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Top Gear
3 days ago
- Automotive
- Top Gear
The MST Mk2 ‘Ultimate' is a 350bhp Ford Escort rally car for the road
The MST Mk2 'Ultimate' is a 350bhp Ford Escort rally car for the road Downside? It'll cost £161k and take 18 months to build. Upside? Those spot lamps could outshine the sun Skip 11 photos in the image carousel and continue reading Turn on Javascript to see all the available pictures. 1 / 11 The good folk at MST are back at it with the souped-up Ford Escorts, this time channelling their efforts toward a rally-themed Mk2. Looks proper. Dubbed the 'Ultimate', it'll get a Millington Diamond 2.7-litre nat-asp four-cylinder putting out 350bhp. Plentiful, considering most MST Escorts weigh under a tonne. Advertisement - Page continues below Customers can also choose engines from Cosworth, Duratec or Honda, but regardless of the powertrain, the transmission is a six-speed sequential with pneumatic paddle shifters. And yes, it'll make those whiney gearbox sounds we all get excited about. The Ultimate rides on four-way adjustable suspension and Reiger coilovers, with stoppers from AP Racing. Each corner gets a four-pot motorsport caliper too, likely distorting your face into weird shapes when called upon. You'll get a choice of 13, 15 or 17in alloys, with other options including those massive spot lamps and a racing livery. There's no limitation on colours either, so feel free to be as specific as your local paint superstore. Inside, you'll spot a welded FIA-grade roll cage and racing bucket seats. See that vertical handbrake? Lug it, and you'll be glad the six-point harness is there. Advertisement - Page continues below The Ultimate - as with all MST cars - will be hand-built here in the UK, and currently has an 18-month waiting list. Plenty of time to source the £161k you'll be forking out, then. Top Gear Newsletter Thank you for subscribing to our newsletter. Look out for your regular round-up of news, reviews and offers in your inbox. Get all the latest news, reviews and exclusives, direct to your inbox. Success Your Email*
Yahoo
08-05-2025
- Yahoo
Another Millington basketball coach faces misconduct allegations
MEMPHIS, Tenn. — Another basketball coach at Millington Central High School was placed on leave without pay after being accused of simple assault and misconduct with a student back in April. Teddrick McGhee was accused of inappropriate communication with a student that is non-explicit, and inappropriate physical contact with a student that does not result in harm, according to the State Board of Education Director's Report. Millington girls' basketball coach fired after misconduct allegations On April 25, the student's mother filed a police report saying her daughter was assaulted by 'Ted McGhee,' the girl's basketball coach at Millington Central High School. The report says that on March 5, while the girls were at Kirby High School for a basketball game, McGhee accused her daughter of smirking after they lost. McGhee allegedly continued to tell the student to 'stop smirking.' When the student said she was not smirking, McGhee reportedly got in her face, yelled, and then grabbed her by her shirt collar before pushing her out of the locker room. As McGhee was pushing the student, two other Millington Central High School coaches attempted to stop him, leading to the student hitting the wall, the report says. However, the student was not injured. Parents accuse Millington coach of inappropriate conduct toward students The student's mother claims her daughter told her about the situation when she made it home, but did not go into detail due to fear of retaliation. The mother says she filed the report after receiving more information about the incident. McGhee was immediately placed on administrative leave without pay. The director's report says no parents pressed charges, but the school district did suspend McGhee for three days following the completion of the investigation. James 'Bo' Griffin, the Superintendent of Millington Municipal Schools, released the following statement, 'We take this matter very seriously. The safety and well-being of our students are our top priority. We are fully cooperating with law enforcement as they continue their investigation and will take any additional action as appropriate. Millington Municipal Schools remains committed to transparency with the students and families involved in the incident throughout this process.' Jason Nichols, a former Millington girls' basketball coach, was fired earlier this month following accusations of misconduct, according to sources. A parent who does not want to be identified told WREG this is something that's been going on for years. 'I believe the middle finger or index finger was used to rub the inside of the palm, which made it, I guess, a handshake of sexual intent,' the parent said. 'I have heard about Coach touching young ladies between their thighs, on their thighs, rubbing their thighs, jumping in their beds at away games.' While parents said they're relieved Nichols is no longer a coach for the school, they said they wish action had been taken sooner. Copyright 2025 Nexstar Media, Inc. All rights reserved. This material may not be published, broadcast, rewritten, or redistributed.
