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Boris Becker hates being a passenger: 'I brake along with the driver'

Tennis legend Boris Becker, 58, says he struggles to hand over control in a car. He'd rather drive himself, "as fast as possible, but as safe as necessary".

Listeria alert in Spain: check your fridge for Priégola milk and cream

Spain's consumer ministry has flagged possible listeria in eight Priégola dairy products sent to Madrid and Valencia. Here's what to check at home.

Spain will create an official single-parent family status, with large-family perks

Spain's government has approved a decree creating a national single-parent family title. Households with one parent and two children get large-family benefits.

He got the speed bump outside his home removed. Now cars hit 90 km/h

Pierre Luinthre fought to have a noisy speed bump removed from outside his house in Normandy. Now drivers race through a 30 km/h zone, and he is worried.

Paco, a new French coach brand, wants to take on FlixBus from January

As BlaBlaCar's coaches prepare to stop running, a French start-up called Paco has put tickets on sale for long-distance routes from Bordeaux, Marseille, Nantes and Toulouse.

Why young people in the UK are taking the hit in a 'low-gear economy'

A Bank of England deputy governor says employers are freezing hiring amid the Iran war, and that young jobseekers are paying the price. Another rate rise is possible.

Twins and a wall in goal: Germany's women reach the ice hockey worlds quarterfinals

Germany's women beat Czechia 2:1 in a penalty shootout at the world championship in Denmark. Twins Lilli and Luisa Welcke scored, goalie Sandra Abstreiter did the rest.

Spain's general strike on 11 November: what happens to your pay if you stop

Can't get to work, worried about your payslip or wondering if your boss can ask? Seven answers for Spain's first general strike in over 14 years.

Lens sack Yannick Cahuzac after two months and look for a third coach

RC Lens have dismissed Yannick Cahuzac just two months after appointing him, following three straight defeats. The club now needs its third coach of the season.

Three-hour blackout hits central Madrid: whole streets went dark at noon

Abu Dhabi talks: Russia gets Europe's security on the US agenda

David Walliams accused of preying on young women; he denies wrongdoing

Michel Houellebecq charged over 2022 remarks about Muslims in a magazine interview

Are Germans living shorter lives? Actuary says life expectancy is falling

Tinned food and bottled water sales jump after UK's 'Be Ready' campaign

Gen Z resellers are making thousands a week selling secondhand clothes on Vinted

Germany's pensioners can expect another clear rise in their pensions in 2027

Galthié's playful tribute to Dupont and Lucu before France's Fiji win

Raúl is back: the Real Madrid legend takes charge of Oviedo

Thuram ruled out of Les Bleus camp: who will Zidane call up next?

Usman Khawaja alleges racial abuse by an MCC member at Lord's in 2023