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How Red Bull arrived in F1 as a "breath of fresh air" 20 years ago

The year is 2004 and David Coulthard is in his final season with McLaren. DC knows that his future will not be with the Woking-based team and that a certain Juan Pablo Montoya is set to take his place. He has to look for other options and attracts interest from…

Autosport

From party team to world champion: How Red Bull joined F1 20 years ago

The year is 2004 and David Coulthard is in his final season with McLaren. DC – as the Scot is known – knows that his future will not be with the Woking-based team and that a certain Juan Pablo Montoya is set to take his place. He has to look…

Motorsport

TT Electronics shares plunge on warning over US hit

The Woking-based manufacturer said it was preparing to book a write-down of up to £35 million in its under-pressure US business.

Evening Standard

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Rick Buckler, drummer of The Jam, dies aged 69 after short illness

The musician, along with band members Paul Weller and Bruce Foxton, had many hits in the 1970s and 1980s, including four UK No 1s

The Guardian - UK

Rick Buckler, drummer from The Jam, dead at 69

The death of Rick Buckler has been confirmed in a statement from his agent

Louder

Zak Brown makes ‘realistic’ statement for 2025 F1 season after McLaren title win

The Woking-based team claimed their first constructors’ title since 1998 with victory last year

The Independent UK

Mergers of English councils could lead to tax rises due to high debt levels

Labour’s ‘devolution revolution’ aims to simplify local authorities but will force some to combine with others in financial distress

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Watchdog to investigate two former figures at bankrupt Woking council

Exclusive: Local authority in Surrey declared itself effectively bankrupt in 2023 after series of risky investments

The Guardian - UK

Surrey councillors ask ministers to ‘write off’ Woking’s £1bn debt

Taxpayers asked to shoulder burden as beleaguered council expected to merge with neighbouring authorities

The Guardian - UK

Sara Sharif’s father and stepmother jailed for life for ‘torture’ and murder

Sara was found dead at her home in Woking, Surrey, after her father rang police from Pakistan to confess he had beaten her ‘too much’.

Evening Standard

Sara Sharif’s father and stepmother facing life sentence for murder

Sara was found dead in a bunkbed at her home in Woking, Surrey.

Evening Standard

Sara Sharif murder: Father and stepmother guilty of killing 10-year-old girl after years of abuse

Sara Sharif was found dead at home in Woking after she endured a horrific catalogue of domestic abuse

Evening Standard

Sara Sharif’s father and stepmother guilty of murdering schoolgirl found with over 70 injuries

Family carried out horrific campaign of abuse against 10-year-old before fleeing to Pakistan after her death

The Independent UK

McLaren "in a league of their own" in Abu Dhabi after Friday practice, say rivals

McLaren is in a "league of their own" at the Abu Dhabi Grand Prix according to George Russell, in a view shared by the Woking-based team's immediate Formula 1 rivals.

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McLaren in a "league of their own" in Abu Dhabi after Friday F1 practice, say rivals

McLaren is in a "league of their own" at the Abu Dhabi Grand Prix according to George Russell, in a view shared by the Woking-based team's immediate Formula 1 rivals.

The Guardian - UK

Tender minds and media influence

Brief letters: Access to social media | Louise Haigh’s resignation | Transport polict | Woking thoughts

Autosport

Friday favourite: The "incredible" Le Mans racer that staged a memorable comeback

Oliver Turvey’s technical insight and feedback has made him an important component of several motorsport outfits for more than a decade, not least the McLaren Formula 1 team. Having joined the Woking-based team in 2010, first as a development driver before taking on a testing role, it’s a position that…

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Sara Sharif’s father denies her body was jetwashed in garden as family prepared to flee

Urfan Sharif and two others are accused of being party to years-long abuse that culminated in the 10-year-old’s death last August

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TT Electronics rejects takeover approach worth £250m by Lord Rothschild’s Volex

Shares in Woking-based TT Electronics soared by more than a third following the announcement.

The Independent UK

‘Inhuman’ violence against Sara Sharif ‘normalised’ by defendants, jurors told

Taxi driver Urfan Sharif, 42, his wife Beinash Batool, 30, and brother Faisal Malik, 29, are accused of being party to years of abuse.

Evening Standard

Sara Sharif’s stepmother was victim of ‘honour-based abuse’, court told

Taxi driver Urfan Sharif, 42, is on trial for Sara’s murder, along with his wife Beinash Batool, 30, and brother Faisal Malik, 29.

Evening Standard

‘Psycho’ stepmother tied ‘terrified’ Sara Sharif up with tape, court told

Beinash Batool is on trial, together with Sara’s father Urfan Sharif and uncle Faisal Malik, accused of the 10-year-old’s murder.

Evening Standard

Sara Sharif at the centre of acrimonious custody battles

The girl’s father, stepmother and uncle are accused of her murder.

The Independent UK

Sara Sharif father claims he ‘never beat daughter, only slapped her’

Urfan Sharif has denied hurting the schoolgirl and claims he begged to call an ambulance

The Independent UK

Scream ‘in pain’ alarmed neighbour two days before Sara Sharif died, court heard

Father Urfan Sharif, stepmother Beinash Batool and uncle Faisal Malik are accused of carrying out a campaign of abuse against the 10-year-old.

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