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Used electric cars are selling faster than petrol and hybrid models
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Private parking firms face pressure as UK motorists call for fairer rules
Motorists across the UK are increasingly frustrated by private car parking companies, which have been given wide freedom to issue penalties. Calls for common sense are …
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Russian-linked tanker Myra sends distress signal off Ireland
The Myra tanker, sailing from the Russian port of Ust-Luga, reported a distress signal in the North Atlantic west of Ireland, prompting an air response.
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Orionid meteor shower set to peak with fast, bright fireballs
The Orionids, debris from Halley's Comet, are expected to peak overnight from 21 to 22 October, offering bright, fast meteors visible from both hemispheres after midnight.
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EU Loosens 2035 Emissions Targets in Move That Could Keep Petrol Cars Alive
A new deal in Brussels has softened proposed emissions rules for new cars, giving internal combustion engines more room to survive beyond the middle of the …
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Planning Permission Axed for Cross-Pavement EV Charging Gullies
British drivers will no longer need planning permission to install cross-pavement charging gullies, a change ministers say will cut costs and make electric vehicles more accessible …
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Storm Adam Kills Two and Forces Thousands to Evacuate Spain's Coast
Heavy rain from Storm Adam has left two people dead and prompted the evacuation of thousands along Spain's Mediterranean coast, with weather alerts warning of significant …
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Met Office warns of 70mph winds and heavy rain for South West
A yellow weather warning covers the South West as the Met Office forecasts gusts of up to 70mph and heavy rain, with a risk to life …
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Christiane Amanpour to leave CNN after 43 years
CNN's chief international anchor will end her nightly programme in May and depart the network at the end of June, closing a four-decade career that began …
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Forecasters Issue Winter Snow Verdict for the UK
Meteorologists have set out their latest assessment of the coming UK winter, weighing the influence of a strengthening El Niño against the odds of significant snowfall …
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Trump Dismisses Press Secretary After Five Days
President Donald Trump has removed Katie Zacharia from her role as press secretary after just five days, citing a weak debut and doubts over her legal …
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US Safety Agency Investigates 535,000 GMC Sierra Trucks Over Grille Deflector Fault
NHTSA is examining 118 complaints that grille deflectors on 2022–2024 GMC Sierra 1500 trucks can detach and fly off, including 21 cases on vehicles already repaired …
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Earhart Search Team Reaches Crab-Infested Pacific Island
A research crew hunting for Amelia Earhart's lost aircraft has landed on a remote Pacific atoll where giant coconut crabs may have scattered the aviator's remains.
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Weekly Exercise Linked to Slower Memory and Movement Decline in Parkinson's Patients
A University of Cincinnati study of 294 patients finds that four to eight hours of physical activity a week is associated with slower cognitive and motor …
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California Grants Three-Day Return Right on Used Cars
California's Combating Auto Retail Scams Act took effect on 1 October, giving buyers of used vehicles priced at $50,000 or less an automatic three-day right to …
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Texas Insurance Fraudster Sentenced to 13 Years and Ordered to Forfeit 90-Car Collection
Clayton Lloyd Iley of Stephenville, Texas, received 160 months in federal prison for wire fraud and aggravated identity theft after running a fake insurance and defence …
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French School Protests Escalate as Tens of Thousands Demand Better Education
Tens of thousands of students, teachers and union members have taken to the streets across France, demanding improved learning conditions as protests over teacher shortages, overcrowded …
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NSW Police Trials BMW 540d as Highway Patrol Car
New South Wales Police has begun a three-week evaluation of a BMW 540d xDrive to determine whether the diesel sedan should join its Highway Patrol fleet …
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Four Arrested and Race Car Seized After Illegal Drag Race on Long Island
Suffolk County Police arrested four Connecticut men and impounded a truck, trailer and race car after breaking up an illegal drag race in Yaphank, New York.
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Newcastle University Evacuated as Police Cordon Off Buildings Over Suspicious Item
A large emergency response is under way in Newcastle city centre after several university buildings were evacuated and police set up a cordon, with reports linking …
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Captain Thanks Rescuers After 17 Crew Winched From Grounded Fishing Vessel Off Orkney
The Spanish-owned, UK-flagged longliner Genesis ran aground near the Old Man of Hoy with 28 tonnes of fish aboard. All 17 crew were airlifted to safety …
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