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By DAVID CHURCHILL Published: 13:35, 4 February 2026 | Updated: 13:35, 4 February 2026
This is the shocking moment a van ploughed into the back of a car stranded on a smart motorway[1] with ‘dangerously defective’ safety…
Driver fatigue: employers urged to rethink planning and responsibility
A new industry-facing article tied to the Work-Related Road Safety Charter pilot reframes fatigue as an organisational risk rather than an individual failing. The practical thrust i…
Major M4 and other road closures in Wales today, Saturday, January 24 | Wales Online
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From the north to the south, closures affect towns, rural areas, the motorway and major cities
09:12, 24 Jan 2026
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It will be in force for a number of weeks
Daniel Mumby[1] Local Democracy Reporter, Daniel Mumby and Local Democracy Reporter
11:43, 19 Jan 2026
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The Edithmead roundabout seen from the A38 Bristol Road in Highbridge(Image: Local Democracy…
By RICHARD MARSDEN, GENERAL REPORTER[1] Published: 14:31, 17 January 2026 | Updated: 14:31, 17 January 2026
A lorry driver jailed for killing two Ryanair pilots in a horrific motorway crash was once a teenage joyrider with a string o…
Richard Ashcroft[1] has been banned from driving for six months and ordered to pay a fine after being caught speeding.
The former frontman of The Verve[2] was sentenced this week (January 7) at Lavender Hill Magistrates’ Court in London, and was order…
Recent legislative measures and resulting actions by the authorities in the United Kingdom (UK) have significantly constrained the right to protest. These legal restrictions and actions undermine the right to freedom of expression and peaceful assembly…
On December 31, 2025, China’s National Technical Committee on Road Transport Standardization announced that, in accordance with the national standard formulation and revision plan, it has organized the development of seven mandatory national standards …
Responding to the announcement today (6 January) that an additional £18m has been allocated to the Plug-in Truck Grant scheme, Head of Decarbonisation Policy at business group Logistics UK Lamech Solomon commented about the scheme’s potential impact:
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TEHRAN – Iran’s public road transport fleet moved 454.1 million tons of cargo nationwide from the start of the current Iranian year (late March 2025) through the end of the first nine months, marking a modest increase in freight activity, officials sai…