Quentin Willson, founder of FairCharge and advisory board member of EVUK, said: “The fact that Stellantis has hit their Zev mandate for 2024 shows what we’ve always said – the mandate is achievable.

It comes despite a slowdown in nightclub closures over the past year, with a net reduction of 13 venues in 2024.

Police are re-appealing for information after a woman after a woman was hit by car on the A1(M) near Welwyn Garden City.

Ferocious winds that drove the flames have calmed somewhat and were not expected to be as powerful during the day on Thursday.