Heavy rain causes flash floods across the Midlands and northern England, with more than 100 warnings in place.
The TUC renews its demands for windfall tax on energy company profits, as pressure mounts on the government to help the poor.
The mother of a man thought to have killed his family and torched his mansion before killing himself tells of her shock.
The UK government says it hopes to work with Pakistan's new president to combat extremism and strengthen democracy.
The credit crunch is likely to last another 18 months, the head of the UK's largest mortgage provider warns.
Eight people are being held on suspicion of murdering an elderly man at his home.
New Green leader Caroline Lucas says she wants to raise the party's profile in non-environmental areas.
A 24-year-old man is arrested and is being questioned about the murder of a 14-week-old baby boy.
The Eurovision Dance Contest is taking place in Glasgow in with a television audience of millions across 23 countries.
The British Antarctic Survey is advertising for a plumber to maintain one of the world's most remote research stations.
No ducking the challenge for award-winning schoolgirl
England face Andorra in their opening World Cup qualifier, after Wales and Republic of Ireland win and Scotland and Northern Ireland lose.
Wales stutter to an unconvincing 1-0 victory over Azerbaijan in their 2010 World Cup opener in Cardiff.
Ilcho Naumoski gives Macedonia victory in their World Cup qualifier against a poor Scotland side.
Britain's Andy Murray leads world number one Rafael Nadal by two sets when rain halts the second semi-final at the US Open.
Wembley plays host to Poland's hottest music acts
How will the TUC welcome the chancellor?
How a 'doctor' bought her degree for £700
'I can dance better than I can walk now'
Heavy metal fans are gentler than indie music lovers
Ostrich or vulture? How do you react to economic blues?
Kate and Gerry McCann reveal they have spent more than £1m trying to find their daughter Madeleine.
Thousands of elderly people are having their life savings, possessions and homes stolen by family members, a charity says.
A security alert is sparked in Dublin airport after a bomb warning is found scrawled on a paper towel in a plane toilet.
George Best Belfast City Airport is sold to the ABN AMRO Global Infrastructure Fund at a price tag of £132.5m.
Hundreds of important NHS hospital tests could be put on hold due to a worldwide shortage of a radioactive isotope.
Children are being paid to patrol London streets and report graffiti, fly-tipping and dog fouling.
A murder inquiry is under way in Greater Manchester after a 17-year-old boy was stabbed to death.
Heard the one about how many economists it takes to change a lightbulb? The belief that the market would take care of it has been shaken, says Point of View's Katharine Whitehorn.
Loud, dirty and destructive, urban gulls would never win prizes for popularity. But should they be culled?
Keira plays Diana's great great great great aunt. How is her new film being blatantly linked to the People's Princess?
The waves set rolling by Sarah Palin at the Republican convention show no signs of dying down.
A 17-year-old is being held on suspicion of murder after a teenager was stabbed to death during a disturbance.
A lawyer suspended after saying she was treated like a friend of Osama Bin Laden is awarded £600,000.
The president of the IFA says an armed assault on Northern Ireland fans in a Bratislava bar was appalling.
Seven men are arrested for questioning about burglaries and attempted burglaries in south Belfast.
Hundreds of football fans are refused entry to the stadium for Scotland's World Cup qualifier against Macedonia.
The prime minister is accused of letting households "plunge into fuel poverty" by not acting to address rising energy prices.
A 17-year-old dies when a vehicle overturns in a flooded river after one of the wettest 48 hours on record.
Six cases of stomach illness have been confirmed where customers have been advised to boil their water.
AP - TORONTO (AP) Brad Pitt has wanted to work with the Coen brothers for ages. Then he got wind of the birdbrain they had written for him to play.
AP - Nobody draws attention like Lindsay Lohan and gal pal Samantha Ronson.
E! Online - Lynne Spears isn't the only celebrity mom coming out with a memoir.
E! Online - Call it the battle of the contractual web weavers. Tobey Maguire's very interested in doing the next Spider-Man sequel, sure, and now there's word today that the deal is done. Not true at all, blab several top sources on the project, who say the news about Spidey 4—and maybe 5—is jumping the gun.
