Tech and Auto
JLR ‘cutting hundreds of jobs’ at UK car plant
Unite said it understands the redundancies at Halewood, Merseyside, are a result of ongoing economic uncertainty.
Police car with windscreen smashed – after someone threw a swede at it
The police car was damaged in Torquay, Devon
Uber driver who let two passengers hold ladder out of window is suspended
Walsall Council branded the driver "foolish" and has now banned him from driving private hire vehicles in the borough for three months
‘Social media helped kill my daughter’: Molly Russell’s dad warns of ‘rabbit hole of suicidal content’ online
The father of schoolgirl Molly Russell, who took her life in 2017, backs the recommendations, which include tech firms paying for research.
Twitter revealed to allow adverts targeted at racists, neo-Nazis and homophobic groups
Discriminatory keywords such as ‘transphobic’, ‘white supremacists’ and ‘anti-gay’ were not excluded by the platform.
Spike in pothole-related breakdowns as cash-strapped councils struggle to cope
Pothole-related faults represented 1.1% of all breakdowns attended by the RAC last year.
Search for missing people after bus plunges into sinkhole
Six people were confirmed dead after the incident in north-west China.
NCP van emblazoned with “we care where you park” was pictured – straddling two parking bays in one of its own lots
Paul Harry, 40, from Mumbles, Swansea, took a picture of the vehicle, which says “We care where you park” on the back, taking up two spaces yesterday afternoon (11/01).
Man believed to be first person convicted of drink-driving on electric scooter has been banned from driving
Dmitry Gromov, 28, rode his e-scooter while drunk and crashed into a moped injuring both the driver and pillion passenger.