1 week ago Man killed in horror motorbike crash on quiet Scottish country road

A man has been killed in the collision near the Scotland-England border

Events

1 week ago 10 dead as landslide hits passing cars on Indonesia's Java island

Indonesian rescuers have recovered 10 bodies after a landslide struck vehicles on a hilly road on the country’s main island of Java

Events

2 w. ago Black Country, New Road: Forever Howlong review | Alexis Petridis's album of the week

(Ninja Tune)After losing their frontman, the band’s third studio album shows how resilient and adaptable they are, with luscious melodies, fantastical lyrics and lots of recordersThe last time Black Country, New Road released a studio album, in 2022, it was accompanied by a strange feeling. Their debut the previous year had reached No 4 in the UK charts, and Ants from Up There was an even greater breakthrough, the sound of the UK septet pulling confidently away from the serried ranks of sprechgesang-heavy alt-rock bands who proliferated in the late 2010s. But there was an elegiac feeling around its release: Black Country, New Road’s frontman, Isaac Wood, had announced his departure four days prior. The others had resolved to continue without him, but given how distinctive Wood’s declarative, ruminating vocals were, many thought the band’s future was uncertain at best.That proved to be an underestimation. Instead of touring Ants from Up There, the remaining members stopped playing an...

Politics

2 w. ago Family feared for their lives when Land Rover Defender burst into flames on country road as mother yelled at children: 'Run as fast as you can!'

Caroline Rodda and her family were left fearing for their lives when their Land Rover suddenly 'exploded' into flames on a country road as they shouted at the children to 'run as fast as you can'.

Society

3 w. ago Mum lost unborn baby after pothole smash on Scotland’s crumbling roads

Carly McLean, from Glasgow, and three of her children were among 26 people hurt in accidents across the country where road defects were recorded as a factor.

Politics

3 w. ago ‘It’s a bit like PTSD’: Cambridgeshire villagers react after mystery killing of alpacas and sheep

Residents say they are still ‘shocked and horrified’ after farm animals shot dead in East HatleyThe last time Mick Marshall can recall a crime happening in Hatley, John Major was still the prime minister. “We got broken into in 1996 and that’s it. That was a long time ago,” he said.The 81-year-old runs the Hatley Shop and Post Office with his wife, a quaint little shop shrouded in green shrubbery. The Cambridgeshire village, which is hidden up a long country road lined with small farms, is so quiet that some days Marshall nary serves a soul. “Sometimes we don’t have any customers, sometimes it’s two or three,” he said. Continue reading...

Events

3 w. ago Two teenagers killed in horror motorbike crash as police launch probe

Two teens - aged just 18 and 19 - died when a yellow Honda 125cc bike crashed on Wrexham Road, New Broughton, with it believed to be the only vehicle involved

Events

4 w. 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.

Events

4 w. ago World champion, 18, killed in horror car crash as three teens die in Audi smash

Former Taekwondo world champion Simon Evans, 18, has died alongside two friends, with another teen suffering life changing injuries, after an Audi A1 crashed on a country road in Shropshire

Events