22 h. ago When The Going Was Good by Graydon Carter: No limit on expenses. Interest

The former editor of Vanity Fair recalls the hedonism of the magazine's glory days in a deliciously gossipy memoir.

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3 d. ago Taxpayers' 'absurd' £250,000 bill revealed in Scottish Government plan to lower speed limit for cars

Under the proposals, motorists on trunk roads such as the A9, A96, A82 and A90 could face a limit in speed reduce from 60mph to 50mph

Economics

3 d. ago Driver caught at 111mph on Scots motorway after clampdown by road cops

A red Mercedes car were clocked doing 111mph - more than 40mph over the speed limit

Transport

4 d. ago Ferrari need hard restart after Chinese GP debacle leaves team in tricky spot

Embarrassing disqualification of Lewis Hamilton and Charles Leclerc raises difficult questions for ScuderiaBefore the Formula One season began Lewis Hamilton had taken his motorhome to Ferrari’s Maranello factory, living alongside his new colleagues in order to bond with them and better learn their methodologies in an effort to make his transition into the Scuderia as seamless as possible. After he and his teammate, Charles Leclerc, were disqualified from Sunday’s Chinese Grand Prix, he may have to consider taking up residence again, hands on as a rocked Ferrari deal with a disheartening opening to the season.Ferrari have never suffered a double disqualification before in the 75 years they have participated in F1, an embarrassment to which they held up their hands. They conceded that the skid block on the floor of Hamilton’s car had been worn 0.5mm below the limit, while Leclerc’s ride was 1kg below the minimum weight requirement. They said it was “genuine error” and a “mistake” the...

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4 d. ago Ferrari need hard restart after Chinese GP debacle leaves team in tricky spot | Giles Richards

Embarrassing disqualification of Lewis Hamilton and Charles Leclerc raises difficult questions for ScuderiaBefore the Formula One season began Lewis Hamilton had taken his motorhome to Ferrari’s Maranello factory, living alongside his new colleagues in order to bond with them and better learn their methodologies in an effort to make his transition into the Scuderia as seamless as possible. After he and his teammate, Charles Leclerc, were disqualified from Sunday’s Chinese Grand Prix, he may have to consider taking up residence again, as a rocked Ferrari deal with a disheartening opening to the season.Ferrari have never suffered a double disqualification before in the 75 years they have participated in F1, an embarrassment to which they held up their hands. They conceded that the skid block on the floor of Hamilton’s car had been worn 0.5mm below the limit, while Leclerc’s ride was 1kg below the minimum weight requirement. They said it was “genuine error” and a “mistake” they would e...

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6 d. ago Barclays warns 'we regularly carry out reviews' after credit limit complaint

It comes after a customer asked the bank about their credit limit

Events

9 d. ago Older drivers aged above 70 have 'less choice' due to strict age limit rule

Car insurance firms will often impose an age limit on policies - meaning some elderly road users could be locked out of certain products and services when looking to renew

Politics

1 week ago Boozing barmaid filled car with 7 people before hitting lamppost and killing pal

Karla Dodds had seven friends in her Hyuandai i10 on the way to a house party, despite being "well over" the drink-driving limit, when the car crashed and saw one passenger tragically die

Events

1 week ago Urgent warning as classic Easter treat could get you done for drink driving

Eating one Easter staple could land you in hot water with the law, a new study has found. Ingredients in hot cross buns could tip you over the drink drive limit if you're not careful

Events

2 w. ago Barrhead Travel reveals three Scottish branches getting makeovers in £300,000 investment

“High street stores need to feel fresh and innovative to help promote high footfall” – Jacqueline Dobson, president

Economics

2 w. ago Regulator seeks views on scrapping or increasing £100 contactless card limit

The Financial Conduct Authority said one option put forward is to allow firms to set their own limits.

Economics

2 w. ago Drink driver said 'my life is over' after killing two people as she went to buy drugs

Jade Devine was returning home in her car after buying drugs - she was over the drink-driving limit and killed two pedestrians with her Nissan before fleeing the scene

Events

3 w. ago Cardiff reverts speed limits on four major roads to 30mph from 20mph

933 people took part in the review of 192 roads in Cardiff

Transport

3 w. ago Idyllic Spanish town 'imposes tourist driving ban by setting up residents

Sóller, a traditional municipality of some 14,000 people in the island's northwest, will limit access to the town's 12 main streets to registered cars only from this year.

Politics

3 w. ago Bid to slash speed limit on single carriageways to 50mph gets 19,000 responses from Scots

Transport Scotland said it was the biggest response to any consultation it had ever had amid controversy over the proposals.

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