Notts County footballer Lee Hughes has been fined after admitting assaulting a woman at a hotel, the Crown Prosecution Service (CPS) said.

Engine: 3.0-litre in-line six-cylinder turbo-diesel

Transmission: eight-speed automatic

Jenson Button raised McLaren morale by leading the way in second practice for the Spanish Grand Prix.

It's got technodazzle, but is the new Mercedes SL lacking something?

In honour of Nico Rosberg’s and Mercedes AMG Petronas maiden Formula 1 victory in China, we compiled a list of just a few of the many  firsts achieved by Mercedes cars on the road and track over the years.

Sebastian Vettel is back on pole position for the 31st time in his Formula One career after grabbing top spot on the grid for tomorrow's controversial Bahrain Grand Prix.

Nico Rosberg was fastest in today's second practice session for Sunday's Bahrain Grand Prix.

Police have named a murder victim who was found dead in his car which had been set alight after his death.

With three different winning drivers and marques, the 2012 Formula One season could scarcely have got off to a better start. Jenson Button won for McLaren in Australia; Fernando Alonso won for Ferrari in Malaysia; Nico Rosberg won for Mercedes in China.

Volkswagen CC TDI 140 Blue Motion Tech

Price: £25,345 (CC prices from £24,205)

Engine: 2.0-litre four-cylinder diesel, turbocharged

Transmission: six-speed manual (also available with six-speed DSG dual-clutch gearbox)

Power: 140 PS at 4,200 rpm

Torque: 320 Nm between 1,750 and 2,500 rpm

Fuel consumption (combined cycle): 60.1 mpg

CO2 emissions: 125 g/km

Top speed: 133 mph

Acceleration (0-62 mph): 9.8 seconds

Once-dominant Formula One champions Red Bull are considering their technical options after failing to make the podium for the second race out of three so far this season.

If you were any other F1 team than Mercedes, you might have left China last night hearing the unmistakable clamour of alarm bells. The silver arrows of Nico Rosberg and Michael Schumacher had been fast in qualifying for the opening two races of the season, but ate their tyres voraciously in the races. Not this time. Careful changes had transformed them.

A man found dead in a burning car is believed to have been murdered, police said today.

The four-man panel of FIA stewards have dismissed Lotus' protest against Mercedes' innovative rear wing.