The Guardian
24-03-2025
- Entertainment
- The Guardian
What I learned from the woman who does 52 new things a year
As part of my puny striving towards personal growth, I am choosing not to feel personally attacked by learning about York resident Sally Millington, who has been doing 52 new things a year since 2018. Millington's 400-plus experiments span standup, bee-keeping, cliff-camping, jazz dance and busking dressed as a turkey (choose your own worst nightmare from that list). She's clearly a force of nature and it's an admirable commitment to getting out of your comfort zone. 'Why not?' she told Radio York, explaining that her adventures helped to fuel her creative and critical thinking and forge connections with 'amazing people I would never have ordinarily have met'. I struggled to stem the rising tide of inadequacy this threatened to unleash in me though, because I doubt I've done five new activities since 2018. I'm still struggling with the aftershocks of my regular supermarket closing and an 'adventure' is trying a new brand of hummus. I did that this week – big mistake. I had to remind myself that I take a real quiet joy in routine, especially in a world in frightening flux. Feeding the birds first thing, then watching them with my morning coffee. Buying the same cakes from the same place after pilates, pizza on Friday and Antiques Roadshow on Sunday: all my little pleasures and rituals. Running in a well-worn groove creates a freedom that can also be creative: Lucian Freud had breakfast and lunch at the same place for 15 years; the Famous Writing Routines newsletter drills down into the rigid (and less rigid, and absolutely baffling) daily habits of everyone from Maya Angelou to Dan Brown. We're energised by different things at different times too. New experiences can crack you exhilaratingly open or overwhelm; routine can bury you or feel as if it's holding you steady. The knack is intuiting which you need when, which isn't something I have mastered. So, in the Millington spirit, I've suggested a karaoke trip – something I've never tried but, inexplicably, think I'll enjoy – with my choir chums. Will it open the floodgates to adventure? Doubtful, but it should take my mind off that hummus. Emma Beddington is a Guardian columnist Do you have an opinion on the issues raised in this article? If you would like to submit a response of up to 300 words by email to be considered for publication in our letters section, please click here.
Yahoo
26-02-2025
- Health
- Yahoo
Hospital staff to sleep out in aid of veterans
More than a dozen hospital staff are to take part in a sleep-out in aid of homeless military veterans. Led by Emma Colley and Sarah Millington from the Princess Royal Hospital in Telford, they plan to spend the night on Wrekin, a hill near the town in Shropshire, next month to raise money for the Royal British Legion Industries. Ms Millington said: "It will be cold and probably wet, but it's nothing compared to what some veterans are facing day in, day out." Their effort will be part of the national Great Tommy Sleep Out, which involved more than 7,000 people last year and raised £1.2m. Ms Colley and Ms Millington both work in Telford's emergency department, and they will be joined by 15 other doctors, nurses, health care assistants, and non-clinical staff, plus four children, on 29 March. Ms Millington said she wanted to show support because there were veterans among "our patients, patient family members and colleagues". Ms Colley added: "I was heartbroken to hear recently of a young woman who is ex-military and living in her car, with no fixed address. "Our veterans should not be living like this." Follow BBC Shropshire on BBC Sounds, Facebook, X and Instagram.
BBC News
26-02-2025
- Health
- BBC News
Telford hospital staff to sleep out in aid of homeless veterans
More than a dozen hospital staff are to take part in a sleep-out in aid of homeless military by Emma Colley and Sarah Millington from the Princess Royal Hospital in Telford, they plan to spend the night on Wrekin, a hill near the town in Shropshire, next month to raise money for the Royal British Legion Millington said: "It will be cold and probably wet, but it's nothing compared to what some veterans are facing day in, day out."Their effort will be part of the national Great Tommy Sleep Out, which involved more than 7,000 people last year and raised £1.2m. Ms Colley and Ms Millington both work in Telford's emergency department, and they will be joined by 15 other doctors, nurses, health care assistants, and non-clinical staff, plus four children, on 29 Millington said she wanted to show support because there were veterans among "our patients, patient family members and colleagues".Ms Colley added: "I was heartbroken to hear recently of a young woman who is ex-military and living in her car, with no fixed address. "Our veterans should not be living like this." Follow BBC Shropshire on BBC Sounds, Facebook, X and Instagram.
