Mark Ludlow

Stop us cycling in Regent’s Park? There’s nowhere else to go There will soon be eight sets of traffic lights in the Outer Circle, spelling the end for one of the few places in London where cyclists can exercise with friends

A plea from a middle-aged Aussie cyclist in London.

“Stop us cycling in Regent’s Park? There’s nowhere else to go”

My latest feature in The Times. @thetimes.com

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From Brisvegas to Fleet Street: Corporate Travel Managment is known for its aggressive business strategy & global expansion. Now the company is mired in a financial scandal, after KPMG found it had over-charged its UK customers by about £80m. Latest in @thetimes

Mandelson resigns as honorary Oxford fellow in wake of Epstein scandal.
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Angry US investors in failed jeweller Vashi turn to FBI Vashi Dominguez has not been investigated by the UK authorities after the collapse of his British retailer in 2023 with £170m debt

The latest in the Vashi £170m financial collapse saga. UK authorities doing nothing so … “Angry US investors in failed jeweller Vashi turn to FBI” @thetimes.com

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Manchester synagogue terror attack: suspect and two victims dead after stabbing Latest news after stabbing attack at Heaton Park Hebrew Congregation synagogue in — see our map below

Terror comes to the streets of Manchester “Manchester synagogue terror attack: suspect and two victims dead after stabbing” Latest in The Times.

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Ben Brazil v Vietjet: the ex-Macquarie banker’s bitter legal stoush For three years, Brazil’s FitzWalter Capital has been battling the budget Vietnamese airline and its billionaire founder in the courts. Both sides refuse to back down.

How the former Macquarie star turned his “distressed assets” strategy into a big money earner. “Ben Brazil v Madame Thao’s Vietjet: the ex-Macquarie banker’s bitter legal stoush”. My feature in The Australian Financial Review. #aviation #macquarie #banking www.afr.com/companies/tr...

Vashi update: A former CFO of global jewellery chain Pandora has vowed not to invest in UK again after losing “millions of pounds” in the financial collapse of Vashi. Founder Vashi Dominguez left the UK after the company went into liquidation in 2023 with debts of £170m. My story in The Times

Anger at failure to investigate diamond trader Vashi Dominguez Craig Goodfellow, whose group lost more than £3m when the luxury jeweller went into liquidation, says ‘if this was the US, the FBI would be all over it’

Another investor who lost millions in the financial collapse of luxury jewellery company Vashi slams regulators for not going after founder Vashi Dominguez who has fled the country. He says “if this was the US, the FBI would be all over it.” My story in The Times

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End of US duty-free threshold to cause ‘Brexit-style’ shock President Trump’s decision to axe the ‘de minimis’ rule will mean big increase in costs for companies exporting to America, says British Chamber of Commerce

Trump’s scrapping of the duty-free $800 threshold for goods exported into the US may have been aimed at China, but UK companies will be the collateral damage. My story in Times Biz. #tariffs
“End of US duty-free threshold to cause ‘Brexit-style’ shock” #tariffs

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Tesla almost halves monthly payments as UK sales slump Elon Musk’s electric car company is also fighting falling sales across Europe amid fierce Chinese competition

If you’re wondering why there are so many cheap deals for Teslas in the UK, you are not alone. My latest for Times Biz. “Tesla almost halves monthly payments as UK sales slump” #tesla

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Councillor who said right-wing activists’ throats should be cut is cleared Ricky Jones, who was suspended from Labour, said he had been referring to rioters who left National Front stickers on a train with hidden razor blades

In an society still on edge over asylum seekers and tough sentencing after Southport riots, this court decision was always going to be divisive. Latest for The Times.
“Councillor who said right-wing activists’ throats should be cut is cleared”

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The UK government has cleared the way for self-driving taxis to hit the streets in 2027. Only problem is half of people don’t want to get in one. A new survey by Autotrader has found there is a “trust gap to close with the public”. My latest for The Times Business section. #cars #autonomousvehicles

Chatting with Hugo Rifkind on Times Radio today about the record number of asylum seekers crossing the English Channel & why French authorities aren’t stopping them. x.com/timesradio/s...

