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M6 Motorists abandon their cars due to police incident

Lancashire Police were responding to a ‘distressed male on a bridge’ on Saturday, August 31, which forced them to close the motorway in both directions near Junction 33.
With cars queuing up, some people made the choice to leave their vehicles behind, …

Sussex A23, M23 and A27 road closures from September 2-6

From Monday, September 2 to Friday, September 6 there are a few road and lane closures scheduled for the likes of the A27, M23 and the A23.
These will mainly be for maintenance works to ensure the upkeep of the motorways and A roads.
If you are set to …

Five of the most shocking court cases we covered during August

Gary Toomey
Gary Toomey (Image: Merseyside Police)
A passenger who pulled the hand brake of a car causing a fatal crash on the M62 has been jailed.
Gary Toomey, 37, and his former partner Victoria Bell were travelling down a stretch of the motorway at …

Broadway, Didcot: Car wash could be built on vacant site

Changing Lives, at the bottom of Broadway, was demolished in October 2022 due to asbestos in the building and structural issues with the roof.
Many residents were upset that the charity, provides relief for those in need by making grants and donations …

Glasgow’s parks make their mark

Steve McKenna The West Australian
Glasgow is known for its lively nightlife, good shopping and ace galleries, but visitors are often surprised by its leafy side.
Its Gaelic name Glaschu is commonly translated to “dear green place” and there are almost…

PEM makes progress in route planning software for electric trucks

‘DRivE’ stands for “Data-Based Route Planning in Road Freight Transport with Different Energy Supply Technologies” and will continue until the end of 2024 to look at how companies in the logistics sector can be helped digitally to switch to environment…

A55: Watch as lorry driver crashes while distracted by phone

Video footage shows the moment a lorry driver crashed in north Wales after being distracted by his mobile phone. The dashcam and CCTV images show Raymond Catterall, 44, looking down at his phone before swerving the vehicle off the A55 at Tal-y-Bont, Gw…

Bear causes traffic jam during midnight stroll on Russian motorway

The Daily Beast‘Street Thug’ Putin and His Allies Considering Invasion of 3 More Countries[1]What next for Vladimir Putin? Or, maybe, where next?Bogged down in the Donbas, humiliated by Ukraine’s cross-border incursion into the Kursk region, the Russia…

Shocking moment A55 lorry driver crashes while on phone

This shocking video shows an A55 lorry driver on his phone moments before he crashes into a broken down car. Raymond Catterall, 44, can be seen looking repeatedly at his device as he searches for a podcast.
Seconds later he comes up unexpectedly on the…