Drivers of some of Volvo's newest electric cars will now be alerted by other such Volvo cars to animal hazards. The EX60, EX90 and ES90 will all receive the new Large Animal Alert software.
The sector has warned that the UK's planning system meant the country was losing the ability to supply raw materials for building projects from domestic sources.
James Ashton, champion of the UK's small stock market companies, has a message for Andy Burnham and his Chancellor John Healey: we need to start investing in ourselves.
Property insiders said, given the complexity and expense of a wholesale council tax revaluation, the Chancellor may be considering lowering the mansion tax threshold to £1.5m.