34 h. ago ‘Global red alert’: Wildfires drive record forest loss in 2024, alarming data reveals

Fires emitted 4.1 gigatonnes of greenhouse gases, more than four times the emissions from all commercial air travel in 2023

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3 d. ago Sentencing for A1 crash motorist delayed due to driving record dispute

Mazyar Azarbonyad said he has a clean driving record while police said he already had eight points on his licence when he caused a major collision.

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5 d. ago Max Verstappen offended by comments from fellow drivers as F1 star's record questioned

The lap record at the famous Nurburgring Nordschleife was unofficially broken by Max Verstappen last week but the Red Bull F1 racer's achievement was called into question on social media

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8 d. ago Michigan drunken driver sentenced to 25 years for birthday party crash that killed 2 kids

A drunken driver who crashed her SUV into a birthday party at a Michigan boat club has been sentenced to at least 25 years in prison

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2 w. ago Drivers urged to ‘beat the system’ after record number of parking tickets issued

The companies issue about 41,000 tickets per day

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3 w. ago Teen driver's chilling warning on Snapchat before 'showing off' ended with three pals dead

Edward Spencer has been sentenced to two years' detention after a crash killed his friends Harry Purcell, 17, Tilly Seccombe, 16 and Frank Wormald, 16. The court heard how the teen had a history of 'showing off' behind the wheel

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4 w. ago Drivers fined on average every two seconds as record number of parking tickets issued

Each ticket can be up to £100, meaning the total cost to drivers may be near £4.1 million per day at the current rate

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4 w. ago US trade war fears drive UK consumer confidence down to record low; Tesla’s European sales fall again – business live

Rolling coverage of the latest economic and financial newsDonald Trump’s tariffs will make it harder for Sir Jim Ratcliffe’s car division, Ineos Automotive, to reach its first profit.Ineos Automotive’s CEO, Lynn Calder, told Bloomberg that the US president’s 25% tariff on foreign cars will make it harder to hit the earnings target.“For sure, this last week has put a dent in that and, for sure, delayed it,”“We’re stubborn as mules. We’re not easy to knock down.”“With fieldwork completed just days after Donald Trump’s “Liberation Day” tariffs, it is unsurprising that consumer expectations for the economy plummeted to a record low. The original tariff schedule, since reduced for most countries, was expected to reduce growth in the UK and elsewhere. Yet despite this economic pessimism, expectations of retail spending rose slightly as the prospect of Easter shopping drew closer.The state of the economy dropped significantly to -48 in April, down from -35 in March.Their personal financial...

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