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Revamped Top Gear team spray-paint the LGBT rainbow flag on cars used for filming in Brunei

Andrew 'Freddie' Flintoff, who hosts the show with Paddy McGuinness and Chris Harris, revealed they have decided against cutting the film from the new series.




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Racing driver sets a new TRACTOR world speed record - hitting over 103mph in a 1,000hp JCB 

Guy Martin, ex-lorry mechanic and motorcycle racer, took to Elvington Airfield, near York, to attempt the world record. Martin has three other high speed Guinness World Records under his belt.




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Paddy McGuinness spends two days in bed after undergoing vasectomy

Paddy McGuinness updated fans from his bed after undergoing a vasectomy on Tuesday.




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Zara Tindall takes the driving seat as she is the first royal to appear on Top Gear

The Queen's eldest granddaughter, 38, can add Top Gear driver to her long list of credentials as she is the first royal to ever take part in the BBC motoring show - that is set to air on Sunday night.




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Viewers praise 'down to earth' Zara and Mike Tindall as they appear on Top Gear

The couple raced each other around a Surrey race track in a Toyota GT86 for the show's A Reasonably Priced Car Segment, with Zara at one stage hurtling off the gravel and onto the grass.




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Top Gear host Freddie Flintoff 'escapes injury in high speed crash'

The cricket star, 41, has insisted he's 'absolutely fine' after his jet trike careered off the road during a race at the Elvington Airfield near York.




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Freddie Flintoff engages in a gruelling workout for the first time since high speed crash

The former cricket star, 41, engaged in a gruelling exercise session for the first time since escaping injury in a high speed crash while filming for the series.




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SEBASTIAN SHAKESPEARE: Clarkson's wheeze stalls as ex-Top Gear chums' company loses £6.7m in a year

I can disclose that the company behind it, Digital Tribe Holdings - which Clarkson set up with his co-hosts Richard 'The Hamster' Hammond and James May, - lost £6.7 million last year.




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Jeremy Clarkson plans to open a shop at his Cotswold country estate

Neighbours say the plans could impact the village store and butcher. They also claim development would blight an area of outstanding natural beauty in West Oxfordshire.




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Estate on edge of the BBC Top Gear test track is available to rent for a whopping £13,000 per month

The luxury estate in Surrey dates back to the 16th century and borders Dunsfold Aerodrome. The airfield was used during the Second World War and has more recently been home to the hit BBC show.




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Top Gear Christmas Special FIRST LOOK: Nail-biting first trailer show perilous journey through Nepal

The BBC released a first look trailer for the exciting special show on Tuesday.




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Jeremy Clarkson sparks outrage for claiming God didn't want people to live in Australia

Former Top Gear host Jeremy Clarkson, 59, has been blasted online for blaming the Australian bushfire emergency on God's 'embarrassment' of the nation. 




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Police hunt a Jeremy Clarkson lookalike suspected of pinching a bank card

Officers at Kent Police released a CCTV image of a man who is the 'spitting image' of the 59-year-old former Top Gear host. Police said the man, is believed to have stolen a bank card from a handbag.




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Freddie Flintoff was suspended in the air for 45 MINUTES during tense Top Gear stunt

Speaking about his co-host during the show's premiere, which was held in Leicester Square on Monday, Chris Harris claimed Freddie was 'quite agitated' when he was unexpectedly left to wait.




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Top Gear: The moment Freddie Flintoff realises he's 'running out of runway' during high speed crash

Lying face down on the trike, protected by just a helmet and body suit, Freddie Flintoff admits he has 'no idea' how fast his trike is going, as he speeds down the track and reveals he can't stop.




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PICTURE EXCLUSIVE: Tom Cruise shoots high-octane opening scenes for Mission: Impossible 7

Tom Cruise is fully back to work on production of Mission: Impossible 7 after the blockbuster was forced to halt production in Italy and relocate to the UK due to the global coronavirus pandemic.




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Paddy McGuinness hits out at 'd***heads' who panic buy toilet roll during first trip to supermarket

The Top Gear host, 46, took to Instagram on Wednesday to talk about his first shop since the coronavirus outbreak in two videos, one before his trip to the supermarket and the other afterwards.




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Cloudy skies as temperatures dip to 59F in northern parts of the UK with showers expected

The heatwave is over and is being replaced with lower temperatures, a cool breeze and patchy mist and fog in the UK in to this evening, according to a Met Office meteorologist.




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Britain set to bask in 86F sunshine as tropical typhoon sends three-week warm spell to the UK

Britain is in for warm weather over the coming August Bank Holiday long weekend as temperatures are forcasted to soar up to 30C with the warm spell expected to last through into September.




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Britain is to enjoy a balmy Bank Holiday as temperatures nudge 86F at the end of the month 

Britons will be able to enjoy some sunshine over the Bank Holiday as temperatures creep up towards 30C (86F) by the end of the month. In London on Friday the mercury could reach 25C.




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Britain's steamiest ever August bank holiday as temperatures hit 91F TODAY

Sales of beer, ice cream and burgers soared as the mercury hit 29 Celsius (84F) in London yesterday, with much of the country also basking in the high 20Cs.




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UK weather: Temperatures dip to ZERO as showers sweep across swathes of Britain

The first week of meteorological autumn has brought a chill in the air as temperatures fell to 0C (32F) in Scotland and 4C (39F) even in the South East of England overnight.




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Autumn is put on hold with Britain set to bask in 79F temperatures as heatwave brings Indian summer

Temperatures have remained approximately one or two degrees warmer across the UK today as southerly winds bring a late warm spell dubbed the 'Indian summer heatwave'.




