Japan's Nissan has begun producing its first electric car aimed at China, according to media reports. Working with a Chinese partner, Nissan is making a battery powered version of the popular Sylphy. It is part of a growing push by automakers to ma...
China's ride-hailing giant Didi Chuxing has suspended its carpool service after police said a driver had raped and killed a female passenger. A company statement said the incident showed there were deficiencies in its processes and so it would suspe...
Airbnb has called off a competition offering to chance to spend a night on the Great Wall of China. The accommodation site asked people to write a 500-word essay on overcoming cultural boundaries in a bid to win a "once-in-a-lifetime" expe...
Could you live without a car? Reya al-Salahi from London asked herself this question when she moved into a car-free development, but over the past year she's been fine. Lil Boyer from Dorset says she can't use rural buses because they are "rub...
Uber says it’s moving forward with a plan straight out of The Jetsons. At its 2nd annual Elevate Summit in Los Angeles, the company is showing off what it says will be the transportation mode of the future: on demand air transpo...
Join the nine-year-old caption-writing sensation Alice Kassnove as she puts her spin on New Yorker cartoon captions....
The Met Gala, the benefit event for the Metropolitan Museum of Art's Costume Institute, is considered the highlight of New York's social calendar, attracting fashion designers and stars from around the world. It is known for its expensive ti...
Canadian police say they believe pranksters are behind a car found suspended from a Toronto overpass. The blue sedan, empty and in disrepair, was spotted hanging from the Millwood Bridge early on Wednesday morning. Toronto police originally...
Lupita Nyong'o, Kumail Nanjiani at Oscars: 'To all the Dreamers ... we stand with you'...
'The Shape of Water' wins best picture at the 2018 Oscars...
Jennifer Lawrence poses at the Oscars, March 4, 2018, at the Dolby Theatre in Los Angeles. Nicole Kidman does a kick for the photographers on the red carpet of the Oscars, March 4, 2018, at the Dolby Theatre in Los Angeles. &nbs...
A woman whose life was saved by a liver transplant has shown her appreciation for the NHS in a unique way. Ellie Lacey, 31, from Cardiff, ran 8.8 miles (14.2km) across Rhossili beach on Gower on Sunday to map the words "Thank You NHS&qu...
Some of music's biggest stars wore white roses on the Grammys' red carpet, to mark their support of the #TimesUp movement. ...
Credit cards: Getting the most for your money...
2018 Oscars nominees for Actress in a Supporting Role are all women over 45...
There were plenty of talking points from this year's Oscar nominations. Here are eight surprises, records and other interesting facts to have emerged from the shortlists. 1. Martin McDonagh not up for best director Martin McDonagh, ...
When you're sitting in the driver's seat at 60mph on a rain-lashed motorway, covering your eyes would normally be a dangerous, if not downright suicidal move. Putting on a virtual reality headset, obscuring the view of the road altogether, m...
When the winners took the stage at the 75th annual Golden Globes Sunday night, many of their acceptance speeches touched on taking a stand against sexual misconduct and gender inequality in Hollywood. The evening began as many of...
It's not often that a start-up can claim to be a world-beater from the off. But that's precisely what's happening in the auto industry, where Chinese unknown NextEV has launched what it claims is the world's fastest electric car. Pure-elec...
At least three people have been confirmed killed after a US passenger train derailed onto a motorway in Washington state during rush hour on Monday morning. Officials say 72 people were taken to hospitals after most of the Amtrak train's car...