Councils are taking home record profits from parking charges, according to the RAC Foundation. Quoting government data, the motoring charity found a combined surplus of £594 million across England for on and off-street parking during 2012/13.
The AA has hit out at councils who use parking charges to bring in extra cash, calling it "no surprise" the four authorities making the most money are in London.
The care insurer's President Edmund King blamed CCTV for helping some councils "ramp up" parking charges.
Comedian Peter Kay has said he is "thrilled" to star in a adaptation of broadcaster Danny Baker's autobiography.
MPs have warned of legal loopholes are allowing police to store photographs of innocent people to use with facial recognition systems.
One of the great tragedies of the First World War is the number of youths who lied about their age to enlist particularly in the Royal Navy.