Zipcar reverses out of Britain: Zipcar, the car-sharing group owned by US rental company Avis Budget, is leaving the British market. The UK unit swung to a £4m operating loss in 2024 from a £303,000 p

Our round-up of the funny, fascinating and unusual stories this fortnight

A s I write this, just a week before Christmas, it’s a wonderfully frantic time in the office as we sign off magazines and race to meet deadlines, all in the hope of enjoying a well-deserved rest over

8 JANUARY

Our lives, your lives... that’s life!

On January 10, 1863, the first section of the London Underground railway was opened by Prime Minister William Gladstone. The trains ran every 15 minutes from Paddington to Farringdon Street, stopping