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This week:

Simply the best

Get stuck in any roadworks this morning? Perhaps you didn't appreciate them quite as much as you should.
Britain's roadworks have been voted the best in Europe. I'm not making this up.

Roadworks on the M42 near Birmingham were voted the best of 53 sites studied by European road engineers for the AA Motoring Trust.
Bottom of the list was Italy, with two out of five roadwork sites labelled 'poor'.

Over the line

Fair's fair. If you park on a yellow line without a valid reason you expect a ticket.

But Rochdale motorist Nasser Khan felt slightly aggrieved about his £30 fine after workmen painted a single yellow line UNDERNEATH his car.

Minutes later a parking warden turned up and slapped a fine on the Mr Khan's Toyota MR2.

The 28-year-old marketing consultant said: "I could not believe my eyes. I was looking round to see where the comedy show TV cameras were hiding."

The council have now cancelled the fine, and are investigating the incident.

Extreme reversing

Most people could do with a little practice at reversing.

But there's a line.

An Australian man decided the transmission failure of his car wasn't going to stop him driving the 310 mile journey from Kalgoorlie to Perth. So he set off to drive it backwards.

The 22-year-old's journey was only curtailed when police caught him reversing at 40mph down the highway, and charged him with reckless driving.

Engine sings

This week's video treat is a Formula One special.

The Renault F1 team found a way to alter the pitch of their engine so precisely it could be used as an internal combustion jukebox.

They started out with a cover of Queen's 'We Are The Champions', but have expanded their repertoire to include a rendition of 'God Save The Queen'.

Expect an F1 engine male voice choir in the near future.

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