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Britain's TROPICAL Autumn! UK is hotter than Bondi Beach today as temperatures hit 80F

After around 27C today, the Met Office forecasts a showery 21C Monday before widespread sunshine from Tuesday as highs climb back to 25C from Thursday for the weekend.




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Britain will be hotter than Madrid this weekend with temperatures as high as 78F 

Warm air from Spain will bring dry and sunny weather across the UK this weekend, starting on Friday, according to the Met Office, with temperatures soaring.




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Britain is swamped by up to 63 floods as massive downpours bringing a week's worth of rain

Heavy rain is set to disrupt roads, trains and buses across Britain today, just days after the country was struck by extensive flooding.




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Britain faces gloomy week...but experts warn of 'danger to life' when deluge brings flooding

Up to two inches of rain will hit Britain during 36 hours of torrential downpours from noon on Friday to late on Saturday, triggering possible travel chaos in Wales and northern England.




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Britain is lashed by 109mph winds as trees are ripped down and giant waves pound the coast

The woman in her 60s was killed instantly when a tree crashed onto her while she was driving through Moors Valley Country Park in East Dorset. The Met Office had enforced weather warnings today.




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Britain could face temperatures of 104F over the next few decades, the Met Office warns

The Met Office say the chance of the UK experiencing an 'extreme summer' like the one in 2018 will increase year-on-year, as will the temperatures experienced.




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Temperatures are set to plummet to 4C this weekend

November's dismal wet weather will finally change with torrential downpours making way for drier, colder conditions across Great Britain - with the big freeze expected to begin by the weekend.




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Britain is shrouded in freezing fog with temperatures set to plunge to a chilling -10C

Northern parts of the UK will see freezing temperatures and Scotland and the Highlands may see temperatures as low as -9.7C tonight.




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Arctic blast threatens to bring temperatures as low as -14C

With more sub-zero conditions and snow forecast, there are concerns for parts of Britain that thousands of people could struggle to get to the polls on election day on December 12.




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Britain wakes up to temperatures of -5C this morning

Snow can be expected at higher levels in Scotland today, with some parts of the UK seeing the arrival of freezing fog - while heavy rain continued to cause problems in other parts of Britain.




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Experts predict 2020 will bring more record-breaking heat after Australia endures hottest day EVER

The Met Office warned Earth will be about 1.11C above pre-industrial levels in 2020 due to rising greenhouse gases, after Australia endured its hottest day ever with an average high of 41C.




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A mini-heatwave! Britain will enjoy a rise in temperatures and prolonged dry spells over New Year

The Environment Agency has issued 34 flood warnings meaning flooding is expected - along with 110 alerts, which mean flooding is possible, despite the rain expected to ease this weekend.




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UK Weather: It's the post-Christmas heatwave! Temperatures in Britain could reach 59F today

Temperatures today and tomorrow could reach highs of 14-15C (57-59F), figures not normally achieved until April or May. The warmest places are likely to be parts of North Wales and the North-East.




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Climate change increases the risk of wildfires, confirms review of 57 research papers

After conducting a review of 57 climate change research papers, UK and Australian scientists say human-induced climate change promotes conditions that make wildfires spread.




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Met Office issues yellow weather warning with temperatures to plunge to freezing causing ice

Ice patches are expected to form across northern Britain tonight. A light dusting of snow may also fall on north-west England, Exmoor, Dartmoor and the Welsh hills, forecasters have warned.




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Met Office plans world's-fastest weather forecasting supercomputer in £850MILLION upgrade 

The new weather forecasting system will be the fastest in the world - increasing Met Office computing capacity six-fold when the device is turned on in August 2022.




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Hopes sinking: Flood-hit families face seeing their homes demolished due to damage

Kevin Lorryman's home is just one of dozens in the East Yorkshire communities of Snaith and East Cowick which were inundated a week ago when the River Aire spilled out of its washlands.




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Mini 'Beast from the East' brings -8C temperatures and even SNOW to UK as British Summer Time begins

Snow is expected to hit parts of the UK while temperatures plummet to -8C in mini 'Beast from the East' set to batter lockdown Britain until next week (pictured, snow settling in Co Durham).




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Britain is set to bask in a mini spring heatwave with temperatures soaring to 68F by Sunday

Britons feeling blue because of the coronavirus lockdown are set to bask in some sunshine with forecasters predicting temperatures could soar to 68F by Sunday.




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Britain is set to enjoy the hottest April for 361 years with temperatures soaring to 75F by Thursday

A 2,000 mile-wide 'high pressure bubble' will see temperatures climb in Britain from 68F (20C) on Monday to 73F (23C) by Thursday, which would make the UK hotter than Essaouira, Morocco.




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Temperatures are set to plummet by as much as 18F by tomorrow

The country's worst-hit areas, most likely England's midlands and Wales, are facing up to 30mm of rain in the next 24 hours.




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May bank holiday meltdown! Temperatures are set to soar to 77F on VE Day

The Met Office forecast temperatures to hit up to 77F (25C) on Friday, with London possibly seeing 79F (26C) on Saturday, as a plume of hot air from the southern Mediterranean wafts across the UK.




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Elizabeth Day: The person I compete against most? Myself 

The older I get, the more I realise that life is a constant navigation between 'should' and 'want'




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ASK ZELDA: Our relationships expert Zelda West-Meads answers your questions

Can we be friends… and have sex?   




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HOROSCOPES: You are faced with several options, Aries

Aries 21 March-20 April Having yearned for a chance to break out of a rut, you are now faced with not one but several opportunities




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Pear Fritters 

Indulgent but simple, these are delicious at any time - but you might need to wait until a little later if you're drizzling over the rum!




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HOROSCOPES: There's only so much you can do alone, Aries

Aries 21 March-20 April There is only so much you can do alone - at some stage this week you'll have to recognise that you need advice from those more worldly or experienced.