i Celeste Barber's $50m bushfire fund: where should money go? By www.dailymail.co.uk Published On :: Tue, 14 Jan 2020 21:22:47 GMT The comedian's mammoth $51million bushfire fundraiser could be hampered by legal confusion and squabbling now the total is being distributed by PayPal to its intended recipient. Full Article
i Facebook influencer threatens business offering free exhaust By www.dailymail.co.uk Published On :: Fri, 14 Feb 2020 16:15:54 GMT Dave Aspden asked Lancashire garage owner Gary Faulkner for a free exhaust to be fitted on his Vauxhall Cavalier. The garage agreed but Mr Aspden never booked and was told he had to wait. Full Article
i Facebook's Sheryl Sandberg responds to 'control freak' claims By www.dailymail.co.uk Published On :: Thu, 27 Feb 2020 16:03:24 GMT Sheryl Sandberg, who is Facebook's chief operating officer, has defended herself against claims she is a control freak obsessed with her public image. Full Article
i Coronavirus: Facebook shuts London HQ as employee infected By www.dailymail.co.uk Published On :: Fri, 06 Mar 2020 18:26:28 GMT The social network confirmed it had told staff to work from home today after the employee tested positive for Covid-19 after visiting its office in Fitzrovia, central London. Full Article
i Coronavirus: Facebook information centre aims to foil infodemic By www.dailymail.co.uk Published On :: Wed, 18 Mar 2020 22:05:15 GMT Mark Zuckerberg held a phone press conference from the comfort of his home to announce Facebook's 'Coronavirus Information Center' that will provide authoritative information to users. Full Article
i Instagram is removing coronavirus-related content not shared by health organizations By www.dailymail.co.uk Published On :: Thu, 26 Mar 2020 00:16:08 GMT Instagram is now removing coronavirus-related content and accounts from recommendations and 'Explore' option unless it is posted by or belonging to credible health organizations. Full Article
i Facebook's 'supreme court' who decide what can be posted By www.dailymail.co.uk Published On :: Thu, 07 May 2020 22:56:56 GMT Facebook has been accused of a being a 'Left-wing enclave' after it revealed members of the panel; Former Guardian editor Alan Rusbridger and ex-Danish social democrat Helle Thorning-Schmidt. Full Article
i U.S. cities best positioned to recover from coronavirus pandemic named By www.dailymail.co.uk Published On :: Sat, 09 May 2020 23:04:14 GMT Durham, North Carolina, is one of the U.S. cities best positioned to recover from the recession caused by the coronavirus pandemic because of low population density and high educational attainment Full Article
i Man, 43, is charged with murdering former neighbor after he allegedly terrorized the father-of-four By www.dailymail.co.uk Published On :: Sun, 10 May 2020 05:47:48 GMT Miles Armstead (right), 44, was doing yard work outside of his home in Oakland on May 1, when his former neighbor, Jamal Thomas (left), 43, allegedly shot him in the back of the head. Full Article
i Nail salons plan to sue Governor Newsom after he said they were the source of virus in California By www.dailymail.co.uk Published On :: Sun, 10 May 2020 07:40:18 GMT Community spread of the coronavirus in California began in a nail salon, Gov Gavin Newsom said at a news conference on Thursday but now a group representing salons plan to sue the Governor. Full Article
i PETE JENSON: Forget 'La Masia', Real Madrid's youth factory 'La Fabrica' is now more successful By Published On :: Sat, 09 May 2020 20:51:11 +0100 PETE JENSON IN SPAIN: Diario AS counted 41 players in Europe's top divisions who have come from the Valdebebas academy and there are 42 ex-Madrid youth system players playing in Spain. Full Article
i Barcelona and Real Madrid 'target slashing wages by 30 per cent' By Published On :: Sun, 10 May 2020 00:50:38 +0100 Both Barcelona and Real Madrid are planning to slash their first-team wages by 30 per cent ahead of the 2020-21 La Liga season, according to Spanish newspaper Diario AS. Full Article
