Ireland and UK collaborate on road laws

Coach drivers disqualified for an offence in the Republic of Ireland could soon find their punishment upheld in the UK.
New regulations unveiled in parliament today (November 25th) will ensure that disqualifications are enforced across Britain, Northern Ireland and the Republic of Ireland.
Road safety minister Jim Fitzpatrick said: “Britain has one of the best road safety [...]

Car Sales Fall and Production Halts

In this time of extreme economic uncertainty, it is not overly surprising to report that new car sales have dropped. However, it is when the actual figures are released and comparisons are drawn that the reality of the biggest fall in car sales in nine years, really carries some weight.
A fall in November 2008 was [...]

Body Worlds exhibition hits London’s O2

The world-famous Body Worlds exhibition will be making its return to the capital London at the O2 Arena from Friday October 24th 2008.
Gunther Von Hagen’s Body Worlds and the Mirror of Time exhibition has already been seen by more than 25 million people worldwide.
Real human specimens that have been preserved in a process called Plastination [...]

Diwali Festival to light up London this month

Coach-loads of spectators are set to descend on Trafalgar Square in London for this year’s celebration of Diwali, the Hindu, Sikh and Jains Festival of Light.
Organisers will no doubt be keen to emulate the success of last year’s event, which attracted more than 30,000 people.
Diwali 2008 will take place on October 19th and celebrates the [...]

Grace Jones to tour UK

Coaches and car hire vehicles full of fans of the legendary pop diva Grace Jones will be making their way to venues around the country in January 2009.
The singer will be bringing her Hurricane tour to the UK in the New Year beginning with a gig at the Symphony Hall in Birmingham on January 19th.
She [...]

Luxury BMW Has a Clever 7 Series

The BMW 7 Series is an icon of luxury motoring however up until now it has been quite a thirsty model. Well this June will see a new turbo-diesel model released to save money on the fills and not to mention benefit the environment with cleaner emissions.
The new 3.0-litre turbo-diesel 7 Series has a fuel [...]

Government to adopt ‘cautious’ approach to biofuels

The government is to take a more cautious approach to biofuels and has published a consultation that includes new proposals.
As part of the consultation, transport minister Andrew Adonis has proposed that the deadline for the five per cent Renewable Transport Fuel Obligation (RTFO) target be extended by two years to 2013-14.
Mr Adonis notes that [...]