March 2008 Archives

SO the makers of the world’s cheapest car now own one of the most famous luxury marques on the road. Tata, the Indian firm that has brought us the £1,300 Tata Nano car, has sealed a £1.15bn deal with Ford for the sale of Land Rover and Jaguar.
The agreement, although long expected and much discussed, will no doubt be the subject of hand-wringing and clever quips among so-called petrolhead television presenters.

An appeal was launched today to open a new school for bullied children in Liverpool, to carry the name of murder victim James Bulger, who would have celebrated his 18th birthday on Sunday, March 16.
His mother, Denise Fergus, has given her full support to the £1m campaign by the Red Balloon charity.