6 h. ago Accountancy chief who hit cyclist with car on country road 'while late for his children's nanny' is cleared of causing death by careless driving

Thomas Gibbs, 42, was listening to music on earphones on a narrow single track country lane in Suffolk when he mowed down Ben Jacobs, who was third in a line of four cyclists riding in single file.

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25 h. ago Accountancy chief who killed cyclist with car 'was late for children's nanny', court hears

Thomas Gibbs, 42, was allegedly listening to music on earphones when his VW Passat hit Ben Jacobs, who was on a 30-mile ride with friends - although he said he was 'not distracted'.

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32 h. ago Driver asks chilling question after cyclist is hit and killed in horror crash

The van driver had been seen swerving before the crash

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32 h. ago Driver asks 'what happened' after not realising he hit and killed cyclist

The van driver thought his engine had exploded

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32 h. ago Moment van driver asks 'have I hit him' as dangerous driving leaves cyclist dead

Matthew Marston, 41, has been jailed for nine years after being convicted of causing death by dangerous driving

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66 h. ago Tesla privately warned UK that weakening EV rules would hit sales

Elon Musk-owned electric carmaker also called for support for the secondhand market, documents revealBusiness live – latest updatesTesla privately warned the UK government that weakening electric vehicle rules would hit battery car sales and risk the country missing its carbon dioxide targets, according to newly revealed documents.The US electric carmaker, run by Elon Musk, also called for “support for the used-car market”, according to submissions to a government consultation earlier this year obtained by the Fast Charge, a newsletter covering electric cars. Continue reading...

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8 d. ago Peter Kay calls on Scots fans for 'support' amid surprising tour announcement

The comedian has been on an extended break but is currently back on the road with his Better Late Than Never show

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1 week ago ‘It’s hell for us here’: Mumbai families suffer as datacentres keep the city hooked on coal

As Mumbai sees increased energy demand from new datacenters, particularly from Amazon, the filthiest neighbourhood in one of India’s largest cities must keep its major coal plantsEach day, Kiran Kasbe drives a rickshaw taxi through his home neighbourhood of Mahul on Mumbai’s eastern seafront, down streets lined with stalls selling tomatoes, bottle gourds and aubergines–and, frequently, through thick smog.Earlier this year, doctors found three tumours in his 54-year-old mother’s brain. It’s not clear exactly what caused her cancer. But people who live near coal plants are much more likely to develop the illness, studies show, and the residents of Mahul live a few hundred metres down the road from one. Continue reading...

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1 week ago Driver, 68, 'drove away' after cyclist hit and killed in South London

Driver, 68, 'drove away' after cyclist hit and killed in South London  My London

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2 w. ago Moment Met police protection rider cleared of causing death by dangerous driving hits great

Relatives of Ms Holland are now taking legal action against the Metropolitan Police, arguing that the acquittal of PC Harrison proves officers are ‘above the law’

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2 w. ago Poland closes last Russian consulate after ‘act of state terrorism’ on railway

Foreign minister orders closure of Gdańsk consulate and says four people now arrested after sabotage attackEurope live – latest updatesPoland’s foreign minister, Radosław Sikorski, has described last weekend’s sabotage attack on Poland’s rail system as “an act of state terrorism” ordered by Russia, as he announced that Poland was closing the last remaining Russian consulate in the country.“The clear intention was to cause human casualties,” he said of the weekend bomb attack. Continue reading...

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2 w. ago Family of gran killed in Duchess of Edinburgh escort crash hit out as cop cleared

Helen Holland, 81, was killed after being hit by a speeding police outrider escorting the Duchess of Edinburgh. Last week, PC Christopher Harrison, 68, was cleared of causing death by dangerous driving.

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3 w. ago Met Police motorcyclist found NOT GUILTY of killing grandmother by careless driving as he escorted Duchess of Edinburgh through London

Christopher Harrison, 68, was today found not-guilty of causing the death of grandmother Helen Holland by careless driving after crashing into her in Earl's Court in 2023

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3 w. ago Police motorcyclist who hit pensioner while escorting the Duchess of Edinburgh found not guilty

Helen Holland, 81, tragically lost her life after after she was hit by the motorcycle operated by Metropolitan Police officer Christopher Harrison as a verdict was made over the charge of causing death by careless driving

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3 w. ago Teen driver CLEARED after two pals killed in horror crash with lorry on Scots road

THE teenage driver of a car that spun out of control and hit a lorry – killing his two best friends –walked free from court today. Charles Gray was cleared of causing the deaths of his friends, Jayden McConnell, 17, and Kyle Marshall, 19, by careless driving in the collision on a known “greasy corner”...

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3 w. ago More than £9m to be spent on new 19 acre employment site in Merthyr Tydfil

The site in Goat Mill Road has remain undeveloped since remediation works in the mid to late 90s

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