Automotive

The first fully electric Mini car has been unveiled at the car-maker’s Oxford factory. Mini claimed the car could be a “tipping point” and encourage motorists who have been considering switching to an electric vehicle to “take that step now”. Manufacturing of the Mini Electric will begin at the plant in Cowley, Oxford, later this year, with deliveries beginning in spring 2020. The zero-emission vehicle will be fully integrated into the production process at Oxford, running down the same lines...

Police say the Citroen driver lost control and ended up balancing on top of a mound of earth

All the thrills, spills, wacky costumes and vehicles from the North London soapbox rally.

Officers placed four cones around the flip-flop as they tried to track down the Ford Fiesta driver who hot-footed it.

Dozens of vehicles have been abandoned in the long grass in the centre of a housing estate

A man and a woman have been arrested over the hit-and-run death of a 12-year-old girl on a motorway. The victim, named by police as Sana Patel, of Blackburn, died at the scene on the M61 in Lancashire. She was a passenger in a Nissan Qashqai, which was involved in a collision with a Vauxhall Corsa on Saturday at around 10.45pm. A 23-year-old woman, from Mirefield, Yorkshire, was arrested on suspicion of causing death by dangerous driving, Lancashire Police said...

Nearly eight million potholes could have been repaired using money councils have been forced to cut from road maintenance budgets since 2010, according to new figures. The Local Government Association (LGA), which represents councils in England and Wales, claimed its analysis shows ministers must deliver long-term funding to “save our roads”. Routine road maintenance budgets have fallen from £1.1 billion in 2009/10 to around £701 million in 2017/18, the LGA said. This budget is used to fund expenses such as...

Police have warned drivers to keep their distance and not tailgate other motorists

Severn Trent workers left half the crossing bare after repairing a burst water main