E! Online - Joe Francis doesn't have to worry about a little old tax-dodging trial to get in the way of his budding TV stardom.
AP - LOS ANGELES (AP) Don't let the celebrities at a Jermaine Dupri party distract you from partying, or you might get an admonishment from the host himself.
Reuters - Spanish media group Prisa has invited companies interested in bidding for its pay-TV unit Digital+ to submit non-binding offers from September 15, Expansion said on Saturday, citing financial sources.
Playbill - Big-deal musicals honing their acts out of town reached out for a little help this week.
Reuters - "Greek Rural Postmen and Their Cancellation Numbers" benefited from a late surge in public support to win the title Friday of oddest book title of the past 30 years, The Bookseller magazine said.
More from the beginner's series from Mark Wintle and Graham Marsden. This week they look at float fishing basics.
Mark Wintle and Graham Marsden with more from the beginner's series. This week they discuss tackling up, casting and playing fish.
Mark Wintle and Graham Marsden continue with the beginner's series. This week is all about getting started.
Mark Wintle takes a further look at buying all the other fishing tackle accessories you need to go fishing.
With rods and reels dealt with Mark Wintle takes a close look at buying other fishing gear.
Different styles of fishing each have rods and reels that are best suited to them, writes Mark Wintle
Following on from Part 1 on legal necessities, Mark Wintle tells beginners about the main types of coarse fishing available.
Then pick up a copy of the Environment Agency's 'Where to go fishing' guide, now available in tackle shops.
Archive of float Trotting articles from expert Mark Wintle.
Mark Wintle with some expert advice for beginners.
It's what you don't do, not what you do, that matters when it comes to catching bigger barbel, says Sean Meeghan.
A re-run of Mark Wintle's Commercial Fisheries series in association with Shimano Beastmaster Commercial rods.
Chris Chandler-Stokes with some great pictures and instructions on how to fish the Salmo Slider jerkbaits.
Shaun Harrison, boss of Quest Baits and a master at making real and appetising baits for carp, writes about........ artificials!
Sean Meeghan says he's been taking a roving approach to fishing a small mill pool for carp.
Paper floats are one of the easiest to make says Steve 'Chavender' Devereux and shows you exactly how to do it.
It's late spring, almost summer, and Dave Rothery says it's time to get more bait into that swim when carp fishing.
Jeff Woodhouse offers his advice on using Jerk Baits, Replicants and Softies
Stu Dexter with Part 2 & Part 3 of the video on fishing The Method. (Final part, Part 3 Added).
Kevin Perkins begins his project of rebuilding an old rod in the closed season and finds a suitable subject.
AP - Cries for help inside a Trenton, N.J., home turned out to be for the birds. Neighbors called police Wednesday morning after hearing a woman's persistent cry of "Help me! Help me!" coming from a house. Officers arrived and when no one answered the door, they kicked it in to make a rescue.
AP - A robber rolled into a Dallas convenience store came armed with a bat and a knife. He left with a lot of condoms and an energy drink.
AP - The Idaho Vandals football team is dumping the letter "I" from the buttocks region of players' new pants following a season-opening 70-0 loss to the Arizona Wildcats.
AP - A Charleston man faces drunken driving charges after police spotted him riding a farm tractor on a highway without lights or proper warning signs. Kanawha County sheriff's deputies arrested 22-year-old Joshua David Postalwait early Friday morning.
AP - Think rush hour is bad enough? What if a three-foot python were part of the drive home? The News & Observer of Raleigh reported Friday that biochemical engineer Marika Suominen-Yeh got the surprise of her life last week when a motorist flagged her down after seeing a snake drop from beneath her minivan.
Reuters - Greek anarchists stormed a supermarket on Thursday and handed out food for free in the latest of a wave of raids provoked by soaring consumer prices.
Reuters - Singapore retail tycoon Tang Wee Sung was Wednesday jailed for two hours and fined S$17,000 ($11,850) for lying to get approval for a kidney transplant and for organ trading, the Straits Times newspaper said.
Reuters - A naked German hiker has vowed to carry on rambling in the nude despite spending 10 days in jail for breaking public nudity laws.
