6 h. 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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7 h. 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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5 d. 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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5 d. 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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6 d. ago Moment police find two huge machetes during arrest of teenagers who were stopped by police over 'ticket issue' at Euston tube station

Disturbing footage captured in London Euston yesterday shows the moment British Transport Police arrested the two youths after discovering the terrifying blades.

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6 d. 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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8 d. ago Horrific moment gunman shoots victim dead in front of shocked British tourists in Costa Del Sol holiday hotspot Puerto Banus

Police confirmed late last night the 25-year-old man targeted had died in hospital from the injuries he sustained in yesterday's ambush.

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9 d. ago Shocking moment British woman forces plane to divert to Crete after shoving stewardess and screaming at passengers after row sparked by someone kicking the back of her seat

Witnesses have described how the 38-year-old scratched the brave cabin crew worker, leaving her bleeding, while hurling abuse and threatening other travellers.

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1 week 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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1 week 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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1 week ago Moment rocks come crashing down on Ibiza hotel in front of screaming British tourists, injuring three people and trapping others as party island is hit by intense storm

Four people were trapped following the landslide at the four-star Vibra Tropical Garden Apartments, a short walk from Figueretas beach.

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1 week ago British stag do force Ryanair flight to land in France and brawl with police in front of terrified passengers before being arrested 

As the flight took off, the group immediately began drinking duty-free booze and 'engaging in loud, inappropriate conversations all within earshot of young children seated nearby'.

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1 week ago Terrifying moment British and US couples cheat death when rampaging elephant flips their safari canoes over before smashing one of the women with its trunk

The two couples - both husband and wife and said to be British - were being poled 'gondala style' through the shallow waters of the Okavango Delta, Botswana.

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2 w. ago North Lanarkshire crash: Pedestrian in 'critical condition' after A8 crash involving lorry near Chapelhall

The driver of the lorry was not injured.

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2 w. ago The £42m cocaine smugglers: Undercover footage captures moment two Scots working for a Colombian cartel unload huge drug haul on British beach

Their plan would come crashing down when they were intercepted in the pub car park by National Crime Agency officers who discovered 524 kilos of cocaine in the back of a hire van last May.

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2 w. ago Moment British murderer is finally arrested in Spain after huge manhunt

He's been on the run for 17 months after stabbing his roommate to death, but has now finally been caught

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2 w. ago Shocking moment British tourists watch as migrants stream into Spanish resort

Joseph was enjoying his morning coffee on his balcony when he noticed a small black dinghy full of around 10 to 15 migrants dock at the sandy seashore at around 6am.

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3 w. ago Moment lorry driver realises he had killed someone caught on video after motorway crash

Danny Aitchison died after his Hyundai Kona became sandwiched between two lorry's on the M58 on May 17 last year.

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3 w. ago 'Arrogant' lorry driver kills dad after watching adult films while driving

Neil Platt was sentenced after he was seen watching adult films on his phone while he was driving before he ploughed into traffic on the M58, killing a father-of-two instantly

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3 w. ago Lorry driver was looking at porn seconds before he killed dad in motorway crash

Neil Platt, 43, was looking at porn on his mobile phone while driving an HGV on the M58 in Skelmersdale before crashing into a car belonging to Danny Aitchison, who was tragically killed

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