Electric car North-South divide revealed as ownership of EVs rises 53%

A new report has revealed the recent surge in ownership of pure electric vehicles in the UK but also highlights a regional divide in uptake, which is far higher in affluent areas. The number of battery electric vehicles (or BEVs) owned privately rather than by businesses and fleets has risen by nearly 30,000 cars in … Read more

How England’s North-South divide reversed

England’s North-South divide of coronavirus cases has reversed in the past month, with outbreaks in the North brought under control by Tier Three rules and lockdown while cases spiralled out of control in the South. London is expected to go into Tier Three today amid surging infections a week before Christmas, while a fortnightly review … Read more

Hospital and deaths data shows north-south divide in England’s second wave of coronavirus

The numbers of people being admitted to hospital with Covid-19 have levelled off in huge areas of England as data suggests the country is being dragged into panic by an out-of-control outbreak in the north. In London, the South East and the South West – home to around half of the country’s population of 55million … Read more