8 h. ago ‘We thought with The Crown: “Is anyone going to watch this?”’ director Benjamin Caron on risk, realism – and royalty

A ‘safe pair of hands’ in high end TV, Caron now reunites with Vanessa Kirby for hyperactive Netflix thriller Night Always Comes about the terror of urban homelessnessIt’s quite a schlep from Buckingham Palace to the mean streets of working-class Portland, Oregon, but it is one that Midlands-born film-maker Benjamin Caron and actor Vanessa Kirby have undertaken with their new thriller Night Always Comes, adapted from the taut novel by Willy Vlautin. Caron and Kirby met nearly a decade ago when he directed episodes of The Crown, in which she played the young Princess Margaret from behind a cloud of cigarette smoke.Now Kirby stars as a former sex worker called Lynette, toiling in multiple jobs and living with her disabled brother (Zach Gottsagen) and their wrecked, wayward mother (Jennifer Jason Leigh). They have cobbled together the funds to buy their dilapidated house at a snip, only for Lynette’s mother to recklessly blow her half on a new car. Cue one manic night in which Lynette ...

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36 h. ago France urges drivers to stay off the road during ‘hottest hours of the day’

The guidance comes as thousands of UK motorists are in the country for summer holidays.

Transport

38 h. ago Sadiq Khan accused of 'bleeding motorists dry' as cash grab Congestion Charge hike to cost drivers extra £80million a year

From January, drivers looking to drive into the charging area will pay £18 a day, up from £15 - with electric vehicle owners also liable to pay for the first time.

Economics

67 h. ago Highway Code rule that drivers break every day can lead to prison

The Highway Code is clear but many drivers ignore the rule every day

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3 d. ago Teen driver, 17, had only passed his test day before killing friend in crash after doing 'doughnuts' in car park

Josh Atkins, 17, died after the car he was a passenger in crashed in Sheffield, South Yorkshire, back in November 2023.

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3 d. ago Voices: Poll of the day: Should drivers over 70 have compulsory eyesight tests every three years?

Have your say: Drivers over 70 could face compulsory eyesight tests every three years under new road safety plans

Politics

8 d. ago Crufts trainer who allowed three dogs to bake to death after leaving them in his Land Rover for six hours in 23C heat is spared jail

Andrew Claridge-Fleming, 57, left four gundogs in the boot of the 4x4 car on a hot summer's day after he was unexpectedly called away to drive his wife to a relative's house.

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1 week ago BMW's Proactive Care aims to save drivers 565 hours on car admin

Drivers spend on average a full day each year thinking about service schedules - time that could be better spent doing or thinking about other thing

Transport

1 week ago Millions of drivers are breaking Highway Code every day without even knowing it

There are certain things drivers do every day on the roads that they won't give a second thought to - but they could actually be against the Highway Code

Transport

1 week ago Inside the neighborhood patrols watching for Ice: ‘They thought they could scare us – but this is LA’

Volunteers with Union del Barrio look for immigration officers and post videos and alerts, warning people to seek shelterDawn broke on a foggy morning on Terminal Island, an artificial slice of land that rests where the city of Los Angeles meets the Pacific Ocean. Sea lions barked in the distance as sleek, white SUVs drove through a checkpoint into a federal prison. Chavo Romero, his hair pulled back in a ponytail, sipped coffee as he watched them.He awoke before daybreak, taking the day off from his public health job to drive here in the dark. Romero is part of a coalition of trained volunteers called Union del Barrio, who patrol the barrios, or neighbourhoods, to look for immigration enforcement, “La Migra.” When they spot Ice activity, they post videos that go viral, alerting people to seek shelter. Continue reading...

Politics

3 w. ago Noni Madueke will be unfazed by new Arsenal challenge and fans’ scepticism

Mikel Arteta’s latest signing from Chelsea is a driven individual, confident in his ability, according to his fitness coachIf Noni Madueke finds time to head to Marbella for his annual personal pre-season training camp this summer, you probably won’t find Arsenal’s new signing frequenting any of the Spanish seaside city’s glamorous hangouts. “His peers are all partying – they’re at the beach clubs and stuff like that,” says the winger’s fitness coach, Saul Isaksson-Hurst. “But he’s turning up every day. Even I’m telling him: ‘You need one rest day, a couple of days.’ But Noni is so driven. He understands the importance of working hard – the more you put in, the more you get out. The reality is that he wants to do more.”Madueke was spotted letting his hair down with Jadon Sancho at the Wireless festival in north London’s Finsbury Park last weekend, which was understandable given the week he had. Having been used sparingly by Enzo Maresca during Chelsea’s first five games at the Club ...

Sport

3 w. ago Fifth of motorists take a major risk the night before driving early the next day

A survey of drivers has found that 21% do this after 10pm in the evening knowing that the next day they will be behind the wheel before 9am.

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4 w. ago Drinking alcohol the night before a morning drive puts lives at risk, motorists warned

More than a fifth of motorists have drunk alcohol after 10pm when needing to drive before 9am the following morning

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4 w. ago BMW driver kills mum and daughter in Boxing Day crash while racing another car

Mohammed Ibrahim was travelling at over 80mph in a 30mph zone when he lost control of his BMW 420 and smashed head-on with an MG, killing Amanda Riley, 49, and her mum Linda Philips, 72

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4 w. ago Driver who killed mum and daughter in 84mph Boxing Day crash jailed for 13 years

Mohammed Ibrahim initially fled the scene and refused a breath test after hitting a quad bike and smashing into an oncoming car, setting it alight.

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4 w. ago Driver who killed mother and daughter on Boxing Day was ‘racing’ at up to 84mph

Mohammed Ibrahim fled the scene after causing the deaths of Amanda Riley, 49, and Linda Philips, 72, in a head-on smash which set both cars on fire.

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