H.L. Mencken once observed that democracy offered voters to get the government they wanted — good and hard. His cynicism has found vindication once again in Denver, where the city council voted in May to throw car owners and vehicular assault victims under the bus in favor of expanding their idea of “sanctuary city.” Unanimously,...
Tom Espiner Business reporter, BBC News Reuters UK car production sank to its lowest level since 1949 in May as US tariffs hit exports, an industry group has said. Production fell by nearly a third from a year earlier to 49,810 units, according to the Society of Motor Manufacturers and Traders (SMMT), which – excluding...
Champion jockey Oisin Murphy has been charged with drink driving and failing to co-operate with police after a car crash in April. The 29-year-old was arrested after a grey Mercedes A Class crashed into a tree in Hermitage, Berkshire. Thames Valley Police said he has been charged with one count of driving a motor vehicle...
Miles Davis BBC Devon political reporter BBC Exeter City Council will consider plans to increase car parking charges across the city Car park charges could go up by about 7% in Exeter with the price of a two-hour ticket in the city centre hitting nearly £5. Exeter City Council is considering putting up the cost...
BBC Sport’s Isa Guha reflects on Rishabh Pant’s long road back to a full recovery following a serious car crash in 2022 after the India vice-captain scored a superb century against England on day two of the first Test at Headingley. FOLLOW LIVE: England v India first Test – day two Available to UK users...
A water firm has asked the public to be more careful of what they flush away after a “bizarre collection” of items were found washed down drains. Engineers from South West Water (SWW) said they had found various items in the sewers including a toy car in Hayle, a plastic Iron Man model in Penzance...
An 81-year-old man drove his car down the landmark Spanish Steps in Rome before getting stuck on the way down. One of Italy’s most recognisable monuments, the Spanish Steps have never been intended for vehicles to travel down. The driver tested negative for alcohol and told officers that he was on his way to work....
A man has been discharged from hospital after a vehicle fell from a multi-storey car park at London Luton Airport. Emergency services were called to Car Park One shortly before 11:00 BST on Sunday and one person was taken to hospital. The vehicle involved was believed to have fallen from the third storey. A spokesperson...
Jonathan Vernon-Smith BBC Three Counties Radio Yaditi Kava Yaditi Kava had been shopping and went for dinner at Queensmere when she was accidentally overcharged for parking A mum was left “in shock” after being accidentally charged £4,586 for a two-hour session at a multi-storey car park. Yaditi Kava, 39, said she had typed in her...
A person has suffered serious injuries after an “incident” involving a vehicle at a multi-storey car park at London Luton Airport, police said. The BBC understands the car involved had fallen from a higher level of the car park. Emergency services were called to the car park on the airport complex shortly before 11:00 BST....
Eutopia Homes says it “prides itself on providing unique homes” but apparently doesn’t feel the same way about consulting the public on its plans to build them. In early May it began a pre-application consultation on its proposals to replace Mary Arches car parks with a pair of linked six-storey blocks containing 309 “co-living” units...
A temporary car park with more than 200 spaces is set to be opened in a Devon town centre. Torbay Council said the surface level car park at Paignton’s Victoria Centre would be open 24 hours a day with 12 spaces dedicated for blue badge holders along with areas for motorcycles and permit holders. The...
Christal Hayes, Max Matza, John Sudworth & Alex Lederman BBC News Reporting fromLos Angeles Watch: Surveillance video shows immigration raid at Westchester Hand Wash When immigration agents pulled up outside a Los Angeles car wash on a quiet Sunday afternoon, it sparked instant chaos. Some customers at the Westchester Hand Wash, which sits in the...
Antonio joined West Ham from Nottingham Forest for an undisclosed fee, reported to be £7m, in 2015. He is the club’s record Premier League goalscorer, scoring 68 goals in 268 top-flight appearances. Meanwhile, France international Kurt Zouma, 30, who joined the the club four years ago and is on loan at Al-Orobah FC in the...
Charlotte Cox BBC News, South West Google A 45-year-old man was found unconscious in a Tavistock car park Detectives are carrying out house-to-house inquires after a man was found unconscious in a Devon car park with a serious head injury, police have said. Officers appealed for witnesses after they were called at 04:00 BST to...