Now, there is a growing call from experts to ditch the unnecessary tech and return to a traditional dashboard with physical buttons. When road safety experts talk about distraction, they break it down into three distinct categories: visual, manual, or cognitive. Dr Haghani says that touchscreen interfaces are particularly dangerous because they have 'all three elements of a distracting stimulus together'. Just like texting while driving, touchscreens are dangerous because they create a physical, visual, and mental distraction. In some cases, these differences were just as significant, if not larger, than the impacts of texting while driving.

The Director of Public Prosecutions has decided not to seek prosecution over accusations that a Garda Síochána Ombudsman Commission (GSOC) member attended a party after the acquittal of Gerry Hutch, according to gardaí. Reports emerged in April 2023 that an officer with GSOC attended a party with Mr Hutch, known as “the Monk”, the day he was acquitted of the 2016 Regency hotel murder of David Byrne, in what became the first deadly attacks of the Hutch-Kinahan gangland feud.

‌Neville was commenting on the game at the time and slammed Martinelli's actions, saying: “You can't push him off the pitch. Real Madrid will let us know“I don't know how the Liverpool players didn't go over and absolutely whack him to be honest with you and take a red card. Daniel Sturridge, the former Liverpool striker, also condemned Martinelli's actions, saying: “It's disappointing to see. Sending Conor all my best again for a quick recovery.”Join our new WhatsApp community and receive your daily dose of Mirror Football content. We also treat our community members to special offers, promotions, and adverts from us and our partners.

Sir Keir Starmer was on Tuesday night branded China's 'useful idiot' as he prepared to approve its plan for a mega–embassy in London despite a growing backlash from his MPs. 'He is putting our national security at risk by acting as Peking's poodle. Luke de Pulford, of the Inter–Parliamentary Alliance on China, said: 'The embassy issue goes far beyond party politics, touching on key matters of national security. Join the debate Should national security ever be compromised for the sake of trade and diplomatic relations with China? Surrendering our security for trade was always a bad policy, but surrendering our security while exports plummet is, frankly, insanity.'

Asked whether US allies should evacuate Iran, Mr Trump said: “They should get out ... It’s a good idea.”Iranians attend an anti-government protest in Tehran. The meeting did not include Mr Trump, whom, Ms Leavitt said, was never planning to attend. The White House subsequently said that air strikes were among the “many, many options” on the table for Mr Trump. “The president has shown he’s unafraid to use military options if and when he deems necessary,” said Ms Leavitt. Mr Trump has said his administration has been looking into how to help Iranians regain access to the internet amid a sweeping blackout, including discussions with Elon Musk about his Starlink network.

Singling out the strategy’s support for “patriotic European parties”, Bannon said: “I’m spending a ton of time behind the scenes on the Irish situation to help form an Irish national party.” He continued: “They’re going to have an Irish Maga [Make America Great Again movement], and we’re going to have an Irish Trump. Participants in the IRL Forum were a mixed bag. The emergence of a hard right in Irish politics was apparent to close observers during the run-up to last year’s presidential election. But many of the leading participants in the IRL Forum conference were very vocal in the Spoil the Vote campaign. An Irish Trump?

Mortgage interest rates are now at their lowest level in almost three years, after inching down again in November. The average mortgage rate was 3.53pc, down from 3.56pc in October, according to Central Bank figures. This leaves Irish mortgage rates at their lowest level since February 2023. Across the Eurozone, the average rate was 3.33pc, which means Irish rates are the sixth highest in the bloc. “So it’s unlikely mortgage rates will change much over the coming months.”However, Revolut is expected to enter the Irish mortgage market later this year.

Nick Kyrgios jokingly smashed his racket on the ground after he suffered defeat by World No 117 Joanna Garland during the Australian Open's One Point Slam. But the 'Battle of the Sexes' star, who recently beat Aryna Sabalenka in the exhibition event, barely survived his opening match. That was a good serve,' Kyrgios said after his backhand passing shot caught the line to crush Yarwood's dreams of a million-dollar run. Garland, who was born in England but represents Taiwan, served to Kyrgios, who won the Australian Open Men's doubles on this court back in 2022. Garland would return to the court after sealing victories against Maria Sakkari and Donna Vekic to take on Sydney tennis battler Smith.

