Motorway roadworks speed limit to increase from 50mph to 60mph

Max Verstappen was able to close a gap to Lewis Hamilton, who had looked like he was cruising to a Drivers World Championship.Masi decided that lapped cars shouldn't have to get out of the way before allowing the race to continue.Verstappen, who was on the fresher tyres, was easily able to claim his first Drivers World Championship on the final lap.And after heavy criticism, Masi has now been relived of his duties.FIA president Mohammed Ben Sulayem said: "I would like to inform you that a new race management team will be put in place starting in Barcelona for the test session."Niels Wittich and Eduardo Freitas will act alternatively as Race Director, assisted by Herbie Blash as permanent senior advisor."Michael Masi, who accomplished a very challenging job for three years as Formula 1 race director following Charlie Whiting, will be offered a new position within the FIA."I presented this complete plan to the members of the World Motor Sport Council and the Senate who gave their full support."What do you think of the Masi decision? Let us know in the comments sectionThe confusion and disappointment of the final lap had sparked rumours that Hamilton could walk away from the sport.However, Mercedes have announced that Hamilton will appear alongside Toto Wolff and George Russell to kickstart their 2022 season on a live stream.Mercedes will unveil their new car as Hamilton looks to break Michael Schumacher's record.Red Bull have already unveiled their new engine as Verstappen looks to defend his championship.

To stay up to date with all the latest news, make sure you sign up to one of our newsletters here.In 2016, Clegg criticised Facebook and suggested the company should be paying more tax."I'm not especially bedazzled by Facebook," he wrote in the London Evening Standard."While I have good friends who work at the company, I actually find the messianic Californian new-worldy-touchy-feely culture of Facebook a little grating."Nor am I sure that companies such as Facebook really pay all the tax they could – though that's as much the fault of governments who still haven't got their tax act together."

takeaway owner landed himself in court after a shocking report exposed a series of vile conditions at the shop which included bloody appliances and a toilet pan "encrusted with faeces." The former owner of Salt and Pepper takeaway in Larchfield Street, Darlington, County Durham, admitted to failing to keep his business clean last month after inspectors found a refrigerator with "congealed blood" and margarine stored in the WC lobby.A Food Standards Agency inspector slapped the fast food joint with a zero star rating as disgusting photos revealed the grim conditions at the property, which led to the owner being ordered to pay over £800 in court. A Freedom of Information request has now disclosed the extent of the revolting takeaway, which Darlington Council confirmed are now operating under a different name and owner, reports Teeside Live.

Mariah Carey shared a rare photo with her beau Bryan Tanaka to Instagram on Tuesday evening.The 51-year-old singer and the 38-year-old dancer were cheek to cheek as she wrote in her caption, 'Valentine’s marathon continues. Hour 23!'This post may have been a subtle response to her ex-husbandNick Cannon's suggestion that they get back together in his new song Alone.

Teresa Giudice's daughters Gia, 21, and Milania, 16, have seemingly come to a truce with their uncle Joe Gorga after calling him out on all his trash talk.After years of estrangement, due to Teresa's brother past hostile behavior toward their mom and dad, the sisters spoke about their anger and feeling resentful about his remarks about their family.On Tuesday's episode of the Real Housewives of New Jersey,Teresa, 49, brought her girls over to the home of her fiance Luis Ruelas for pizza, pasta and positive dialog. Patching things up: Teresa Giudice's daughters Gia, 21, (pictured) and Milania, 16, have seemingly come to a truce with their uncle Joe Gorga after calling him out on all his trash talkWhile Gia had already made up with her uncle for badmouthing her father, Joe Giudice, her younger sister Milania, 16, was not so forgiving.

a 15ft great white shark which vanished after the incident. Simon suffered "catastrophic injuries" in the attack and despite the best efforts of coastguards only scraps of his wetsuit have been found so far.

Dancing on Ice viewers have voiced their annoyance at Happy Mondays star Bez still being on the programme after celebs with higher judges' scores were voted off.One social networker fumed on Twitter: "Can I say what a joke the show has become. Its meant to wb about talent , and clearly bez has no ice skating talent and he's there for entertainment.

TikTok, showing the round, golden-coloured vegetable as viewers nicknamed it the "golden nugget"."Can someone from Kettle chips tell me why I found a whole potato in the bag?" she asked in the video.Despite the whole spud being well-seasoned and cooked, Katherine said the texture was not as crunchy as it looks, adding that: "The whole bag was kind of soggy. If it was crunchier, it would have slapped."Some viewers took to comments and threw in suggestions for her to cash in on the special potato."Put it on eBay and set bidding start at £3,000," one wrote while a second said: "Tell them and see if they give you lot of money, just like that kid who found a puffy Doritos."A third commented: "That looks like the best, damn potato ever!"A fourth added: "At least we now know that the chips are made from real potatoes.

Facebook founder Mark Zuckerberg has introduced a strange new name for employees at the flagship social media company. The 37-year-old has announced a number of new "corporate values" for Facebook and newly named parent company Meta, with staff told they are now "Metamates".Reports from the Verge suggest that the announcement came from a meeting between all staff members of both groups, with Zuckerberg explaining what it means for Meta and Facebook.Zuckerberg said the introduction of new values would include a focus on teamwork that would "build awesome things," "move fast together" and a new call to "focus on long-term impact".The evolution of the previous slogan "move fast and break things," evolved into "move fast" and now "move fast together".The parent company changed its name from Facebook to Meta last year and is responsible for some of the largest social media apps, including WhatsApp and Instagram.Zuckerberg said that for staff to identify with the new unity of the firm, employees should start considering themselves Metamates, and that the priority when considering employees, self and the company should be "Meta, Metamates, me."On Facebook, Zuckerberg explained that the current values of the company were written in 2007, but a lot had changed since then.He said: "We are now a distributed company.

