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BTCC Oulton Park: Ingram leads the way in free practice

Ingram set the fastest lap of the early-morning FP1 period in his Excelr8 Motorsport Hyundai i30 N, 0.022 seconds clear of the Motorbase Performance-run Ford Focus ST of championship leader Ash Sutton.

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BTCC Thruxton: Sutton beats Ingram to continue pole hot streak

As championship leader, Sutton was running the minimum hybrid boost allowance of one second per lap at a minimum speed of 135mph on his Motorbase Performance-run Ford Focus ST, yet he was still able to put himself at the front.

Autosport

BTCC Snetterton: Sutton blitzes free practice

The three-time champion demolished his opposition at the wheel of his Motorbase Performance-run Ford Focus ST to lead a team 1-2 from Dan Cammish by 0.666 seconds.

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Jelley unlikely for BTCC Brands Hatch race two; Rowbottom reprimanded

Jelley’s West Surrey Racing-run BMW 330e M Sport was clipped by the Motorbase Performance Ford Focus ST of Dan Rowbottom as they accelerated through Clark Curve at the end of the first lap.

Autosport

BTCC Brands Hatch: Turkington wins opener red-flagged after pile-up

Turkington, with the soft option tyres fitted to his West Surrey Racing BMW 330e M Sport, got the launch from second on the grid, but the problem was he had to do it twice.

Autosport

BTCC Donington Park: Cammish beats Hill in thriller

Cammish emerged on top after a race-long battle with Jake Hill in wet conditions, and managed to work his Motorbase Performance Ford Focus ST past the West Surrey Racing BMW 330e M Sport of Hill on the 19th of what became 21 laps of racing.

Autosport

BTCC Donington: Turkington edges Sutton in free practice

The Northern Irishman eclipsed the quickest time of the opening session set by Ash Sutton, which had been a gargantuan 0.476 seconds clear of closest pursuer Turkington and had seemed to send out an ominous warning that the three-time title winner and the Motorbase Performance Ford Focus squad will be…

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The BTCC plotlines to watch out for in 2023

The series hasn't had the most dramatic of silly seasons - indeed, the top six drivers from 2022 all line up with the same teams and machinery in 2023 - but there are plenty of factors that could shake things up.

Autosport

Tax office offers 150 salary jobs for Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander people

The Australia Tax Office will offer 150 jobs for Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander people across metropolitan and regional areas, including Newcastle, as part of its Evergreen Program, the agency announced Thursday.

Newcastle Herald

What are class action lawsuits and are they common in Australia?

Representative proceedings are designed to bring together large numbers of claims for people affected by similar alleged misdeeds. So how do they work?

The Guardian - AU

Ginetta and BMW champion Doble steps up to BTCC with Power Maxed Racing

Mikey Doble is to step up after a remarkable year in which he won the Ginetta GT5 Challenge and BMW Compact Cup to drive one of PMR’s Vauxhall Astras.

Autosport

Taylor-Smith switches to Power Maxed Racing Vauxhall for 2023 BTCC

Multiple British Touring Car Championship race winner Aron Taylor-Smith has switched to Power Maxed Racing for the 2023 season.

Autosport

GT racer Watson switches to BTCC with PMR Vauxhall

GT racing convert Andrew Watson will make his British Touring Car Championship debut this season with the Power Maxed Racing Vauxhall Astra team.

Autosport

Family of woman killed by Glasgow pensioner win payout from estate

Watson, originally from Glasgow, was found guilty of murder by a jury in Ontario in April 2017 and given a life sentence with no possibility of parole for 25 years.

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Daily Record

Family of woman brutally murdered by evil Scots pensioner win £750k payout from his estate

Andrew Watson, 84, killed Lise Fredette with a shovel in November 2014.

Daily Mirror

Firefighters sacked for 'bullying' female colleague in cruel WhatsApp messages

Five firefighters sacked from West Midlands Fire Service are challenging their dismissals at a tribunal claiming they were "targeted" after raising concerns about a training programme

The Independent UK

Divorces rose after the first coronavirus lockdown, figures show

The Office for National Statistics said that in 2021 there was a 9.6% rise in divorces compared with 2020.

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Divorce rates rose after first coronavirus lockdown

The Office for National Statistics said that in 2021 there was a 9.6% rise in divorces compared with 2020.

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Evening Standard

Who is Andrew Watson? Google Doodle celebrates Scottish footballer

Andrew Watson became the first black player to play in the English Cup in 1882

The National (Scotland)

Who is Andrew Watson? Google Doodle celebrates life of influential Scottish footballer

THE first of Scotland’s great football triumphs against England took place on March 12, 1881, when the Scots swept all before them to beat the…

Liverpool Echo

Scouser's ancestors both slaves and slave owners in 'epic' revelation

"I was taught that I was no one, that I was worth nothing, that I didn't belong anywhere"

Daily Record

Wednesday headlines: Scots murderer hides ex's body and WAG's car chased by police

Here are the main headlines on the Daily Record website today.

Daily Mirror

Evil killer who bludgeoned ex-partner to death dies without revealing where her body is

Andrew Watson bludgeoned Lise Fredette to death with a shovel before putting her corpse in his car and dumping it at an unknown location

Daily Record

Evil Scots pensioner who murdered ex dies in jail without revealing where he hid her body

Andrew Watson, 84, bludgeoned Lise Fredette to death with a shovel before putting her corpse in his car and dumping it.

Daily Record

Scots farmer forced to live in caravan after £2.25 petrol price leaves him penniless

Karl Hughes, a crofter who has lived on Tiree for 20 years, had to sell his home last year after falling behind on mortgage payments due to an accident that left him unable to work.

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