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Lorry driver arrested after two cyclists killed in Cornwall crash
Wednesday 03 July 2013
A lorry driver has been arrested on suspicion of causing death by dangerous driving after a crash that killed two cyclists.
UK defies European car sales downturn
Wednesday 19 June 2013
UK drivers are still splashing out on new vehicles but Europe's car market suffered its worst May for 20 years.
Woman's body found on beach
Saturday 08 June 2013
Police searching for a missing woman have discovered a body on a beach.
Electric car pioneer runs out of road
Monday 27 May 2013
A pioneering electric car venture once praised by Bill Clinton has admitted defeat on its plans to bring the technology into the mainstream.
F1: 'I'm absolutely lost,' admits Lewis Hamilton as Fernando Alonso wins Spanish Grand Prix in front of home crowd
Sunday 12 May 2013
Ferrari's Fernando Alonso produced a brilliant drive to claim victory in Barcelona in front of his home crowd where he lapped rival Lewis Hamilton
F1: James Allison's departure from Lotus hits Kimi Raikkonen's title chances
Thursday 09 May 2013
Kimi Raikkonen's bid to win the World Championship for a second time has been dented by the shock announcement that Lotus's highly rated technical director James Allison is leaving the team.
Severe delays after man dies in accident that blocks M25 in Surrey
Wednesday 10 April 2013
A serious accident on Britain's busiest motorway led to severe rush-hour delays for drivers today.
Red Bull civil war: Sebastian Vettel is personable off the track... but on it he's as petulant and ruthless as they come
Monday 25 March 2013
The Red Bull driver ignored team-orders to claim victory in Malaysia
F1: Shamed Adrian Sutil makes most of second chance with sparkling return with Force India
Monday 18 March 2013
Sutil was convicted of assaulting Lux with a champagne glass and given an 18-month suspended jail sentence
Classic 1300E: in praise of the executive Ford Escort
Tuesday 12 March 2013
These vintage, luxury models from a bygone era remain highly sought-after
US rebound drives profits at GKN
Tuesday 26 February 2013
The car and aircraft parts maker GKN has posted a record profit as a rebound in the US vehicle market outweighed a slowdown in Europe.
Cry freedom for the Solzhenitsyn of Wapping!
Sunday 24 February 2013
Our diarist on a PR man to die for; unfortunate lead times for a magazine keen on Nick Clegg's honesty; and the marvellous wit of John Sessions; and Blade Runner revisited
McLaren sign Stoffel Vandoorne to young driver programme
Tuesday 19 February 2013
McLaren have signed 20-year-old Belgian Stoffel Vandoorne to their young driver programme.
Runaway car took terrified driver through border post at 125mph
Wednesday 13 February 2013
A terrified French driver has told how a jammed speed regulator caused him to career through toll booths and a national border at 125mph before he crashed into a ditch in Belgium.
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Is the Muslim call to prayer really such a menace?
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Channel 4 to 'provoke' viewers who associate Islam with terrorism with live call to prayer during Ramadan
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US army doctor returns arm to Vietnamese soldier fifty years after he took it as a souvenir
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Police seize possessions of rough sleepers in crackdown on homelessness
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Demand for food banks has nothing to do with benefits squeeze, says Work minister Lord Freud
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