i Road users have sent 10,000 clips of dangerous driving to police in 2 years By www.dailymail.co.uk Published On :: Mon, 09 Mar 2020 17:41:03 GMT The National Dash Cam Safety Portal was setup in July 2018 to allow drivers to upload footage of incidents for the police to review. Some 5,000 motorists have faced police action because of it. Full Article
i UK to get its first electric car forecourt with 24 superchargers in Essex By www.dailymail.co.uk Published On :: Tue, 10 Mar 2020 08:05:47 GMT The company behind the network, Gridserve, says the forecourt - like a petrol station - can deliver up to 350kW of charging power that can boost the batteries of a plug-in vehicle within half an hour. Full Article
i Why driving in flipflops (or with a naughty pet) could hit your car cover By www.dailymail.co.uk Published On :: Tue, 10 Mar 2020 12:06:58 GMT Drivers may not be aware that choice of footwear could potentially invalidate any claim they make. Caution should also be taken when driving with pets. Full Article
i Dealers are trimming prices of latest electric cars by almost 10% By www.dailymail.co.uk Published On :: Tue, 10 Mar 2020 12:11:33 GMT Models such as MG's latest ZS EV and Renault's Zoe are currently being offered with almost 9 per cent knocked off the retail price, according to data collated by What Car?. Full Article
i Rip-off driving licence website back at the top of Google searches By www.dailymail.co.uk Published On :: Wed, 11 Mar 2020 09:14:16 GMT Driving Licence Apply Ltd is paying to appear at the top of searches for terms including 'DVLA licence' and 'driving licence apply'. It charges £77.60 for a replacement driving licence. Full Article
i Fuel duty frozen as Chancellor concedes 'people still rely on cars' By www.dailymail.co.uk Published On :: Wed, 11 Mar 2020 19:00:07 GMT Rishi Sunak confirmed in today's Budget statement that taxation on petrol and diesel will remain at 57.95p per litre, as it has since March 2011. Full Article
i Budget slashes grant to buy electric cars to £3,000 By www.dailymail.co.uk Published On :: Wed, 11 Mar 2020 19:23:01 GMT The value of the Plug In Car Grant has been cut to £3,000 from midnight tonight - and expensive models will no longer be eligible for the subsidy, the DfT and OLEV have confirmed. Full Article
i Car tax proposal buried in Budget could see some drivers pay £2,000 By www.dailymail.co.uk Published On :: Thu, 12 Mar 2020 09:50:07 GMT Motorists could be stung with significantly higher car tax after the government suggested it could bring it back in line with C02 emissions to hit owners of the dirtiest models hardest. Full Article
i Drivers will soon see a REAL fuel price war kick off, says ROB HULL By www.dailymail.co.uk Published On :: Fri, 13 Mar 2020 14:04:22 GMT With markets opening this week to the biggest crash in oil price since the 1991 Gulf War, motorist would have been rubbing their hands together with the prospect of paying less at the pumps. But they aren't. Full Article
i RAY MASSEY: Volvo's new XC40 family SUV is pure pleasure By www.dailymail.co.uk Published On :: Mon, 16 Mar 2020 10:14:26 GMT The Swedish maker, now owned by China's Geely, is driving hard towards electricification (its 'Pure' mode) and to have a plug-in hybrid or fully electric option across its entire range. Full Article
i Woman, 88, stranded after Motor Ombudsman failed to rule for 11 months By www.dailymail.co.uk Published On :: Mon, 16 Mar 2020 16:52:25 GMT Despite a claim to the Motor Ombudsman in March 2019, Brandy Thomas was left with no car but still paying insurance and tax until she got in touch with This is Money for help. Full Article
i Nissan mothballs UK's biggest car plant: Sunderland factory employs some 6,000 workers By www.dailymail.co.uk Published On :: Wed, 18 Mar 2020 15:25:38 GMT It comes a day after France's PSA announced it would be temporarily mothballing Vauxhall's Ellesmere Port and Luton sites. Car manufacturers are reeling from a slump in demand. Full Article
i Petrol price falls toward 4-year low of £1-a-litre By www.dailymail.co.uk Published On :: Thu, 19 Mar 2020 23:32:31 GMT The price of oil has fallen to around $26 in less than a month due to growing fears of a global recession, travel restrictions and a dispute between Saudi Arabia and Russia over production levels. Full Article
