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LONDON (Thomson Financial) - Europe's leading exchanges rose in morning trading on merger and acquisition talk in the telecom sector, with gains among auto makers lending further support.

Clean Diesel develops new 'Purifier' emissions control technology LONDON (Thomson Financial) - Clean Diesel Technologies Inc said it has developed a range of retrofit emissions control technologies, called Purifier, to meet the requirements of the London Low Emissions Zone (LEZ), which has an estimated market potential of more than 500 mln stg.

LONDON, England (Reuters) -- European shares rose in early trade on Wednesday, helped by heavyweight banks and mining stocks.

PARIS, May 23 (Reuters) - The chief executive of French carmaker PSA Peugeot Citroen said on Wednesday a strong euro created problems for the car industry, and a weak dollar and yen encouraged imports.

LONDON, May 23 (Reuters) - European shares rose in early trade on Wednesday, helped by heavweight banks and mining stocks.

"We are going to reduce by 30 pct our fixed and structural costs, in other words all those costs not linked directly to production," he said, adding that Peugeot will achieve 600 mln eur in savings this year.

LONDON, May 23 (IranMania) - Iran jumped gasoline prices 25% Tuesday in a new blow to consumers already disgruntled over high inflation, and the government said it will begin rationing fuel in two weeks, The Associated Press (AP) reported.

Continued from page one. The team also has two games left to clinch the Regional League West Division 1 championship, and Jono scored in last Tuesday’s win against Cumnock and the previous game against Strathendrick.

A TALENTED amateur rugby player and his friend were killed last week when they were involved in a horror crash on a fast bend in Gartcosh. Jono Laughran (24) was a key member of Coatbridge’s promotion-chasing side Waysiders/Drumpellier as well as an electrician with council contractor MPC.

TEHRAN (Reuters) - Iranians began paying 25 percent more for their gasoline on Tuesday, with some motorists criticising the oil-rich country's move to raise the price but others noting it remained among the world's lowest.

Iranians began paying 25 percent more for their gasoline on Tuesday, with some motorists criticising the oil-rich country's move to raise the price but others noting it remained among the world's lowest.

Bert Dietz, who rode for Team Telekom from 1994 to 1998, has confirmed that team doctors provided EPO (Erythropoietin) and other illegal doping products to its riders.

WEDNESDAY MAY 23 -Trigano H1 results.

SIBLINGS MARK and Mathew Pearce have become the first brothers to achieve accreditation in the ATA scheme, which is governed by the IMI.The pair, who work for Marshall's Peugeot in Newbury, achieved diagnostic technician level in the scheme."We are happy to be involved in this new nation-wide initiative which will show our customers the importance of having skilled professionals," said dealer ...

John Gitahi of Nyahururu Sports Club beat home player Khilan Shah on countback to win the Kibaki Trophy Nyeri Golf Club at the weekend.

NEW PSA Peugeot Citroen boss, Christian Streiff, faces the car-maker's AGM tomorrow and is likely to reveal details of the firm's turnaround plan.Streiff, the former Airbus chief took over at the car-making group last November and shortly afterwards gave executives 100-days to hatch plans for a profit-revival.That deadline expired at the weekend.

KUALA LUMPUR, May 18, 2007 (AFP) - Malaysia's struggling national carmaker Proton is still in talks with US General Motors and German's Volkswagen with no deadline set to conclude talks, a senior government official said Friday.

Radford Semele beat Sky Blue Cricketers when the long-awaited Maurice Billington Cup Final was finally played on Sunday.

Police name two men who died after the car they were in crashed into a tree.

A driver tries to get away from another car but is attacked when both vehicles stop at traffic lights.

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(RTTNews) - The major European markets ended Monday's session on a mixed note, as the positive sentiment generated by firmer Asian markets and higher oil prices could not be sustained throughout the session. Stocks swayed amid a lack of major catalysts.

TUESDAY MAY 22 -Nyse Euronext Q1 results -Fimalac H1 results.

RNCOS’ report “Passenger Car Market: A Global Review (2006)” provides objective analysis of the global passenger car industry to help clients in evaluating the potential opportunities and challenges of the dynamic industry. Passenger cars industry is contributing a considerable portion of the global automotive production. With the spontaneous growth in the emerging market, the overall sales of ...

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PARIS (Thomson Financial) - Shares were flat at midday as profit-taking blocked the market from building on Friday's gains, dealers said.

