HISTORICAL FACTS: 19 | History Defined

Fewer than one in 10 A-road miles are dual-carriageway in dozens of areas

The AA said upgrading single carriageways can ‘improve traffic flows and air quality whilst reducing collisions’.

The Independent UK · Nov 13, 2023

The arts can destigmatize addiction

We need to change the narrative around substance use disorder. Plays, TV and books are the perfect place to start

Salon · Nov 12, 2023

Meet the people Matthew Perry saved from addiction

In the wake of Matthew Perry’s death, people remember the ‘Friends’ actor for his advocacy work to destigmitise substance use disorder and help those in recovery. Ariana Baio and Clémence Michallon report

The Independent UK · Nov 1, 2023

Road investment to focus on maintenance instead of new highways

The Department for Transport wrote that keeping the network in a ‘safe and serviceable condition’ will be a growing priority.

The Independent UK · Oct 20, 2023

Ex-heptathlon star Flemming to lead Athletics Australia

Former heptathlon golden girl Jane Flemming has been voted in as the new president of Athletics Australia.

AAP · Oct 20, 2023

Breakdown cover: family’s costs rise by 30% after AA auto-renewal

Driver is charged non-refundable sum of £747 when basic cover for a new customer would be £170

The Guardian - UK · Oct 14, 2023

Increased parking revenues a ‘cash cow’ as councils make nearly £1bn

AA analysis of Government data found English local authorities made a surplus of £962 million from parking operations in 2022/23.

The Independent UK · Oct 12, 2023

Car tax mix-up led to us being stranded at the roadside

Our rescue service refused to help us with a flat tyre after it discovered that our vehicle excise duty had expired

The Guardian - UK · Oct 11, 2023

Britain’s most influential modernist architect? In praise of the lost buildings of Georgie Wolton

Wolton, who died in 2021 aged 87, helped launch Richard Rogers and Norman Foster. Her dilapidated London home is almost all that remains of her fearless work

The Guardian - UK · Oct 8, 2023

Memory review – survivors grapple with an unstable past in a delicate, painful duet

Jessica Chastain and Peter Sarsgaard excel in Michel Franco’s absorbing story about the unnerving reunion of a care worker and a friend from her past

The Guardian - UK · Oct 6, 2023