Rise of £5m-plus mortgage: low interest rates lure super-rich

Global elite take out £1.8bn in mortgages for London houses in year to end of September

The world’s largest river cruise ship to be launched on the longest river in Asia

  Victoria Cruises’ Victoria Sabrina, the world’s largest river cruise ship will be launched in the spring on the Yangtze River in China.  The Yangtze or Yangzi is the longest river in Asia, the third-longest in the world and the longest in the world to flow entirely within one country. It rises in the northern … Read more

Gardens, waterfalls, parks… what is happening to our airports?

From Beijing to Istanbul, exotic new airports are symbols of prestige for strongman leaders. But the environmental cost is massive…

2020 set to be year of the electric car, say industry analysts

Mini, Vauxhall Corsa and Fiat 5oo will join rapidly expanding European EV market

Accel: Rolls-Royce is building the world’s fastest all-electric aircraft

  The electrification of flight has the potential to revolutionise the way we travel and transform aviation for decades to come. Rolls-Royce’s ambitions to build the world’s fastest all-electric aircraft have taken an important step forward with the unveiling of the plane at Gloucestershire Airport. Work will now begin on integrating the ground-breaking electrical propulsion … Read more