64 h. ago Tourist has 'genius' hack to avoid getting sandy feet on the beach

Getting sand all over your belongings - and yourself - might be the one major downside to a beach holiday. But the days of having to squelch back to your car with socks full of sand could be over.

Society

5 d. ago Snowy tulips, a giant whale sculpture and a horse in a car: Photos of the day – Thursday

The Guardian’s picture editors select photographs from around the world Continue reading...

Culture

7 d. ago Michigan woman,74, found alive in woods days after car caught on fire on way home

Nancy Bloomquist spent three days in freezing temperatures sheltered next to a fallen tree

Events

9 d. ago Trains cancelled all day after car crashes into wall on Scots railway bridge

Network Rail have confirmed the line between Dyce and Aberdeen will remain closed on Sunday.

Events

1 week ago What is up with car door handles these days? | Dave Schilling

Why is everything computerised, automated or impossible to turn off these days?I believe, deep in my soul, that car companies’ number one goal in life is to ruin the experience of driving. I don’t have any direct evidence of this conspiracy to rob us of the pleasure of the open road, other than the cacophony of beeps, blips, bloops and blops that greet us in the latest models. Oh, and the screens. Every year, they try to find a new place to glue a touchscreen in a car, like Pizza Hut hunting for more orifices to stuff cheese into one of their pies.Everything is computerized, automated or impossible to turn off. According to surveys of new-car buyers by the market research firm Strategic Vision, satisfaction with car controls plummeted by 23 percentage points in the last nine years. The whiz-bang gizmos foisted on the North American car buyer have devolved from the glorious, life-saving back-up camera to gesture controls that allow you to turn an invisible knob to crank up the volume...

Politics

1 week ago Car explodes at Dam Square in Amsterdam just days after mass stabbing

The incident happened in the historic city square to the city and just metres from the scene of a mass stabbing last week

Politics

1 week ago Man blows up his car and turns himself into a human fireball in Amsterdam days after knifeman's frenzied attack was ended by hero Brit at same tourist spot

Amsterdam police said a car caught fire on the central Dam Square on Thursday afternoon following an explosion in the vehicle.

Events

1 week ago Trump hits UK with 10% 'reciprocal' tariffs as he unveils 'Liberation Day' onslaught including 25% on ALL foreign car imports

Donald Trump is expected to confirm that the UK will not escape the pain of levies he claims will restore 'fairness' in global trade.

Politics

1 week ago Trump's trade war kicks off: US president unveils 'Liberation Day' tariffs including 25% on ALL foreign car imports amid fears UK faces being battered

Donald Trump is expected to confirm that the UK will not escape the pain of levies he claims will restore 'fairness' in global trade.

Politics

2 w. ago Prince Andrew's ex launches vile blistering attack on 'dying' Epstein victim Virginia Giuffre

The woman who accused Prince Andrew of sexually abusing her claimed she had 'four days to live' after a car crash but police have since stated there were no serious injuries

Events

2 w. ago Virginia Giuffre car crash twist as cops give baffling update

Sex trafficking victim Virginia Giuffre, 41, claims she was given 'four days to live' after her car was hit by a bus - now police have issued a statement.

Events

2 w. ago Car accident that has left Jeffrey Epstein victim Virginia Giuffre with 'only four days left to live' was just a 'minor crash', say Australian police

Virginia Giuffre announced on Monday that she had just four days left to live after her car collided with a school bus.

Events

2 w. ago Virginia Giuffre story takes bizarre twist as cops say car crash was 'minor with no injuries'

Prince Andrew accuser Virginia Giuffre, 41, claimed in a post on social media platform Instagram she was given just four days to live after her car was hit by a bus - now police have issued a statement

Events

2 w. ago Prince Andrew’s ex mocks abuse accuser Virginia Giuffre as she ‘fights for her life’ after car crash

The Jeffrey Epstein victim claimed on Sunday that she has just days to live following a car crash

Events

2 w. ago Mysterious police twist over Jeffrey Epstein victim Virginia Giuffre saying she only has 'four days to live'

Virginia Giuffre announced on Monday that she had just four days left to live after her car collided with a school bus.

Events

2 w. ago Prince Andrew’s ex posts gloating comment over health of Virginia Giuffre, who accused royal of molesting her

The Jeffrey Epstein victim claimed on Sunday that she has just days to live following a car crash

Politics

2 w. ago Horrifically bruised Virginia Giuffre shares brutal facial injuries after bus hits her

Virginia Giuffre, Prince Andrew’s accuser, has shared a photo of her horrific facial injuries from her hospital bed covered in bruises after she was told she had just four days to live after a car crash

Events

2 w. ago Virginia Giuffre, who claimed abuse by Prince Andrew and Jeffrey Epstein, says she has days to live after car wreck

‘I’ve gone into kidney renal failure, they’ve given me four days to live,’ she said in an Instagram post

Politics

2 w. ago Virginia Giuffre, who claimed abuse by Prince Andrew and Jeffrey Epstein, says she has days to live after car crash

‘I’ve gone into kidney renal failure, they’ve given me four days to live,’ she said in an Instagram post

Events

2 w. ago Prince Andrew’s sex abuse accuser says she has 'days to live' after being hit by a bus

Virginia Giuffre, who was sex trafficked by Jeffrey Epstein and claims she was sexually assaulted by Prince Andrew, says she has been given days to live after a brutal car crash

Events