6 h. ago Teenage driver arrested after car smashes into electricity police

Dozens of homes have been left without power

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10 h. ago Road closed with police at the scene as 'car hits electricity post'

Dozens of homes are without power

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28 h. ago Could you live with an EV? All your questions answered in our expert buying guide

Thinking about switching to an electric car? Here’s what you need to know

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30 h. ago Electric vehicle owners to pay car tax for first time from April

The move has sparked concerns that it could deter some individuals from making the switch to electric.

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52 h. ago Nissan unveils THREE new electric car models as it faces a fight for survival

Nissan will reintroduce the Micra name as a pure EV later this year, shortly followed by a third-generation Leaf. And a new battery-powered Juke is coming in 2026.

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54 h. ago Tom Daley spotted making use of his car's new baguette holder

The Olympic diver was seen using the new Renault 5 electric car's key feature - a baguette holder - as he delivered a fresh batch of French bread to an event in London

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59 h. ago The six best EVs that dodge Rachel Reeves' electric car tax raid from April

The Chancellor's car tax sting on EVs from 1 April will have major cost implications for buyers of new battery cars costing over £40k. Here's six of the best options below that price point.

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2 d. ago Britain's biggest electric car charging station is unveiled: 'Ultra

The InstaVolt Superhub, located near the A34 and junction 9 of the M3, boasts 44 charging points which promise to have you back up to full capacity in just 20 minutes.

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3 d. ago Securitas crooks who took part in Britain's biggest cash robbery make bid for freedom

£54million Securitas robbers Lea Rusha and Stuart Royle are up for parole nearly a decade after ringleader Paul Allen got out of prison despite failing to repay a confiscation order

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3 d. ago Smart #5 gets fast charging and 366 mile range to tackle Tesla Model Y

Beefy all-electric SUV is the biggest Smart to date with some of the most advanced tech

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3 d. ago How iPad buried under banks of the River Thames exposed botched plot to murder notorious cage fighter behind Britain's biggest robbery

Paul Allen, a 41-year-old former cage fighter behind Britain's biggest ever robbery, was left paralysed after being shot in the neck.

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3 d. ago BYD Sealion 7 review: Fast SUV lags behind Tesla on price and range

The Sealion 7 should be a big seller for BYD – it’s a rival for the Tesla Model Y, the world’s top-selling car – but will its price and range count against it?

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3 d. ago Major update after schoolgirl, 10, killed when man drove BMW onto Kendal sports pitch

Poppy Atkinson, 10, was taking part in a football training session at Kendal Rugby Union Football Club on March 5 when the collision with a BMW i4 electric car took place

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3 d. ago The tormented villages of Instagram: Britain's four picture postcard towns that have the biggest over

Families and businesses across the UK's tourists hotspots say they have reached breaking point over the mass influx of tourists bringing chaos to their doorsteps time and time again.

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4 d. ago Most gruesome wrestling bout ever dad electrocuted by his own son in 'death match'

Jack Harrop's brutal blood-soaked death match with his dad delighted paying fans at the show in Sheffield, but social media users were disgusted by the spot, which saw the Iceman electrocuted

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4 d. ago Most gruesome wrestling bout ever has fighter electrocuted by his own son with car battery

Jack Harrop's brutal blood-soaked death match with his dad delighted paying fans at the show in Sheffield, but social media users were disgusted by the spot, which saw the Iceman electrocuted

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4 d. ago Heartbreak for Britain's biggest family The Radfords as Harley, 22, is rushed to hospital with 'stroke' hours before Sue's 50th birthday

Harley Passmore, who lives with Millie Radford in Morecambe, Lancashire, was rushed into hospital last week after doctors suspected he could be having a mini stroke.

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4 d. ago Benefits claimants receive free electric vehicle chargers under taxpayer

Campaigners have urged the Government to crack down on the Motability scheme to end spiralling costs, as concerns grow that the scheme is being abused.

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5 d. ago The Guardian view on Manchester United’s stadium plans: put the fans first | Editorial

A £2bn new arena for Britain’s biggest football club will bring regeneration to the surrounding area. But matchgoing supporters are right to be circumspectVisitors to Salford’s Lowry art gallery this summer will be able to enjoy a new take on one of the greatest paintings about sport. Depicting thousands of supporters bent purposefully towards a 1950s football stadium, LS Lowry’s Going to the Match has become part of the iconography of the national game. As part of its silver jubilee celebrations, the gallery is staging an immersive experience of the painting, including a nostalgic soundtrack evoking the sounds of a lost world.So much for the past. Barely a mile away from the Lowry, at Manchester United’s Old Trafford base, it is the ghosts of football’s future that are being summoned up. To great fanfare, this month the club unveiled computer-generated images of Lowryesque hordes approaching the new £2bn stadium it hopes to build by 2030. Continue reading...

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5 d. ago Rise of the 'Tesla killer': Chinese firm sees shares soar as Elon Musk's stock sinks. This is what it could mean for your finances...

Its electric cars have driven in from China - and now this company is being dubbed 'the Tesla killer'. Shares in BYD have accelerated to a record high and are up 52 per cent this year.

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