60 h. ago End of the road for noisy boy racers? Car makers are axing their beloved hot hatches to go electric

The days of the noisy boy racer deafening you in your own home by flying past in souped-up cars with offensively loud exhaust pipes are looking numbered.

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5 d. ago Thieves stole my car using a fiendish new device disguised as a Game Boy. So I tracked it down and stole it back myself: ALEX BANNISTER

This is not the Monday morning I had planned. I was meant to be in a business meeting in west London at 9.30.

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7 d. ago Moment boy racer hits 120mph during police chase before ploughing into car leaving woman with serious injuries

William Sandouka, 19, was racing another vehicle along the A5 in Milton Keynes, Buckinghamshire, when he fled from police officers in his Audi S3 on the night of May 17, 2024.

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8 d. ago Boy, 17, arrested after car smashes into front of Stockport house

Emergency services were called to the scene on Saturday evening

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1 week ago Boy, 4, killed after car 'deliberately rammed' by his own family members

Patrick Maughan, 53, and Owen Maughan, 27, are accused of causing a fatal car accident in Dartford, Kent that killed four-year-old Peter Maughan and injured his family members

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1 week ago Father and son 'rammed' into car in fatal crash that killed their four

Patrick Maughan, 53, and Owen Maughan, 27, from Darenth, Kent, appeared at Maidstone Crown Court this morning charged with the murder of little Peter Maughan.

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1 week ago Sheffield police arrest man on suspicion of murder after teen boy killed in 'hit

A 16-year-old boy died after being hit by a car which failed to stop in Sheffield, with another teen injured. A man has now been arrested in Kent on suspicion of murder

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1 week ago Boy, 4, killed in truck crash pictured while dad fights for life as 2 charged with murder

A four-year-old boy who was involved in a fatal car crash has been pictures, after two men were charged with murder as the father remains fighting for his life in hospital

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2 w. ago Boy hit by car near Scots school as cops appeal for information

His injuries are serious and is currently in the Royal Hospital for Children and Young People.

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2 w. ago Little boy in 'serious condition' after being hit by car near Scots school

An investigation has been launched into the crash.

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2 w. ago Young boy airlifted to London hospital after car smashed through brick wall

Young boy airlifted to London hospital after car smashed through brick wall  Kent Online

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3 w. ago Young boy killed in a car crash on Easter Monday is pictured as friends raise money to help his family

Corey Allport was making a short 15 minute journey on the A25 in Bletchingley, Surrey, with his mother, Charmaine, to pick up his elder sibling when they were involved in a three-vehicle smash.

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3 w. ago Boy riding electric bike seriously injured after being hit by car as driver hunted by police

Police are hunting for a car driver after an incident that left a 13-year-old boy in hospital.

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3 w. ago Teacher 'slept with boy in car' then made sick 'little brother' comment

Twisted Darian Christine Rogers said the student, 17, she ‘had sex with’ was ‘like a little brother to her’ after she was confronted over text messages between the pair

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3 w. ago Adorable little boy left orphaned after parents both die in TWO freak accidents just hours apart

Alexus Lee, 25, and her fiancé, John 'JR' Collins, 35, had just bought a house ahead of their February 2026 wedding when both were killed in freak crashes less than two hours apart.

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3 w. ago Boy, three, dies in Spanish town after being found trapped in car in 27C heat: Man, 72, arrested

Emergency responders dashed to the scene in Linares in the Andalucian province of Jaen, after a member of the public made a frantic 999 call just before 3pm on Tuesday.

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3 w. ago Boy, three, dies in Spanish town after being found trapped in car in 27C heat

Emergency responders dashed to the scene in Linares in the Andalucian province of Jaen, after a member of the public made a frantic 999 call just before 3pm on Tuesday.

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3 w. ago Boy, 3, dies after being found trapped in parked car in 27C Spanish tourist town

Emergency responders raced to the scene in Linares and spent several minutes trying to revive the three-year-old tot - after freeing him from the vehicle and discovering he didn’t have a heartbeat

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