i Mums spend £1,000 a year in petrol to drive their kids around By www.dailymail.co.uk Published On :: Sat, 21 Mar 2020 10:09:23 GMT Mums are spending nearly £1,000 on petrol per year purely driving their kids around as unpaid chauffeurs, a new poll ahead of Mother's Day suggests. Full Article
i RAY MASSEY meets the British supercar dealer Tom Hartley By www.dailymail.co.uk Published On :: Sat, 21 Mar 2020 11:03:07 GMT Supercar dealer Tom Hartley provides a welcome splash of vibrant colour in our grey corporate landscape as Britain's - and arguably the world's - best-known independent car dealer. Full Article
i Every major UK car maker halts or slashes production By www.dailymail.co.uk Published On :: Sat, 21 Mar 2020 11:20:50 GMT Jaguar Land Rover became the latest to announce its factories were temporarily closing, follow- ing in the footsteps of Vauxhall owner PSA Group, Nissan, Honda, Toyota and BMW. Full Article
i Vauxhall Zafira and diesel Audi A3 among the least reliable cars By www.dailymail.co.uk Published On :: Mon, 23 Mar 2020 11:55:43 GMT A poll of motorists by What Car? magazine found that the Vauxhall Zafira was among the least reliable in the UK while Japanese cars dominated the top ten list of the most reliable cars. Full Article
i These are the models F1 racers would have to drive if the cars came from showrooms By www.dailymail.co.uk Published On :: Mon, 23 Mar 2020 14:28:59 GMT Ahead of the 2020 F1 season, here's a look at what the racers would be driving if they had to pilot the best road cars made by their respective teams - and where they'd be on the grid. Full Article
i VW's £60k electric e-BULLI is a classic T1 Samba Bus with 124 miles of range By www.dailymail.co.uk Published On :: Tue, 24 Mar 2020 14:02:30 GMT Called the e-BULLI, its an original T1 Samba Bus with a 45kWh battery and electric motor from the £22,500 e-Up! city car. Top speed is 85mph and it can be charged to 80% in 40 minutes. Full Article
i The 40 parts of your car to clean to kill germs By www.dailymail.co.uk Published On :: Wed, 25 Mar 2020 11:40:46 GMT Ben Murphy, Toyota UK's professional car detailer, gives his top tips about which parts of a car's interior and exterior need to be wiped clean of germs, especially while Covid-19 is taking hold. Full Article
i Motorists granted a six-month exemption from MOT testing from 30 March By www.dailymail.co.uk Published On :: Thu, 26 Mar 2020 10:36:52 GMT MOT tests will be exempt for 6 months, says the DfT. However, it adds that vehicles must be 'kept in a roadworthy condition' and those found at the controls of unsafe motors can be prosecuted. Full Article
i Birmingham fuel retailer is first to sell petrol for less than £1-a-litre By www.dailymail.co.uk Published On :: Fri, 27 Mar 2020 11:18:09 GMT A petrol station in Birmingham is the first retailer in Britain to offer fuel for less than £1-a-litre following the oil crash earlier this month - the first time it has dropped below £1 since early 2016. Full Article
i DVSA says it is 'urgently' looking into safety recalls for cars during Covid-19 lockdown By www.dailymail.co.uk Published On :: Fri, 27 Mar 2020 15:59:37 GMT Andrew Hebbs, 67 (pictured), told us this week that an appointment with a Toyota dealership for a recalled seatbelt fault on his Prius hybrid had been cancelled. Full Article
i You can turn your car into a home office with handy attachments By www.dailymail.co.uk Published On :: Sat, 28 Mar 2020 10:08:09 GMT Handy steering wheel attachments for laptops and the use of onboard wi-fi in the latest models means the car could be the ideal place to get work done during the pandemic. Full Article
i Electric cars: Five important questions answered by Which? By www.dailymail.co.uk Published On :: Mon, 30 Mar 2020 10:00:25 GMT Consumer group Which? has given us its exclusive expert answers to five of the key questions buyers are asking about electric vehicles right now. Full Article
