Safety chiefs launch prove in to Tesla amid fears of 'phantom braking'

Safety chiefs launch investigation in to Tesla amid fears of ‘phantom braking’ after hundreds of complaints the cars stop on roads for no reason: Latest probe is the fourth in three years Government says it has 354 complaints from owners during past nine months  The complaints are about ‘phantom braking’ in Tesla Models 3 and Y  […]

Storm Eunice: Government Cobra meeting as Met Office issues red alert

Don’t leave home! Government calls COBRA meeting and Met Office issues rare RED warning to stay indoors as Storm Eunice bears down on Britain threatening to bring 100mph gales, power cuts and blow ROOFS off houses An emergency Cobra meeting was called by the Government today to discuss the incoming Storm Eunice after the Met […]

BMW careers into petrol station and lands ON TOP of fuel pump

BMW careers into BP petrol station forecourt and lands ON TOP of fuel pump after driver lost control in rain on dual carriageway Black BMW careered onto a petrol forecourt on the A20 near Sidcup, Kent Emergency services were called and seriously injured driver rushed to hospital Flooded road meant the driver lost control of […]

Widow hits back at Post Office bosses over IT scandal

Widow hits back at Post Office bosses over IT scandal she believes pushed her husband to an early grave An inquiry continues into subpostmasters wrongly convicted due to IT flaws  Subpostmaster Julian Wilson, 67, was forced into taking a plea deal in 2008  His widow Karen said wrongful conviction ‘massively contributed’ to his death He […]

UK firms 'unprepared' for Russian cyber-warfare as Putin 'plays the long game'

A former British diplomat warns yesterday’s cyber-attacks that brought two major Ukrainian banks offline were ‘just a little taster’ of what’s to come. The blitz, which also crashed a number of government websites, was quickly blamed on Russia, as fears over an impending military invasion persist. It came hours after Moscow announced it was withdrawing […]

Putin ditches 20ft table as he welcomes Bolsonaro to Moscow

In from the cold: Putin ditches 20ft table he used to keep Macron at bay for cosy trade talks with Brazil’s Bolsonaro – as threat of war with Ukraine looms large Jair Bolsonaro, Brazil’s right-wing president, visited Moscow for trade talks with Vladimir Putin today  He was greeted with a wreath-laying ceremony at the Kremlin […]

Man complains about the mugshot of him police published on Facebook

Man given suspended jail term for harassing and abusing his girlfriend goes on Facebook to grizzle that he hates the mugshot photo of him police put out after the case Liam Bannister, 21, from Barnsley was given a suspended sentence last week He called his ex-girlfriend over 1,000 times within 21 days according to the court […]