{"id":689121,"date":"2026-07-13T11:02:27","date_gmt":"2026-07-13T11:02:27","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/uk\/689121\/"},"modified":"2026-07-13T11:02:27","modified_gmt":"2026-07-13T11:02:27","slug":"jul-13-negative-uk-economy-predictions-starmers-final-week-as-pm-byd-dolphin-g-from-24k-car-dealer-magazine","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/uk\/689121\/","title":{"rendered":"Jul 13: Negative UK economy predictions; Starmer’s final week as PM; BYD Dolphin G from \u00a324k \u2013 Car Dealer Magazine"},"content":{"rendered":"

UK economy set to have stayed in slow lane after Iran war held back growth<\/p>\n

The UK\u2019s economy is expected to have been stagnant for another month as some industries come under pressure and the Iran war continues to hold back growth.<\/p>\n

The Office for National Statistics (ONS) will publish May\u2019s gross domestic product (GDP) figures on Thursday following a period of global turbulence during the US-Israel\u2019s war with Iran.<\/p>\n

Some economists are expecting GDP to have flatlined or declined in May, after slipping by 0.1% in April.<\/p>\n

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\nOcado investors hoping for positive signs amid reported leadership clash<\/p>\n

Ocado investors will be hoping the retail technology giant can point towards a positive outlook for the coming years amid reported unrest amongst its leadership.<\/p>\n

The company has seen its share value drop by around a quarter over the past year amid pressure from the closure of some of its robotic warehouses and testing consumer conditions.<\/p>\n

On Thursday, the group will unveil its latest half-year results as it seeks to maintain recent growth. However, the update comes against the backdrop of reported boardroom unrest between its two most senior executives.<\/p>\n

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\nBYD\u2019s Dolphin G hits the road in the UK priced from \u00a323,990<\/p>\n

BYD has confirmed that its new Dolphin G will start from \u00a323,990.<\/p>\n

Arriving as one of the Chinese brand\u2019s most compact models, the Dolphin G gets a hybrid powertrain which uses a 1.5-litre petrol engine to effectively act as a generator for the electric motors.<\/p>\n

Entry-level Active-grade cars \u2013 priced from \u00a323,990 \u2013 have a 7.4kWh battery for an electric-only range of up to 25 miles, while Boost and Comfort cars \u2013 priced from \u00a326,990 and \u00a328,490 respectively \u2013 have a larger 18.3kWh battery for a claimed electric-only range of up to 65. BYD says that on big-battery cars, the combination of petrol and electric will bring a range of up to 646 miles.<\/p>\n

The FTSE 100 closed higher on Friday in calmer trading, boosted by double-digit gains from telecommunications firm Vodafone.<\/p>\n

The FTSE 100 closed up 24.84 points, 0.2%, at 10,497.29. The FTSE 250 ended up 130.85 points, 0.6%, at 23,371.41, and the AIM All-Share rose 1.57 points, 0.2%, to 763.82.<\/p>\n

The pound traded at 1.3419 dollars on Friday afternoon, up from 1.3397 dollars on Thursday. Against the euro, sterling firmed to 1.1737 euro from 1.1717 euro on Thursday.<\/p>\n

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\nKeir Starmer enters final week as PM with diplomatic blitz in Paris<\/p>\n

Sir Keir Starmer will begin what is expected to be his final week as prime minister with a diplomatic blitz as his expected successor Andy Burnham waits to take over.<\/p>\n

Burnham, the only candidate in Labour\u2019s leadership process, is expected to officially succeed Sir Keir on Monday July 20.<\/p>\n

Sir Keir will travel to Paris on Monday where he will join allies of Ukraine for a meeting of the \u2018coalition of the willing\u2019. He is also expected to join Bastille Day events on Tuesday.<\/p>\n



\nMan \u2018with stick left house linked to Widdecombe murder suspect and drove away\u2019<\/p>\n

A man put a \u2018wooden stick\u2019 in a car outside an address linked to the Ann Widdecombe murder suspect before driving off on the morning she is believed to have been attacked, it has been reported.<\/p>\n

Widdecombe, a former Conservative minister and ex-Reform UK spokeswoman, was found dead at her home in Haytor on Dartmoor at about 11.40am on Thursday after sustaining serious injuries.<\/p>\n

On Sunday, there was a substantial police presence at a house in Byrley Road in the Kimberworth Park area of Rotherham \u2013 more than 200 miles from the former minister\u2019s home in Devon. It comes after Devon and Cornwall Police said a 28-year-old white British man had been arrested on suspicion of murder in the South Yorkshire town on Saturday evening.<\/p>\n

Volkswagen will be drastically cutting its model line-up and capacity as it looks to improve profitability at the company.<\/p>\n

A family-run used car dealership is set to go under the hammer in a move which could bring the curtain down on 60 years of business.<\/p>\n

Mini is staying \u2018absolutely committed to the UK\u2019 and its Oxford production base.<\/p>\n

Used car values strengthened in June, with average prices at auction house BCA rising by 4% month-on-month.<\/p>\n

Automotive charity Ben has strengthened its senior leadership team with the appointment of two new directors.<\/p>\n

Denza has pulled the wraps off its new Z electric supercar at the Goodwood Festival of Speed \u2013 and the flagship model is set to become the most expensive Chinese car on sale in the UK.<\/p>\n

Chery has come together with The Cherries after agreeing a deal to become the official automotive partner of AFC Bournemouth.<\/p>\n

Today will be sunny for most, although eastern areas may start with cloud and local fog in east Scotland, reports BBC Weather. A few showers could reach the far south by evening.<\/p>\n

Tonight, eastern areas turn cloudier, while the west stays largely clear. Isolated showers may brush the south-west, with breezy conditions in the south.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"UK economy set to have stayed in slow lane after Iran war held back growth The UK\u2019s economy…\n","protected":false},"author":2,"featured_media":689122,"comment_status":"","ping_status":"","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[11],"tags":[84,1294,11613,56,54,55],"class_list":["post-689121","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","category-economy","tag-business","tag-economy","tag-headline-block-6","tag-uk","tag-united-kingdom","tag-unitedkingdom"],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/uk\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/689121","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/uk\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/uk\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/uk\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/2"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/uk\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=689121"}],"version-history":[{"count":0,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/uk\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/689121\/revisions"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/uk\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/689122"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/uk\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=689121"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/uk\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=689121"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/uk\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=689121"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}