Toyota resumes car production at all of its plants in Japan for the first time since the March 11 earthquake and tsunami, but says the factories will run at half capacity due to parts shortage... more
The world's biggest carmaker, Toyota, is gearing up to restart production in Japan more than a month after the tsunami and earthquake that devastated the north-east of the country... more
A man was seriously injured after being shot with a suspected machine-gun in south London last night in an attack linked to the murder of Rio McFarlane last year... more
Toyota may recall up to 270,000 vehicles worldwide to fix an engine glitch, with Japan's Asahi newspaper reporting the move could cost the car maker up to 20 billion yen... more
Dual Grade 1-winning chaser Schindlers Hunt will bypass the Lexus Chase and is being primed for a clash with Kauto Star in the King George VI Chase at Kempton on Boxing Day... more
With A-level results coming out next month, a glossy magazine publisher gives school-leavers his 10 golden rules for surviving the decades ahead... more
Car dealer Inchcape was close to setting a record for a distressed rights issue, offering investors new shares at just 6p against last night’s close of 503/4p... more
Exotic Dancer has seen the rear view of his great rival and 2007 Gold Cup winner Kauto Star on seven of the eight times the pair have clashed, but there is a growing belief that revenge will finally be his when they meet again in tomorrow's Cheltenham Gold Cup... more
Horse racing: No horse has ever regained the Cheltenham Gold Cup but that is what both War Of Attrition and Kauto Star are out to achieve on 13 March... more
Mouse Morris has decided against letting War Of Attrition travel to Kempton for the King George VI Chase on Boxing Day and he will instead line up in the Lexus Chase at Leopardstown... more
Motoring: Shares in one of Britain's biggest car dealers were involved in another nasty City prang after Inchcape issued its second major profit warning in less than two months and scrapped the full-year dividend... more
The case of Baby P turns out to have a significance far beyond the individual tragedy of the child’s violent death at the hands of his mother, her boyfriend and her lodger, and raises troubling questions about the quality of child protection in this country... more
Thousands of jobs in the retail car market are under threat after Inchcape became the first major UK dealer to announce big staff cuts in what is the deepest recession in the modern motor industry... more
Sir Paul McCartney may be congratulating himself on his choice of vehicle. He's always been a supporter of green issues and driving a hybrid car (albeit a rather large and luxurious one) would seem to be the right choice.... more
A mother daughter bonding day went awry for Hollywood star Jennifer Garner after she locked her car keys in her Lexus, along with her 2-year-old daughter Violet.... more
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