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Drivers are having trouble getting in and out of their cars because vehicles have become wider but parking spaces haven't grown, according to research.Most spaces in car parks are still based on guidelines from the 1970s, but analysis of 10 popular family motors shows they've crept up in size. Churchill Motor Insurance said their average width had increased from 168cm to 180cm.The British Parking Association recommends a 240cm-wide space - […]

Known for her iconic look and unique talent, Amy Winehouse had risen to an unimaginable level of fame by the time she had died of alcohol poisoning in 2011. She was 27.The London artist whose songs include Rehab and Tears Dry On Their Own, had struggled with addiction and bulimia throughout her music career. Now, with Sam Taylor-Johnson at the helm, her life and love of music has been made […]

Twelve people have been arrested in connection with a demonstration that saw the Labour Party's headquarters daubed in red paint.Activists from the Youth Demand Group targeted the Opposition's headquarters in central London today as it called for an arms embargo on Israel. A spokesperson for the Metropolitan Police said: "Officers have been deployed in central London to a demonstration with 'Youth Demand' today."The demonstration started in Embankment and moved to […]

A man and a woman found dead at a house in Coventry have been named - with police confirming they were former partners.Marian and Vicala Gheorghe were found at an address on Caludon Road shortly after 5.30am on Friday morning.In a statement, West Midlands Police said: "We're continuing our enquiries into exactly what happened but at this stage we strongly believe Marian injured Vicala and then himself."Vicala Gheorghe was 49 […]

The sun rising every day is a moment that will always stick in the back of the throat of Harvey's mum.Her 17-year-old son was killed in a crash in Gwynedd last November, and now a daily occurrence has become a constant reminder of her loss. "Harvey in his diary wrote that he was looking forward to the summer, spending more time with his family and friends," Crystal Owen told Sky […]

Dramatic footage shows how a young girl playing on a driveway narrowly avoided being hit by a falling crane.It happened on Saturday morning as a large metal container was being lifted opposite a house in Wigan. The girl is seen riding her bike when an adult suddenly urges her to run as the load hovers ominously closer.Seconds later, the lorry carrying the crane topples over and smashes the container down […]

Former Newcastle United and Wimbledon manager Joe Kinnear has died at the age of 77.His family announced the news in a statement on Sunday evening.The ex-footballer had been suffering from vascular dementia since 2015.Dublin-born Kinnear, who won 26 caps with the Republic of Ireland, joined Tottenham as a teenager in 1963 before making his debut in 1966.He spent the next decade at White Hart Lane, winning the FA Cup in […]

Angela Rayner has "played by the rules" when it comes to her tax affairs, her shadow cabinet colleague has said, amid further claims around her former living arrangements. Labour's deputy leader has come under the spotlight in recent weeks over the sale of an ex-council house she previously owned in Stockport, having been accused of avoiding capital gains tax on it - something she has denied. The allegations centre around […]

Labour's deputy leader Angela Rayner is facing fresh questions over her tax affairs - and there's a feeling in Westminster that they will not be the last.It's the same allegation that keeps popping up around whether she paid enough tax on the sale of her home in Stockport in 2015. She had bought her ex-council house and made £48,000 on the sale which, if it was not her principal property, […]