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Harriet Harman, Ed Miliband's deputy, says US President is ignorant about state of UK economy after endorsing David Cameron's strategy Ed Miliband's deputy has lashed out at Barack Obama after he praised David Cameron’s economic stewardship. The President of the United States “does not really know what is going on in this country”, Harriet Harman said. Mr Cameron received a significant pre-election boost on Friday after Mr Obama said Britain’s economic recovery is evidence he “must be doing something right.” He went on to describe Mr Cameron, who enjoys significantly higher personal ratings than Mr Miliband, as a “great friend” and one of his “closest and most trusted partners in the world”. In an unusual swipe at the leader of Britain’s closest ally, Ms Harman, the Labour deputy leader, told LBC Radio: “If he was saying David Cameron has run the economy in a good way, the impact it will have is most people will feel that Obama does not really know wh...

Despite its age, the Audi R8 Coupé is still an object of desire for many, and no wonder; it looks great and goes like stink It was in 2003 that the world first got to see what the  Audi  R8 would look like - although it wasn’t called R8 just yet. No, it was in fact the ‘Le Mans Quattro’, a concept car unveiled at the Geneva Motor Show, which left jaws slack and many questioning whether Audi might just be feeling brave enough to turn this bona-fide mid-engined supercar into a production reality. It was. And in 2007, the R8 arrived, barely changed aesthetically, and still as utterly head-turning as the concept had been. That the R8 can still grab attention more than 15 years after that concept first broke cover proves how radical it was, and how dramatic its looks remain. And with as much a 543bhp to play with, there’s nothing old-fashioned about the way the R8 moves, either.  Space Tight on all counts View larger pictures The R8 is pr...

The 308 GT is designed to take Peugeot’s popular family car one step closer to being a hot hatch Peugeot ’s marketing maestros would have you believe the new  308  GT is hotter than a vindaloo. That, with its turbocharged engine, chrome exhausts and sporty red dials, it is driven by the kind of people who keep their loo roll in the fridge. Back in the real world the GT is not so much hot as warm, with a side helping of healthy practicality to go alongside the interesting bits. Not that being the biryani of the car world need be a bad thing. Peugeot itself has nailed this warm hatch formula numerous times in the past, picking up buyers who wanted a pinch of spice without stretching to a GTi. Its modest intentions explain why the car in the pictures doesn’t scream boy racer (the 308R, likely to be shown in production form later this year, will address that). Rather, its stylistic upgrades are tastefully restrained and thoughtfully applied, such as relocating the badge...