Ten more Chinese car brands set to enter UK market The new arrivals in the next 18 months will be mainly electric and are expected to target the more affordable end of the market

Donald Trump might be raising tariffs on Chinese cars coming into the US, but they are flooding into other markets, including the UK. There are already 13 Chinese brands with more to come. My latest for The Times “Ten more Chinese car brands set to enter UK market”

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Tesla sales are plummeting — so why is the UK bucking the trend? Motorists in the US and Europe are turning their backs on Tesla over Elon Musk’s role in Trump’s government but in the UK we can’t get enough of his electric cars

“Tesla sales are plummeting — so why is the UK bucking the trend?”
My latest feature for The Times. @thetimes.com #tesla #EVs

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How electric car makers fight to tempt drivers — and avoid fines Despite discounting and finance deals it remains an ‘uphill battle’ to hit government sales targets, insiders say

How electric car makers fight to tempt drivers — and avoid fines. My feature in @thetimes.com biz section. #EVs #motoring #netzero

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Could an EV one day beat a Formula 1 race car? Motorsports are a hotbed of innovation. Which is why so much hangs on the future of both Formula E and Formula 1.

Will Formula E ever overtake Formula 1? My latest for The Australian Financial Review Magazine. #formula1 #formulae www.afr.com/companies/sp...

Why is Elon Musk talking at a Trump Cabinet meeting?! #trump

Could an EV one day beat a Formula 1 race car? Motorsports are a hotbed of innovation. Which is why so much hangs on the future of both Formula E and Formula 1.

Will Formula E ever overtake Formula 1? My latest for The Australian Financial Review Magazine. #formula1 #formulae www.afr.com/companies/sp...

This is not a parody. Welcome to the “Steroid Olympics”. Brought to you by Donald Trump Jr. (Via the FT)

The FTSE 100 is at record highs – so why is London’s stock market dying? Investors scratch their heads as the City remains trapped in a ‘doom loop’

Find out why at the link below 👇
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CIA believes Chinese lab leak the more likely source of Covid

🔺 NEW: The CIA now believes it is more likely that the Covid-19 pandemic originated from a laboratory leak rather than emerging from nature, a spokesman said

Sadiq Khan to be knighted in New Year honours list Political veterans including Labour MP Emily Thornberry and ousted Tory mayor Andy Street to receive gongs

EXCL: Sadiq Khan to get a knighthood in New Year honours, acc to people briefed on draft list

Emily Thornberry & Patricia Hewitt in line for damehoods, while Andy Street, Nick Gibb, Ranil Jayawardena & Marcus Jones in line for 'Ks'

Scoop from me & @pickardje.bsky.social

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Before DOGE, Ramaswamy spent years attacking Musk for ties to China | CNN Politics Vivek Ramaswamy, the co-chair of the proposed Department of Government Efficiency alongside billionaire Elon Musk, has a lengthy history of attacking his partner’s ties to China, frequently referring ...

🚨NEW on CNN: Audio and video we uncovered show Vivek Ramaswamy spent years attacking his DOGE partner Elon Musk as a puppet of China. Calling him “in China’s pocket,” “bending the knee to Xi Jinping,” and jumping “like a circus monkey” to get favors for business in China. www.cnn.com/2024/12/03/p...

Kash Patel is looking ahead and clapping. A headline reads: "Trump Says He Will Nominate Kash Patel to Run FBI." Photo by Haiyun Jiang for The New York Times.

President-elect Trump said on Saturday that he wants to replace Christopher Wray, the FBI director, with Kash Patel, a hard-line critic of the bureau who has called for shutting down the agency’s Washington headquarters and firing its leadership. www.nytimes.com/2024/11/30/u...

What women veterans think of Pete Hegseth’s views about combat roles Donald Trump’s nominee for defense secretary says women shouldn’t serve in combat. These vets say his attitude is outdated, uninformed and inaccurate.

Pete Hegseth, who could be the country’s next defense secretary, says women shouldn’t serve in combat. These vets say his attitude is outdated, uninformed and inaccurate.

Disbelief & emotion - Supporters of assisted dying celebrate after their successful historic vote in parliament. #assistedying #ukpolitics

Which bathing spots fail water quality standards? Use our map The proportion of official swimming sites failing to meet the Environment Agency’s minimum standards in water quality has nearly doubled

England’s “list of shame” swimming spots “Which bathing spots fail water quality standards? Use our map”. Latest for The Times.

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Netanyahu unveils Lebanon ceasefire deal after year of conflict Address by Israeli Prime Minister raises hopes of end to conflict with Hizbollah

Netanyahu unveils Lebanon ceasefire deal after year of conflict

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Israeli security cabinet approves Lebanon ceasefire deal, official says, after 11th-hour strikes on central Beirut | CNN The Israeli security cabinet on Tuesday voted to approve a ceasefire deal in Lebanon, an Israeli official told CNN, potentially bringing an end to more than a year of cross-border skirmishes with Hezb...

JUST IN: The Israeli security cabinet has voted in favor of a ceasefire deal to end the fighting with militant group Hezbollah in Lebanon, an Israeli official told CNN.