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Apple patents show 'iOS in the Car' plans are still on track

Plans for a full touchscreen dash board would give iOS controls to everything from heating to radio

Margareta Pagano: The car industry is on a roll. But our skills are stuck in second gear

In The City: Apprenticeships should be made at least equal to university degrees

Death crash footballer Courtney Meppen-Walter back in jail after being freed in error

A footballer who killed two people in a car crash and was released from jail by mistake is back in custody, police said today.

Facebook will remove adverts from restricted content after M&S and Sky become the latest to suspend their advertising

New system promises to stop adverts appearing next to controversial or offensive material

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Shinji Kagawa looks to impress David Moyes by signalling intention to be part of Manchester United tour in Japan

The Japanese midfielder is entitled to be on holiday during United's time in his home country

The British car industry is roaring back to life, so why do we still think it's a goner?

Fiat moving its global headquarters to Britain is just one sign of a renaissance

Nissan has recalled more than 800,000 cars

Nissan recalls 800,000 Micras over fears of steering failure

Nissan has been forced to recall 841,000 vehicles across the globe – including 133,869 models of the Micra in the UK – after discovering a glitch in the steering wheel of one of its models.

150,000 UK cars among 3.4m Toyotas, Nissans and Hondas recalled over airbag defect

Some 150,000 Japanese cars owned by UK motorists have been recalled after a fault was discovered with their front passenger seat airbags.

American car industry has best month since 2007

American car manufacturers drew hordes of customers during March, with Chrysler and Ford reporting their strongest monthly sales performance since the US economy began a long period of contraction in 2007.

The Business Matrix: Friday 15 March 2013

Sale of Anschutz group called off

To prove a political point, President Mikheil Saakashvili drove the car, which he says is his personal vehicle paid for with his own money, to Tbilisi airport ahead of an official visit to neighbouring Azerbaijan

President who drove himself to the airport – with his wife as a guard

Georgian leader takes to road in protest at jibes over his opulence – and security he can’t trust

LA Police have been instructed to act as if Dorner is still at large

Christopher Dorner manhunt: Under their noses for a week, how LAPD finally got their man

The hunt for the California cop killer is over. But Christopher Dorner had been hiding in plain sight all along

Police officers walk door to door searching for murder suspect Christopher Jordan Dorner in Big Bear Lake, California

Tracks in snow lead hunt for LAPD killer Christopher Dorner into Big Bear mountains

Ex-police officer’s burning car found near ski resort as details of bizarre 'manifesto' emerge

Manchester City's Yaya Toure is reported to earn around £200,000 a week

Yaya Toure determined to repay Manchester City fans by maintaining fight for the Premier League title

The midfielder has returned from the African Cup of Nations

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