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Live updates as ‘police incident’ sees lanes shut on M62

Motorists are being warned of delays on the M62 this morning due to a ‘police incident’. And during the height of the ongoing situation all traffic had been held on the eastbound carriageway between Junctions 11 and Junction 12.
Now two lanes remains c…

Man crashed on M6 motorway after blacking out

Ray Rono Rachier was driving a Mercedes Sprinter returning home from work when he crashed into the central reservation on the M6 Southbound near Brunthwaite, prosecutor Martin Turner said.
As a result, the motorway was forced to be temporarily closed, …

UK approach to telecoms in rural areas is a shambles

The UK Government’s Shared Rural Network Programme was meant to address these issues. Instead, however, of forcing the mobile operators to share telecommunications masts, the UK Government left it to the big four to decide how to eliminate the hundreds…

RHA launches manifesto to support hauliers operating in London

The call is made in RHA’s recently published report, Supplying London – The Road Freight and Coach Industry Manifesto for London.
The manifesto demands a major reset in the industry’s relationship with London, pointing to a joint industry survey which …

Devon funds ?24m freeport road

Councillors in Devon have given the go-ahead to a £24m road, largely funded by the county council’s own borrowing.
The highway authority’s cabinet approved the delivery of the two-phase spine road to a new employment development at Langage, which aims …

Asda Introducing Tiger Trailers Moving Decks

ASDA begins introducing 167 Tiger Trailers moving decks
ASDA, a leading UK supermarket, is midway through welcoming to its fleet an initial order of 167 new vehicles manufactured by Tiger Trailers, comprised 147 tri-axle box van moving deck double deck…

Lightweight High-Power-Density Fuel Cell

Lightweight Fuel Cell Solutions for Motorsport & Aviation : Red Bull Advanced Technologies and AVL join forces to develop High-Power-Density Fuel Cell Technology

Red Bull and AVL join forces in developing cutting-edge lightweight fuel cell technol…

Serious lorry and car crash leaves two in hospital in Plymouth

Two people have been taken to Derriford Hospital after a serious crash between a lorry and a car on a major route near Plymouth.
The A380 between Kingsteignton and Newton Abbot has been closed southbound since just after 9am today (Tuesday, April 16) w…

Long delays on M25 after two cars and lorry collide

There are long delays on the M25 after a crash between two cars and a lorry.
Traffic was stopped on the clockwise carriageway between Junction 5 for the M26 and Sevenoaks, and Junction 6 for Godstone for several hours following the collision at about 3…