Reuters - A bronze mirror that is more than 1,600 years old was stolen from a museum in Dunhuang in northwest China's Gansu Province, the Xinhua news agency said Wednesday, citing a museum curator.
Reuters - Police are trying to track down a man filmed riding a skateboard down a steep stretch of south German motorway at 100 km an hour (62 mph), far above the speed limit.
Reuters - "Greek Rural Postmen and Their Cancellation Numbers" benefited from a late surge in public support to win the title on Friday of oddest book title of the past 30 years, The Bookseller magazine said.
Reuters - A British MP trekking in Colombia was held at gunpoint in the jungle and forced to eat coffee whitener from a jar in his backpack after soldiers mistook it for cocaine.
Reuters - Lingerie creator Heather Thomson got a jump-start on the New York Fashion Week, turning to some of the city's best pole dancers to display her new line of Yummie Tummie underwear on Thursday.
Reuters - Two women have made history at Vienna's Spanish Riding School by becoming the first female riders to pass the entrance exam in 436 years.
Reuters - Fans of classical music and jazz are creative, pop lovers are hardworking and, despite the stereotypes, heavy metal listeners are gentle, creative types who are at ease with themselves.
AP - A Massachusetts doctor has been fired and lost the right to renew his medical license for allegedly trying to give a pregnant woman an epidural while drunk.
Reuters - Outgoing Japanese Prime Minister Yasuo Fukuda was unpopular with voters but T-shirts printed with his huffy parting shot are now a hit.
AP - A 71-year-old Cincinnati preacher convicted of waving a gun and threatening another driver won't be going to jail. A Hamilton County judge on Thursday sentenced Thomas Howell to two years' probation and 100 hours of community service on his conviction for aggravated menacing.
Reuters - Authorities in central Taiwan have turned off the red light at the county's last legal brothel after the death of its pimp aged 87, newspapers said on Friday.
AP - One Utah community is cheering a special bear but don't call him Smokey. Investigators say a large black bear raided a clandestine marijuana growing operation so often that it chased the grower away.
Watch the latest TV commercial for Star Wars: The Force Unleashed.
Counting down to its release, StarWars.com will showcase some of the amazing art developed as the game's biggest, most challenging concepts took shape.
From 7pm to Midnight on September 15 in San Francisco -- and you're invited, along with Haden Blackman, Sam Witwer and other special guests!
Take a look at new collectible artist sketch cards from The Clone Wars
A new set of three new clones plus a special Jet Pack Trooper now available!
Keep your desk supplies inside this cool collage Clone Wars box.
StarWarsShop's just posted the latest Weekly 6 bargain-priced items, including action figures, shirts, posters, and more!
May the Force Blow Your Mind! Check out this TV spot for The Force Unleashed.
Check out the blog for pics from this past weekend's fun in Atlanta.
"The space needed to be dynamic, big, and set the tone for the rest of the game..."
Three new Clone Wars activity books are due out soon in the UK!
An all-new Star Wars adventure comes to television every Friday night on Cartoon Network and Cartoon Network HD
In two short weeks gamers will be able to experience the power of Star Wars: The Force Unleashed!
Get a peek at one of the first levels of Star Wars: The Force Unleashed on the Sony PS2 console.
Get a peek at one of the first levels of Star Wars: The Force Unleashed on the Sony PSP console.
Turn Jabba the Hutt's baby son Rotta into a dog toy!
What happens when 12 people change the terrain, on the fly?
The Galactic Civil War continues on a whole new playing field with the introduction of the Star Wars Galaxies Trading Card Game.
Returning to store shelves on November 4th are the six episodes of the Star Wars saga on DVD now bundled in convenient trilogy sets.
MCN managed to track down one of the BMW motorcycles salvaged from the stricken MSC Napoli last week.
Aussie Glen Richards is to ride MV Agusta for Q Motorsport in BSB.
Harley Davidson are adding certain Michelin tyres to the list of approved tyres to give owners more choice when it comes to replacement.
Steve Plater will race an AIM Yamaha R1 in BSB and the major international road races this year.