THREE people from the Lothians died in road accidents and another man lost his life on the M8 in a weekend of road carnage.

A WOMAN accused of causing the death by dangerous driving of a father and son, following a crash on the Mountain Road, told a court last week it had been a routine drive to work until an 'issue' developed with the car.

A WOMAN accused of causing the death by dangerous driving of a father and son, following a crash on the Mountain Road, told a court last week it had been a routine drive to work until an 'issue' developed with the car.

The murder case of local actor Brett Goldin and his fashion designer friend Richard Bloom will resume in the Cape High Court.

The Breast Cancer Research Trust Fire & Ice Ball has become the black tie highlight of the social calendar. Now in its fifth year, the 2007 event promises to be an unforgettable night of glamour for attendees.

Russia's AvtoVAZ signs JV deal with Magna

Catalytic Solutions is one of those companies that arrives on Aim unnoticed, so the shares drift down from the placing price until news arrives that awakes some interest. The Californian company inhabits a "green" space of sorts, as it produces the catalysts that clean automotive emissions.

A MOTORCYCLIST has died after coming off his bike on the A91 Carslogie Road in Cupar.

A TEENAGER who died after being trapped in a crashed car was last night named as Alexander Scougall.

A MOTORCYCLIST has died after coming off his bike on the A91 Carslogie Road in Cupar.

A TEENAGER from Edinburgh has died after the car he was in crashed in Midlothian.

Police urge witnesses to come forward after a man is killed in a road accident in Lasswade.

Next Sunday 20th May 2007 is a special day for all basketball followers and non as a whole day will be dedicated for a fund raising activity in aid of Jackie Chircop. [[ This is a content summary only. Visit MaltaMedia.com for full news, links, and other content. ]]

SAMANTHA Druce, the ex-girlfriend of troubled West Coast Eagles superstar Ben Cousins has broken her silence, speaking to STM's Gail Williams.

SAMANTHA Druce is bursting the bubble for those who are wishing for a fairytale ending to the storybook romance that began when -- at age 16 -- she met a football loving sandy haired boy from Wesley College.

Companies plan to develop new low-cost vehicle, build plant in Russia

TOLYATTI, Russia — — Russia's largest car maker, OAO AvtoVAZ, and Canadian auto parts maker Magna International Inc. signed a memorandum of intent on Friday to jointly develop a new budget model and build a plant.

Russia's largest car maker, AvtoVAZ, and Canadian auto parts maker Magna International signed a memorandum of intent on Friday to jointly develop a new budget model and build a plant.

Next Sunday, 20 May, 2007 is a special day for all basketball followers, as a whole day will be dedicated towards a fund-raising activity in aid of Jackie Chircop at the Ta' Qali Basketball Pavillion.

MONDAY MAY 21 -Valeo AGM (1300 GMT). 14 pct shareholder Pardus seeking 2 places on the board and proposing six independent directors -Business Objects analysts day -France Telecom AGM -Unibail EGM on Rodamco merger -Deadline for shareholders in Eurotunnel SA/Eurotunnel PLC to accept one-for-one share swap offer from Groupe Eurotunnel SA.

LONDON (Thomson Financial) - Europe's leading exchanges gained ground as the oil sector rallied on rising crude-oil prices and corporate takeover talk, dealers said.

With air conditioning pretty well standard on most models these days, you may have thought that sunroofs were behind us - but they are making a comeback.

At 11.45 am, the STOXX 50 was up 26.42 points at 3,901.81 while the STOXX 600 added 2.2 points to 392.59. Looking ahead to Wall Street, US stocks are set for a higher open on speculation that a report on consumer sentiment might come in better than expected, and that acquisition activity will remain strong during the second quarter.

Malaysia`s struggling national carmaker Proton is still in talks with US General Motors and German`s Volkswagen with no deadline set to conclude talks, a senior government official said Friday.

Wigan has been introduced to its new mayor at a council meeting which remembered the triumphs and controversies of the last year. Coun John O'Brien was (18/05/2007 10:30:34)

In keeping with the promise that I made last week, I shall attempt in this article to give an honest account of what I witnessed at the Harare High Court on May 8, 2007 after lawyers had gathered to protest against the conduct of the Zimbabwe Republic Police.

Radford Semele beat Sky Blue Cricketers when the long-awaited Maurice Billington Cup Final was finally played on Sunday.

