Convicted sex offender sentenced to at least 35 years in jail after admitting the kidnap, rape and murder of a teenager he met through Facebook... more
The new owners of Vauxhall/Opel sent fear through the 5000-strong UK-workforce when they said they expected to make 10,500 job cuts across Europe... more
The future of 5500 Vauxhall workers in Luton and Liverpool was secured for the immediate future after General Motors sold control of its European operations to a German-backed bidder... more
General Motors' chief negotiator over the sale of Vauxhall/Opel was locked in talks this evening with a German government-led taskforce amid growing speculation the deal will be scrapped... more
The fight for Opel - and the uncertainty over 5,000 Vauxhall jobs in the UK - is drawing to a close with reports that Canadian auto-parts maker Magna has won the bidding war... more
Around 5000 British workers are waiting on the future of Vauxhall as final bids go in for its German parent Opel, part of the for-sale European arm of the bust General Motors ... more
Britain’s beleaguered car engineering industry suffered another grim chapter today as vanmaker LDV formally went into administration, provoking renewed concerns that it will fold ... more
American car and jeep giant Chrysler formally went bankrupt today as part of a Washington rescue plan which it is hoped will be a template to save General Motors ... more
Thousands of British carmaking jobs are under severe threat as it emerged a Fiat takeover of Vauxhall could lead to the closure of either or both of its Luton and Merseyside factories... more
Motoring: General Motors' UK division has not been to the government for cash to help sustain its 5,000-strong workforce as it does not need financial help, a spokesman for the group said... more
Engineering: Regional overnments in Germany are poised to buy a stake in General Motors' Opel unit in a rescue effort to separate the German carmaker from its ailing parent... more
Engineering: The US Treasury unveiled the scale of its latest Detroit rescue package, agreeing to pump $6 billion into General Motors' finance company GMAC... more
Legal analysis: The Lloyds TSB takeover of HBOS demonstrates the failure of the Government's competition policy, according to a West End solicitor... more
Exclusive: After high-profile allegations this season, Charlton's manager is pleased the issue is now being addressed but says the authorities still have plenty of work to do
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