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News: Woman finds boa constrictor in second-hand Golf

It sounds like an optional extra for a Dodge Viper or an AC Cobra but a boa constrictor that gave one car buyer a nasty surprise was coiled up in...
Published 20 August 2014
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News: Trucks damage house after sat navs keep sending...

A homeowner is facing expensive house repairs after the latest truck driver to ignore a narrow road sign and follow his sat nav squeezed his vehicle...
Published 20 August 2014
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News: Axe flies from pick-up truck through following...

Stones, cigarette ends, even birds… most drivers have experienced one or all of these hitting their windscreen. But an axe?
Published 08 August 2014
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Clarkson on: Top Gear

When the BBC’s Top Gear was re-invented in 2002 it proved an instant hit with the public and at its peak attracted UK audiences of more than 7m...
Published 24 July 2014
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Clarkson on: Clarkson

Jeremy Clarkson is as cutting about himself as he is about anyone else, and his columns occasionally contain fascinating insights into the life of...
Published 24 July 2014
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Clarkson on: convertibles

Jeremy Clarkson's opinions may entertain or enrage you - but at least he's never dull.
Published 19 July 2014
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Clarkson on: muscle cars

You'd think Jeremy Clarkson would be a die-hard fan of muscle cars, but get beyond their brash bravado and even Clarkson can rue a lack of finesse.
Published 15 July 2014
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Clarkson on: the environment

It's not easy being green... especially with Jeremy Clarkson around. The environment and Clarkson go together as well as a Norwegian Fjord and a...
Published 10 June 2013
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Clarkson on: politics

Jeremy Clarkson is not shy of taking on the people of Westminster, and the politics of the rest of the world doesn’t escape his eye either. Here...
Published 10 June 2013
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Clarkson on: battle of the sexes

While Jeremy Clarkson is pretty even-handed when it comes to discussing gender, his legendary motormouth has landed in him hot water with women on...
Published 10 June 2013
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Clarkson on: cars

Jeremy Clarkson's opinions may entertain or enrage you — but at least he's never dull. One of his more memorable observations was that...
Published 25 September 2012