Radford Semele beat Sky Blue Cricketers when the long-awaited Maurice Billington Cup Final was finally played on Sunday.

DRIVER nabbed by police after marathon boozing session.

BRITAIN'S next Prime Minister Gordon Brown is coming to Coventry this weekend to see a "beauty parade" of candidates for his deputy. He'll be at a hustings meeting arranged at a secret location in the city where party members can quiz the six candidates on Sunday.

LONDON (Thomson Financial) - Europe's leading exchanges gained ground as the oil sector rallied on rising crude-oil prices and corporate takeover talk, but British Airways fell amid some disappointment over its full-year results.

LONDON (Thomson Financial) - Europe's leading exchanges gained ground as the oil sector rallied on rising crude-oil prices and corporate takeover talk, but British Airways ( Nachrichten ) fell amid some disappointment over its full-year results.

At 9.21 am, the STOXX 50 was up 30.78 points at 3,906.17 while the STOXX 600 added 2.77 points to 393.16. "The oil sector is buoyant after the rumours of a BP-Royal Dutch merger yesterday," with the rise in crude oil lending further support to oil stocks, said Adrian Darley, head of trading at Resolution Asset Management.

Most UK motorists check their tyre pressures at fuel station pumps - and that's a bad thing. So say the IAM Motoring Trust, which points out that the drive to the station warms up the tyres and therefore increases the pressure of the air inside them.

The revised Subaru Tribeca has achieved top marks in an American crash test programme. Like its predecessor, the 2008 model year Tribeca scored a maximum five stars in the front- and side-impact tests for the driver and passengers.

Detectives hunting a bank cashier thought to be in France with a substantial sum of missing cash say she is safe but must "resolve the question about the missing money". (18/05/2007 08:10:09)

Boozer faces jail and ban

WASHINGTON -- The federal agency that insures private pension plans said Thursday that DaimlerChrysler AG 's Daimler unit had agreed to pay $1 billion into Chrysler 's pension plan if it is terminated within five years. Vince Snowbarger, interim director of the Pension Benefit Guaranty Corporation, said DaimlerChrysler and Cerberus Capital Management LP had made "significant financial ...

KUALA LUMPUR, May 15, 2007 (AFP) - Malaysia has not made a decision on a foreign partner for national carmaker Proton while talks with German auto giant Volkswagen have yet to yield a response, a senior minister said Tuesday.

The Nation Classic golf series resumes this weekend after a one-month break with the Coast regional qualifying round at Nyali Golf and Country Club.

Bush Administration criticized for not doing enough to press companies from friendly countries

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It has taken a year for Peugeot to bring this car to market since the launch of the standard 207, and there's a lot to talk about.

PARIS (Thomson Financial) - Share prices were flat late afternoon, coming off morning gains, in hesitant trading on today's Ascension Day holiday in France and following an early drop on Wall Street, dealers said.

IN keeping with the promise that I made last week, I shall attempt in this article to give an honest account of what I witnessed at the Harare High Court on May 8, 2007 after lawyers had gathered to protest against the conduct of the Zimbabwe Republic Police.

Official car dealers are charging three times more for routine servicing than 'fast-fitî centres do, a survey reveals today.

A 59-YEAR-OLD grandad who went home after a road accident in Coventry died four days later. The Coventry man - a city council van driver - felt well enough to go home after the accident in Walsgrave during Friday's rush hour, but within hours became gravely ill.

One electric door lock was a bit sluggish. Gear box sometimes popped out of gear. Number plate came loose. My mate and I bought this left-hand-drive 1.4i "Green" (named because of a golf tournament I'm told) for the Plymouth-Banjul 4000 mile charity old-car rally.

A DRIVER who caused an accident in Bishop's Stortford in which a motorcyclist lost a leg has been fined £500.

A WOMAN in a temper kicked and punched out at a parked car, a court was told.

Q and A with Sebastien Bourdais

PARIS (Thomson Financial) - Share prices were slightly higher at midday, holding on to early gains in a thin holiday market in which the main news was political as Francois Fillon became the new French prime minister, dealers said.

A WOMAN accused of causing the death by dangerous driving of a father and his son told police she was 'completely devastated' by what had happened.

A DRIVER found drunk in a lay-by at the wheel of his car had downed up to 25 pints of lager.

A WOMAN accused of causing the death by dangerous driving of a father and his son told police she was 'completely devastated' by what had happened.

