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Tech

Tiny electric vehicle takes up just half a parking space

Toyota just unveiled a new concept that could totally transform how people get around cities, with potential implications for cities worldwide, including those in the U.S. The FT-Me, a compact electric quadricycle, is designed to tackle the challenges of city living while offering an accessible and eco-friendly transportation solution.  Initially focused on Europe, this innovative

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U.S.

1 Person Injured in Shooting in Michigan Hospital Parking Lot

The police in Troy, Mich., said they were investigating a shooting in a hospital parking lot on Thursday that appeared to be an isolated incident between two hospital employees. The shooter was not in custody, they said. One victim was being treated in the emergency department, the hospital, Corewell Health Beaumont Troy Hospital, said in

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Travel

I’ve been sent a parking ticket from a holiday in Italy a year ago – do I still have to pay? Consumer rights lawyer DEAN DUNHAM replies

By DEAN DUNHAM Updated: 05:52 EDT, 19 March 2025 I’ve just been sent two parking tickets for €98 (£82) from Italy. I was on holiday there more than a year ago – and they’ve only just been issued. Do I have to pay? J.B., via email Dean Dunham replies: The Italian Highway Code, or ‘Codice della

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U.S.

Breakthrough in 1979 cold case killing of Maryland woman Kathryn Donohue, 31, found dead in parking lot

By RACHEL BOWMAN FOR DAILYMAIL.COM Published: 13:03 EDT, 19 March 2025 | Updated: 14:01 EDT, 19 March 2025 A suspect has finally been identified and arrested in the mysterious 1979 cold case rape and murder of a Maryland woman. Kathryn Donohue, 31, was found beaten, raped and killed in a parking lot on March 3, 1979.

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World

Historic bowls club faces closure over council’s ‘disastrous’ plans to hike parking charges – by 2,000%

An historic bowls club could face extinction after a council unveiled an increase in parking charges of more than 2000 per cent. Eastbourne Parade Bowls Club was formed in 1897 and has welcomed thousands of members onto its seafront greens. But its future is in jeopardy after the cash-strapped council announced plans to increase parking

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World

Estate agent praises ‘spacious’ layout of Mayfair micro-apartment the size of two parking spaces – yours for £500k

Estate agents praised a ‘spacious’ studio apartment the size of two parking spaces, which is for sale for half a million in the prestigious London district of Mayfair.  The 273 sq ft studio has an asking price of twice the price of the average UK house and comes with classic architecture and a porter service. However, despite the small

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World

We’ve been told parking on our own driveways is ILLEGAL and now have to pay £7,000 for the privilege

Furious homeowners say they are being forced to pay £7,000 each just to park their cars on their own driveways by a ‘greedy’ Labour council in a controversial scheme. Lambeth Council in south London has identified 200 properties in the borough where motorists are ‘illegally parked’ because they are using driveways that do not have

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Sports

‘Free parking courtesy of Luka’ Doncic: Fans come to see new Laker face Mavs

When the Lakers acquired Luka Doncic from the Dallas Mavericks this month, fans in Los Angeles knew they were getting a phenomenal young player who is a five-time All-Star selection, led the league in scoring last season and took his team to the NBA Finals in June. One thing those fans might not have been

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Business

Donald Shoup, Who Made Parking an Entertaining Subject, Dies at 86

Donald Shoup, a professor of urban studies whose provocative and occasionally amusing 734-page treatise on the economics of parking sparked reforms in thousands of cities, helping reduce traffic, create green space and make cities more walkable, died on Feb. 6 at his home in Los Angeles. He was 86. The cause was a stroke, his

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World

Woman tries to reserve public parking spot before unleashing ‘racist’ rant

By MAX ALDRED FOR DAILY MAIL AUSTRALIA Published: 22:21 EST, 4 February 2025 | Updated: 23:54 EST, 4 February 2025 Wild footage has captured the moment a woman erupted into a ‘racist’ rant after a couple tried to claim a space in a public carpark.  The Victorian woman became enraged after the driver attempted to

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