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JAN MOIR: Why don't posturing pop stars ever protest over grooming gangs?

The awards season is over, which should mean a welcome respite from celebrities lecturing us on our bad attitudes. At the Brit Awards, rapper Dave accused Boris Johnson of being a racist.




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ALEXANDRA SHULMAN'S NOTEBOOK: Why do we never celebrate women with normal bodies? 

ALEXANDRA SHULMAN: The American singer-songwriter Lizzo (pictured) stormed the Brit Awards, massive in her leather corset and again heralded as a torch-bearer for body positivity.




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BRITs 2020: Maya Jama attends same afterparty as ex Stormzy following rapper's big win

She was among the audience members when her ex-boyfriend Stormzy triumphed at the 2020 BRIT Awards on Tuesday night.




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BRITs 2020: Maya Jama shares hilarious post about her 'toxic ex' on social media

Maya Jama partied up a storm at the Warner music afterparty at the Chiltern Firehouse on Tuesday night,  where her ex, Stormzy was also in attendance. 




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Manchester City 'fully prepared to appeal Champions League ban' 

Manchester City's lawyers are raring to go when it comes to appealing the club's two-year Champions League ban, according to The Mirror. The club also received a £25million fine for FPP breaches.




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Boris Johnson speaks LIVE on Facebook in first 'People's PMQs'

The Prime Minister took aim at politicians trying to thwart attempts to leave on October 31 with or without a deal with Brussels as he appeared live from Downing Street.




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Bride asks group to Photoshop her cousin's dress in wedding photos

Shared to Facebook group That's It, I'm Wedding Shaming by a Canadian member, the photograph showed the cousin sporting a curve-hugging frock as she stood with the bride.




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Labour candidate's old Facebook posts praise Boris Johnson

James Wilder, who is standing in the safe Conservative seat of Newbury, was gushing over the Prime Minister in a series of unearthed Facebook posts.




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Facebook extends 'Crisis Response' feature to WhatApp for users with poor connectivity

Facebook has extended its Crisis Response tools to WhatsApp, allowing those with poor connectivity to alert friends and family about what's happening - as it may be their only way to alert others.




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Celeste Barber's $50m bushfire fund: where should money go?

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.




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Facebook's Sheryl Sandberg responds to 'control freak' claims

Sheryl Sandberg, who is Facebook's chief operating officer, has defended herself against claims she is a control freak obsessed with her public image.




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Facebook's 'supreme court' who decide what can be posted

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.




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PETE JENSON: Forget 'La Masia', Real Madrid's youth factory 'La Fabrica' is now more successful

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.




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Barcelona and Real Madrid 'target slashing wages by 30 per cent'

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. 




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Fuel duty frozen as Chancellor concedes 'people still rely on cars'

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.




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RAY MASSEY: Volvo's new XC40 family SUV is pure pleasure

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.




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Nissan mothballs UK's biggest car plant: Sunderland factory employs some 6,000 workers  

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.




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VW's £60k electric e-BULLI is a classic T1 Samba Bus with 124 miles of range

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.




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DVSA says it is 'urgently' looking into safety recalls for cars during Covid-19 lockdown

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.




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What can I do if I'm struggling with car finance during coronavirus?

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?




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Britons admit they don't know what basic road signs mean

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.




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The Mercedes SL R129 and how to drive a car that pays for itself

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




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Honda's S2000 sports car from a golden age of engineering: Cash Cars

Buy a good Honda S2000 now for under £10,000 it should hold its value and reward you with many miles of high-revving fun, says Tony Middlehurst in our Cash Cars column.




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The DB7 is the Aston Martin that's as cheap as a new Ford Focus

The DB7 ushered in a new era for Aston Martin. For years people have been saying DB7s must go up in value - and they haven't - but it may soon happen, says our Cash Cars column.




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The Toyota Supra is a modern classic that's rising in value

The new Toyota Supra got our Cash Cars columnist excited but not because he wants one. What he likes is the extra interest he reckons it's going to create in old, proper Supras




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This is the world's first 3D printed hypercar that costs $1.7m and has a top speed of 268MPH

Say hello to the 3D printed Czinger 21C. It's been created by the LA-based auto maker and just 80 will be produced. Everything has been developed in-house, including a 1,233bhp drivetrain.




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The £1.8m Bacalar is the most expensive Bentley EVER - and it doesn't have a roof

The dozen hand-made cars have already been allocated to their super-rich customers ahead of delivery early next year, said bosses at the luxury car firm based in Crewe.




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Volkswagen's electric ID.4 SUV is destined to be a hit with a 311-mile range

The German car maker has confirmed the ID.4 SUV will be on sale later this year, with production in Europe, the US and China for each of the separate markets. Here's what we know so far...