A GUNMAN who left a bullet lodged in a petrol station cashier's skull after a bungled hold-up has been jailed for 12 years. Jamie Lane blasted Ramanathan Srirajaraman in the head at point blank range but the Sri Lankan miraculously survived.

ALL revved up and raring to go - that's 25-year-old Jane Nicol who has just landed a prestigious job at Silverstone Rally School. (16/05/2007 11:26:32)

Plumbers, waterproofers and hardware stores are being besieged by area homeowners whose basements have flooded from all the rain.

A class win and 12th outright for the husband and wife crew of Craig and Linda Newell at the recent 1300NewGlass Border Ranges Rally confirms that the new Silverstone Competition Tyres-backed Pocket Rocket Rally Series means business.

Nicolas Sarkozy promised an immediate jolt to France’s cosy old ways and warned that delay could prove fatal as he succeeded Jacques Chirac as President.

A biker was left with minor injuries after being in collision with a car driving into Maidenhead last night. The motorcyclist was riding an Aprilla 125 on the A4 opposite the Shell Garage when the accident, involving a red Peugeot, happened.

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PARIS (Thomson Financial) - Share prices closed lower in hesitant trading as investors remained cautious following recent highs on the CAC-40 and ahead of tomorrow's public holiday in France, with Credit Agricole's leading the downward movement after disappointing the market with its first-quarter results, dealers said.

The search for an Eastbourne woman continues in Europe tonight as police state her disappearance may be linked to money missing from her workplace. (16/05/2007 17:34:05)

OMV Kronos Citroen World Rally team boss, Marc van Dalen has warned that the FIA World Rally Championship needs to remember what makes it great and to stay true to its heritage.

An inquest is opened on a woman who was run over while apparently helping her husband reverse his car.

A FORMER Bexhill student wanted for questioning after money went missing is believed to have caught a ferry to France.

A FORMER Bexhill student wanted for questioning after money went missing is believed to have caught a ferry to France. (16/05/2007 16:08:45)

OMV Kronos Citroen team boss, Marc van Dalen has been somewhat frustrated with the season so far. Here he speaks exclusively to Crash.net ahead of the Rally d'Italia and warns that something needs to be done to help the privateers...

Sardinia JRC: Citroën Sport - Preview : The C2 Junior Experience breaks new ground at the third round of the FIA Junior RallyChampionship in Sardinia.

POLICE are searching for a mystery car spotted in Rudgwick before a tow truck was stolen on Tuesday May 8.

Police in Limavady have issued a renewed appeal for information following a fatal accident involving a motorcyclist last weekend.

Nicolas Sarkozy was officially sworn in as the 23rd president of France this morning, replacing Jacques Chirac in a solemn ceremony at the Elysée palace and in the presence of his family and dignitaries.

Pundits have said that scribbling the strikers name at the top of a wish list fro next season was one of Stuart Pearce's last acts before he was metaphorically stabbed in the City senate by John 'Et Tu Brutus?

PSA Peugeot Citroën was again French market leader in CO2 emissions performance with a corporate average of 140 g/km in 2006.

PARIS (Thomson Financial) - Share prices were down at midday, with bank stocks among the hardest hit after Credit Agricole published a disappointing set of figures for the first quarter of 2007.

Tom LaSorda has new bosses at Chrysler, but still faces many of the same problems that led DaimlerChrysler AG to sell the company to a giant private equity firm.

THE family of a teenager killed in a motorway crash have paid tribute to their “loving and friendly lad”. Seventeen-year-old David Bishop died in the early hours of Saturday from multiple injuries after he collided with a car while walking on the A329(M) near Woodley.

A former Bexhill student wanted for questioning after money went missing is believed to have caught a ferry to France.

TAILBACKS on the A19 left drivers facing long delays after a road smash.

High profile From the side, model will look similar to the Suzuki Splash, as it shares the same doors. Back to its best New Agila is most distinctive at the rear, where the upright windscreen and tall light clusters set the model apart from conventional city cars.

Donegal's Shaun Gallagher will be aiming to keep his leading place in the FIA Junior World Rally Championship, where he leads the "rookie" class, in Sardinia this weekend.

LONDON (Thomson Financial) - Leading European exchanges are expected to open lower following a mixed showing on Wall Street after US housing data yesterday, with a mixed bag of earnings news taking centre stage, dealers said.

