Ford's UK Managing Director joins Steve Fowler for an in-depth conversation on the future of the brand, its EV plans, and how Ford is adapting to a changing automotive world.

In this Drive Smart special, The Independent’s EV Editor Steve Fowler sits down with Lisa Brankin to discuss the brand’s future in an era of electrification.

Lisa shares insights on Ford’s upcoming EV range, innovation in design and technology, the challenges of the UK automotive market, and how the brand plans to stay competitive.

From sustainability goals to the role of heritage models in a rapidly evolving industry, this candid conversation offers a unique look inside one of the world’s most iconic carmakers.

00:00 Introduction

00:20 Overview of the Puma Gen-E

00:51 Customer Reactions to Electric Vehicles

02:05 Lisa's Journey with Ford

03:48 Changes in the Automotive Industry

07:20 Ford's Electric Vehicle Lineup

12:50 Ford's Commercial Vehicle Success

14:02 Facing Competition from Chinese Brands

15:01 Conclusion and Final Thoughts

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Six journalists were killed while sheltering in a tent near Al Shifa hospital, including Al Jazeera correspondent Anas al-Sharif.

Israeli military had accused Al-Sharif of being a “Hamas Terrorist”, which Al Jazeera has denied.

Al Jazeera Media Network said: “The order to assassinate Anas Al Sharif, one of Gaza's bravest journalists, and his colleagues, is a desperate attempt to silence the voices exposing the impending seizure and occupation of Gaza.”

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‘I’m going to Russia on Friday’: Trump appears to forget Alaska is in US as he frets over facing Putin amid DC crime

President Donald Trump appeared to mix up Russia with Alaska ahead of his meeting with Russian leader Vladimir Putin in a White House press conference about crime in Washington, DC and his plans to deploy the National Guard and put the city’s police under his control.

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View of the Israel-Gaza border after Israel killed a group of four Al Jazeera journalists and an assistant in a strike on a tent near Shifa Hospital in eastern Gaza City.

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President Donald Trump has announced plans to deploy member of the National Guard in Washington D.C. in response to what he claims is an “out of control” problem with street crime in the nation’s capital – which is not supported by the official figures.

Speaking at a White House press conference Monday, the president invoked section 740 of the District of Columbia Home Rule Act, placing the D.C. Metropolitan Police Department under direct federal control.

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A talking parrot has helped bring down an organised crime gang, after a member taught the bird how to say the drug-dealing phrase “two for 25”.

Mango the parrot, who belonged to the girlfriend of ringleader Adam Garnett, was discovered when Lancashire Police officers raided homes in Blackpool, where they seized large amounts of cocaine and heroin.

Footage released by the force on Wednesday (August 6) shows the yellow bird squawking the phrase, which alludes to a deal on cocaine, as well as it playing with cash that the £1million narcotic ring had made. The videos of the bird were taken by gang members prior to the raid.

On Wednesday, Garnett and the 14 people who worked for him were jailed for a combined total of more than 103 years.

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U.S. President Donald Trump holds a press conference regarding crime and “beautification” in Washington, D.C.

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President Donald Trump has announced plans to deploy member of the National Guard in Washington D.C. in response to what he claims is an “out of control” problem with street crime in the nation’s capital – which is not supported by the official figures.

Speaking at a White House press conference Monday, the president invoked section 740 of the District of Columbia Home Rule Act, placing the D.C. Metropolitan Police Department under direct federal control.

Guardsmen would be deployed “to help reestablish Law Order of public safety,” trump said, adding “This is Liberation Day in DC, and we're going to take our capital back.”

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As Benjamin Netanyahu refuses to back down over military expansion into Gaza, hostages' families tell Bel Trew in Tel Aviv and Jerusalem why their government has got it wrong – and call for an end to suffering for Israelis and Palestinians. “Israelis want peace. Israelis want to get out of Gaza. This is not in our name – we are not our government. Israel must be stopped.” These are the desperate pleas of Yotam Cohen, whose younger brother Nimrod, a then 19-year-old Israeli soldier serving mandatory service, was taken captive to Gaza by Hamas militants during their deadly 7 October attack on southern Israel nearly two years ago. This weekend, Yotam joined tens of thousands of people who marched on Israel’s military headquarters in Tel Aviv. Wielding portraits of their loved ones and banners, they urged world leaders to intervene. They protested against Benjamin Netanyahu’s controversial plan to expand the devastating 22-month bombardment of Gaza, a plan he defended on Sunday, vowing in a press conference to “finish the job... finish Hamas”.

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Fury in Israel grows over Netanyahu’s defiant Gaza ‘finish the job’ bid

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The Free DC group hold a rally outside the White House to coincide with President Donald Trump’s news conference regarding his efforts to fight crime in the nation’s capital..

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