• Evening Standard

    FTSE 100 Live 30 May: Auto Trader, Dr Martens results, US GDP

    Auto Trader today posted a 26% jump in operating profit to just shy of £350 million as Britain’s biggest car market saw stronger demand than pre-pandemic levels. In a statement to the stock market it said is evaluating “strategic options for the group” to “create greater financial flexibility”.

  • Storyful

    Drone Footage Shows 'Considerable' Volcanic Eruption Near Grindavik

    A videographer captured mesmerizing aerial views near the town of Grindavik, Iceland, on Wednesday, May 29, as new volcanic activity prompted the closure of the popular Blue Lagoon spa and evacuation of surrounding areas.Drone footage captured by videographer Bjorn Steinbekk shows volcanic activity at Sundhnukur crater in the Reykjanes peninsula on Wednesday afternoon.Around the same time, police urged residents “in or near Grindavík” to leave the area and get to a safe distance.By Wednesday evening local time, “considerable magma jet activity” was observed in the main part of the crater, according to Icelandic Meteorological authorities. Credit: Bjorn Steinbekk via Storyful

  • Evening Standard

    Jeremy Hunt: I'm no Portillo and the Tories will defend the Blue Wall brick by brick

    EXCLUSIVE: The Chancellor said his Surrey seat is on a ‘knife edge’ as the Liberal Democrats seek to oust him