Category: English News

All lorries involved will have a driver ready to take control if required Via: Driverless lorries to be trialled on England's motorways next year

'Rather than defusing public concerns regarding demographic and cultural change, officials have unnecessarily stoked anxiety over immigration and encouraged the growth of populist anti-immigrant sentiment,' cross-party group of MPs say Via: Damning report accuses Government of stoking anti-immigrant sentiment as hate crime rises

Government allocates £8.1m to trials of ‘platooning’ which proponents say could cut congestion and hauliers’ fuel costsThe government has given the go-ahead for the first trials of convoys of semi-automated trucks on UK motorways.Up to three wirelessly connected HGVs will travel in convoy, with acceleration, braking and steering controlled by Read more…

Upward pressure on prices in capital is returning as Bristol becomes UK city with biggest drop in property price growthThe slowdown in the growth of London house prices appears to be abating, leaving Bristol as the UK city with the biggest drop in property prices expansion last month, according to Read more…

Plans to increase representation of employees on company boards also likely to be introduced Via: Government to announce new measures to clamp down on executive pay

Aston Villa boss Steve Bruce has warned his players they have done nothing yet despite enjoying a good week. Bruce is not getting carried away as he prepares for Bristol City. Via: Aston Villa boss Bruce keeping grounded after good week

Ex-squaddie Neil Gordon, 41, is facing jail after he was caught on CCTV battering a grandmother over the head with an axe during a terrifying raid at Craven Street Stores in Melton Mowbray, Leics. Via: Ex soldier facing jail after battering gran with an axe

Rihanna and Kendall Jenner just missed becoming neighbors. The 29-year-old appears to have hammered herself a bargain too, chipping $1.2million off the $8million original asking price. Via: Rihanna buys .8million six-bed West Hollywood mansion

On Wednesday, Natalie Portman chose to keep it simple in a classic, girl-next-door look. The 35-year-old looked to be in a cheery mood during an outing in Los Angeles. Via: Natalie Portman is classic in a jeans and white T-shirt

The cash was doled out to 346 diplomats at home and abroad meaning each employee on average got a generous £36,714. Via: Foreign Office pays £12.7milion for private school fees