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JLR hack is costliest cyber attack in UK history, say analysts
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Summary: Jaguar Land Rover’s September cyberattack will cost an estimated £1.9 billion, making it the UK’s most economically damaging cyber event ever. The hack halted production for five weeks, affecting 5,000 businesses across JLR’s supply chain. Recovery won’t be complete until January 2026. More than half the cost falls on JLR itself, with the remainder impacting suppliers and local economies around its UK plants.
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Ford, Mercedes, Nissan, PSA, Renault face trial over emissions cheating allegations
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Summary: Britain’s largest-ever class action begins Monday as 220,000 car owners sue Mercedes, Ford, Peugeot/Citroën, Renault and Nissan over alleged diesel emissions cheating. The case could eventually involve 1.6 million owners and nine additional carmakers. Plaintiffs claim “defeat devices” manipulated test readings, deceiving buyers about pollution levels. All five deny wrongdoing. Judgment expected summer 2026; compensation trial would follow autumn 2026.
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Norris-Piastri incident ‘threatens to derail McLaren harmony’
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Summary: McLaren driver Lando Norris has hit back, suggesting that teammate and championship rival Oscar Piastri shouldn’t be in Formula 1 if he didn’t think Norris’s desperate dive into turn 3 of the Singapore F1 GP wasn’t firm but fair racing. Norris’s lunge saw him hit Piastri’s car, forcing the Aussie championship leader to back off or be pushed into the wall. Naturally Oscar took issue with the Brit’s bold move, and made his feelings very clear on a number of radio messages during the race. Mercedes-Benz driver George Russell started from pole and was never seriously headed, winning ahead of Max Verstappen, Norris and Piastri — whose championship lead is 22 points with six races to go.
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