i Six month MOT exemption will cause a spike in dangerous cars on the road By www.dailymail.co.uk Published On :: Mon, 30 Mar 2020 15:47:35 GMT The industry body representing independent motor garages in the UK criticised the 6-month exemption for MOT tests, warning it will cause an increase in unroadworthy vehicles on UK roads. Full Article
i Health experts call for petrol pumps to have cigarette packet-style graphic images By www.dailymail.co.uk Published On :: Tue, 31 Mar 2020 12:50:35 GMT Environmental health professors from the UK, US and India said images of lung damage caused by air pollution would be a cheap and effective way to encourage people to cut reliance on fossil fuels. Full Article
i Gone down a pothole? How to claim cost of any damage By www.dailymail.co.uk Published On :: Sun, 05 Apr 2020 09:43:54 GMT Road users can rapidly find themselves out of pocket if their bike or vehicle is damaged by one, while cyclists can easily be injured if a pothole causes them to come off their bike. Full Article
i Step back in time to witness 65 years of Land Rover gruelling expeditions By www.dailymail.co.uk Published On :: Mon, 06 Apr 2020 10:49:40 GMT The all-new Defender has just returned from a punishing expedition in West Africa. But Land Rover has been pitting its vehicles against tough terrain for 65 years. Here are the best examples. Full Article
i Advice for critical workers who want to car share during the coronavirus restrictions By www.dailymail.co.uk Published On :: Wed, 08 Apr 2020 12:38:55 GMT While there are guidelines for motorists to not car share unless it's with members of their household, the rules are not as clear for critical workers who give non-driving colleagues lifts. Full Article
i What can I do if I'm struggling with car finance during coronavirus? By www.dailymail.co.uk Published On :: Fri, 24 Apr 2020 07:53:41 GMT With around nine in every 10 new cars in the UK acquired using some form of finance, the impact of the coronavirus will be causing concern for many drivers. What help is at hand? Full Article
i Payment holiday for car finance customers during coronavirus By www.dailymail.co.uk Published On :: Sat, 25 Apr 2020 07:40:59 GMT The Financial Conduct Authority said it was pressing ahead with the package of proposals to support people facing payment difficulties because of the pandemic. Full Article
i Towns and cities that plan to ban cars or introduce low emission zones By www.dailymail.co.uk Published On :: Wed, 29 Apr 2020 14:10:10 GMT Some 21 UK towns and cities either have plans in place for low emission zones or vehicle bans, or have already implemented restrictions on vehicle use in their area. Here's what they have proposed. Full Article
i 15 of the hardest car theory test questions By www.dailymail.co.uk Published On :: Thu, 02 Mar 2017 22:58:52 GMT This theory element is now made up of 50 multiple choice questions and 14 short video clips in which people have to click on the screen when they see a potential hazard. Full Article
i Britons admit they don't know what basic road signs mean By www.dailymail.co.uk Published On :: Thu, 31 Aug 2017 21:49:33 GMT According to new research by Accident Advice Helpline, millions of licence holders have forgotten some of the basics and can't recall the meaning behind common road signs. Full Article
i Can you name these nine common dashboard warning symbols? By www.dailymail.co.uk Published On :: Thu, 23 Aug 2018 09:19:31 GMT Worryingly, almost one in five motorists believe a glowing icon on the dashboard is a good thing. Take the quiz to see if you know what these nine common icons are trying to tell a driver. Full Article
i The Mercedes SL R129 and how to drive a car that pays for itself By www.dailymail.co.uk Published On :: Thu, 06 Dec 2018 13:08:39 GMT Savvy buyers can pick up cars that will may only retain their value, but could be sold for more down the line. in our new Cash Cars column Tony Middlehurst looks for models that fit the bill Full Article
i Why the Audi A8 is a bargain used luxury car By www.dailymail.co.uk Published On :: Sat, 29 Dec 2018 11:13:49 GMT The cheapest new Audi A8 will cost you £69,995, but a good quality used example could be yours for a few thousands pounds and it's not likely to fall much further in value. Full Article