Cover blown on drop-top R8

August 20th, 2008

Two-door Spyder gets new look and canvas top and will offer choice of V8 and V10 power.

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You’ve bin framed!

August 20th, 2008

CCTV will soon be used to clamp down on littering drivers. We join a roadside clean-up team to see why it’s necessary.

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Copyright lawyers accuse 25,000 UK videogame filesharers

August 20th, 2008

Court throws P2P users to the Davenport Lyons

The copyright ambulance-chasers at Davenport Lyons have a High Court order demanding 25,000 UK ISP subscribers’ names and addresses, it emerged today.…

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New Civic revealed

August 20th, 2008

Bold Honda takes cues from ExCeL star and there’s a Hybrid model and Type R on the way, too

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Glitter ‘on flight to Hong Kong’

August 20th, 2008

Paedophile Gary Glitter has left Thailand and is on a flight to Hong Kong, it is reported.

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Glasgow gets city of music honour

August 20th, 2008

Glasgow aims to build on its rich and varied musical heritage after it is named a United Nations City of Music.

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Netbooks to steer mobile PC demand ahead of curve, claims Intel

August 20th, 2008

Good news for Atom. Bad news for Core?

IDF Worldwide shipments of mobile computers will match those of desktops this year - and it’s all thanks to the Asus Eee PC and its ilk.…

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Jackson ‘to write Hobbit script’

August 20th, 2008

Filmmaker Peter Jackson will co-write the screenplay for The Hobbit.

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German law to target non-EU bids

August 20th, 2008

Germany prepares legislation aimed at blocking sovereign wealth funds from taking big stakes in local firms.

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Phone-line breach leads to fine

August 20th, 2008

A near-record fine has been levied after consumers were thrown by a recorded telephone message that caused them to call back.

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