Loris Capirossi believes Ducati’s new GP7 is ready to race and be at the front after he finished the Phillip Island test with fourth fastest time.
Ducati's £40K Desmosedici RR has made its UK debut today at the MCN London Motorcycle show.
Matt Birt, MCN's dedicated MotoGP reporter manages to get a few moments with Kenny Roberts Snr at the Sepang test in Malaysia.
The MotoGP Rizla Suzuki squad suprised many last last week setting blistering times at the Sepang tests.
The MCN London Motorcycle Show is a bike exhibition like no other.
Check out this footage from the opening day of the MCN London Motorcycle Show at the ExCeL Arena.
Re-establishing the British title tag to the GP250 class has dramatically boosted interest
Carlos Checa admitted he is finally comfortable and adapted to Honda’s new 800cc MotoGP contender after he finished the Phillip Island test with the fourth fastest time on race tyres.
The King of Jordan has just received a new Confederate Hellcat as a present to himself on his 45th birthday.
The tyre war wages on in BSB with Dunlop, Michelin and Pirelli all out to claim top honours in the series
Spaniard Dani Pedrosa left Australia in positive mood after he clocked the best time on race tyres at the Phillip Island test.
James Toseland led a band of bikers in Central London in the world’s first bike orchestra.
The Government today confirmed the National Safety Camera Programme is to be axed from the end of next month.
Alex Hofmann has paid tribute to experienced D’Antin Ducati team-mate Alex Barros, as the German was the big surprise on the second day of testing in Phillip Island.
Reigning world champion Nicky Hayden battled a front-end grip problem with his new factory Honda RC212V to finish sixth fastest in Australia today.
Italian veteran Loris Capirossi believes that Ducati’s new 800cc GP7 is more physically demanding than the old 990cc machine.
Two wild geese caused a short and surprise delay to the second day of MotoGP testing at the Phillip Island circuit in Australia.
MCN’S file on Britain’s stupidest councils is growing but we’re convinced there are more worthy contenders out there – and we need you to tell us about them.
We’ve just heard a cracking rumour that Buell is going to make a motocross bike, which would be available to buy in dealer's shops in three years time!
Residents in a Shropshire village are protesting over Market Drayton Motocross Club’s plans to hold five race meets this year.
Yamaha seems poised to clinch a shock sponsorship deal with Italian car giant Fiat for the 2007 MotoGP World Championship.
Alex Barros set the fastest time for the second day running at Phillip Island as Ducati and Bridgestone dominated in Australia.
This week MCN are offering an exclusive free guide to the London Motorcycle show, which kicks off at ExCeL, London tomorrow (February 1, 2007).
Our What’s On listings now show events by their location, making them easier to find.
Each week we publish a list of events happening around the UK, and listings on motorcycling programmes on TV. This is the TV listing for the week beginning Wednesday, January 31 on.
Arai will be bringing it’s racetruck to the MCN London Motorcycle Show at ExCel this weekend and free servicing of Arai helmets is on offer.
Shinya Nakano’s tough start to his Honda MotoGP career continued in Australia today, as sickness restricted the Japanese rider to just 48 laps at Phillip Island.
Factory Yamaha rider Valentino Rossi says there’s plenty more still to come from him despite his impressive first outing of 2007 in Sepang.
Suzuki suffered its worst day of the new 800cc MotoGP today as John Hopkins and Chris Vermeulen were comprehensively outpaced on the opening day of testing in Phillip Island.
Veteran Brazilian Alex Barros pulled off a big surprise in Australia today when he clocked the fastest time on the opening day of testing at Phillip Island.
Harley-Davidson has revealed its new XL1200N Nightster – a stripped-back Sportster aimed at traditional custom fans.
Marco Melandri had a lucky escape on the first day of testing at Phillip Island today after he ran off the track flat-out in sixth gear at the Australian tracks perilous first corner.
Who cares who wins the MotoGP, WBS, or BSB titles… the real action will be taking place in office and mates’ mini-leagues around the country as MCN’s Fantasy Road Race game 2007 kicks off again.
This week the MCN London Motorcycle Show is moving to ExCeL London, it's the most exciting change to happen to the show since it began more than 20 years ago.
