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Busy roads put millions at higher risk of dementia

Busy roads put millions at higher risk of dementia

More than 10m Britons are at a higher risk of dementia because they live near a busy road, scientists have concluded.
Published 12 January 2017
Private ambulance drivers receive "one hour of training" before hitting road at high speed

Ambulance drivers receive "one hour of training"

A former member of staff at a private ambulance company has told how he received one hour of training to drive vehicles at high speed.
Published 12 January 2017
Me and My Motor: Singer-songwriter, Amy Macdonald, has a passion for fast cars

Me and My Motor: Amy Macdonald

Amy Macdonald had a No 1 album by the time she turned 20 and has gone on to sell more than 9m albums around the world...
Published 10 January 2017
Kia's Stinger GT sports tourer is a Maserati for the masses

Kia Stinger is a Maserati for the masses

Kia hopes to entice drivers out of their German cars with a new grand tourer that is intended to inject a healthy helping of glamour into...
Published 10 January 2017
New Audi Q8 e-tron SUV-coupé to go on sale next year

New Audi Q8 e-tron SUV-coupé on sale next year

A forthcoming rival to the BMW X6 and Mercedes GLE coupe, the luxury Audi Q8 is a cross between a sleek coupe and a go-anywhere, carry everything
Published 09 January 2017
British Government says drivers should be compensated over Volkswagen dieselgate emissions scandal

VW dieselgate: British drivers launch legal action

Volkswagen faces a class action lawsuit from 10,000 British drivers, who say the German car maker misled them into paying extra for diesel cars
Published 09 January 2017

Bose active suspension technology for car seats

In a Las Vegas parking lot, an innocuous-looking minibus is pootling around a course made up of speed bumps and other undulating terrain...
Published 09 January 2017
Products: Dehumidifiers for garages and homes reviewed

Products: Dehumidifiers for garages and homes

Whether your garage is filled with a cherished car, the overspill from family life or a lifetime's collection of gardening and DIY equipment...
Published 06 January 2017
Buy your car before April 1 to avoid tax change shock, advise experts

Buy your car before April 1 to avoid tax shock

Buying a car is confusing for most at the best of times but with new car tax rules being brought in on April 1 this year, buyers are advised...
Published 06 January 2017
Approaching fast: Mercedes-AMG’s new 1,000bhp hypercar

Approaching fast: Mercedes-AMG’s 1,000bhp hypercar

Mercedes-AMG has revealed a tantalising glimpse of its new hypercar, the Formula One-engined mean machine which will take on the Bugatti Chiron
Published 06 January 2017
Fastest Bentley ever breaks cover: meet the 209mph Continental Supersports

Fastest Bentley ever breaks cover

Bentley may be about to replace the Continental GT but the current model is going out in style.
Published 06 January 2017

$1m eRace gives driver second chance at stardom

When Graham Carroll climbed into his parents’ loft and sat down in front of a car racing computer game he could never have imagined that it would
Published 05 January 2017