In the US overnight, the DJIA closed up 37 points at 13,383.80, while the Nasdaq Composite fell 21.15 points at 2,525.29 and the S&P 500 index lost 1.95 points at 1,501.20 after an unimpressive snapshot of the housing market unsettled investors.

· Retiring French president seeks role as peacemaker · Corruption allegations diminish mixed legacy

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THIEVES escaped with a Royal Mail post box from Askam. Police do not know what was in the box, which was taken between midday on Saturday and 11am yesterday, from Alexander Place.

A family pays tribute to a "loving and friendly" teenager who died when he was hit by a car on a motorway slip road.

A Peugeot 306 is stolen from the driveway of a house during a burglary.

A cashier who vanished the day money went missing from a safe is believed to have fled abroad.

Combining low weight with a liquid cooled 2-stroke engine, the Peugeot Blaster is the fastest accelerating production 50cc scooter in the world*.

A Bank worker wanted for questioning after money went missing is believed to have caught a ferry to France. (15/05/2007 13:59:34)

A GUNMAN who left a bullet lodged in a petrol station cashier's skull in a bungled holdup was jailed for 12 years on Friday. Jamie Lane, 34, blasted Ramanathan Srirajaraman in the head at point-blank range at the filling station but the Sri Lankan miraculously survived, the Old Bailey heard.

A woman who was run over as she helped her 81-year-old husband reverse his car from their garage is named.

A CORONER stressed the importance of young drivers wearing a seat belt following the deaths of two Ribble Valley teenagers killed in a tragic car crash.

YOUTH workers have been comforting pupils who knew the teenager killed on the motorway in the early hours of Saturday morning. One of the workers offering support to the devastated youngsters confirmed to the Evening Post that the victim was David Bishop who attended Waingels College.

The emergence of Alhaji Ibrahim Idris as the winner of the April 14 gubernatorial election in Kogi State is no longer news.

A CORONER stressed the importance of young drivers wearing a seat belt following the deaths of two Ribble Valley teenagers killed in a tragic car crash.

Concern grows for a woman who failed to turn up for work on the same day cash went missing from a safe.

Concern grows for a woman who failed to turn up for work on the same day cash went missing from a safe.

LONDON: European stock exchanges retreated yesterday in the absence of important economic data and as investors took profits after indexes showed gains at the end of last week.

KUALA LUMPUR, May 15 (Bernama) -- The government has yet to decide on a foreign partner for national car manufacturer Proton Holdings Bhd, Second Finance Minister Tan Sri Nor Mohamed Yakcop said today.

Full house for the C2 Junior Experience ! The C2 Junior Experience breaks new ground at the third round of the FIA Junior Rally Championship in Sardinia. To mark the occasion, there will be a full house of Citroens competing on the event, with three C2 Super 1600s and five C2-R2s.

The "marriage in heaven" between Daimler-Benz and Chrysler, as the companies called it, was celebrated in May 1998 with huge razzmatazz at the upscale Dorchester Hotel in London as managers from the US and Germany flew in.

WASHINGTON, May 14, 2007 (AFP) - A divorce from German auto giant Daimler less than a decade after a merger billed as a "marriage made in heaven" is just the latest of a series of upsets for Chrysler, the third largest US automaker.

The Big Picture XI: TIME's movie critic Richard Corliss blogs live from the Cannes Film festival

May 14 (Bloomberg) -- DaimlerChrysler AG ended its nine- year ownership of money-losing Chrysler, handing control of the U.S. carmaker to private-equity firm Cerberus Capital Management LP and getting out of $19 billion in retirement liabilities.

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Gabriele Balducci of Acqua & Sapone leads a rowsing round of the Macarena. We've spent three days in that Peugeot; we need to talk to somebody! At the start of stage three we connected with some old friends and made some new ones.

PARIS, May 14 /PRNewswire-FirstCall/ -- During AXA's annual shareholders' meeting held today, all resolutions submitted for voting were approved, especially that of allowing the Management Board to distribute free AXA ( Nachrichten / Aktienkurs ) shares to all AXA employees as part of the > program representing up to 0.7% of AXA's share capital (or around 14 millions shares based on AXA's current ...

During AXA's annual shareholders' meeting held today, all resolutions submitted for voting were approved, especially that of allowing the Management Board to distribute free AXA shares to all AXA employees as part of the << AXA Miles >> program representing up to 0.7% of AXA's share capital .

