14 h. ago Man, 18, dies in M5 crash after leaving ambulance taking him to hospital & being hit by car

A TEENAGER has tragically died after being hit by a car while leaving an ambulance taking him to hospital. The 18-year-old was struck on the M5 near Weston-super-Mare, Somerset, just after 11pm on Sunday. Paramedics had been treating the teen between Junction 20 and 21 but he made his way out of the vehicle. Avon and...

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3 d. ago Liverpool parade crash: Paul Doyle 'could have stopped car' says dad of teen hit

Mason Osborne, then 17, had travelled with friends to celebrate Liverpool FC’s Premier League title win on May 26 this year when Doyle ploughed his car into the crowds

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3 d. ago TfL warning as entire London Overground line to shut this weekend

TfL warning as entire London Overground line to shut this weekend  My London

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5 d. ago Driver who struck and killed dog walking couple on icy country lane hit 87mph seconds before the crash, dangerous driving trial hears

Thomas, 61, and Susan Corkery, 68, were taking their friend's dog for a walk when Scott Gunn struck them down, killing all three on Thurnham Lane near Maidstone on January 20

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6 d. ago Historic Welsh chapel near pretty beach set to become 'attractive' home

The 1850-built independent chapel had fallen into disuse by 1993

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7 d. ago One killed and 10 injured as man ploughs car into pedestrians in Tokyo

Driver tried to flee on foot but was apprehended

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8 d. ago M5 ‘blocked’ as huge crash sparks lane closures with drivers hit with long delays

Drivers were hit with hours of delays following a crash on the M5

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9 d. ago Popular attraction near Trafford Centre to shut for 12 weeks for major new look

Bosses have announced 'ambitious expansion plans' - and new computer-generated images have been released

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1 week ago Collapsed fashion chain to shut 4 shops today & this weekend after launching 40% off closing down sales

A POPULAR fashion chain is shutting four more of its stores over today and the weekend. The news comes after the company collapsed into administration in September, putting more than 2,150 jobs at risk. The latest victims of Claire's financial struggles are their shops in Halifax, Salisbury, Sheffield, and Winchester which are all set to...

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1 week ago M25 crash sparks rush hour CHAOS with lane closed and drivers hit with hefty delays

THERE are major delays on the M25 this morning after a crash. Two vehicles collided on the motorway in Essex, with delays of three miles being reported. One lane is closed, and all traffic from Junction 28 on the A12 for Brentwood to Junction 27 on the M11 is being held. There is also congestion...

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1 week ago Horrified police asked 'where are the limbs?' after arriving at Welsh gran's home

WARNING, DISTRESSING DETAILS: June Fox-Roberts was decapitated and dismembered by a crazed killer in one of the most disturbing crimes in Welsh history

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1 week ago Top UK car dealer confirms it will SHUT two locations just weeks after axing Jaguar Land Rover from all its sites

A TOP UK car dealer firm has confirmed it will close two locations - just weeks after it was revealed it'll be axing all of its Jaguar Land Rover sites. Group 1 Automotive has decided to shut down its BMW and MINI dealerships in both Stansted and Hindhead as part of an apparently ongoing review...

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1 week ago Dad had 'almost no chance of survival' after being hit twice in same crash

Mark Fardon couldn't walk or talk when he woke up in hospital with a brain injury, but has since defied the odds

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1 week ago Family of gran killed in Duchess of Edinburgh escort crash hit out as cop cleared

Helen Holland, 81, was killed after being hit by a speeding police outrider escorting the Duchess of Edinburgh. Last week, PC Christopher Harrison, 68, was cleared of causing death by dangerous driving.

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2 w. ago Car seen submerged in River Trent as police launch search for possible occupants

A car was seen entering the River Trent near the Wilford Suspension Bridge in West Bridgford this morning - police say there may be occupants who remain unaccounted for

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2 w. ago Chuck Schumer should quit – but would his imaginary friends agree? | Arwa Mahdawi

The US government was shut down for weeks – and then Democrats shrugged their shoulders and gave upChuck Schumer, the Senate minority leader, has a pair of very sweet imaginary friends. They’re a middle-class couple called Joe and Eileen Bailey and they live on Long Island. At one point the imaginary couple, who feature in Schumer’s 2007 book, Positively American, were called the O’Reillys. According to the Hill, one Schumer aide said the name then was changed because the publisher thought O’Reilly was “too ethnic” for mass consumption. Another aide said that claim was false, and Schumer just wanted a name that “sounded more national”. Naming strategy aside, the key point here is that Schumer has said he runs all his policy decisions by this completely fictional couple. He’s referred to them hundreds of times throughout his political career.Arwa Mahdawi is a Guardian columnist Continue reading...

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2 w. ago Pilot 'went into overdrive' as aircraft crash lands in field after 'something hit us'

The gyrocopter is understood to have experienced trouble over Greater Manchester before the pilot performed an emergency landing in a rural area near to Beaumont Road in the Lostock area of the town

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2 w. ago M20 closed after horror crash between van and BMW as commuters hit with major rush

A MAJOR UK motorway has been forced to close as cops investigate a horror smash involving a van and a car. Motorists travelling on the M20 near Maidstone, Kent, have been diverted as the probe continues into last night's crash. The eastbound carriageway between Junction 8, for Hollingbourne and Junction 9, Ashford, is completely shut...

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2 w. ago BREAKING Schoolgirl dies after being hit by SUV in horror crash after paramedics battled to save her

This is a breaking news story and is being constantly updated by our reporters as the breaking news story develops

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2 w. ago Schoolgirl dies after being hit by SUV in horror crash after paramedics battled to save her

A young girl has tragically died days after being hit by a car at the weekend following paramedics battling to save her life as she was rushed to hospital by air ambulance

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