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The Latest Breaking News from Milton Keynes

United Airlines flight forced to turn back to Heathrow as ‘fumes’ fill part of plane after take-off

The plane reached Milton Keynes before looping back to London

The Independent UK

Why new Red Bull F1 team boss Laurent Mekies is “up there with the best”

Incoming Racing Bulls team principal Alan Permane believes his Formula 1 squad's parent team Red Bull is in good hands with Laurent Mekies.

Motorsport

The qualities that put new Red Bull F1 team boss Mekies "up there with the best"

Incoming Racing Bulls team principal Alan Permane believes his Formula 1 squad's parent team Red Bull is in good hands with Laurent Mekies.

Autosport

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New Racing Bulls boss Permane ‘shocked and proud’ as he takes up challenge

The surprise ousting of Christian Horner after 20 years at the Red Bull helm has also had knock-on effect within the wider Red Bull family.

Autosport

Alan Permane on leading Racing Bulls: “Some shock, some pride” but “relishing the challenge”

The surprise ousting of Christian Horner after 20 years at the Red Bull helm has also had knock-on effect within the wider Red Bull family. With Laurent Mekies named as Horner's replacement, Red Bull's management turned to Racing Bulls racing director and paddock veteran Alan Permane to fill the role…

Motorsport

Tour of Britain Men stages three and four details announced

Biggest British men's race to visit Buckinghamshire, Bedfordshire and Warwickshire after Suffolk start

Cycling Weekly

Mekies' key job list as Red Bull F1's heir to Horner

Laurent Mekies has big shoes to fill as Christian Horner's successor as Red Bull Formula 1 chief, after the former Racing Bulls, Ferrari and FIA man was confirmed in the role on Wednesday.

Autosport

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Everything Laurent Mekies must do as Christian Horner’s Red Bull successor

Laurent Mekies has big shoes to fill as Christian Horner's successor as Red Bull Formula 1 chief, after the former Racing Bulls, Ferrari and FIA man was confirmed in the role on Wednesday.

Motorsport

How Christian Horner’s Red Bull exit mirrored his F1 arrival and why he will be missed

From day one at Red Bull Christian Horner was fully aware of the ruthlessness in F1. So perhaps Wednesday’s announcement that he was being “released from his operational duties” shouldn’t have come as such a bolt from the blue.

Motorsport

Why F1 will miss Horner after his Red Bull exit had hallmarks of his arrival 20 years ago

Autosport

Christian Horner’s emotional farewell speech at Red Bull leaked: ‘I’ve fought hard’

Horner said farewell to hundreds of Red Bull’s employees at the team’s HQ in Milton Keynes on Wednesday

The Independent UK

Who is Laurent Mekies, the new Red Bull F1 boss succeeding Christian Horner?

Watch: What Horner's sacking really means for Verstappen, F1 and Red Bull?

Autosport

Who is Red Bull F1 team's new CEO Laurent Mekies?

Born on 28 April 1977 in Tours, France, Laurent Mekies has become only the second team boss in the history of the Red Bull Formula 1 team. The Milton Keynes-based outfit, which entered Formula 1 in 2005, was shaped and led to success by Christian Horner for two decades, until his abrupt…

Motorsport

Lawson hits back at Brown's Red Bull comments: "Don't think he understands"

Liam Lawson has responded to McLaren CEO Zak Brown's recent claims that Racing Bulls would be ahead of Red Bull if the Milton Keynes outfit didn't have four-time Formula 1 champion Max Verstappen.

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Evening Standard

Travel chaos at Euston station with trains axed and passengers hit by 90 minute delays after derailment

Multiple lines closed after the "low speed derailment’ near Milton Keynes

The Guardian - UK

Man jailed for life for Christmas Day murders of two women in Milton Keynes

Jazwell Brown to serve at least 39 years for killing his partner Joanne Pearson and neighbour Teohna Grant

Evening Standard

Man jailed for life for ‘frenzied’ murders of partner and neighbour at Christmas

Jazwell Brown, 49, fatally stabbed Joanne Pearson, 38, and Teohna Grant, 24, in Milton Keynes, Buckinghamshire on December 25 last year.

Evening Standard

Sam Thompson raises more than £100,000 on first day of Soccer Aid challenge

The former star of Made In Chelsea ran a full marathon before cycling a further 23 miles to reach Milton Keynes.

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UK South of Cambridge, Ispwich, or Milton Keynes at Risk of Being Hit by Soviet Spacecraft: What's Going On?

A lost Soviet satellite, Kosmos 482, is predicted to crash back to Earth, with a 500kg fragment potentially hitting the planet between 9th and 13th May.

Motorsport

Why Verstappen's engine could cancel out gains from new floor at F1 Miami GP

As revealed by Motorsport.com, Red Bull Racing is phasing in a small but significant update package in three steps. In Jeddah, it introduced a few new components and bodywork tweaks, in Miami there are modifications to the floor, and further updates are scheduled for Imola. According to the FIA's technical document,…

Autosport

Why Verstappen has a new floor in Miami – but his engine could be holding him back

As revealed by Autosport, Red Bull Racing is phasing in a small but significant update package in three steps. In Jeddah, it introduced a few new components and bodywork tweaks, in Miami there are modifications to the floor, and further updates are scheduled for Imola. According to the FIA's technical document,…

Autosport

Wheatley: Sauber must think like a top team for strong F1 campaign as Audi

Jonathan Wheatley is aiming to install a big-team mentality at Sauber before it completes its switch to Audi from 2026 – although the former Red Bull sporting director admits it will take “years” to get to the top of Formula 1. Having left Red Bull two years ago, Wheatley has…

Motorsport

Wheatley: Mentality shift can help struggling Sauber succeed in F1 as Audi

Evening Standard

Bank Holiday travel: Londoners face disruption with no trains to run from Euston on Sunday or Monday

Network Rail will carry out work to replace track on sections of line between Euston and Milton Keynes

Autosport

What Tsunoda has learnt alongside Verstappen so far

The championship standings tell of a Red Bull in third place, the only team able to break McLaren's domination at the start to this F1 world championship, thanks to Max Verstappen’s victory at the Japanese GP. And yet, the start of the season for the Milton Keynes stable has not been…

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