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Land Rover is at the centre of a sexism row today after the company was accused of not showing women drivers in their advertising. Presenter Mariella Frostrup, 56, sparked a furious debate after watching what she said was '1980s style messaging' in Land Rover's latest television commercial. The advert shows English mountaineer Kenton Cool, 46, climbing a sheer rock face before traversing rugged Kazakstan landscapes in a  Land Rover Defender. Scroll down for video.  Presenter Mariella Frostrup, 56, sparked a furious debate after watching what she said was '1980s style messaging' in Land Rover's latest television commercial (pictured) At the start of the advert Mr Cool, who has ascended Mount Everest 14 times, stands on the summit of the mountain he has just scaled. RELATED ARTICLES Previous 1 Next Nine dogs are saved from Cambodian Deliver-rover: Meat... Selfless wildlife carer is forced to abandon his beloved... Share this article Share He receives a text … [Read more...] about Mariella Frostrup accuses Land Rover of sexism for not using enough female drivers in its adverts after firm’s latest commercial features a rugged male mountaineer

Production of Range Rover's latest "gas guzzling sports utility vehicle" was halted yesterday when 35 Greenpeace volunteers disguised as contractors chained themselves to half-built vehicles at the start of the day's shift at the factory. The protesters dubbed Ford, which owns Range Rover, "climate criminals", and ran a flag up the company flagpole to say so. Negotiations for a peaceful end to the protest broke down after six hours when Ford refused to meet any of the protesters' demands and asked the police to move in and cut them free - no easy task, since they were wearing special toughened handcuffs. Fifteen people were arrested. The protest was against Ford's aggressive marketing of 4x4 vehicles for urban use, particular its latest model, the Range Rover Sport. Campaigners have also been angered by the company's refusal to accept a reduction in carbon dioxide emissions in Europe, and its continuing court case against the state of California which is trying to cut vehicle … [Read more...] about Protest halts Range Rover production

Israel’s attempt to become the first country to land a private spacecraft on the moon has ended in failure. The Beresheet spacecraft began experiencing problems shortly after beginning its descent, despite a promising start in which it sent back a selfie at just 22 kilometers (13.6 miles) from the surface. Mission control confirmed just minutes later that it had lost contact with the lander after resetting the main engine in effort to address an issue and get it all working again. ‘We were very close to the moon,’ officials said during the live broadcast, but confirmed that there was 'a failure in the spacecraft.' Engineers on site estimate the craft was about 15 kilometers (9 miles) from the surface when it began to break apart, being unable to slow down without its main engine.  SpaceIL was hoping to complete a landing of Beresheet on the moon and make Israel the fourth country to manage the feat - behind the US, Russia and China.  While it was … [Read more...] about ‘We didn’t succeed in the landing process’: Israeli moon-lander sends ominous last selfie before its engine failed and it crashed into the lunar surface

Britain will be soaked with another two weeks of rain after weekend downpours saw cars ploughing through flooded roads and river banks at bursting point. The Met Office has issued a severe yellow rain warning that will last from midday to midnight today and stretch from Salcombe in Devon right up to Leeds.  There are also 33 flood alerts and two more serious warnings that rivers could burst their banks and cause chaos from the Upper Ouse in Yorkshire down to Exmoor.  This weekend large swathes of the UK have been battered by showers with roads in Essex pictured completely waterlogged.   The rainy and unsettled weather appears set to continue throughout this month, with conditions only starting to improve in the final week of October.  Today's weather warning will see over two inches of rain fall in some places in as little as two hours and could mean major travel disruption on the roads and rail network, as well as homes being flooded and possible power … [Read more...] about Two inches of rain could fall in two HOURS today: Britain is set to be soaked again – and the deluges are set to last another fortnight sparking dozens of flood alerts

The Queen is worth £1.6bn and has an investment portfolio which comes to at least £500million, according to the newly released royal's rich list. While Prince Charles is raking in money from carparks and surf schools across Cornwall, he has around £21m being paid directly into his wallet from the Duchy of Cornwall estate.   But this is before the Sovereign Grant is even considered - which has seen government granting the royals £82.8 million a year. This is up from £7.9 million in 2010.   Prince Andrew, who is otherwise known as 'Airmiles Andy', sold his £15m mansion in Sunninghall, Berkshire, to a Kazakh billionaire.  His role as 'Special Representative' for Trade and Investment up until 2011 cost the taxpayer £4million, it was revealed in the Sun. The Royal's Rich List reveals the secure and outstanding financial value of each member RELATED ARTICLES Previous 1 Next The Royal welcoming party! Hundreds greet Prince … [Read more...] about The Royal Rich List: Queen tops list of The Firm’s most affluent with £1.6bn fortune… with Princess Eugenie at the bottom with mere £3.8m to her name