Grow something magical in your garden and win a car. Conjure up a wizard display in your garden hanging baskets and pots this summer with Spellbound – the world’s first trailing busy Lizzie. It’s taken the gardening world by storm.

NAVTEQ is part of a consortium driving the EC-funded Com2React project, which aims to develop a new solution and standard for traffic management on a European scale.

A woman has died after an accident which happened as she helped her 81-year-old husband reverse his car from their garage.

A lesson learnt.. An honest little trooper!

No problems so far (only owned car for one month). Running costs are fantastic for a sporty hatch. According to the trip computer I am getting over 55 miles per gallon, and insurance and car tax are low.

PARIS (Thomson Financial) - Shares were lower midday as the market remained dominated by M&A news, notably the end of talks between IT service company Atos Origin and potential suitors, dealers said.

A TEENAGE cyclist suffered serious injuries after falling off his bike on Oundle Road. (14/05/2007)

May 14 (Bloomberg) -- DaimlerChrysler AG agreed to sell the Chrysler unit to Cerberus Capital Management LP for 5.5 billion euros ($7.4 billion), abandoning a nine-year effort to make the U.S. division profitable.

A driver is killed in a crash involving four vehicles on the M11 in Cambridgeshire.

Speaker of Oyo State House of Assembly, Hon. Abraham Adeolu Adeleke Thursday night narrowly escaped death by the whiskers as his convoy was involved in an automobile accident, leaving the driver of his pilot car dead.

A £2,000 reward has been offered after a gang of ram-raiders targeted a Buckingham filling station.

A GUNMAN who left a bullet lodged in a petrol station cashier's skull in a bungled hold-up was jailed for 12 years on Friday. Jamie Lane, 34, blasted Ramanathan Srirajaraman in the head at point- blank range at the filling station but the Sri Lankan miraculously survived, the Old Bailey heard.

A £2,000 reward has been offered after a gang of ram-raiders targeted a Buckingham filling station. (11/05/2007 15:51:42)

Biker Iain McDonald, 45, of Glasgow, was killed in a crash with two cars during a holiday in Northern Ireland. His bike was hit by a Peugeot 206 and a Fiesta in Limavady, Londonderry.

DUBLIN, Ireland----Research and Markets has announced the addition of Cars in the United Kingdom 2006 to their offering.

That's because the cost on a new car can be up to four times that of the equivalent unit for the previous model. Our table shows the price difference for the UK's top 10 best-selling cars. We compared the cost of the dearest and cheapest for each car and that of its predecessor.

IT'S Breakfast Club time again at Goodwood this Sunday, with the theme Vive la France - a celebration of unique French automotive flair.

POOTLING along leafy streets on her weekly journey to church, motorist Sheila Thomson was naturally more careful than usual after a recent bump.

POOTLING along leafy streets on her weekly journey to church, motorist Sheila Thomson was naturally more careful than usual after a recent bump.

May 13 (Bloomberg) -- DaimlerChrysler AG has picked private-equity firm Cerberus Capital Management LP as the finalist in the bidding for its Chrysler unit, three people with direct knowledge of the talks said.

A DUNDEE centenarian has emerged as a contender for the title of Britain’s oldest driver.

When Sheila Thomson was born in 1902 few believed these new-fangled motor cars would ever be a serious alternative to the horse-drawn carriage.

When Sheila Thomson was born in 1902 few believed these new-fangled motor cars would ever be a serious alternative to the horse-drawn carriage.

A new contender for Britain's oldest driver has emerged - 105-year-old Sheila Thomson.

A new contender for Britain's oldest driver has emerged - 105-year-old Sheila Thomson.

THE Pan African Parliament took an unprecedented step on Friday, voting by a show of hands to send a fact-finding mission to Zimbabwe as most of the world condemned State-sanctioned beatings of human rights lawyers and opposition activists.

A 105-year-old woman who still drives to church every week is thought to be Britain's oldest driver.

Police investigate reports that a man was seen being dragged into a Peugeot car and driven away.

DOTTING the parking lot of the Banquet Hall of the Presidential Villa in Abuja are about sixty brand new Peugeot 607 cars ready to ferry dignitaries that are expected to grace the inauguration of the president-elect, Alhaji Umaru Yar’’Adua and his deputy, Dr Jonathan Goodluck when they would be sworn in as the president and vice president on May 29.

ADESIRE for 'zenployment' could see more than half of UK employees quit their jobs for more socially rewarding work by their mid-forties, according to insurance giant Norwich Union.

