5 h. ago These driving errors could cost Brits £1k this Easter weekend with fags and eggs alert

A driving expert highlights five blunders that motorists make on the road, with three of them landing you a potential £100 fine and one so bad that the fine could be 'unlimited'

Economics

28 h. ago I was hit with a £100 fine after stopping in a car park for five minutes but leaving because I had to pay in coins

Sue Hirst, 53, was charged £100 for a five minute stay in a car park, in which her partner did not even leave their vehicle, while on a holiday weekend.

Economics

38 h. ago East London Indian restaurant fined £100,000 over 'uncontrolled' mouse infestation

Mouse droppings were found near chopping boards, cooking utensils, packaged lettuces and smeared on electrical wires

Economics

55 h. ago Museum storage closure prompts 'rationalisation' of Falkirk Council's collection

Thousands of objects will be reviewed by experts to slim Falkirk Council's museum collection down

Politics

58 h. ago Falkirk Council set to introduce £100 fines for pavement parking in August

Falkirk currently issues warnings rather than penalties but that will change if councillors agree

Economics

60 h. ago UK motorists warned they could face £100 fine if they ignore common motorway sign

If you've ever been driving along a motorway, you'll more than likely have seen this sign

Events

4 d. ago Motorists risk £100 fine if they wear certain item when driving

You should be mindful of the clothes you're driving in – as failing to dress appropriately could see you being slapped with a hefty fine. Here's all you need to know

Economics

4 d. ago Drivers risk £100 fine if they wear one springtime item behind the wheel

Temperatures are increasing across the country, and many of us will be packing away our winter clothes in time for spring – but there's one thing you should never wear while driving

Economics

5 d. ago Woman, 25, killed and sister, 12, and cousin, 19, rushed to hospital after BMW M3 mounts pavement and hits them

The 25-year-old was crushed last night after a grey BMW 3 series mounted a pavement at Crawley Leisure Park, in West Sussex.

Events

9 d. ago Family fined £100 for parking over this white line to help disabled gran

Francesca Roberts decided to park over the line to allow grandmother-of-six Maureen to get her walker out and move around safely but the decision almost proved very costly

Economics

1 week ago Lanarkshire pavement parking fines: MP raises enforcement concerns

Michael Shanks says "people who have genuine issues parking outside their home may be penalised" and is asking about exemption zones

Events

2 w. ago Chris Eubank Jr breaks silence after he was fined £100,000 for slapping Conor Benn with an egg amid bitter feud

As they stared each other down, Eubank Jr grabbed an egg from his pocket and slapped it into his rival's face, with security then having to rush in to separate the two men.

Economics

2 w. ago Major Falkirk roundabout to be resurfaced after council win legal battle over 'failed' work

The local authority has been making temporary repairs to the roundabout which was resurfaced in 2022

Events

2 w. ago TRNSMT 2025: BBC Introducing comes to Glasgow Green with 20 emerging acts set to perform

TRNSMT 2025 will bring some of the future stars of the UK music scene to Glasgow Green this year.

Politics

2 w. ago Major athletics venue leased by Falkirk Council to new sports trust for £1

Falkirk Council pledges nearly £500,000 to the move which will save cash in the longer term

Economics

2 w. ago Police issue important Highway Code reminder on issue that frustrates motorway drivers

Laws introduced in 2013 give police officers the power to hand out on-the-spot fines of £100 and three penalty points

Transport

2 w. ago What is Marine Le Pen guilty of in National Rally embezzlement case?

The far-right leader has been banned from running for office for five years after an EU parliament fake jobs scamAfter a nine-week trial, the French far-right leader Marine Le Pen was this week found guilty of the embezzlement of European parliamentary funds through a fake jobs scam of an unprecedented scale and duration. She was banned from running for office for five years with immediate effect, which could prevent her making a fourth bid for the French presidency in 2027.She has said she will appeal against the verdict and sentence, which also included a four-year prison term – with two years suspended and two to be served outside jail with an electronic bracelet – and €100,000 (£84,000) fine. Continue reading...

Politics

2 w. ago European country's paedophiles could be chemically castrated for early jail release

The procedure is already used in 12 European countries, and is voluntary. It is set to be introduced in a desperate bid to stop reoffending and abuse against children

Events

2 w. ago Motorists hit with over 200 fines as South Lanarkshire Council wardens crack down on pavement parkers

In the first two weeks of enforcing the new legislation parking attendants have issued 248 PCNs for pavement parking.

Events

2 w. ago Marine Le Pen attacks ban on French presidency run as a ‘political decision’

Far-right leader, who was found guilty of embezzlement of European funds, says conviction is a ‘denial of democracy’The French far-right leader Marine Le Pen has railed against a Paris court’s “political decision” to bar her from competing for the presidency in 2027, attacking the move to ban her from running for public office as “a denial of democracy”.In a day of high political drama, Le Pen was found guilty of embezzlement of European parliament funds on a vast scale, a conviction for which she was also handed a four-year prison sentence, with two of those years suspended and two to be served outside jail with an electronic bracelet. She was also ordered to pay a €100,000 (£84,000) fine. Continue reading...

Politics