Geraint Thomas breathed a sigh of relief at the finish of stage eight of the Tour de France after he survived a team pile-up at the bottom of a fast downhill section on the approach to Saint-Etienne.

MATT LAWTON IN BAGNERES-DE-BIGORRE: The race for the big prize might have failed to ignite here on the first day in the Pyrenees but there was no shortage of fireworks

MATT LAWTON IN PAU: The sight of Julian Alaphilippe rising out of his saddle and powering up the steep ramp that came at the end of this individual time trial is sure to trouble Geraint Thomas .

MATT LAWTON IN GAP: Team Ineos go into three massive days in the Alps that will determine the outcome of the most mesmerising Tour de France in decades, without captain Luke Rowe.

Start queuing for the Dacia Sandero - it’s Britain’s cheapest car at less than £6,000. Renault bought the Romanian car-maker in 1999 as its ‘budget’ brand and the UK market is the final piece of the jigsaw.

With a longer range, lots of extra space and a heavier steer, the Nissan LEAF might be small but it drives like one of the big boys - and that's no bad thing.

Earplugs ready! German sports car meister Porsche and the Goodwood Festival of Speed are revving up for their birthdays this month. Porsche will mark the 50th anniversary of its classic 911.

RAY MASSEY: The first things to catch the eye are the curious blisters of air-filled plastic, which adorn the sides of the door and bodywork.

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

The new model will be 17 per cent more economical than its predecessor. The Fabia is expected to go on sale in the UK early next year and will cost between £10, 000 and £16, 000.

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

As British Jaguars delivered guests to the annual WTA pre-Wimbledon Party, the Russian tennis star squeezed in a sneaky drive of the Porsche Boxter Spyder.

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

Charge up your flux capacitors! We're going back to the future with Tesla Motors' unveiling of its gull-winged, all-electric sports utility vehicle.

She's currently enjoying something of a career resurgence, after recently releasing new music for the first time in more than four years.

The 29-year-old singer-songwriter on the show will open up about her new hit single ME!, with Panic! At The Disco's Brendon Urie, which the pair performed at the Billboard Music earlier this month.

By the  time you retire you should really have mapped out how you’ll get an income that’ll last as long as you’ll need. Ideally, that means sitting down with a financial adviser.

If we were to sell the property to our two children for £70,000 as this is the figure we considered for equity release, would there be any problems?

Of those who start drawing an income, just two out of five do so immediately. Among those who wait, 40% put it off for at least half a year, and 24% delay for more than a year, says Hargreaves Lansdown.

This case highlights how complicated the rules on final salary pensions can be to navigate. Find out what you should ask your scheme before triggering payments here.

Vanguard says the new self-invested personal pension scheme is designed to cut the 'cost and complexity' of saving for retirement.

A 'tipping point' will be reached where older people are unable to afford care, councils lack funding, and care homes don't have enough room to meet demand, warns the 'Elderly Care Crisis' report.

No frills cremations cost around £1,600 on average, and ashes are returned to a family afterwards, allowing them to organise a personal memorial at a time of their choosing.

We explain how pensions are treated while people are furloughed, including what happens if you are in your employer's 'salary sacrifice' scheme.

The Britain's Got Talent judge, 49, praised the NHS amid the ongoing coronavirus crisis, while speaking about them on Wednesday's edition of Heart Breakfast.

The Britain's Got Talent judge, 49, and the Pussycat Doll, 38, put on typically playful displays as they larked around their empty office at Global Studios in a bid to cheer up the nation on Tuesday.

The Britain's Got Talent host, 44, and girlfriend Anne-Marie Corbett were seen showing their support for the NHS as they joined their neighbours in clapping for their heroes.

Proving himself to be quite the charmer, the war veteran, 99, admitted he found the BGT host, 49, to be 'a charming creature' who he 'likes looking at'.

The Britain's Got Talent judge, 41, is adhering to strict governmental guidelines in the fight against COVID-19 by staying at home with partner Azuka Ononye and their two children.

The 99-year-old war veteran, who has raised £27million for the NHS during the coronavirus crisis is thought to be 'in talks' with show bosses for a special live performance when this series wraps up.

The NHS hero, who admits to having a soft spot for Holden, was treated to a birthday message from the star as she presented her daily Heart Radio breakfast show.

Amanda Holden showed off her fun side and her incredible frame in a sizzling swimsuit-clad Instagram video on Thursday.

weed Roosevelt penned an op-ed Saturday praising Captain Brett Crozier who sent a letter to Navy bosses earlier this week pleading for permission to let his crew off the ship amid COVID-19 threat.

The Big Cat Rescue owner, 58, who has claimed the Netflix docuseries is full of 'lies and innuendos', has said that she wasn't approached and wouldn't participate.

EXCLUSIVE: FIFA will today announce that they have approved plans aimed at rescuing the football season which will see player contracts extended and transfer windows put back.

Convicted rapist Harvey Weinstein has been hit with another sexual assault charge, the Los Angeles County District Attorney's Office announced on Friday.

Donald Trump's threat to deploy a never-used power to force Congress to adjourn immediately stalled after comments by Mitch McConnell's office and scholars who say it can't happen.

Defense Secretary Mark Esper was handed the recommendations Friday but has asked for more time to decide on an outcome.

The International Olympic Committee and the Japanese government last month postponed the Games until July 2021 because of the impact of the coronavirus outbreak.

La Liga president Javier Tebas responded with bemusement to news the French season will end with 10 rounds of matches still to be played.

The FDA may announce its decision allowing emergency use authorization of an antiviral remdesivir for coronavirus patients as early as Wednesday.

Remdesivir, an antiviral made by California-based Gilead Sciences, was shown to slash recovery times in a global trial of more than 1,000 patients, including Britons.

Joe Biden denied on Friday the sexual assault allegation made against him by a former member of his Senate staff, Tara Reade. 'They aren't true. This never happened,' Biden said in a statement

President Donald Trump announced Friday that the FDA has approved the drug remdesivir for emergency use in hospitalized coronavirus patients. 

Dean Laidley, 53, was arrested in St Kilda on Saturday night and charged with a string of offences including stalking.

The rapper's death was confirmed by his team on Thursday after he was hospitalised and placed in a medically-induced coma following 'complications' surrounding the virus.

'It's totally expected, there's no surprise," President Donald Trump said during a call-in interview on 'Fox & Friends' Friday when asked about April unemployment figures.

How many players in Premier League history have had a position named after them? The Neville shuttle? The Bergkamp shadow? The Heskey statue? No – just one – Claude Makelele.

CHARLIE SKILLEN: It's not every Wembley final that one of the teams is as big as 7/1 to lift the trophy. But then the League Cup isn't every Wembley final.

RICHARD LITTLEJOHN The app is reported to use similar technology to that which allows men to send unsolicited pictures of their private parts to women sitting on the same bus.