A bright hope has suddenly appeared in depression therapy: the ‘party’ drug, ketamine. Known best as a horse tranquilliser, it is also used as an anaesthetic in hospitals. But ketamine can cause soaring highs and is used illegally, with potentially nightmarish results; the drug is addictive and can trigger psychosis. Recently, leading depression experts lined … Read more
Car makers jump-start their plants back to life as thousands of furloughed employees prepare to return to work By James Salmon for the Daily Mail Published: 21:50 BST, 13 May 2020 | Updated: 21:50 BST, 13 May 2020 Ford and Vauxhall are set to open their plants next week, with thousands of furloughed employees returning … Read more
An astonishing number of car makers have admitted they have not fixed well-known security flaws with their vehicles that allow them to be remotely stolen by criminals. A total of 14 out of 33 manufacturers told Which? that they hadn’t implemented new security measures to resist keyless thefts, with just two installing range-wide technology to … Read more
Car manufacturers have been accused of being ‘out of touch’ with older audiences following a poll of ageing drivers. Just one per cent stated that they believed the latest cars were designed with their needs in mind, a survey of 6,500 motorists over 50 show. The failure to tailor vehicles to the needs of older … Read more
With UK car production grinding to a halt due to factory closures as part of measures to prevent the spread of coronavirus, don’t think that manufacturers are simply sitting on their hands waiting for the pandemic to blow over. Auto operations have shifted from assembling hundreds of motors each day to developing and manufacturing technology … Read more
Aston Martin’s stock was stuck in reverse as car makers across the world were battered by the upsurge in coronavirus cases. The ailing luxury group was worth less than £500million last night after its share price plunged by 21.4 per cent, or 56.8p, to 209.1p. It has been a staggering fall from grace for James … Read more
The chilling truth about the size of your fridge: Makers are misleading customers over the amount of food they can hold, consumer experts claim Which? investigation found average fridge capacity is exaggerated by a third Worst models overstate amount they hold by equivalent of 5 bags of shopping Manufacturers measure volume of compartments once shelves … Read more
Plug-in hybrid cars are not as good for the environment as manufacturers claim because they can’t operate in electric-only mode if it’s cold, the vehicle has been put in cruise control or the electric motors can’t generate enough power. That’s according to a green transport campaign, which highlighted the limitations of hybrid vehicles as part of … Read more