Ed Sheeran is among the top 100 richest singers in the world with a net worth of around $200million (£147m). The Suffolk-born songwriter used to busk and perform in the streets before his epic fortune, thanks to the popularity of his debut album + (Plus) back in 2011.The album has now been certified platinum seven times in the UK and his succeeding albums x (Times), ÷ (Divide) and = (Equals) have achieved similar success.He also spent a portion of time sleeping rough while he was travelling the country to perform.After 31-year-old Sheeran reached chart success, he decided to use his riches on a rather unusual venture.A reported £3.7million of his money has gone to creating a “mini village” for himself and his wife Cherry Lancaster Seaborn.The couple were married in 2018 and have been working on the estate in Sheeran’s hometown of Suffolk.

Loose Women stars Denise Welch and Carol McGiffin were left shouting over each other as they disagreed on a topic. The ITV stars were discussing Prince Andrew, and Denise – who shared her personal issues with him – fumed as she claimed Prince Harry is "blamed for everything".

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Steph’s Packed Lunch as they marked 20 years after their now iconic Pop Stars audition back in 2002.During Thursday’s instalment of the popular Channel 4 daytime show, Monica and Gabriela Irimia joined Steph McGovern, John Whaite and Russell Kane on the show as they flaunted their cooking skills. The pair worked together during Steph's Girl Group Grub segment in which the twin sisters cooked up a traditional Romanian dish for the group made with polenta and served with a side of cottage cheese.But the sexy singing duo looked worlds away from their iconic 90s style as the pair ditched their legendary silver hot pants and brunette bobs for a neon pink bodycon dress with long black tresses which they teamed with a full fringe.And it’s fair to say fans were blown away with their glamorous transformation online as viewers swarmed to social media to share their thoughts on their new look.One user penned: "Cheeky Girls bag on TV.

Barcelona will return to the Europa League for the first time in 18 years on Thursday evening after being unceremoniously dumped out of the Champions League.And Barcelona's side will look vastly different to the team that walked out at the Camp Nou to face Celtic in 2003.After losing the first leg at Celtic Park 1-0, Barca slumped to a 0-0 draw knocking them out of the competition.However, there will be one constant between the two sides when they face Napoli, with Xavi in the dugout having also played against Celtic.And Daily Star Sport is looking at where that starting side is now.Barcelona lined up with Victor Valdes between the sticks, and he was reliable for over a decade, sweeping up a litany of awards, before a bizarre spell at Middlesbrough saw him retire in 2017.Barca opted for a three-man defence, with Michael Reiziger the first of a number of Dutchman - he is now back in the Netherlands as Erik Ten Hag's assistant at Ajax.Carlos Puyol, one of Barca's greatest ever stars, started at the heart of defence; Puyol never left Barca, and he's now a pundit.Will Barcelona win the Europa League? Let us know in the comments sectionOleguer Presas rounded out the defence, and he famously refused to be part of the Spanish squad as he was Catalonian - he is now a youth coach.Phillip Cocu was deployed in the midfield, and he's best remembered for a poor spell in charge of Derby County before he was sacked in 2020.Current Barca boss Xavi joined Cocu in the middle of the park.

The Saturdays singer Mollie King and her fiancé Stuart Broad have jetted off on a romantic city break to Paris.The pair, who got engaged on New Year’s Day in 2021, flew to the city of love and romance to celebrate Valentine’s Day together. And keeping her fans updated, 34 year old Mollie has been sharing glimpses of the trip with her 950,000 Instagram followers.Taking to the social media platform, the BBC Radio 1 presenter shared a loved-up snap of her and her beau looking cosy in front of the Seine River. Looking as chic as ever, Mollie wore a smart camel jacket and paired it with some straight leg white jeans and a pair of chunky black boots.

An SNP MSP has been slammed after he accused a prominent BBC journalist of "imaginary woes" after she spoke out about the abuse she suffered while doing her job.

A rare red weather warning has been issued regarding Storm Eunice as the UK looks set to face winds of up to 90mph. Brits are being warned to prepare themselves for further disruption as more severe weather is set to hit parts of the country.

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BMG has acquired a whole load of music rights from the estate of blues musician John Lee Hooker. This includes his entire publishing catalogue – in a joint deal with Fujipacific Music – all of his royalty income from his recordings, and a sizeable chunk of his actual recorded music catalogue, spanning releases put out from 1980 and posthumously since his death in 2001.The Hooker estate is managed by JAM Inc.

An LA judge has declined to dismiss the negligence and wrongful death claims made by the mother of the late rapper Lil Peep against her son’s former management company First Access Entertainment. Lawyers for the management firm had argued that those claims were too weak to proceed to trial, but judge Teresa A Beaudet does not concur.Lil Peep, real name Gustav Åhr, died in November 2017 of an accidental drugs overdose, aged 21.

Berkshire Live.The move comes in response to feedback from road users who said they were frustrated at not being able to go quicker. And the results show as well as saving time, more people are sticking to the higher speed limit, so bringing safety benefits.Jim O’Sullivan, Highways England Chief Executive, said: "All of our research shows that road users benefit from 60mph limits in roadworks.