Poem of the week: Hitchhiker by Nicholas Hogg A tale that combines muscle-tensing narrative anticipation and epiphany is told with hard-edged romanticism The Guardian - UK · Jan 15, 2024
Thornton Heath murder: Family pay tribute to father, 27, with fundraiser as police hunt assailant Campaign to raise £10,000 to send body to Portugal for burial Evening Standard · Dec 23, 2023
Jimmy Tarbuck admits hit-and-run crash days after sister’s funeral The 83-year-old comedian and television host was filmed on a Ring doorbell leaving the scene The Independent UK · Dec 13, 2023
EV battery swap stations opening in 2024 could solve charging problems The parent company of Fiat, Vauxhall, Citroën, Jeep, Maserati and others has partnered with a California battery-swapping company called Ample T3 · Dec 10, 2023
Man dies and children hospitalised in car crash after Scottish cup match A MAN has died and two children were rushed to hospital after an incident outside a Scottish football stadium. The National (Scotland) · Nov 26, 2023
The Jeep Avenger: Car of the Year 2023 strikes all the right compromises It is the first all-electric product the company has launched and they’ve made a winner, writes Sean O’Grady. Although not perfect, its all-round ability and likeable personality means it may well come to define the ‘sweet spot’ for its class The Independent UK · Oct 28, 2023
Stellantis Pro One Business Unit Announced, Three Electrified Pickup Trucks Due By 2026 One of them will have a hybrid powertrain. Motor1 · Oct 19, 2023
BTCC Brands Hatch: Ingram pips Hill to top free practice Ingram faces a mountain to climb if he’s to make it back-to-back titles – the only rival to three-time champion Ash Sutton is 45 points adrift heading into the competitive action – but he was on form in the opening session early on Saturday morning. Autosport · Oct 7, 2023
GM’s Return To Europe Starts With $90,000 Cadillac Lyriq EV The maker of Ultium-based EVs all but disappeared from Europe in 2017, when it sold the Opel and Vauxhall brands to France’s PSA Group, which is now part of Stellantis. InsideEVs · Oct 5, 2023
BTCC Silverstone: Sutton sensational to win from back of grid The win, remarkably Sutton’s first of his BTCC career at the Northamptonshire circuit, came after long-time leader Jake Hill suffered a misfire just as the race restarted following a half-distance safety-car interlude. Autosport · Sep 24, 2023
BTCC Silverstone: Rookie Doble takes shock pole The reigning Ginetta GT5 and BMW Compact Cup champion, driving a Power Maxed Racing Vauxhall Astra, ended the pole monopoly for 2023 of the Motorbase Performance Ford Focus ST squad, which had stretched to eight out of eight. Autosport · Sep 23, 2023
BTCC Silverstone: Hill bats off Vauxhalls for free practice honours One of four drivers in contention for the title, Hill set the fastest time in the early-morning session aboard his West Surrey Racing BMW 330e M Sport. Autosport · Sep 23, 2023
Two-thirds of people do not trust Tories on environment, poll finds – as it happened Ipsos poll carried out after Rishi Sunak U-turn on net zero policies also evenly split on whether policy shift was correct The Guardian - UK · Sep 22, 2023
We can’t alter Brexit deal to appease car industry, says European commissioner Thierry Breton stands firm amid opposition to incoming tariffs on electric vehicle exports between EU and UK The Guardian - UK · Sep 22, 2023
Autosport · Sep 15, 2023 EA SPORTS WRC’s game car list includes hidden gems The moment many World Rally Championship fans have been waiting for – EA SPORTS WRC’s full car list has been published, and for the cognoscenti, it’s arguably one of the greatest collections of virtual time-based motorsport vehicles ever seen.
The Guardian - UK · Sep 7, 2023 Plugging into the future: electric van production begins at Ellesmere Port Investment by Stellantis has turned the Vauxhall plant into the UK’s first dedicated to producing electric vehicles at scale
The Independent UK · Sep 6, 2023 Production of electric vans begins in Ellesmere Port Stellantis said it is the UK’s only dedicated EV manufacturing plant.
The Independent UK · Sep 5, 2023 Woman and two children killed in Yorkshire crash identified as Ukrainian family Daria Bartienieva, 35, her son, Ihor Bartienieva, six, and stepdaughter, Anastasiia Bartienieva 15, were killed in a collision on the A61.
The Independent UK · Sep 4, 2023 Woman and two children dead after crash in North Yorkshire The crash involving two cars and a bus happened on the A61 near Ripon, the North Yorkshire force said.
The Independent UK · Sep 4, 2023 Woman and two children killed in horror crash with double decker bus Woman killed alongside teenage girl and six-year-old boy in Ripley, North Yorkshire
Autosport · Aug 27, 2023 BTCC Donington Park: Sutton wins opener as Ingram pips Hill The three-time champion worked his Motorbase Performance Ford Focus ST around the Excelr8 Motorsport Hyundai i30 N of reigning title holder Tom Ingram on the second lap, and disappeared into the distance.
Autosport · Aug 26, 2023 BTCC Donington: Sutton beats Ingram in pole battle But this time Sutton had to fend off a stern challenge from reigning champion Tom Ingram, who ran him extremely close but could not prevent the Motorbase Performance Ford Focus ST squad from extending its 2023 pole wipeout to eight from eight.
Autosport · Aug 25, 2023 Friday favourite: The "lazy V8" Rover that took on Europe's giants Jeff Allam was part of the famed Super Touring era of 1990s tin-tops but it is the earlier rear-wheel-drive Group A Rover V8 that he selects as his favourite racer.
Autosport · Aug 13, 2023 BTCC Knockhill: Sutton dominates with wet weather masterclass Torrential rain soaked the teams on the grid, forcing everyone onto wet-weather tyres, and Sutton was the master of the conditions in his Motorbase Performance-run Ford Focus ST.
T3 · Aug 9, 2023 If future Vauxhall EVs look like this, we can’t wait to try one Vauxhall says Experimental concept gives clear vision of the brand’s electric future