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Unemployed man throttles mother of pregnant girlfriend

05.11.09
An unemployed man who strangled the millionaire mother of his pregnant girlfriend was convicted this afternoon after being bugged praying to God for forgiveness... more

'We're being driven round the bend by cars crashing on our lawn'

03.11.09
Owner of a house in north-west London has discovered an upturned car on his front lawn - for the third time this year... more

Pay-as-you-go parking card will charge drivers for car's emissions

08.09.09
An Oyster card-style parking scheme is to hit the drivers of gas guzzlers in west London... more

Three die in head-on crash

01.09.09
Two Londoners were killed and a girl, aged two, was left critically injured when a car went on to the wrong side of a busy bypass in Surrey and collided with oncoming traffic... more

BNP councillor faces demands to quit over 'Nazi' number plate

10.08.09
London councillor for the British National Party was facing calls to resign over a car number plate that looks like the word 'Nazi'... more

Electric car trials launched

23.06.09
Labour ministers drove electric cars on to the forecourt of London's historic Guildhall today to launch trials of low-carbon vehicles... more

Why Kafka's council won't install a lollipop lady

13.05.09
My five-year-old daughter's best friend was run over last week. It happened on the pelican crossing on Uxbridge Road, opposite St Stephen's Primary School in Shepherd's Bush... more

Tom Chilton is aiming to start where he left off

02.04.09
Motor sport: Britain's Tom Chilton has thrown down the gauntlet to Italian veteran Fabrizio Giovanardi, who begins his defence of the British Touring Car Championship at Brands Hatch... more

Car makers raise prices by 5% after Mandelson bailout

02.02.09
Engineering: Vauxhall and Ford are slapping price increases of 5% on cars in the UK - less than a week after the taxpayer bailed out the British motor industry with a £2.3 billion handout... more

Robbery victim too honest ... so judge halts trial

13.01.09
The case against a man accused of robbing a woman in a terrifying gang attack was thrown out of court because his victim was deemed to be "too believable" in the witness box... more

Here's hoping I'm not on rocky road to hell

04.12.08
Standard writer David Smith says he is genuinely terrified as he gears himself up to take part in Britain’s toughest motorsport event... more

After car sales take a dive, there is still a glimmer of hope

08.09.08
Analysis: Not since England had a football team capable of winning the World Cup, have fewer cars been sold in Britain... more

Unarmed Pcs overpower gunman who shot at them

15.08.08
Two Pcs overpowered and arrested a gunman who shot at them during a foot chase... more

Three more faces from growing toll of knife violence

15.07.08
These are the first pictures of three of London's latest knife-crime victims... more

Man in court over stabbing

14.07.08
Flowers mark the place where 23-year-old Adnan Patel bled to death after being stabbed following a fight with a gang of men... more

Four men stabbed to death in a single day

11.07.08
Four people have been stabbed to death in just 24 hours in London... more

Fill 'er up with hydrogen at green fuel station

09.07.08
A fuel station producing enough hydrogen to run householders' homes and cars has been unveiled in London... more

Garage band goes on the road

16.04.08
Instruments that add a whole new dimension to the term garage music will be displayed at the Focus Music On the Move exhibition.... more

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