Current UK law dictates the maximum consistent power of an electric bike motor should be 250W and you must pedal for the motor to kick in.
But the Department for Transport has begun a consultation that could double ebike motor power to 500W and see eb…
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A thief who stole a car and drove it down the A127 has been jailed.
Vilmantas Pilibatis, of Cattawade Link, Basildon, stole a Ford Focus worth £800 in Gillingham, Kent, on January 7 last…
A man has appeared in court following an incident in which a lorry collided with a bridge[1] and the central reservation on the A12. The incident took place on Monday (February 5) on the southbound carriageway of the A-road between junctions 22 for Riv…
By Muhammad Ahmed
Electric cars run on electricity, as the name suggests, and are powered by Lithium-ion batteries. They have made their place in the automotive industry over the last 10 years, after the major release of the Tesla Model S in 2013. Lar…
The discount retailer is seeking permission to deliver 250 student beds on a plot next to TJ Hughes’ Hughes House and Audley House sites, which already have consent for a combined 700 apartments.
Working with developer Caro, TJ Morris wants to redevel…
Here are some handy tips that will save you plenty of hassle when using the Tube By Zac Campbell[1] Published: 10:04, 22 October 2023 | Updated: 10:20, 22 October 2023
Travelling on the London Underground can feel like a…
Fewer than half of applications for an ultra-low emission zone (ULEZ) grace period have been approved so far according to data held by Transport for London (TfL). The measure is designed to lessen the impact of the £12.50 daily fee for people travellin…
Herts Highways was completing resurfacing work today on the southbound stretch near Kings Langley – with the northbound carriageway already open.
A county council spokesperson has confirmed the stretch has now reopened.
Six vehicles were involved in a …
A woman was hit by a car in a hit and run crash on the Essex border. Emergency services descended on Green Lane in Ilford last night (August 12) following the serious crash.
The incident took place at 11.19pm and involved the car and a single pedestria…
A man has sadly died after being hit by a lorry on a busy road on the Essex border. Police called at around 4.30pm on Monday (August 7), following reports of a crash between a pedestrian and a lorry on Goodmayes Road, Ilford.
Officers, London Ambulance…
A picture of the M40 when it closed (Image: Ange Hawkins-Leach)AN inquest is to open today (Wednesday) into the deaths of a man and a woman killed in a crash.Jagdish Singh-Bhogal and Jaswinder Kaur Bhogal died in a crash involving eight cars on the M40…
People smugglers: Waqas Ikram and Najib Khan (National Crime Agency)
Two east London people smugglers charged migrants[1] up to £7,000 to bring them into the UK.
Najib Khan, 38, from Ilford[2] was identified as being part of a people smuggling netw…
A grieving Essex mum said her family has been “shattered by a senseless act of violence” as two men were jailed for killing her son in a shopping centre food court. Michael Ugwa, 29, was killed at Lakeside Shopping Centre in Thurrock on April 28 last y…
A teenage boy has been stabbed in an Essex city after he was confronted by a “group of young people”. Essex Police are appealing for information following the incident on Friday evening in Colchester.
Officers were called by members of the ambulance se…