Sochaux beat Marseille 5-4 on penalties to win the French Cup at the Stade de France in Paris on Saturday after twice trailing to goals from Djibril Cisse.

When the opening day team time trial was presented over the winter, it looked like an interesting start to what would undoubtedly be a bombastic Giro, but after Ed Hood's report from yesterday and the comments from the riders themselves, it became apparent that this opening stage was going to be something of a doozy, and so it was.

A teenager dies after he is hit by a car on a motorway feeder road in the early hours.

TWO teenagers who robbed a cabbie at knife-point and hijacked his cab have been locked up.

Marseille will chase their first title in 14 years when they take on surprise package Sochaux in the French Cup final.

An annual gathering in New York features hundreds of ?greasers,? people who have converted their diesel cars and trucks to run on vegetable oil.

Speaker of Oyo State House of Assembly, Hon. Abraham Adeolu Adeleke Thursday night narrowly escaped death by the whiskers as his convoy was involved in an automobile accident, leaving the driver of his pilot car dead.

This car is fantastic, uses a 150bhp version of the new Mini Cooper S engine and it pulls well from any speed. Has a huge amount of torque for a 1.6 petrol and the mid range acceleration is pleasingly quick. Averages around 36mpg.

The 1.6 litre THP (Turbo High Pressure) turbocharged petrol engine which powers Peugeot’s 207 CC, GT and soon to be released GTi models has won the 2007 International Engine of the Year Award in the 1.4 litre to 1.8 litre category.

The UK's premier kids TV network, Nickelodeon, is launching an eCRM programme created by specialist digital agency, Underwired. This is the first ...

A KEEN amateur rugby player has been killed in a horrific two-car crash. Jono Laughran, 24, was a member of the promotion chasing Coatbridge side Waysiders Drumpellier.

TWO young men died in a horror accident when their van and a car crashed on a fast bend. One of the victims is believed to be a 25-year-old dad of one from Coatbridge - whose parents are away on holiday.

TWO young men died in a horror accident when their van and a car crashed on a fast bend. One of the victims is believed to be a 25-year-old dad of one from Coatbridge - whose parents are away on holiday.

Two young men are in a critical condition in hospital after suffering head and internal injuries in a crash in Hampshire.

Europe's car manufacturers, led by Saab and closely followed by Ford, are endangering their credibility with buyers as they exaggerate the environmental benefits of ethanol and hide its disadvantages in a desperate scramble to catch up with the need to appear green.

PARIS: Marseille will chase their first title in 14 years when they take on surprise package Sochaux in the French Cup final at the Stade de France tomorrow.

Business and money: Companies on the other side of the Channel are resisting UK-style bid fever.

Two men are killed and another left injured after a collision between a car and van in North Lanarkshire.

Hundreds of people may have been fined illegally because parking wardens have been incorrectly ticketing motorists for parking too close to intersections.

The descendants of Siemens' founder might not have enough influence to fend off private equity but they are a formidable obstacle, writes David Gow in Brussels.

A TEENAGE drink driver drove off after crashing into another car whilst he was drunk. (10/05/2007 09:24:53)

PARIS, May 10, 2007 (AFP) - French economic prospects showed fresh signs of life on Thursday, with positive industrial and trade trends, as Nicolas Sarkozy prepares to begin a five-year presidential term promising to free up the economy.

Police have made a number of arrests following a spate of violent burglaries in March and April that took place at Jewish homes in Edgware, Hendon and Golders Green.

Dewsbury Andrew Robinson WHEN Mohammed Siddique Khan, the ringleader of the July 7 terror cell, blew himself up he left behind a pregnant young wife, Hasina, and a baby daughter. (10/05/2007 11:26:15)

Three men were being held by police last night in connection with a spate of violent burglaries at Jewish homes across Barnet which have struck fear across the community.

POLICE are searching for a mystery car spotted in Rudgwick before a tow truck was stolen on Tuesday May 8.

Marseille chase elusive title in French Cup final by Europe

PARIS - Olympique Marseille will chase their first title in 14 years when they take on surprise package Sochaux in the French Cup final at the Stade de France on Saturday.

The widow of Mohammed Sidique Khan - the ringleader of the July 7 suicide bombers - and her brother were among four people arrested yesterday in an anti-terrorist investigation.

The widow of July 7 suicide bomber Mohammed Sidique Khan was among four people arrested in a series of anti-terror raids today.