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MG launches first seven-seat SUV as new MGS9 plug-in hybrid arrives with 62-mile EV range

This family-focused SUV joins the lineup with three rows of seats and prices from £34,205

The Independent UK

Man shot by police charged with string of offences

A man shot by police has been hit with several offences while recovering in hospital after being accused of pulling a gun on officers following a car crash.

AAP

You, too, could design a Chinese car – and it’s shockingly easy

DRIVESMART: Steve Fowler explores the growing trend of cookie-cutter interiors in Chinese cars – and why it matters for drivers – in this week’s DriveSmart newsletter

The Independent UK

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MG4 Urban review: a small price and big space just isn’t enough these days

MG’s new cut-price family hatchback offers great value and decent space, but at £23,495 it’s up against some impressive budget EVs

The Independent UK

The MG S5 is the SUV follow-up to one of the best EVs on the road – but is it anywhere near as charming?

The MG S5 is built on the same underpinnings as its award-winning hatchback counterpart, but it unfortunately lacks some of its predecessor’s excitement.

TechRadar

New affordable MG2 will ‘make you smile’ – here’s how it could look

Exclusive: Our renderings show the new model’s potential design

The Independent UK

Worried about winter EV range loss? Brutal test reveals the 10 hardiest models you can buy –and Tesla only just made the list

The Norwegian Automotive Federation tested some of the top-selling EVs to see how they performed in extreme weather conditions.

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Chinese car company announces fourth brand in the UK – with four more coming

OPINION: This is richly-deserved success, although there are some legacy car makers that won’t survive, writes EV editor Steve Fowler

The Independent UK

A complete guide to Chinese cars for sale in the UK in 2026

Chinese car brands have welly and truly arrived in Britain, with an ever-growing range of EVs and plug-in hybrids to pick from. These are the ones to watch.

25 EVs Were Range-Tested In Extreme Cold. It Didn’t Go Well

Driving at the speed limit while the thermometer shows -24 degrees can take a toll on any car, not just EVs.

InsideEVs

New cut-price MG4 Urban is much more than just a cheap MG4

MG launches a new, smaller version of its popular electric hatchback while refreshing the MG4 EV lineup with improved range, upgraded interiors and lower prices

The Independent UK

Chinese car brands could disappear from Europe and only ‘the strongest ones will survive’, says industry expert

Skoda’s sales and marketing director is warning car buyers ‘there will be a consolidation’

The Independent UK

Cap on ground rents will benefit more than 500,000 homeowners across London and the South

Prime Minister Sir Keir Starmer said the cost of living ‘is the single most important thing across the country.’

Evening Standard

Ground rents to be capped at £250 for leaseholders to end spiralling bills

Prime Minister Sir Keir Starmer said the cost of living ‘is the single most important thing across the country.’

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Free pension ‘health checks’ could aid UK savers’ retirement plans

More than two-fifths of full-time workers with pensions had never changed their own contribution levels

Evening Standard

Calls for free pension health checks to avert ‘retirement under-savings crisis’

Health checks should be integrated into pensions dashboards to help turn awareness of low savings levels into action, a report is urging.

The Guardian - UK

UK car sales top 2m in 2025 as Chinese brands boom

Electric car sales rose by nearly a quarter to a record 473,000, or 23.4% of the overall market, says SMMT

TechRadar

I review EVs for a living – these are the top 7 electric cars that blew me away in 2025

Looking to add an EV to your life in 2026? These are the best electric cars that I have driven this year.

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China forecast to have sold one in every 10 new cars in UK in 2025

Carmakers such as MG, BYD and Chery are set to pass 200,000 mark in sales, analysis suggests, double 2024’s total

International Business Times UK

Steve Cropper Dead At 84, Cause of Death Remains Unknown—What Happens To Guitar Legend's £5 Million Estate?

Legendary Booker T & the MG's guitarist Steve Cropper has died, leaving a £5 million estate for his wife and four children.

International Business Times UK

Honoring Steve Cropper, Guitar Legend, Through the Years

Iconic guitarist, songwriter and producer Steve Cropper — best known for his work with Booker T. & the MG's, and as a driving force behind classic soul hits — has passed away at 84, leaving a legacy carried on through timeless songs like 'Green Onions', '(Sittin' On) The Dock of…

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Steve Cropper, Booker T and the MG’s guitarist, dies aged 84

Steve Cropper, considered one of the greatest guitarist of all time, has passed away.

Guitar World

“My playing has always sucked, but it sells because I keep it simple”: Steve Cropper was one of guitar’s most modest yet influential figures. In one of his final interviews, he looked back at making Booker T & the MG’s classics and working with Jeff Beck

The co-writer of classics including Green Onions and (Sittin’ On) the Dock of the Bay proved you don’t need technical wizardry to make a mark. In 2024, he walked us through a career marked by hits, groove and soul

Euronews

Steve Cropper, guitarist for Booker T & the MG’s and Otis Redding, dies aged 84

Steve Cropper, the guitarist whose work contributed to define Memphis soul music, was best known as the guitarist in Booker T & the MGs.

Evening Standard

Steve Cropper dies aged 84: Tributes paid to legendary Booker T and the MGs guitarist

The musician played on and co-wrote Otis Redding's Sittin' On the Dock of the Bay and Wilson Pickett's In the Midnight Hour

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