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The streets in Bromley, South East London, where homes are listed for over £1 million, are excellent for learners drivers because they are wide and largely traffic free. However, residents are fed up with the scores of learner drivers clogging up their tree lined streets and parking garages outside their detached homes, with their engines idling. The residents' group in the suburb had previously written to one driving school urging them to choose alternate routes to give locals a break. The Motor Schools Association of Great Britain, the longest-established representative group and trade association for driving instructors, retaliated, insisting that it isn't unlawful. On a recent walk, one resident, who requested not to be identified, said at least 20 learner vehicles passed by in half an hour.

In an emotional and packed funeral in Adelaide, Robert Stevens' parents paid tribute to their 'unique' and 'cheeky' son. Earlier this month, Charlie, the son of South Australia Police Assistant Commissioner Grant Stevens, was killed in a suspected hit-and-run while celebrating Schoolies.

Late last month, it seemed that this would be the year when the word 'bond', which traditionally evoked a sense of calm, was replaced by a feeling of mounting anxiety. However, some fund managers are taking a different view. This is despite the fact that the Bloomberg Global Bond Aggregate Index, which is made up of these fixed-interest investments made by businesses and governments as a means of borrowing, has declined by 20% since January. Not only have bond rates been affected by inflation but also by successive interest rate increases, including this week's rises in the United Kingdom and the United States, but also by successive interest rate hikes. Kwasi Kwarteng's mini-Budget on UK government gilt-edged bonds did even more harm.