Changing UK time to be in line with Europe would cut accidents and help the environment according to scientists at Cambridge University.
There are just two British riders among the 17 teams that make up the permanent entry list for this year’s World Endurance championship.
Valentino Rossi claims he still misses the brutal power of the old 990cc four-strokes as he continues to adapt to Yamaha’s new 800cc machine.
With Rizla Suzuki continuing to look like the team best prepared for the start of the season, here Chris Vermeulen talks in Sepang to our GP reporter Matthew Birt about the challenges he and the team have faced and so far overcome with the transition to the new 800cc class.
Factory Honda rider Nicky Hayden is looking forward to this week’s Phillip Island test session to kick start the defence of his MotoGP world crown.
The Speedway Grand Prix promoters are billing the final race at the last round of this year’s World Championship as the richest minute in motorsport.
Tourer Ted Simon has been out on a new journey and has now written about his experiences in an update of his book, Jupiter’s Travels.
Italian veteran Loris Capirossi has refused to point the finger of blame at Ducati’s test team for failing to get a new engine management and electronic engine braking system up to speed faster.
Yamaha still needs to improve engine performance despite Valentino Rossi’s test topping performance in Sepang last week.
Kawasaki bosses have set an ambitious target to build an 800cc bike good enough to attract the cream of MotoGP talent by the end of 2009.
Suzuki’s decision not to build a new 800cc bike that was a radical departure from its 2006 factory GSV-R 990cc machine is a key reason for the Japanese manufacturers blistering start to the new world championship era.
MotoGP world champion Nicky Hayden reckons he is finally getting accustomed to life on the new 800cc machines as he goes in search of recapturing his world title in 2007.
Loris Capirossi has denied persistent rumours that Ducati is on a knife-edge with the new fuel capacity regulations that come into force for the 2007 MotoGP world championships.
Chris Vermeulen is hoping that Suzuki continues to aggressively develop its new 800cc machine to keep the Japanese factory at the sharp end of the timesheets in winter testing.
Cops in London are hoping to stop bike theft before it starts.
Here's a taste of the new Richard Hammond column for this Wednesday’s MCN, he’s going on about Harleys and losing a game of chicken with a car'
Chris Vermeulen reckons the acid test of how far Suzuki has progressed with its new 800cc GSV-R will come at the next two tests in Australia and Qatar.
Casey Stoner goes home to Phillip Island this week hoping to make some in-roads into solving some of the electronic and power delivery gremlins that have dogged him at the last two tests on board Ducati’s new GP7 800cc machine
Valentino Rossi has backed factory Yamaha team-mate Colin Edwards to make his big MotoGP breakthrough in 2007 – because the new 800cc bikes are more like a superbike.
Nicky Hayden is confident that his right shoulder will be restored to full fitness in time for the start of the 2007 MotoGP world championship in Qatar on March 10, 2007.
Loris Capirossi is confident he can maintain the good form he showed at the end of the recent Sepang test session where he finished third fastest when he returns to the track on Tuesday at Phillip Island.
John Hopkins said he would try a Bridgestone 16-inch front tyre in Australia this week if one became available.
Nicky Hayden says he won’t go on a crash diet to help him adjust to Honda’s small new RC212V 800cc MotoGP machine.
Bridgestone’s renowned front tyre has already convinced Marco Melandri that he was right to switch from Michelin at the end of last season.
A survey of 500 road users has shown that many people believe fitting speed restrictors to young driver’s
Riders in Essex have been warned to keep their bikes secure after two bikes were stolen earlier this month.
A new organisation has been launched to help fight for the rights of roads users.
Tackling the Dakar Rally at 65 and becoming its oldest ever competitor was never going to be easy.
Valentino Rossi has targeted a 300-point haul to win back his MotoGP world championship crown.
Dani Pedrosa is hoping he will get some new parts from Honda in time for this week’s Phillip Island test in a bid to spark some momentum into his 2007 pre-season campaign.
American Colin Edwards believes it is too early to gauge whether Michelin’s new 16-inch front tyre will be a match for its Bridgestone rival in the 2007 MotoGP world championship.
