2 h. ago Learner driver who passed theory test on 75th try spent £1700 amid rising prices

Learning to drive can be extremely costly, but one learner driver has taken the costs to an extreme after paying to sit the theory test 75 times

Economics

20 h. ago Train driver falls asleep at 50 mph as 'terrified passengers' get 'thrown'

Terrified passengers were left screaming and thrown to the floor after a train driver fell asleep at the controls, sending the packed carriage hurtling out of control at over 50mph

Events

26 h. ago Two robbers jailed after crashing into care home at 104mph in police getaway

Driver Sam Asgari-Tabar and passenger Reece Parish, both 21, ploughed into Highcliffe Care Home in Sunderland after taking the vehicle from a woman during a test drive

Events

27 h. ago Man dies and two others injured after bin lorry crashes into house

One passenger in the lorry was pronounced dead at the scene, while the driver and another passenger were taken to hospital.

Events

29 h. ago Drunk driver passed out at the wheel and crashed into traffic island

David McLindon, who miraculously escaped serious injury, was so intoxicated that witnesses and police officers couldn't rouse him.

Events

31 h. ago Learner driver passes theory test at 75th attempt after forking out £1,725 on fees

Another learner has taken the test 128 times without success

Economics

32 h. ago Driver passes car theory exam after spending £1,725 in 75 total attempts

The theory test assesses knowledge and comprehension of road rules and safe driving practices

Economics

42 h. ago Learner driver passes theory test at 75th attempt after spending £1,725 on fees

Each test attempt costs £23.

Economics

54 h. ago Cab driver jailed for extorting drunk passengers with ‘fake vomit’ scheme

Scam unravels after driver tries to extort undercover police officer posing as passenger

Events

4 d. ago ICE facing fierce backlash after video apparently shows unconscious man clutching child during arrest

Footage shows commotion inside vehicle in Massachusetts as desperate woman in passenger seat tries to awaken manUS Immigration and Customs Enforcement (ICE) is facing fierce questions after a video that appeared to show a man falling unconscious during an arrest while clutching a small child went viral, and officials accused the man of faking a medical emergency to stop the arrest of his wife.The footage, obtained by the Boston Globe, shows a frantic commotion inside a vehicle in Fitchburg, Massachusetts, on Thursday. A desperate woman in the passenger seat tries to awaken the man in the driver’s seat, with a crying child in the middle. People can be heard shouting: “He’s having a seizure.” An officer can be seen trying to pull the passengers from the vehicle, while a Fitchburg police officer orders the crowd to “back up” repeatedly. Continue reading...

Society

7 d. ago Driver, 36, dies & passenger rushed to hospital after truck crashes with lorry on Scots road

A DRIVER has died and a passenger has been rushed to hospital after a truck crashed with a lorry on a Scots road yesterday. Emergency crews rushed to the scene after the fatal smash on the A7 near Langholm yesterday morning. The tragic two-vehicle collision happened at around 11.35am near Briery Bank in Dumfries and...

Events

7 d. ago A7 crash: Driver dies and passenger hospitalised with 'serious injuries' after crash near Langholm

The man was pronounced dead at the scene.

Events

7 d. ago Horror moment cars smash into each other at high speed leaving man, 22, dead as driver and passenger ‘flee scene’

THIS is the shocking moment two cars smash into each other killing a man, 22, as the driver and passenger flee. CCTV shows the horror smash on Stratford Road and Ladypool Road, in Birmingham, at just before 11.50pm on Friday, August 1. In an urgent appeal for information, West Midlands Police have now released the shocking...

Events

8 d. ago Taxi driver fined after refusing to take blind passenger and guide dog

The customer was hoping to catch a train in the city centre

Politics

9 d. ago Huntingdon hero train driver who helped save lives says 'I was only doing my job'

Train driver Andrew Johnson acted quickly and 'saved lives' when panicked passengers told him a bloody knife rampage has been launched on board his Peterborough to London service on Saturday evening

Society

9 d. ago People with a hidden health condition could be eligible for a Blue Badge as a driver or passenger

If you are not automatically eligible, you may be able to get a Blue Badge under certain other circumstances.

Politics

9 d. ago Luke Littler passes driving test after theory exam nightmare as dream car awaits

Luke Littler has celebrated another milestone as the darts star proudly showed off passing his driving test at the first attempt after previously failing his theory six times

Transport

9 d. ago Train attack suspect shouts 'kill me' after 'stabbing ten' as police say 'no suggestion' of terror

The shocking mobile phone footage was taken by a taxi driver who was waiting to pick up a passenger near the front of the station in Cambridgeshire.

Events

9 d. ago The touching note slipped to a passenger as mystery bus driver explains gutting truth of the job

'I hope this message can encourage all of us to promote mutual respect towards others'

Transport

1 week ago London bus driver suspended after ‘trapping Jewish passenger inside vehicle’

David Abraham says the driver refused to give him his bank card after it fell in the driver’s booth

Transport