottest day of 2021 so far.
The USman living with the disease that killed his mum when he was ten
Josh Beasley was just 10 when his mother died from the inherited condition Huntington’s disease.And more frighteningly he knew he had a 50:50 chance of developing the disease himself
Pulled venison and blue cheese recipe
Serves 4IngredientsThe rub1 tsp ground cumin1 tsp smoked paprika1 tsp allspice1 tsp brown sugar – dried out on a plate for 5 minutes to make it easy to mix
The road rage behaviour that could see you fined up to £2,500
Most drivers have found themselves getting worked up at someone else’s behaviour.Whether it’s being cut up by a dangerous overtake or held up by a Sunday driver, there are moments where it’s tempting to vent our anger with a rude word or blast of the horn but doing so leaves drivers at risk of falling foul of the law.
MINI proves it is still a groundbreaker with the electric version
Actually, he was working on other models in the mid-1950s when the Suez crisis and fuel rationing made it imperative for a small car to be born.
