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Top Gear 'for inner nine-yea-old'

THE BOSS of BBC hit Top Gear says the presenters' childish antics are a success because they are a "release valve" for the increasing stresses of our working lives. Executive producer Andy Wilman said the programmes helped viewers to reconnect with their nine-year-old selves because life for adults is "bloody hard". In an interview with Radio Times, he also bemoaned the constraints of the workplace, which could be seen as a swipe at the strict levels of compliance which apply to BBC TV shows.

Volkswagen Tiguan

By Ben Whitworth Motor Shows 29 November 2006 09:42 Volkswagen Tiguan: the lowdown Volkswagen is going Freelander hunting with its new Golf-based Tiguan off-roader. Unveiled at the Los Angeles Motorshow this morning, Concept Tiguan gives a nine-tenths preview of what the production-ready Tiguan will look like when it arrives here in January 2008. It will initially arrive with a choice of front or all-wheel-drive, four engines – two petrol and two advanced ‘Clean TDI’ diesel units – and six-speed manual or DSG transmission.

Learner driver caught being supervised by parrot

A learner driver is said to be as sick as a parrot after having her car confiscated for driving on the motorway with only a talking bird for company. The female driver in her 50s got herself in a bit of a flap after being pulled over by the police for speeding, near junction 22 of the M62 in West Yorkshire. On Bing: see pictures of parrots Learner driver sits test 110 times West Yorkshire Roads Police tweeted a picture of the parrot in question, saying: “Say hello to my little friend.