5 h. ago Frustrated villagers put up road signs in Spanish in bid to warn off foreign lorry drivers

The official-looking blue warnings were spotted in Tarleton, Lancashire, and read 'Camiones No Pasar', which is Spanish for 'Trucks Do Not Pass'.

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6 d. ago Lorry driver on M6 'filmed doing something inappropriate while behind wheel'

Footage appears to show a lorry driver on the M6 during the rush hour watching something on his mobile phone which is positioned on the dashboard above the steering wheel

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6 d. ago Driver stunned after spotting lorry driver 'doing something inappropriate' on M6

An astounded passer-by in a neighbouring lane managed to film the brief clip, which seems to show a mobile phone propped up on the dashboard above the steering wheel

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6 d. ago Lorry driver 'filmed doing something very inappropriate while behind wheel on M6'

Footage appeared to show the driver watching the screen positioned on the dashboard while driving at speed

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8 d. ago Popular Spanish tourist destination brings in tough new measures to tackle overtourism

A popular Spanish tourist destination has introduced tough new measures in a bid to tackle over tourism. 

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8 d. ago Michael Schumacher's 'positive sign' in health update as 'he might be getting better'

Michael Schumacher's health remains a closely guarded secret, but there have been a few subtle signs that the Formula One legend may be on the road to recovery

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9 d. ago Moment British lorry driver realises stowaway migrant has hitched a ride... but gets off when he tells him they're going to Belgium

Sam Sullivan, 26, was at the Calais truck stop picking up his export paperwork just before 5pm on Friday when he saw the young man get on the back of his lorry.

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1 week ago Driver instantly regrets making gestures at lorry when he realises who is inside

The man was passing the HGV on the M1 when he started making 'obscene gestures' - he instantly regretted doing so when he realised who was inside the lorry

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2 w. ago Lorry driver killed in M6 crash near Scottish border 'was beloved husband and father'

The motorway, and the adjoining A74(M) were closed for over 11 hours following the crash last week.

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2 w. ago The Devil Book by Asta Olivia Nordenhof review – a Danish series that burns with purpose

This incandescent novel takes in lockdown, the devil, bad investments, erotic thrills and the deadly fire on the Scandinavian Star ferryAt about 2am on the night of 7 April 1990, a fire broke out on board the MS Scandinavian Star, a car and passenger ferry operating between Oslo and Frederikshavn. Inadequate staff training coupled with jammed fire doors aiding the spread of the fire and the subsequent release of deadly hydrogen cyanide gas from burning laminates resulted in the deaths of 159 people. The disaster was initially blamed on one of the passengers – a lorry driver and convicted arsonist. The fact that this suspect was also one of the fire’s casualties and thus unable to refute the charges against him was almost certainly part of the reason why the truth about the tragedy took so long to come to light. In 2020, a six-hour documentary revealed that the fire had most likely been started deliberately as part of an insurance fraud.In the first volume of Asta Oliv...

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2 w. ago Dumfries and Galloway crash: Driver in hospital after lorry and car crash on A75

The nature of the driver’s injuries are not known.

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2 w. ago Teenage girls locked up for killing 'gentle' pensioner in unprovoked Holloway Road attack

Fredi Rivero was killed by a single punch in the street in an unprovoked attack in Holloway Road

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2 w. ago Pensioner made peace signs before being beaten to death by teenage girls, court hears

Fredi Rivero was killed by a single punch in the street in an unprovoked attack in Holloway Road

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2 w. ago Dumfries and Galloway forces charity aiming to hit a Christmas century

Southwest RNR is closing in on helping 100 former service personnel retrain as lorry drivers.

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2 w. ago Lorry driver dies following horror crash on M6 close to Scottish border

The A74(M) and M6 motorways were closed by police after the incident near Gretna.

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2 w. ago Man orders 3kg of Haribo from Amazon, scoffs the lot and seriously regrets it

EXCLUSIVE: After a three-day Haribo binge, one Yorkshire lorry driver found himself hospitalised for a week with an agonising condition brought about by a massive overdose of gelatine.

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3 w. ago Huge mushroom cloud engulfs motorway after lorry catches FIRE

Fire crews were called when the blaze broke out around 6.30am today, quickly engulfing the vehicle transporter loaded with electric cars.

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3 w. ago Live updates as road closure just off M4 near Newport causes significant delays

A major route near Newport has been blocked since the early hours of this morning due to a serious collision

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3 w. ago Young motorcyclist killed in horror crash in southeast London

Scotland Yard said victim in his 20s suffered ‘significant’ head injuries on Lakedale Road, Plumstead

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3 w. ago Young motorcyclist killed in horror crash on south London road

Scotland Yard said victim in his 20s suffered ‘significant’ head injuries on Lakedale Road, Plumstead

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