Improvements need to be made at Brinsford Young Offenders Institute, the chief inspector of prisons ruled today. Brinsford was criticised for having dirty and poor facilities and the limited time inmates spent out of their cells.

Motorists in the Midlands are more likely to suffer a scratch or a dent after leaving their vehicle in a car park than anywhere else in the country, according to research conducted by Ford.

For worried parents, the thought of letting your children loose on the family car once they’ve passed their test could soon be a bit less stressful.

They were once the height of sophistication, but CD players in cars are going to become a thing of the past.