2 h. ago Children 82 per cent more likely to die if hit by one type of car

For adult pedestrians and cyclists there is a 44 per cent greater chance of death

Events

21 h. ago I used an online number plate checker to find out if I'm hit by DVLA £150 car tax hike

It took seconds to check how my car's CO2 emissions affect the amount of tax I'll pay this year

Economics

37 h. ago Police hunting for Peugeot driver after schoolboy cyclist is rushed to hospital with head injuries following 'hit

The schoolboy was riding an electric pedal-bike when he was hit by a silver Peugeot 5008 car in Blakelaw, Newcastle.

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39 h. ago Even Tesla drivers seem to hate Elon Musk. Their honking protest warms the heart | Zoe Williams

The demonstration outside the Tesla showroom in west London was one of the smallest I have seen. But everyone who passed by was keen to show their supportPark Royal is the worst underground station in London and therefore the world. You come out of a stubby 1930s entrance hall that must have been cute once, right on to a dual carriageway. There’s a hotel on the other side of the road, and a tourist will most likely approach you, asking how she’s supposed to cross, and your answer will be just a sub-verbal collapse into nothingness. There is no obvious way to cross the road. This place was built for cars, and if you’re not a car, you’re stuck in a tube station now. There is actually an underpass, but that’s no excuse for dystopian urban planning.I was there helping the Stop Trump Coalition make a video before the US president’s state visit, whenever that might be, and they were there to see Tesla Takedown, which is not as antagonistic as it sounds, just a score of people, one dressed...

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39 h. ago I went to a Tesla protest this weekend – here’s what I learned | Zoe Williams

The demonstration outside the Tesla showroom in west London was one of the smallest I have seen. But everyone who passed by was keen to show their supportPark Royal is the worst underground station in London and therefore the world. You come out of a stubby 1930s entrance hall that must have been cute once, right on to a dual carriageway. There’s a hotel on the other side of the road, and a tourist will most likely approach you, asking how she’s supposed to cross, and your answer will be just a sub-verbal collapse into nothingness. There is no obvious way to cross the road. This place was built for cars, and if you’re not a car, you’re stuck in a tube station now. There is actually an underpass, but that’s no excuse for dystopian urban planning.I was there helping the Stop Trump Coalition make a video before the US president’s state visit, whenever that might be, and they were there to see Tesla Takedown, which is not as antagonistic as it sounds, just a score of people, one dressed...

Politics

47 h. ago Critical Mass London: Hundreds of protesting cyclists ride through Silvertown Tunnel in ‘mass trespass’

Campaigners say first new road crossing under Thames in 58 years will reduce safety and bring additional noise and pollution

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48 h. ago Vancouver crash: Child, 5, among 11 dead after car ploughs into crowd with victims hit ‘like bowling pins’

Suspect Kai-Ji Adam Lo, 30, has initially been charged with eight counts of second degree murder after the "lone suspect" allegedly drove into Lapu Lapu festival in Vancouver, Canada

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66 h. ago King ‘profoundly saddened’ after nine killed when car hit revellers in Vancouver

The King also said ‘we send our deepest possible sympathy at a most agonizing time for so many in Canada’.

Events

69 h. ago London Marathon disrupted as UK Youth Demand protesters storm Tower Bridge

Activists stormed the London landmark at 10:30am and threw bright pink powder across the road as the elite runners crossed the River Thames

Events

3 d. ago Katie Price puts on defiant display after sharing major health worries

Katie Price shares a smiling snap with her beloved horse Wallis as she faces major health struggles and admits she may need a mobility scooter to cope with the pain

Politics

3 d. ago Nurse who knocked down and killed mother, 28, while speeding at 60mph and using Snapchat on her phone is jailed for nine years

Romeesa Ahmed, 27, hit Athira Anilkumar Laly Kumari with her car in February 2023 as she rushed home from a night shift, before ploughing into a bus shelter and injuring a man.

Events

4 d. ago Person on mobility scooter hit by car outside railway station

A number of emergency services attended the scene of a collision involving a mobility scooter and a car

Events

5 d. ago Inquest into death of nurse killed when hit by a car adjourned for investigation

A man has been arrested and released on bail over the death of Dominyka Jonikaite.

Events

5 d. ago How an attempted citizen’s arrest for shoplifting may have stopped America’s next mass shooting

The 24-year-old almost hit someone with his car while he was fleeing the store, where he stole a 9mm firearm, bear spray, and body armor, according to police

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5 d. ago Driver knocked elderly man from mobility scooter then calmly parked their car and left the scene

The driver of the car did not report the matter to the police and officers are now trying to track them down and are asking for help from potential witnesses

Transport

6 d. ago Katie Price 'might need mobility scooter' as she faces health battle and surgery

Former glamour model Katie Price has admitted she could face surgery as she opened up about a painful problem that she fears is limiting how much she can walk

Events

7 d. ago Boy, four, hit and killed by car on estate just days after his birthday

The unnamed child, who celebrated his fourth birthday on Saturday, was hit by a car in Farranshock Estate, just 2km from the town of Mullingar, Ireland, not long after 6.30pm yesterday.

Events

7 d. ago Lorry driver high on cocaine killed Scots pensioner as he crossed road

Edward Feelie failed to stop at a red light and went on to hit Robert Shirra-Gibb, who had to be freed from under the Isuzu flatbed truck in Blantyre.

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7 d. ago Drivers turn to number plate checker to see if £150 DVLA car tax rise affects them

A recent car tax rise has hit millions of drivers but there is a simple way to check how much extra you'll need to pay

Economics

8 d. ago Internet conspiracy theorists accuse Meghan Markle of 'staging' her Easter duckling video after noticing key detail

The Duchess of Sussex , 43, looked overjoyed on Easter Sunday when she came across a flock of ducks crossing the road in Montecito. But some accused her of setting it up.

Politics