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World's biggest airliner will fly in for airport's 70th birthday party

BIRMINGHAM International Airport will be getting a jumbo- sized 70th birthday present when the world’s biggest airliner flies in.Read

M-Class all you want it to be

WHATEVER your feelings about the size and fuel consumption of large SUVs there is little doubt that the latest ones fulfil any demands that you make of them – on or off-road.Read

Isle that tourism forgot

DEEP in the Ionian Sea lies a jewel of an island unspoiled by mass tourism.Read

A taste of the good life afloat on the Birmingham and Worcester Canal

IT NEVER ceases to amaze me how tranquil canal life is.Read

Thrills, spills and total relaxation in Northamptonshire

HOT on the heels of the race car in front of me, hitting speeds up to 100 miles per hour, I prepared to perform my first overtaking manoeuvre.Read

New Jaguar XJ Saloon is revealed

AFTER months of teaser pictures and shots of heavily disguised cars on Midland roads we can now show the real thing.Read

Jag roars into life

AFTER months of teaser pictures and shots of heavily disguised cars on Midland roads we can now show the real thing.Read

Wales is a land of adventure

“YOUR mission, should you choose to accept it – and you probably don’t want to – is to climb to the top of a 130ft tree without blubbing like a girl. Take in the panoramic views above the tree tops, then calmly walk to the edge and throw yourself off.”Read

Little load lugger

CAST your mind back to films about early American gangsters like Al Capone and the square, high roofed cars with blacked out windows they used around the 1920s.Read

Bescot RAC control centre reaches a milestone

IT’S ONE of the Midlands’ most iconic images – and it has celebrated its 20th anniversary.Read

Copenhagen - a wonderful city of water and light

SOME cities are defined by the mountains that surround them or the work that is done there. Others by a palpable sense of history or perhaps a specific event.Read

Absolutely Fabia

SKODA’S claim for its most frugal Fabia seemed a little too good to be true.Read

A fairytale Christmas trip to Salzburg region

PILGRIMS have been visiting the Salzkammergut for hundreds of years. Known as the ‘cradle of Austrian culture’ it provided a spectacular backdrop for pious travellers from across the medieval world.Read

Insurers crack team

INSURERS are being forced to take drastic action to curb a new car crime wave fuelled by the recession.Read

BMW with an edge

TO stay ahead of the game you have to keep making changes.Read

Five-star luxury in Malta needn't break the bank

LITTLE old Malta remains a firm favourite holiday destination with me. After all, in these credit crunch times a break in the island can still be good value and there is so much to see and do in a relatively small space.Read

Scrap of hope for industry

THE vehicle scrappage scheme introduced on May 18 is designed to give the ailing new car market a shot in the arm - and early indications are that things are going well.Read

Great at any angle

WHEN Renault produced its current Laguna and Laguna estate it was generally agreed that the company’s designers had surpassed themselves.Read

The Center of attention

IT was a few minutes before midnight on New Year’s Eve and six of us were preparing to welcome in 2009 after enjoying a sumptuous meal.Read

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