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The V12 Speedster is Aston Martin's £765,000 TOPLESS supercar

Just 88 examples of the £765k V12 Speedster will be built ready for first deliveries to well-heeled customers in 2021, Aston Martin says. This example is designed on the F/A-18 Hornet fighter jet.




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Koenigsegg's new Gemera has four seats and the biggest scissor doors you've ever seen

The Swedish hypercar builder has coined it as the first 'Mega GT' car. It uses a plug-in hybrid powertrain packing 1,700bhp and can accelerate from standstill to 62mph in a mere 1.9 seconds.




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One man's £8MILLION collection of almost 100 classic cars up for grabs

Frenchman Marcel Petitjean, who is an ex-racing driver, is offering 96 prized motors that he has amassed over the last 50 years to the highest bidder at an auction in Germany on March 26.




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Battered 1982 Ford Fiesta XR2 'hot hatch' is tipped to sell for £22,000 following restoration

The Fiesta XR2 was popular with boy racers in the 1980s but is now a collectors' item. Auctioneers in Cheshire say the restored Fiesta is the best example they have ever seen.




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Popular Fords and VWs have 'serious security flaws' with connected tech

Hackers were able to remotely access safety features, such as traction control and tyre pressure warning systems.




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Gardener is left stunned after digging up a 1950s Ford Popular car

John Brayshaw was passing time in the garden at his home in Heckmondwike, West Yorkshire before stumbling across what appeared to be a Ford Popular.




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The 2020 World Car of the Year is a model you CAN'T buy in the UK 

The Telluride is an eight-seat SUV that's broadly based on Kia's smaller Sorento - but is only sold in the US and is not planned for UK showrooms any time soon.




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Sir Stirling Moss tragically dies aged 90 as his wife pays touching tribute

The great motor-racing driver and one of the most lionised figures in the history of British sport, 'closed his eyes' in the early hours of Easter morning.




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'Sunday driver' effect causes more fatal accidents per head in rural areas

Researchers studied car accidents in England and Wales over a decade to see if the size of the city a crash happened in affected its severity.




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This 1964 Jaguar E-Type Series 1 has gone from barn-find to beauty

Given that Series 1 E-Types - especially this model - are by far the most valuable, the cost associated with bringing the Jag back from the dead makes financial as well as sentimental sense.




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Spike in older drivers giving up licences since Prince Philip's Sandringham crash

Cases of motorists over the age of 70 surrendering licences rose from 6,612 in 2018 to 8,014 last year. That compared to a much smaller 10% rise in the 12 months previous.




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Council workmen are ridiculed after painting 'Britain's narrowest Keep Clear signs'

Residents were baffled after the markings appeared at the end of Horseshoe Road in Spalding, Lincolnshire over the weekend.




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Electric vehicles are 'almost THREE TIMES greener' than petrol or diesel cars

A new tool compares the CO2 outputs of petrol and diesel models and the environmental impact of electric cars using carbon emission for electricity production and mining and refining battery materials.




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Petrol prices at 'rip-off levels' even before huge oil crash this week

Howard Cox, founder of FairFuelUK, said the average prices of a litre of unleaded and diesel should be 98p and 106p respectively, but are around 10p higher on average at retailers.




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Land Rover's new plug-in hybrid Discovery Sport and Evoque

Its 4x4s have long been known for their thirstiness, but now Land Rover is launching two more frugal hybrids models.




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Classic Ferrari 250 GTE used by the Polizia in Rome in the 1960s is up for sale

The Ferrari 250 spend six years in service chasing criminals through the streets of Rome, making it the most stylish paddy wagon to have patrolled roads.




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A fifth of motorists claim they'll drive LESS after lockdown

Once restrictions are scaled back, seeing family members unsurprisingly topped the list of first car journeys - though the second priority was to travel to a hairdressers to get a much-needed trim.




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Sheffield City Council's ANPR camera network left OPEN to hackers

Some 8.6m records of vehicles movements made by thousands of people that have been captured using 100 cameras around the city, were available to view on the internet.




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The 14 car makers that haven't introduced measures to block keyless car crime

Only two brands, Mercedes and Tesla, told the consumer association that they had issued a fix across their entire range of new and existing cars.




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Ford publishes 64-page 'playbook' for car factories following Covid-19

The document outlines new measures, including temperature scans for all staff, requirements to wear face masks, working stations separated by 6 feet, and the closure of on-site gyms and canteens.




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UK roads could become 'dangerous postcode lotteries' during lockdown

Nick Freeman said the decision by some police forces not to pursue low-level speeding cases will mean motorists in certain parts of the country will effectively have the green light to put their foot down.




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Boy, 5, who stole his parents' car is given Lamborghini joy ride by a fellow sports car lover

A fiive-year-old boy who drove off in his parents' car ended up being given a ride in a Lamborghini thanks to a friendly Utah resident who was encouraged by the Adrian Zamarripa's story.