Italian Marco Melandri believes he is slowly adapting his style to suit the new generation 800cc machines.
Colin Edwards reckons Yamaha has played it safe so far in the new 800cc MotoGP era and still has plenty more engine performance to come before the start of the 2007 season in Qatar.
This is by far the maddest thing on show at ExCel from Feb 1– 4 – an 8.2 litre V8 bike kicking out up to 1200bhp!
UK bikers and drivers are paying out one £60 fixed penalty after being caught by speed cameras every 15 seconds.
British hero Billy Mackenzie is aiming to upset the world’s motocross stars at this year’s Hawkstone Park International in Shropshire on Sunday, March 4, 2007.
The National Geographic channel will be showing how Harley-Davidson builds bikes as part of the “Ultimate Factories” series in the very near future.
The Scottish Borders Safety Camera Partnership is considering installing more cameras - to protect the cameras they already have!
This is what happens when bike tuners living a hippy dream get their hands on a Ducati 999 – the Steffano Cafe9.
After 48 years in business the Colin Collins chain of bike dealers has gone into administration.
MCN recently revealed how £250,000 had been spent on speed humps in Islington, London.
A motorcyclist who was spotted pulling a wheelie away from a set of traffic lights before hitting a car so hard the door caved-in killing the driver has changed his plea to guilty.
Police and outraged members of the public are trying to put a stop to illegal motorcycle and quad off-road racing in Crewe.
Suzuki is set to reveal a limited-edition version of its eight-year-old Hayabusa later this year to mark the end of production of the legendary bike.
Dean Ellison made his WSB testing debut earlier this month and is currently preparing himself for a second test in Valencia in less than two weeks time.
It is not long now until MCN hits ExCeL at London’s Docklands for the London Motorcycle Show and there will be more than just bikes to look at.
Jeremy McWilliams is confident he will be able to return to MotoGP action at next month’s Qatar IRTA test.
Surprise attendee at the Sepang MotoGP test was Ryuichi Kiyonari.
Kawasaki’s technical chief Ichiro Yoda has admitted losing Shinya Nakano at the end of 2006 was a big blow.
Colin Edwards was raving about the performance of Michelin’s new 16- inch front tyre in Sepang this week (January 2007).
Loris Capirossi believes Ducati’s new 800cc contender is only at 80 per cent of its potential as the Italian continues to seek electronic improvements to the V4 GP7.
Senior Road Tester, Michael Neeves, spent the day with biking enthusiasts at the Honda off-road experience.
Satellite images of the entire world have been logged on Goggle Earth and thanks to eagle-eyed MCN readers, we’ve managed to find some of the more unusual bike-related images.
The stature of the North West 200 road race meeting in Northern Ireland was underlined this week.
French MotoGP rookie Sylvain Guintoli’s baptism of fire continued in Sepang today when Yamaha barred him from riding after two crashes on the first two days.
Rizla Suzuki rider Chris Vermeulen believes he can make a big impact in his second MotoGP campaign after another confidence boosting test in Sepang.
Valentino Rossi topped the timesheets at the Sepang to signal his intent to claim back the MotoGP world crown before denying that the new 800cc machines placed more emphasis back in rider skill.
Reigning world champion Nicky Hayden admitted Honda has plenty of work to do if he has any hope of retaining his world title.
Xerox Ducati team boss Davide Tardozzi has warned that WSB will suffer in 2008 if Ducati aren’t allowed to race their new flagship 1098 sports bike.
Watch road tester Adam Child tests out the new CBR600RR against the Yamaha R6.
Here’s your opportunity to have MotoGP technology on your bike developed by a current MotoGP race team.
We have exclusive footage of day two at Sepang from MCN's MotoGP, writer Matthew Birt.
Phew what a scorcher today was. To be honest part of me is pining for some cold weather at home right now.
Valentino Rossi left his best till last, but ended the three day Sepang MotoGP test fastest after spending the first two days chasing Suzukis.
Former British Superbike favourite and current factory Suzuki WSB rider Yukio Kagayama has cropped up in the paddock at the Sepang test – on a jolly!
You’ve got to hand it to Rossi, he’s finding more and more ways to be wacky and different.
