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Jaguar I-Pace drivers can no longer charge with cheap Octopus Energy tariff due to software change

Today

Jaguar Land Rover and Octopus Energy are under fire from I-Pace owners after removing JLR electric vehicles (EVs) from the charging app with only a few hours notice.

The buy-to-let we bought in 2007 is still in negative equity: How do we get out? DAVID HOLLINGWORTH replies

Today

We're trapped on a high mortgage rate and it is giving us sleepless nights. Should we refinance our own home to try and get out of this buy-to-let nightmare?

Could you get Carer's Allowance? It is worth £76.75 a week - but watch out for benefit pitfalls

Today

Being a carer means doing things like helping with washing and cooking and other jobs around the home, taking someone to doctor's appointments, managing bills and doing the shopping.

'We're not caped crusaders': Meet the scambaiters beating fraudsters at their own game

Today

Scambaiters do their best to occupy as much of a fraudster's time as possible. While many relish the thought of keeping criminals away from victims, some also love the thrill of the chase.

New study reveals the trick to making your house sell for millions and highly sought-after by buyers

Yesterday

Property firm Savills, which carried out the study, found that titles reflecting life in past centuries were among the most expensive property names.

MARKET REPORT: US drugmaker Pfizer offloads £2bn stake in Glaxo spin-off Haleon

Yesterday

US drugmaker Pfizer will offload around 630m shares - reducing its holding in the Sensodyne toothpaste maker from 32% down to 24%.

Standard Chartered tips Bitcoin to hit $250,000 next year

Yesterday

Standard Chartered, one of the world's biggest banks, said the digital currency was on course to reach $150,000 by the end of this year.

Mike Lynch 'was driving force behind massive fraud' when he sold software firm to HP

Yesterday

Lynch (pictured) allegedly committed a 'massive fraud' when he fooled computer giant Hewlett-Packard into buying Autonomy in 2011.

Nationwide's great rush to buy Virgin Money risks incurring its members' wrath, says ALEX BRUMMER

Yesterday

Nationwide boss Debbie Crosbie (pictured) is fearful that if the mutual lender will loose the opportunity of a lifetime if its Virgin Money deal is blocked.

Clouds gather over Israeli economy:  Gaza war blows black hole in country's finances

Yesterday

The war in Gaza and a perverse reaction to events, fuelled by social media, has tarnished Israel's reputation and standing in the world.

Chemring handed £90m to ramp up production of ammunition for Ukraine

Yesterday

Chemring said it has been granted £57m by the European Commission as part of a scheme to make ammunition and missiles for Ukraine.

Boss of UK software giant Bytes to be investigated over 119 secret share deals

Yesterday

Bytes said long-serving chief exec Neil Murphy (pictured) took part in unauthorised share trading on more than 100 separate occasions.

Elon Musk insists his Ketamine use is good for business despite Tesla stock slump

Yesterday

Musk (pictured), the world's third richest person defended his prescribed use of the drug, arguing that it does not impact his leadership.

City pioneer and Money Mail founder Sir Patrick Sergeant celebrates his 100th birthday

Yesterday

Sir Patrick (pictured) was City Editor of the Daily Mail for 25 years and founder of the hugely successful Euromoney magazine.

High cost of heat pumps is putting customers off, watchdog warns

Yesterday

The National Audit Office said the high cost of heat pumps and a lack of consumer understanding were holding back more households choosing to fit heat pumps.

BUSINESS LIVE: Currys raises outlook; Nightcap losses persist; Assetco has 'exceptionally difficult' year

Yesterday

The FTSE 100 closed down 4.87 points at 7722.55. Nightcap losses persist Among the companies with updates today are Currys, Nightcap, Assetco, British Land and Marshalls.

City bosses tell Chancellor: Our investments are crippled by the EU's £7bn savings bombshell

Yesterday

Sir Douglas Flint, one of the most respected figures in finance, is among more than 130 money managers to sign the letter to Jeremy Hunt.

Would you pay £3m for a flat in Britain's most luxurious community for the retired?

Yesterday

The cost of care is soaring in the UK, with a place in a care home now costing around £800 a week on average, according to the charity Age UK, and a nursing home £1,078.

As China's BYD floods Europe with cheap electric cars, can old-fashioned tariffs slam on the brakes?

Yesterday

BYD is backed by legendary US investor Warren Buffet and is the biggest car manufacturer most Westerners have never heard of.

How Benevolent AI helps drugmakers speed up development: SMALL CAP INVESTING

Yesterday

It should be said right away that this idea of picking up potential flaws in a new treatment early on, before an asset hits the clinic, requires something akin to a crystal ball.