Anyone who thinks the blatantly self-serving move by Ireland to vote against the Mercosur deal will damage our standing in the European Union has a naive understanding of how the bloc works. It only requires 55 per cent of member states (representing at least 65 per cent of the EU population) to get a deal like Mercosur through. Irish Times Motoring Editor Michael McAleer gives his take on the trends hitting Irish roads in 2026.Produced by John Casey with JJ Vernon on sound. So the Government will be voting no.”But no amount of safeguards were going to assuage the atavistic fears of Irish farmers. The true hypocrisy of the Mercosur vote is that the No vote was supposed to demonstrate that the Government still listens to the farming lobby.

A crane collapsed onto a train, killing at least 30 passengers and injuring dozens more in Thailand this morning. Several of the cars were left overturned in the crash at around 9am local time in the Ban Thanon Khot district of Nakhon Ratchasima. Police superintendent Thatchapon Chinnawong said earlier this morning: 'The construction crane collapsed onto a running train leaving from Bangkok. A railway construction worker added: 'The crane being used for the high-speed rail project suddenly broke and fell down. Following the incident, the State Railway of Thailand has made changes to more than a dozen train services.

Theory emerges on why Ole Gunnar Solskjaer was overlooked for Man Utd jobMichael Carrick has been named Manchester United head coach until the end of the season, even though former boss Ole Gunnar Solskjaer was a leading candidate for the positionView 3 Images Simon Jordan thinks there is a specific reason Manchester United didn't hire Ole Gunnar Solskjaer (Image: talkSPORT)Simon Jordan believes Ole Gunnar Solskjaer was overlooked for the Manchester United job because appointing him would have been based on sentiment rather than merit. Micah Richards predicts new Man Utd issue if Michael Carrick achieves major target READ MORE :Ole Gunnar Solskjaer's reaction to missing out on Man Utd job speaks volumes READ MORE :"Mike Phelan hadn't been contacted. ‌"It looks different, and that's I think one of the criticisms about Ole Gunnar Solskjaer. As I say, Carrick has done a decent job at Middlesbrough, but Man United is a whole different ball game." Article continues belowJoin our new MAN UTD WhatsApp community and receive your daily dose of Manchester United content from Mirror Football.

The ongoing furore surrounding Apple Martin's high-profile modelling jobs appeared to be dead in the water as she unveiled her latest on Thursday. Indeed, the privileged daughter of Oscar-winning actress Gwyneth Paltrow and Coldplay singer Chris Martin takes centre stage in her latest campaign with London based fashion house Self-Portrait. The portraits reunite Apple with McGinley and stylist Mel Ottenberg, both of whom worked with the model on her debut campaign in October. Chong added: 'We wanted this latest chapter in our Portraits series to continue our exploration of effortless self-expression – something that defines who we are as a brand. Martin first made her foray into the fashion world back in 2023 when she debuted on the runway for Chanel's haute couture show at Paris Fashion Week.

Bernard Tomic's hopes of an Australian Open resurrection have been scuttled with the veteran making a second-round exit from qualifying at Melbourne Park. It was 23-year-old France-born Fery's second successive win over an Australian after accounting for Edward Winter in round one. The only major winner playing in qualifying this week and a 2013 Australian Open semi-finalist, 32-year-old Stephens was sidelined for seven months last year with a foot injury. Hoping to play in his second Australian Open, the 24-year-old Sweeny was happy with his game. 'Definitely a step up from my first round, I'm playing with a lot more courage and conviction,' he said.

Mr Eljamel was head of neurosurgery at Dundee’s Ninewells Hospital from 1995 until his suspension in December 2013. “He was charming, he looked professional, he filled me full of confidence,” Mr Jenkins said on BBC Radio Scotland Breakfast, recalling his first meeting with Mr Eljamel in 1999. The surgeon told Mr Jenkins he would have to operate on his back, giving him a 70% chance of success for the procedure. He said: “I started deteriorating quite quickly, they were trying to bring me back at Dundee United, they gave me fitness programmes. “He’s took my dignity, he’s took my pride away from me, he’s took my livelihood away from me, he’s took my profession away from me, so, yes, I am extremely angry and annoyed.”

View 4 Images Antoine Semenyo had this effort against Newcastle United disallowed after VAR got involved (Image: )‌Er, no. But a most significant change would be to meet VAR halfway on the most contentious - and often time-consuming - area of its jurisdiction. View 4 Images Pep Guardiola would almost certainly welcome Arsene Wenger's offside rule change (Image: )And it is becoming quite clear the semi-automated systems out there do not work properly. It will be the same for both teams and the more welcome aspect would be a significant reduction in the timescale of VAR offside decisions. But it needs all the help it can get and Wenger’s Law would be a start.