18 h. ago Major Scottish road closed after pedestrian hit by ambulance in early hours of morning

Police are investigating the crash on Saturday morning.

Events

22 h. ago If road deaths were a virus, we’d call it a pandemic. Safer transport helps us all – and we need it urgently | Tedros Adhanom Ghebreyesus and Jean Todt

Deaths on the road costs countries up to 5% of GDP. Centring transport around people, not cars, can propel developmentIf you had to guess the leading cause of death for children and young people around the world, what would you say? Malaria perhaps? Pneumonia? Suicide? They’re all high up there, but no, it’s road accidents.Cars have been around for more than 120 years, and we know how to prevent these tragedies. Yet road crashes still claim more than two lives every minute – killing nearly 1.2 million people every year. Continue reading...

Events

60 h. ago Liverpool attack: Woman raped next to main road in city centre as police cordon off area

Merseyside Police has launched an investigation following a report that a woman was assaulted near a busy junction in Liverpool city centre during the early hours of Thursday

Events

60 h. ago Toddler, 2, dies after being left in car outside nursery for HOURS as staff forgot he was in there

Salomao Rodrigues Faustino, 2, died from agonising heatstroke after he was left strapped into a searing 32C car for several hours - with all the windows and doors closed

Events

66 h. ago M6 crash LIVE updates as vehicle overturns and drivers face six

Motorists are facing 45-minute delays

Events

68 h. ago Two seriously injured in A555 crash that left road closed for hours near Manchester Airport

A 19-year-old has been arrested

Events

2 d. ago Drivers facing queues after town centre road closed following early hours crash

The road was shut for a number of hours

Events

4 d. ago Section of A85 road to undergo essential repairs as drivers face delays

BEAR Scotland wil repair a section of the A85, with temporary traffic lights and a convoy systme to be put in place.

Transport

4 d. ago Voices: Should older drivers be forced to retest if young drivers face tougher rules? Join The Independent Debate

Amid calls to bring in stricter driving rules for young drivers, we want to know if you think similar restrictions should be applied to older drivers to improve road safety

Politics

4 d. ago Sneaky drivers 'face £1,000 fine' and their car seized for filthy offence

The upper limit for the how much you can be fined has gone up over the years as councils urged to make good use of their enforcement powers

Economics