Dismayed motorists are facing a 40-mile diversion through 18 countryside towns in order to navigate past a mere 60-metre-long road closure.

Gary Davies, 52, from Tamworth, Staffordshire, is now seeking legal action after he was unable to convince the local authorities that his father had died.

Cambridge South station at the city's Biomedical Campus is expected to open in early 2026 and has been criticised by local residents and both motoring and cycling groups.

EXCLUSIVE: MailOnline has identified some of the bosses lining their pockets with fat salaries and pensions, allowing them to live comfortable lifestyles at the expense of ordinary motorists.

Armed with iPad-sized devices to emulate electronic fobs, thieves can open newer vehicles and drive away within seconds.

EXCLUSIVE: David Kyte 53, suffered burns to his face and head after his limited edition P1 McLaren caught fire close to the M25 near Heathrow Airport on October 20, 2017.

Government figures suggest private operators issued 12.8million fines in 2023/24 - one every two seconds. This is up nearly 90 per cent in just five years.

A DJ crashed a 211-mph Ferrari on a German autobahn as its owner sat next to him. 

Transport minister Fiona Hyslop said the proposals - condemned by critics as 'nanny state' and 'clueless' - can play a 'significant role' in cutting deaths.

Angry residents have called for the removal of 'nightmare' cycling wands in Wimborne Road in Poole, Dorset - as larger vehicle drivers complain there is now nowhere for them to stop.

The protests come as newly-released figures this week showed Tesla sales in Britain and Europe have dropped by 45 per cent.

Around 6,000 people could lose their jobs as Czech car making giant Skoda makes drastic cuts to keep up with an expensive electric vehicle rollout

Wolfgang Porsche, 81, wants to dig a 500m passage beneath his €8.4million mansion on the Kapuzinerberg - a forested hill that overlooks the Austrian city.

All the properties are located in Streatham Vale where residents have been told they will have to apply for planning permission to drop the kerb and then pay for the work to be carried out.

The Tesla showroom in was set ablaze in the early hours of Monday, destroying 12 vehicles worth a staggering £550,000 in what authorities are treating as a deliberate attack.