Police attempted to put a stop to the looting of washed-up cargo from the stricken MSC Naopli last night.
In this week’s MCN we discover the plan to ban bikers from bus lanes in London.
A biker was rammed from behind by a 12-ton bus in a furious road rage incident which temporarily closed the A26 in Kent.
Greetings comrades from a rather baking hot and sunny Malaysia.
See our video road test of the new Fazer 600
Bridgestone has no plans to follow rivals Michelin and begin testing 16-inch front tyres for the new 800cc MotoGP era.
Each week we publish a list of events happening around the UK, and listings on motorcycling programmes on TV. This is the TV listing for the week beginning Wednesday, January 24 on.
Honda has told its top MotoGP riders that more horsepower is on the way.
What do you really want to know about Suzuki's all-new GSF1250 Bandit?
Teen star Bradley Smith has started 2007 with a bang, going second fastest in the 125 GP class’ first major test of the year at Jerez in Spain.
Suzuki’s John Hopkins stayed at the top of the timesheets at the major Sepang MotoGP test today, day two of the three day test there.
Dani Pedrosa walked away from a crash on Honda’s new RC212V 800cc bike at the second day of testing here in Sepang today.
MCN's MotoGP reporter Matthew Birt has sent back footage of day one of testing in Sepang.
The manager of a Devon BMW dealership reckons he has been inundated with calls offering him beach booty bikes dragged from the sea near Branscombe.
Former South Dakota Governor Bill Janklow is back on the road three years after killing a biker.
Five-time 500cc champ Mick Doohan has launched a new bike-safety scheme in Australia aimed at providing extra rider training.
Two men from Warwick have been arrested in connection with video footage showing dangerous riding, racing on the road and speeds of up to 174mph.
The bike is now making its mark on the track in Sepang, but here's your chance to get up close to the all-new Ducati GP7 Desmosedici.
Yamaha will only officially unveil its 2007 factory MotoGP livery at the final winter test in Jerez next month.
Aussie Chris Vermeulen will test a brand new tailor-made chassis built just for him tomorrow at the Sepang MotoGP test.
Reigning world champion Nicky Hayden completed just 38 laps of the opening day of testing in Malaysia today as he made his first track appearance since undergoing shoulder surgery in November.
Kenny Roberts will try a new chassis on only his second day of testing the all-new KR212V 800cc machine tomorrow at the Sepang circuit in Malaysia.
Valentino Rossi finished third fastest on the opening day of the Sepang test as he revealed his seven-week break saw his wretched run of bad luck continue.
Suzuki started where they left off last year, with Rizla men John Hopkins and Chris Vermeulen first and second fastest on day one today of the major Sepang MotoGP test which ends the winter testing ban.
Carlos Checa and Sylvain Guintoli both escaped injury after crashing out at the opening day of testing in Sepang as the MotoGP grid returned to the track after a seven-week lay-off.
A new stretch of average speed cameras covering 14 miles are being installed on the A14 in Cambridgeshire – the second longest in the UK
Reigning British superbike champion Ryuichi Kiyonari was a surprise addition to the Sepang line-up.
Statement from Yamaha Motor UK regarding the R1 competition:
A sinking cargo ship dropped its load of brand new BMW bikes into the sea off the Devon coast.
The 2007 World Superbike calendar has finally been confirmed as a 13 round series starting in Qatar next month.
Freestyle motocrosser Mike Metzger broke his back attempting a back-flip in Long Beach, California on Wednesday, January 17, 2006.
Out of work BSB star Glen Richards has joined the Phase One Endurance team for the seven-round world championship.
Former 125 British title–winning team UK1 Racing are continuing their philosophy of fostering new young riders.
After a disastrous 2006 campaign, former WSB front runner Regis Laconi believes he can turn around his fortunes in 2007.
American rider 'Crazy' Dan Jackson took a surprise victory at the annual Stunt Wars competition in Florida last weekend.
MCN needs your help. We are looking for people who are looking at buying bikes or have just done so through MCN’s private classifieds.
The Government has said no to a petition signed by 3,539 bikers demanding all speeding fines levied against motorcyclists be frozen.
