Transport Secretary Grant Shapps had announced a desire to speed up the current plan for a prohibition which would favour electric replacements by 2040.

The comedian, 58, took to Twitter saying he 'tried to warn' the A-list stars not to preach, while viewers watching at home called the event the 'wokest Oscars ever'.

More than 9 miles have been designated as part of the Open Streets initiative designed to 'provide greater social distancing among New Yorkers.'

AMANDA PLATELL: My mum got the phone call every parent dreads. It was a policeman, telling her that her oldest child, Michael, and I had been involved in a serious car crash.

Major car makers including Vauxhall, Nissan, Citroen and Volvo will exhibit a range of their latest and yet to launch vehicles as well as providing test drives at the Future Drive Motor Show.

Just in time to add to your New Year wish list comes Mercedes-Benz's latest version of its C-Class compact saloons. And what a high-tech feast it is.

The second worst car was the Mercedes-Benz B-Class (2005- 2012) managing just 42.6 mpg compared with the claimed 59.6 mpg (71.8 per cent).

Although Motoring Editor Ray Massey is a fan of electric cars, he has concerns over how practical they are.

The new two-seater Aston Martin Vulcan will set you back £1.8million. The V12 engine is the equivalent of eight Ford Fiestas. The Vulcan will reach top speeds of 200mph and 0-60mph in three seconds.

The festival will feature cars from yesteryear, today and tomorrow. Since 1993 automotive extravaganza has become the nation's motor show. All major car makers brass will be attending.

Jaguar Land Rover left its German rivals shaken and stirred with a star-studded James Bond car launch and a jaw-dropping stunt at this year's Frankfurt Motor Show.

Amazing to think that Toyota is celebrating its 50th anniversary of sales in Britain.

DEREK LAWRENSON - WORLD OF GOLF: The best golfer of last year says he needs to wait until the end of the season to work out why this campaign has not gone to plan.

Taking inspiration from vintage Grace Kelly - who of course became Princess of Monaco by marrying Prince Rainier III in 1956 - she wore a strapless powder blue dress with a perfectly chosen diamond necklace and matching earrings.

The 31-year-old arrived at the awards ceremony on Sunday night wearing a very low-cut dress that also featured a thigh-high slit.

Blac Chyna left fans perplexed after she made a surprise appearance on the Academy Awards red carpet on Sunday.  

Stars shone bright at the Academy Awards on Sunday afternoon despite rain drenching the red carpet. Renee Zellweger and Charlize Theron brought glamour in classic black and white gowns.

The 31-year-old's rep said that Chyna had every right to be there as someone who's in the entertainment industry with her presence on reality TV.

Researchers from Curtin University, Australia, say if a group don't need to assign a designated driver due to having an autonomous car, they will likely drink more.

Jennifer Lopez was the most noticeable. The 50-year-old diva had picked up a Golden Globe nomination for her turn as hardened stripper Ramona in the drama Hustlers, but the Oscars said no.

She's currently basking in a fresh round of critical and fan acclaim for her portrayal of Queen Elizabeth II in the latest series of Netflix's The Crown.

The Best Actress nominee, 33, looked sensational in her dramatic gown with a sparkling sequinned bodice as she walked the star-studded red carpet at The Dolby Theatre in Los Angeles.

Online platform Give Her a Break will show clips about female directors who had been snubbed by the Oscar's instead of ads. The ceremony will take place in Los Angeles later this evening.

The haunting images by German photographer Dieter Klein appear in stunning new coffee table book Lost Wheels - The Nostalgic Beauty of Abandoned Cars, which is out next month.

A team of researchers at the University of Sydney, University of Exeter and University of Adelaide has examined the potential for agave as an environmentally-friendly alternative to petrol.

For the first time in 30 years, the best-selling vehicle in a single month was a van, The Mercedes-Benz sold 814 versions of its Sprinter, out-selling the most-bought car, which was the Tesla Model 3.

The average cost of a yearly manual insurance premium is £466 compared to £560 for automatic cars, according to data.

Ford has filed a new patent for technology that uses sensors to determine the smell inside an Uber or Lyft, allowing the user to determine if they want to accept or deny the vehicle for their trip.

Consumer experts at Which? found the latest generation of cars being sold to UK consumers emit more CO2, which is associated with climate change.

Chris O'Neal of the Netflix show Greenhouse Academy has been arrested for a felony DUI and felony hit and run. The 26-year-old reportedly struck two cars with his Chevrolet Camaro.

Christian Charles initially filed suit against Seinfeld in 2018, claiming he'd had a working relationship with the famed comic for two decades.

Some Chinese auto manufacturers have begun offering new design features they promise will help limit the transmission of bacteria and viruses in their vehicles, including Sars-CoV-2.

The vehicles are: Compact sedan codenamed Kite 5, compact SUV Nexon and lifestyle SUV Hexa

The automaker announced Monday that its first official venture in the oil-rich Middle East will be in the United Arab Emirates.

Turo lets individuals rent their personal vehicles. Some “hosts” are building businesses at airports that major car rental companies slam as unfair competition. WSJ’s Jason Bellini reports. Photo: Jake Nicol/The Wall Street Journal

Senior Editor Jack Hough looks at the latest issue. About 90% of market volume is money pouring into index funds and formula-driven funds. What that means for ordinary investors. Oil could be headed to $60. We have stock picks for energy investors. And how to invest electric cars while avoiding risk? Consider shares of Borg Warner.

With Avis Budget's announcement that it is acquiring Zipcar, WSJ's Andy Jordan looks at Zipcar's "personalization" strategy, which encourages users to refer to the cars by name and see them as their own.

Sick soils, declining yields, growing debts and rising malnutrition stalk the Punjab farmer, as the practices of the boom years catch up with him, writes Bhaskar Goswami.

Could a switch to biofuels ease the energy burden of a growing economy, and at the same time address a vital environmental issue? Venture capitalist Vinod Khosla seems to think so, judging by how far from the VC universe environmentalism usually is. Darryl D'Monte notes Khosla's vision for a sun-rise industry.

With private car ownership in the large cities outpacing population growth, the central government is waking up to the need to introduce traffic restraint schemes in the metros, writes Darryl D'Monte.

The ban on old diesel vehicles in Delhi and the NCR is a first step towards addressing the grave air toxicity in the region, but a well-designed BRTS could go a long way in achieving the real end. Darryl D’Monte compiles notes from a recent conference.

What does it mean to rank much better on GDP per capita than in the HDI, as we do? It means we have been less successful in converting income into human development, writes P Sainath.

Whether the Bandra-Worli sealink will reduce the travel time across the city remains to be seen. But it isn't doing anything to dampen the growing dependence of our cities on private transport, writes Darryl D'Monte.

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