My test drive of the new Range Rover Sport was exacting enough, before I tackled the decommissioned jumbo at Cotswold Airport, near Cirencester, Glos.

Let's hear it for 12 plucky drivers who drove for 24 hours at an average speed of 125 mph in British-built Vauxhall Astra hatchbacks.

Mary Barra, an engineer and mother of two teenagers, became the most powerful woman in the motor industry this week.

The 200 mph California T is set to roar into Britain from September after its world debut at next month's Geneva Motor Show, whilst the Jaguar F-Type sports coupe was launched this week.

Promising more space, headroom, legroom and much greater ease of entry for rear passengers, it goes on sale in October from £15,900 to £20,050 on the road

This week Ray Massey became the first British journalist to road-test the radical new family car that drives on air: the Peugeot 2008 Hybrid Air

BMW's i8 electric hybrid has just gone on sale. It takes smugness to a new level, but also makes electric cars look and feel supercool. Batteries and a plug are included. Ray Massey gives his verdict.

The Audi S3 feels smart, comfortable, sporty and grown-up, but also great fun says RAY MASSEY. The stop-start system also switches off the engine to save fuel.

The XE, on sale next spring from £27,000, is Britain's challenger to Germany's big-selling BMW 3-series and is arguably the most important family car in the firm's history.

Mazda promises great performance, economy, safety and driving fun when the supermini reaches Britain early next year, priced from around £13,000.

The company have put a great deal of attention to detail into the new model of the Zetec which is both effortless and nimble to drive. Ford have listened to their customers and simplified the car's interior.

The Outlander PHEV can be charged overnight at home, run on electric-only power or operate in hybrid mode, switching between petrol and electric power, depending on which is most efficient.

Just as George Osborne ratcheted up company car tax for thousands of motorists, German giant BMW unveiled its new 'budget buster' — its first mainstream plug-in petrol-electric hybrid SUV.

In a stunt worthy of the latest Bond film Spectre — for which the firm is supplying many of the cars — the XF (pictured) was revealed in a dramatic stunt high over the Royal Dock in Canary Wharf.

Korea's SsangYong is launching a new sports utility vehicle from under £13,000 that promises value for money motoring for drivers who believe in watching their pennies.

Jaguar's elegant new products are leaping ahead to rival German companies such as BMW, Audi and Mercedes-Benz. The elegant new sports saloon XF is the latest to hit the road

The world's two foremost luxury car makers, Rolls-Royce and Bentley, will lead the charge of top British marques at next week's Frankfurt Motor Show. Bentley this week unveiled its first 4x4.

The video shows the driver leaving skid marks on the road while drifting around the roundabout between the busy Westwood Cross shopping centre and The Haine Road in Broadstairs, Kent.

Though now retired from professional cycling, the six-times gold medal winner has learned to drive a Nissan Juke on two wheels in just two days, rather than the two months experts say is normal.

 Janet Jackson's icon status is official - after it was confirmed at the Billboard Awards.

The 21-year-old singer playfully twirled her skirt on Sunday at the Billboard Music Awards in Las Vegas.

She just hosted the Billboard Music Awards. And Kelly Clarkson looked every inch the pop sensation as she flaunted her newly trimmed figure at the CMT Music Awards.

Madonna is splashing her own cash to the tune of $5 million to ensure a showstopping comeback performance at the Billboard Music Awards on Wednesday. 

In honour of Madonna performing at the 2019 Billboard Music Awards in LAs Vegas on Wednesday, here's a look back on the Queen of Pop's seven most iconic live performances

The Game Of Thrones star is one of the night's presenters while Joe the Jonas Brothers will perform int heir first awards show appearance in 10 years.

The celebrity couple not surprisingly need a little caffeine jolt after a whirlwind 24 hours that also saw Nick take the stage with brothers Joe and Kevin to perform at Billboard Music Awards.

We spent an inheritance and a lot of savings on buying a tiny flat for one son, but might we be forced to sell up if one of us needed care? Lawyer Ben Tyer (pictured) of GLP Solicitors replies.

In a stinging report, tax officials said people 'can easily disadvantage themselves' in a system that 'appears illogical', and told the Government to find a way to restore lost credits to parents.

Do I have to give him a formal dated letter to prove it was a gift and when the gift was made? Can you suggest a format? Lawyers Jennie Pratt and Jack Burroughs of Ashtons Legal reply.

This year, the total number of people aged 90 and above is expected to hit 616,000, up 36% since 2010 and vastly outstripping the 7% rise in the overall UK population.

Spouses whose partners die intestate are to receive at least the first £270,000 of their estate from 6 February onward.

I have been a permanent resident in Canada and had dual citizenship since 1977. I have opened a sterling bank account with HSBC in Canada - can my British state pension be paid into it?

Tom Selby, a senior analyst at financial services firm AJ Bell, explains how first-timers and experienced investors can avoid unnecessary losses and big tax bills

Sainsbury's customer Rose Knight, from Surrey, who drove ambulances during World War II air raids, has been unable get food dropped off at her home, despite frequent attempts.

In an exclusive clip from the new online spin-off series Unseen, Amanda gives Simon some insight into translators that are available for their furry friends, leading him to say they've 'got to get one.'

Britain's Got Talent saw choir Sign Along With Us leave judges Amanda Holden and Alesha Dixon in tears with their heart-rending rendition of This Is Me from The Greatest Dancer.

Before the new series of Britain's Got Talent got underway on Saturday, Ant and Dec interrupted the proceedings to give an important message in regards to the coronavirus pandemic.

Beth Porch, 25, who sings to child cancer patients at Great Ormond Street Hospital, joined a hopefuls at the series 17 auditions which were filmed earlier this year before the UK COVID-19 lockdown

In an exclusive clip from Saturday's show, the TV personality, 49, had her head in her hands as she stopped herself from watching Simon Cowell taking part in the act.

Alesha Dixon took to Instagram Live with Kelly Hoppen on Wednesday night, so that the interior designer could critique the Britain's Got Talent judge's living room.

In an exclusive clip from Saturday's show, the act can be seen making a dramatic entrance to the stage dressed as a troupe of zombies, with their moves making Amanda Holden gasp: 'Wow!'

The Britain's Got Talent judge, 49, cut a glamorous figure for the day as she donned a beige long-sleeved dress with a deep v-neckline.

The Britain's Got Talent judge showcased her sense of humour, as she flaunted her salsa moves in the funny video, all while teasing her dog with its tennis ball for her first ever TikTok video.

Amanda Holden has shed some new light on when the Britain's Got Talent live shows will take place, after the COVID-19 crisis halted production on the current series.

Alan Carr's fans were left baffled by his viral photo challenge on Sunday. 

The TV personality, 49, claims that bosses have told her to keep 'early autumn' free in the hopes filming can continue for the current series, which was postponed due to the coronavirus outbreak.

David Walliams has claimed he is going to sue his friend and fellow Britain's Got Talent judge Simon Cowell after he crashed a buggy while driving them to work.

His overnight stay at a London NHS hospital, believed to be St Thomas' in Westminster, comes 10 days after he first tested positive for the infection and began self-isolating in his Number 11 flat.

The former top cop in the William Tyrrell investigation has been slapped with a criminal conviction for illegally recording an elderly person of interest four times.

A sailor on board the USS Roosevelt - the COVID-19 infected Navy ship which a captain was fired from for sounding the alarm - has been found unresponsive in isolation in Guam after testing positive.