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30 April 2012Just anticipating a mobile telephone call is enough to risk a car crash
Anticipating a mobile phone call or text is enough distraction to increase the risk of a crash, claim scientists.
read moreInvicta goes bust
The historic British car-making name reaches the end of the road for the second time.
read moreThe cars with the worst safety records
Porsche drivers are three times more likely to have a crash than those who drive a Daewoo, research suggests.
read moreThe cars with the worst safety records
Porsche drivers are three times more likely to have a crash than those who drive a Daewoo, research suggests.
read moreLabour already rues the day it let Ken run for Mayor
This mayoral contest should have been Labour’s to win. The economy is tanking, the austerity strategy is clearly failing, and every big political story since the Budget has made the Government look either incompetent, heartless, craven or possibly corrupt. Lurching from granny tax to cash-for-Cameron, petrol hoarding to cosy communications with Rupert Murdoch’s men, the Conservatives have abruptly lost much of the public’s trust. Last week their poll ratings tumbled to just 29 per cent, 11 points behind Labour, a record low. But those ratings aren’t reflected in London’s mayoral race, where Boris Johnson has consistently remained in the lead. In the past 10 days that lead has varied from two to eight points. Today’s Standard poll by YouGov has him leading by four points including second-preference votes.
read moreBoris Johnson: The right choice for London
Commentary: This Thursday’s mayoral election is crucial for London. Our city has so far led the economic recovery. But many Londoners face hard times.
read moreTop Gear Live 2012: Birmingham dates
Don’t miss your chance for discounted tickets: this Wednesday, on Facebook, for 24 hours only…
read moreA tiny James May for your iPhone
Anyone want a virtual Captain Slow to show them around the Science Museum?
read moreTop Gear's Forza Motorsport 4 Competition
Win a limited-edition Forza 4 Xbox console and Collector’s Edition Game Pack
read moreContinuing chaos at Heathrow must end
The head of the UK Border Agency’s Heathrow operation, Marc Owen, is presiding over three-hour queues in the arrivals hall. Yet when BAA, the airport operator, issued leaflets to passengers apologising for delays and advising them how to complain to the Home Office, Mr Owen warned them off, saying it would “increase tensions”. He mistakes cause and effect: it is the huge queues, not BAA’s leaflets, that make passengers furious.
read moreProsperity is trickling down to precious few
At last some stirrings of life in the UK economy: average incomes may have fallen by 1.8 per cent but according to the Sunday Times, the 1,000 richest people in the country are 4.7 per cent wealthier than last year.
read moreVW Polo R Line from £15,195
Volkswagen has added a new R Line trim to the Volkswagen Polo line-up.
read moreWhy ethnic Londoners need to be backing Boris
Britain’s ethnic minorities don’t like the Conservatives — at least according to a big new study commissioned by Lord Ashcroft. Just four per cent of black voters and seven per cent of Asians said they identify with the Tories. It’s true that ethnic minorities have long-standing loyalty to Labour. But at this week’s mayoral election, they should instead should express their long-repressed Tory natures.
read moreBMW to power Olympic Games
BMW is to provide over 3,000 vehicles in its role as Official Automotive Partner to the 2012 London Olympic Games.
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