15 h. ago 1 killed and 2 injured as driver loses control during a parade in an Italian town

A man has been killed and two people injured when a driver lost control of his car in Italy’s central town of Lanciano during celebrations for Italy’s 80th Liberation Day

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16 h. ago Two Bee Network buses smash into each other at station as passengers told 'get off'

One bus reportedly reversed into another at Middleton bus station

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47 h. ago Pope Francis sought to make LGBTQ+ people more welcome, but church doctrine didn't change much

The papacy of Pope Francis ended with the same core doctrine for LGBTQ+ people that he had inherited

Politics

3 d. ago Some GOP states are targeting driver's licenses issued to immigrants illegally in the US

A growing number of Republican-led states are taking aim at driver's licenses issued by other states to people in the U.S. illegally

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4 d. ago How Pope Francis changed the Catholic church, and what happens next – podcast

Just hours after wishing the world a happy Easter, the 267th head of the Roman Catholic church passed away. What was his legacy and who will take his place? Catherine Pepinster reportsPope Francis was working until the end. On Easter Sunday, the 88-year-old head of the Catholic church offered an Easter greeting to the crowds in St Peter’s Square who had gathered for mass. By the next morning, after months battling pneumonia and bronchitis, he had passed away.From the beginning, the first Latin American pope wanted his papacy to be different. Catherine Pepinster, the former editor of the Tablet, says one of his first notable actions was to go to a prison, rather than a church, to wash people’s feet in the traditional Maundy Thursday rite. It was typical of a pontiff who refused many of the luxuries of his predecessors – from giving up an apartment in the papal palace to only wearing simple leather shoes. Continue reading...

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4 d. ago Pope Francis dies aged 88: His biggest controversies and changes to Church explained

Francis, who served as the Pope for over a decade, was a transformative figure in the Catholic Church, known as much for his progressive reforms as for the controversies they stirred within its ranks

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4 d. ago Francis changed church policy on the death penalty and nuclear weapons but upheld it on abortion

Pope Francis changed the Catholic Church’s teaching in areas such as the death penalty and nuclear weapons

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6 d. ago Four centuries later, Easter's date remains divisive. Some church leaders want that to change

Eastern and Western churches will celebrate Easter on the same day this year, while marking 1,700 years since the Council of Nicaea unified Christian doctrine

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7 d. ago Urgent call for older drivers to get eyesight tests after four people killed by motorists with failing vision

HM Senior Coroner for Lancashire, Dr James Adeley, has written to the Transport Secretary, Heidi Alexander, to say action should be taken to prevent future deaths.

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8 d. ago Coroner's call for urgent action after FOUR people killed by drivers with failing eyesight

A coroner has said the current system for 'ensuring' drivers meet the visual legal standards is ineffective, unsafe and unfit

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8 d. ago People with a Blue Badge cannot park in these 11 places at any time of day or night

Full list of Blue Badge parking rules for people travelling in a vehicle as a driver or passenger.

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9 d. ago The 'undercover' Bee Network bus catching drivers in the act across Greater Manchester

Police have used the bus in the fight against dangerous drivers

Transport

1 week ago One of Britain's biggest police forces blasted over diversity drive that 'encouraged people with no GCSEs and little English to apply'

A former police recruiter has said its 'Positive Action Team' was told to go out in public to recruit people, regardless of language ability or qualifications.

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2 w. ago Young people to be trained as engineers, welders and technicians in major drive

DWP Secretary Liz Kendall and Energy Secretary Ed Miliband have joined forces to back a 'clean power army' of jobs that are to be created to deliver clean power by 2030

Science

3 w. ago Using a satnav in old age helps people keep driving independence for longer, study shows

Government-funded study based on 895 drivers with an average age of 71 suggests helping elderly people use GPS apps on their smartphones keeps them able to drive independently into old age

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3 w. ago Pérez in talks with teams about F1 return as Lawson reflects on demotion

Former Red Bull driver was replaced two years earlyNew Zealander says he didn’t see own demotion comingThe former Red Bull driver Sergio Pérez says he is in talks with Formula One teams about a return to the grid after having his contract ended two years early. The 35-year-old Mexican, who won six races during his 14 years in F1, was replaced at Red Bull this season by Liam Lawson, who also struggled and was quickly demoted after two races. “Especially last year, I didn’t get to show what I’m able to do as a driver,” Pérez told the F1 website. “Now, all of a sudden, people realise how difficult the car is to drive.”Pérez said he had been “approached by a few teams since Abu Dhabi”, a reference to his final race last December as teammate to the eventual champion, Max Verstappen. “There are a few very interesting projects out there. It’s good to be in this position knowing that people are keen on you as a drive,” he said. “People have short memories in F1. People realise that my posit...

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3 w. ago Police hunt man terrorising doorbell cameras and ‘exposing himself on driveways’

Greater Manchester Police are investigating after a man was caught on several people's doorbells indecently exposing himself on their driveways in a street in Rochdale

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3 w. ago 'Bee Network change outside our church is driving people away'

25-metre piece of tarmac is the source of huge row

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3 w. ago Peter Crouch leads fleet of taxis to Chelsea helping fans to talk about mental health

Peter Crouch admits he was scared to talk to managers about mental health issues in case they thought he was weak, and he didn't dare open up to team-mates - but taxi drivers, of all people, can help fans break out of their shell

Sport

4 w. ago 'My son was left waiting for a school bus that didn't come four times'

Councillors have blasted town hall bosses for 'back-patting' over the Bee Network

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