Posted: 16 Feb 2014 03:25 AM PST

(Picture: Twitter/Sgt David Deuchar/@MPSWoodsideGSgt)

Alain Tolhurst Sunday, February 16, 2014
11:25 AM

A Sunday morning drive ended pretty badly for one motorist after his car was pictured upside down on a path having smashed through a fence in Croydon.

(Picture: Twitter/Sgt David Deuchar/@MPSWoodsideGSgt)

A police officer on patrol in Grange Road came across the vehicle and posted images of the accident on Twitter.

Sgt David Deuchar tweeted: "#UnpredictableJob driving down the road to find a car on its roof.

"No one seriously injured. What caused it?"

The Neighbourhood Sergeant for Woodside in Croydon tweeted two other pictures of the blue vehicle smashed up and lying upside down, saying the driver was facing investigation for driving offences.

(Picture: Twitter/Sgt David Deuchar/@MPSWoodsideGSgt)

The officer later said he was released without charge but added the hashtag #LuckyToBeAlive.

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Simon Cowell, Lauren Silverman Leave Hospital With Baby Eric ...

Posted: 17 Feb 2014 11:15 AM PST

Simon Cowell, Lauren Silverman and Eric Cowell See pictures of Simon Cowell and his girlfriend, Lauren Silverman, leaving Lenox Hill Hospital in New York City with their baby boy, Eric, on Feb. 16. Credit: Alessio Botticelli/GC Images

Proud new parents! After welcoming their first child together on Friday, Feb. 14, Simon Cowell and girlfriend Lauren Silverman left Lenox Hill Hospital in New York City with baby Eric on Sunday, Feb. 16. The couple smiled at photographers as they walked out with their newborn son resting in a car seat.

First-time dad Cowell, 54, held his adorable baby boy in the carrier while also helping Silverman to a car. After giving birth only two days earlier, NYC socialite Silverman looked beautiful leaving the hospital in a gray sweater, black winter coat and skinny black pants.

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Immediately after his son was born, the X Factor judge shared adorable photos of little Eric, named after Cowell's late father, on Twitter. "Now you can see how very handsome little Eric is," he captioned one closeup photo. In a second sweet snapshot, Cowell cradled the newborn and wrote, "I never knew how much love and pride I would feel."

Simon Cowell and girlfriend Lauren Silverman leave the hospital with newborn son Eric in New York City on Feb. 16.
Credit: Alessio Botticelli/GC Images

Us Weekly exclusively revealed that Cowell and Silverman were expecting back in July 2013. At the time, Silverman was still married to Cowell's friend Andrew Silverman, but the two divorced in August 2013. Together they share 7-year-old son Adam.

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In a radio interview with Ryan Seacrest back in September, Cowell confessed that he hadn't planned on being a dad. "I genuinely never thought [me being a Dad] was going to happen," he said. "Partly because I was scared of who I was going to have kids with . . . [but] Lauren and I get along really well and once I got used to the idea I thought, 'I think this is going to be very good.'"

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Indeed, Cowell appears to have quickly taken to fatherhood and family life. "The last three days have been incredible," he tweeted Feb. 16. "Eric Lauren [dogs] sqiddly and diddly all happy."

BMW X3 facelift (2014) first official pictures ... - Car Magazine

Posted: 05 Feb 2014 03:00 PM PST

By Ollie Kew

First Official Pictures

05 February 2014 23:00

The revised BMW X3 plays spot-the-difference with, on the outside at least, BMW having done a pretty convincing job of turning it into an X5 lookalike. The new X3 goes on sale in June 2014, costing from Â£31k.

The facelift looks subtle â€" letâ€™s concentrate on the BMW X3â€™s engine tweaks.

The X3 has an all-diesel line-up, teamed with either a six-speed manual gearbox or an eight-speed automatic. Rear-wheel drive (sDrive, in BMW-speak) is available on the most basic model with 4x4 â€˜xDriveâ€™ standard on the rest of the range.

Itâ€™s no surprise that the least powerful, slowest X3 is also the cheapest. The X3 sDrive18d only has 145bhp and 265lb ft, but BMW claims itâ€™ll do as many as 60.1 miles per gallon of diesel burned, and only emits 131g/km of CO2. That makes it more efficient than the diesel XC60, Audi Q5 or Land Rover Freelander.

At the other end of the scale, thereâ€™s the X3 xDrive35d. Okay, itâ€™s no M Division monster, but with 309bhp and 465lb ft on tap from its turbocharged straight-six, itâ€™s no slouch. Who needs to do 0-62mph in 5.3sec and 155mph in an X3?

If that sounds like your sort of SUV, youâ€™ll have to stump up around Â£41,000. Even if youâ€™re more pragmatic, the entry-level X3 has seen a Â£2020 price hike, starting at Â£30,990. That means itâ€™s a few hundred quid more than the XC60â€™s starting price, but youâ€™ll have Â£600 change against a diesel Q5.

How is BMW justifying an extra two grand for an X3?

You now get heated seats, an automatic tailgate and BMW â€˜businessâ€™-spec sat-nav on every model. Thatâ€™s in addition to leather seats, climate control, cruise control, DAB radio, 17in alloy wheels, front and rear parking radar, automatic wipers, and automatic lights.

For every model except the top-spec xDrive35d, thereâ€™s now an optional 17in â€˜aeroâ€™ wheel design, which helps shave another 7g/km off your CO2 emissions, and, indirectly, your tax bill.

What exactly has changed, visually?

Reprofiled headlights, extra chrome, bigger â€˜kidney grilleâ€™ nostrils, and massaged front and rear bumpers. Naturally, there are new alloy wheel designs to choose from, myriad leather and trim finishes, and even a new â€˜xLineâ€™ trim level for a more butch, utilitarian look (as seen in our gallery).

So, itâ€™s more efficient and better kitted out, but looks more like the ugly X5 and costs a chunk more than before too. Would the BMW X3 be your pick of the family SUV class? Add your thoughts in the comments below.