Riyah Collins BBC Newsbeat Getty Images Damson Idris stars alongside Brad Pitt in F1 The Movie, which was released on Wednesday Getting ready for a role in a blockbuster film always has its challenges, but for Damson Idris, there was one thing he couldn’t prepare for. “How do I look cute when the wind is...
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...
BBC Operation Lockspring aimed to reduce the number of road collisions and educate the public More than 30 motorists have been arrested during a four-day campaign targeting dangerous driving. Devon and Cornwall Police said Operation Lockspring was working to reduce the number of collisions on roads and to educate the public about the importance of...
Nathan Bevan Reporting fromBBC News, South West Amber Edwards BBC News, South West BBC Chelsea Moon, who has a bone condition that stunts growth, waited a year for lessons with instructor Emma Hallett (left) Disabled people are facing long waits for driving lessons due to a lack of instructors with suitable cars. According to the...
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....
It was a successful day all round for Mercedes with 18-year-old rookie Kimi Antonelli finishing third for his first podium in Formula 1. Antonelli – at 18 years and 294 days old – becomes the third-youngest podium finisher of all time behind Verstappen and Lance Stroll. Starting fourth, he overtook championship leader Piastri at the...
On Tuesday, OpenAI CEO Sam Altman published a blog post on his website titled “The Gentle Singularity.” The singularity is the name tech futurists have given to a predicted future milestone in human history, the moment when artificial intelligence really takes off and surpasses human intelligence. Here’s a bit of what Altman said. We are...
A TV ad for chocolate bar Twix has been banned for encouraging unsafe driving. The advert shows a man with flowing hair involved in a car chase and crash that results in his and an identical, caramel-coloured car sandwiched on top of each other, like a Twix. Five complaints issued against the advert said it...
Getty Images Andrew Tate is known for his predilection for sports cars Controversial influencer Andrew Tate has been caught speeding at 196km/h (121mph) in a 50km/h zone in Romania, officials have said. The British-American national was recorded driving at nearly four times the speed limit in a village about 184km from the Romanian capital, Bucharest....
Vanessa Pearce & Richard Price BBC News, West Midlands Stewarts Solicitors Leah Washington-Pugh said while she and husband Joe can never move on from the Smiler crash they “couldn’t be happier” A couple who were seriously injured in the Smiler rollercoaster crash at Alton Towers say they can “never move on” from it, but still...
Getty Images The UK is one of few countries in Europe where vehicles drive on the left The number of crashes caused by visitors to Scotland driving on the wrong side of the road has increased by 46% in a year. Figures released by Transport Scotland showed there were 35 collisions caused by “inexperience of...
Driving instructor David Johnson jointly runs First Drive South West driving school Read full article at source...
A man was injured and four homes were damaged after a small lorry exploded on Saturday morning in a Chicago suburb. The blast in Addison scattered debris, including clothing and furniture, across the street and in front of homes. One home was left temporarily uninhabitable after part of the lorry struck a load-bearing wall, authorities...
Witnesses have described the “horrendous” moment a car “rammed” into a crowd of people who were attending Liverpool FC’s victory parade following their Premier League win. Merseyside Police said a number of pedestrians were hit by the vehicle in Water Street, Liverpool just after 18:00 BST. Dozens were injured, two of them seriously, with 27...
For the six years Marina, 35, had no valid driver’s license, she felt constant fear when behind the wheel. She would limit her travels to what was strictly necessary, forgoing professional, educational and leisure opportunities. “I felt persecuted and had too much fear,” she told Truthout in Spanish. “It was something that impacted all of...