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UK exports to the US shot up just before ‘Liberation Day’, says Parcelhero. The Government may just have forged a new deal with the EU but the US is also proving a surprisingly resilient market. The UK’s exports to the USA rose by £100m in March, just …
The new long-distance electric truck from Volvo has a range of up to 600 kilometers and its batteries can be charged in 40 minutes. For the very first time, Volvo now shows its new heavy-duty electric flagship with potential to revolutionize long-dista…
A BAN and unapaid work have been handed to a lorry driver whose “unsafe manoeuvre” on the A66 near Kirkby Stephen caused a serious crash.Salah Uddin Azam, 56, caused the accident by pulling into the path of an oncoming van on the road outside Stai…
A railway line was blocked after a lorry crashed into a bridge and got stuck underneath.
It meant trains were not able to run between Kearsney and Dover.
Southeastern says the crash is causing disruption. Stock picture: Southeastern
However, the lo…
The A46 in Nottinghamshire is closed northbound between the A617 (Cattle Market Roundabout, near Newark) and the A1 at Winthorpe due to an overturned lorry on the Brownhills Roundabout.[1]
Updates to follow…
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Mattias Hellström (Svitzer/ETA): “Decarbonisation is now the most urgent challenge we face” (source: Riviera)
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20 May 2025by Martyn Wingrove
Engine compartments on tugs are becoming energy rooms, with battery modules complementing ge…
Emergency services were called to a collision at the junction of Merrington Road and Baschurch Road in Bomere Heath[1] shortly before 2.30pm today (Tuesday, May 20).
Two land ambulances and the Midlands Air Ambulance from Cosford[2] attended the scene….
A car crash in Devon has led police to discover eight potential victims of modern day slavery.Devon and Cornwall police said it had attended a collision involving a van and a lorry on Dolvin Road, in Tavistock, at 07:30 BST on Monday.During the investi…
All roads have reopened on a new bridge deck installed over the railway in north London, nearly completing a £30 million repair of the railway bridge.
(c) Network Rail
The 160-year-old structure at Agar Grove, Camden, was completely replaced over a…
In the Middle Ages, seafarers would sail down the Daugava River to take refuge from the harsh winds and waves of the Baltic Sea. They’d anchor their ships, which carried goods like corn, hide, and flax, in a small natural harbor in the city of Riga.
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