Michelin

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    Changing tyres early is "unnecessary", says Michelin

    One of the world's leading tyre manufacturers has hit back at recent calls from parts of the industry to increase the minimum tyre tread depth from 1.6mm to 3mm, claiming it is unnecessary and would only add millions of pounds a year to UK

  • LifestyleAOL

    Outrageously swanky food for under £20

    The Michelin Guide is known for highlighting the very poshest food in the country. You can track down the kind of establishment where dishes come with 'foams' 'savoury custards' and edible flowers. Of course, given the

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  • NewsAOL

    24 hour of Le Mans: one team's journey

    2013's 24 hours of Le Mans was memorable for both good and bad reasons. Audi celebrated its twelfth win in fourteen years, with its diesel-powered R18 racer proving its worth once again. Sadly the famous endurance race was also overshadowed

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    Would you pay £75 for a plate of bangers and mash?

    On average, a plate of bangers and mash costs us £7.99: Rex Your average plate of bangers and mash costs around £7.99. But one Michelin-starred restaurant in London is selling the British favourite for an eye-watering £75 a pop - making it the

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  • LifestyleAOL

    Blumenthal's Fat Duck slips to 13th

    Heston Blumenthal's Michelin starred restaurant, The Fat Duck has dropped out of the top 10 on the world's best restaurants list. In 2005 the restaurant in Bray, Berks, one of the only restaurants in the UK to have three Michelin

  • ScienceAOL

    Michelin has shifted 500,000 winter tyres

    The last two winters the UK's faced have been pretty vile. Lots of rain, wind and country-halting snow. Not good if, like the vast majority of drivers, your car is shod with soft, summer-friendly tyres. The slightest hint of the slippery

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  • SportAOL

    Michelin 'disappointed' with F1's proposal snub

    Michelin is "disappointed" with F1's decision to snub its proposal to return to formula one in 2011. Although an official application was not lodged, the French marque did engage in detailed talks with teams, FOM and the FIA about