Ten Kate Honda’s title sponsor, Hannspree have arrived in the world of bike racing with a bang.
Spaniard Isidre Esteve took his second Dakar stage victory when he took yesterday’s 12th stage from Ayoun to Kayes
SOS Morocco is an enduro experience like no other.
These are the world’s first pictures of the new Victory Vision; a bike that its American manufacturer claims is going to revolutionise the touring market.
Despite being crowned world Superbike champion, Troy Bayliss has revealed that he won’t be running the no.1 plate in 2007.
Crazy French tuner Ludovic Lazareth has created this R1-based trike – pre-empting the soon-to-be-launched Can-Am Spyder three-wheeler which is set to be launched next month.
Celebrity Big Brother contestant Danielle Lloyd has been as dropped as the face of leading bike insurer Bennetts’ Babes campaign following the row over allegations of racism towards actress Shilpa Shetty
Seventies road racing star Cliff Carr passed away in hospital on Wednesday, January 10 after suffering a liver-related disease.
Loris Capirossi has admitted 2007 will be the biggest of his long and successful racing career as time runs out for him to realise of his ambition of becoming MotoGP world champion.
Aussie Chris Vermeulen embarks on his second year in the MotoGP world championship next week when testing resumes at the Sepang circuit in Malaysia.
There was no special stage counting towards the Dakar times yesterday, just a 280km connection from Nema to Ayuon.
Casey Stoner reckons he needs more critical testing time before he’ll be able to show the potential threat he could pose as a factory Ducati rider in the 2007 MotoGP world championship.
Sean Emmett’s turbulent racing career has another lease of life. Britain’s bad boy of racing has linked up with Liverpool-based PR Branson Honda to race in BSB this year.
James Toseland has confirmed he will be heading to Butlins with his band, Crash to perform at MCN Live in April.
When we lent the guys over at Zoo Weekly a naked bike to shoot a video for the MCN London Show we must have forgotten to tell them that it doesn't mean the rider has to be naked as well.
Triumph has advised its dealers to replace the braking systems on some Sprint ST and Speed Triple 1050 models.
Yamaha has won every class of GP racing but, surprisingly, never a World Superbike championship. This is, presumably, a nagging pain in the arse of its racing division. But how to sort it? Answer: a new, all-singing and all-dancing R1.
A leaked report on a three-year trial of letting bikes use London bus lanes has concluded the move is not supported despite positive findings.
This is the first aftermarket full exhaust system to fit the new 1098, and you’ll be able to see it in the flesh at the ExCel show.
Jonathan Rea has taken delivery of a new CR250F motocross today as he continues his rehabilitation programme following recent extensive knee surgery.
Portugal’s Helder Rodrigues won stage 10 of the Dakar Rally, beating overall leader Marc Coma by just 44 seconds.
Honda new boy Shinya Nakano has targeted breaking his premier class victory duck and becoming a consistent podium challenger in the 2007 MotoGP world championship.
Virgin Yamaha will field Billy McConnell and Tom Grant on R6s in British Supersport this year, in a radical departure for the Rob McElnea-owned outfit.
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This is the world’s first look at the gorgeous new Kenny Roberts-built 800cc MotoGP bike.
Insurance rates are set to soar by 20 per cent this year according to industry experts.
The boss of Ducati has revealed that a rule change to officially allow the bike to race in World Superbikes could be a step closer.
Marc Coma continues to keep ahead of the pack following stage nine of the Dakar Rally.
Marc Coma returned to the top of the leader board on day eight of the Dakar Rally and once again controlled the overall positions in a time of 7:46:13.
Honda’s CBR1000RR has topped the sales charts for 2006
KTM dominated day four of the Dakar Rally by taking the top seven places at the end of the 679km stage between Er Rachidia and Quarzazate in Morocco.
This new Triumph prototype has been caught testing at the Almeria circuit in Spain.
Devizes, Wiltshire brothers Ollie and Tommy Bridewell have both signed to ride BSB for the Naturally Best Suzuki team.
Senior Road Tester Michael Neeves has been to Italy to test the most exotic and expensive supermoto ever built – the Terra Modena 198.