3 d. ago M5 closed in both directions after woman killed in horror lorry collision

The incident happened shortly before 3am on the northbound carriageway

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3 d. ago M5 closed in both directions after woman in 70s killed in lorry horror

The M5 in Somerset was closed in both directions after a woman was killed in a lorry collision in the early hours of this morning, with the motorway remaining shut northbound

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3 d. ago M5 shut in both directions as woman struck and killed by lorry

Avon & Somerset Police has confirmed a woman aged in her 70s was killed when she was hit by a lorry early this morning on the M5's northbound carriage, near junctions 24 and 23

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5 d. ago Trump expected to sign executive order to abolish US education department

President made campaign promise to axe the department – but needs congressional approval to follow throughUS politics live – latest updatesDonald Trump is expected to sign an executive order on Thursday that instructs the US education secretary, Linda McMahon, to start dismantling the agency, seemingly attempting to circumvent the need to obtain the congressional approval needed to formally close a federal department.The order – which has been anticipated for weeks given Trump campaigned on a promise to end the education department – directs McMahon to “take all necessary steps” shut down key functionalities “and return education authority to the states”. Continue reading...

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6 d. ago Motorbiker killed in horror crash involving lorry on rural Scots road

The accident happened near Newton Wamphray in Dumfries and Galloway, with the biker pronounced dead at the scene.

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9 d. ago Live updates as crashes and repairs block five main Welsh routes completely on sunny weekend

Main roads including the A40 have been shut in both directions as a result of emergency repairs and accidents - latest below

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2 w. ago 'Cherished' young footballer killed in lorry crash with road sweeper as tributes paid

Talented footballer Marshall Spelzini, 21, was a passenger in a lorry when it collided with a broken down road sweeper, killing him and injuring two others

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2 w. ago Promising footballer killed in horror lorry crash as family in 'unimaginable pain'

The family of a young footballer are in "unimaginable pain" after he was killed as a passenger in a lorry when it collided with a broken down road sweeper.

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2 w. ago Promising young footballer, 21, killed in horror lorry crash as family in 'unimaginable pain'

Marshall Spelzini, 21, was a passenger in a lorry when it collided with a broken down road sweeper on the A299 near St Nicholas-at-Wade, Kent, as a fundraiser was launched

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2 w. ago Blake Lively and Anna Kendrick's Another Simple Favor director responds to rumors of tension between co

Director Paul Feig tried to shut down any claims of tension between stars Blake Lively and Anna Kendrick at SXSW Film Festival.

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2 w. ago First picture of 'wonderful' grandfather killed in horror crash with lorry on Scots road

Neil Humphreys was pronounced dead after the two-vehicle crash on February 12.

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3 w. ago Major Scottish road shut in both directions after lorry carrying straw catches on fire

The busy single-carriageway road remains closed in both directions after the HGV caught on fire

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3 w. ago Boy, 7, run over and killed by bin lorry in front of horrified father

Police investigate after boy cycling to school in Hamburg, Germany was hit by a turning rubbish truck

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3 w. ago Lorry driver killed and man rushed to hospital following horror motorway crash

The lorry driver could not be saved and was sadly pronounced dead at the scene.

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3 w. ago M6 crash: Lorry driver killed and motorist seriously injured as major collision closes motorway

Significant delays expected following the serious collision on the M6

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3 w. ago M6 crash horror as lorry driver killed with motorway to shut all day

Another driver has been rushed to hospital after the crash on the M6

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4 w. ago Horror as influencer plunges 60ft to her death from Snowdonia mountain

Civil engineer Maria Eftimova, 28, was climbing in Snowdonia when tragedy struck - and she was the second professional woman killed in a climbing accident in a week

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