17 h. ago Sandford parents 'bitterly disappointed' over school journey road safety review decision

Campaigners say the decision sends the wrong message - that children’s safety can be pushed aside in the interests of process and cost-cutting.

Politics

33 h. ago Stella admits McLaren ‘face difficulties’ managing Norris and Piastri in title run

Oscar Piastri furious with Lando Norris for risky overtakeSingapore result reduces championship lead to 22 pointsThe way in which McLaren manage Lando Norris and Oscar Piastri, after the pair clashed again at the Singapore Grand Prix, is now crucial to avoid the drivers losing trust in the team’s approach on the title run-in, the team principal, Andrea Stella, has acknowledged.The team will conduct an extensive review of their decision-making during the race at the Marina Bay circuit where Norris barged into his teammate while overtaking him in the opening corners. Continue reading...

Politics

38 h. ago ‘Logs falling from the sky’: the harrowing true story behind wildfire drama The Lost Bus

Paul Greengrass’s anxiety-inducing new disaster drama relives the devastating 2018 Camp fire in California, a day relived by its survivors hereSchoolteacher Mary Ludwig gets goose bumps when she remembers the first time she met bus driver Kevin McKay. “I said, ‘Who the heck are you?’” she says via Zoom. “’Cause I knew all the bus drivers from field trips. He’s like, ‘I’m Kevin McKay.’ I said, ‘You’d better be good!’”The pair were setting off on a terrifying, five-hour journey with nearly two dozen elementary school students as the Camp fire engulfed Paradise, California, in 2018. It was the start of a beautiful friendship. “That day I met a stranger and put my complete trust in that stranger and today we’re very close, lifelong friends,” Ludwig adds. Continue reading...

Events

41 h. ago War over words breaks out over road safety on South Lanarkshire school journeys

The SNP hit out at serious and valid safety concerns" over pupils' journeys while Labour's council leader accused his rivals of using the issue as a “political football”.

Events

56 h. ago Badenoch says Tories open to quitting more treaties to increase deportations

Party leader uses conference speech to outline proposal for UK to exit ECHR as part of wider bonfire of protectionsA future Tory government would be open to dismantling more treaties as a means to deport people from the UK, Kemi Badenoch has said at the start of a Conservative party conference focused almost exclusively on immigration policy.Making the first of two addresses to the gathering in Manchester, the Tory leader formally set out her proposal for the UK to quit the European convention on human rights (ECHR) as part of a wider bonfire of protections including an end to legal aid in immigration and asylum cases and the right to take migration decisions to tribunals or judicial review. Continue reading...

Politics

57 h. ago Badenoch says Tories could quit more treaties to increase deportations

Party leader outlines proposal for UK to quit ECHR as part of wider bonfire of protections at conferenceA future Conservative government would be open to dismantling more treaties as a means to deport people from the UK, Kemi Badenoch has said at the start of a Tory conference focused almost exclusively on immigration policy.Making the first of two addresses to the gathering in Manchester, the Tory leader formally set out her proposal for the UK to quit the European convention on human rights (ECHR) as part of a wider bonfire of protections including an end to legal aid for migrants and the right to take migration decisions to tribunals or judicial review. Continue reading...

Politics

60 h. ago All drivers urged to do 20p test before going back on the roads

With the weather closing in, road safety is paramount

Transport

4 d. ago Asad Rehman’s journey from antiracism campaigner in Burnley to head of Friends of the Earth

Climate crisis is ‘interconnected crisis of inequality’, says Rehman, who began organising at his school in the 1970s Each weekday morning, every child in the south Asian community in Burnley would gather before making the journey to school. It was the 1970s, the National Front were mobilising, and they were the children of south Asian workers invited to Britain a decade earlier to fill labour shortages.Among them was Asad Rehman, who had moved to the Lancashire town with his family from Pakistan at the age of four. “We would all walk together, because it was dangerous to walk alone,” he remembers. “Younger children in the middle, older children around the edge, because we’d be attacked on the way.” Continue reading...

Events

9 d. ago ‘Arteta looks like he’s about to get violent’ say fans as Arsenal boss furious at being denied penalty vs Newcastle

FANS claimed Mikel Arteta was "about to get violent" as he was left fuming at Arsenal being denied a penalty. Viktor Gyokeres went down in the box after being brought down by Newcastle goalkeeper Nick Pope. A penalty was initially awarded to the North Londoners, but after a VAR review, the decision was overturned. Replays...

Sport

1 week ago Drivers born before certain date warned they may 'have to take tests to keep licence'

Campaigners and authorities are hoping to find the perfect balance between the safety of all road users, and not interfering too heavy-handedly with the independence of elderly motorists

Events

1 week ago Doug Ford to ban speed cameras in Ontario in populist appeal to suburban voters

Canada premier’s move prompts criticism from road safety activists and is likely to cue new showdown with TorontoDoug Ford has announced plans to ban speed cameras in Ontario, describing the devices as an out-of-control “tax grab” in his latest populist appeal to suburban voters.The move prompted criticism from road safety activists and is likely to cue another showdown with Toronto, after the mayor of Canada’s largest city urged councillors to keep the cameras in place, warning that “speed kills”. Continue reading...

Politics

1 week ago Fate of hundreds arrested for alleged Palestine Action support in limbo if challenge to ban is blocked, court told

Home Office has asked court of appeal to overturn judge’s decision to grant judicial review of group’s proscriptionThe fate of hundreds of people arrested for allegedly supporting Palestine Action will remain in limbo if a legal challenge to the group’s proscription is blocked, the court of appeal has heard.The Home Office asked the court on Thursday to overturn a judge’s decision to grant the Palestine Action co-founder, Huda Ammori, a judicial review of the ban, which placed it alongside the likes of Islamic State and the neo-Nazi group National Action. Continue reading...

Events

1 week ago Hidden ‘safety’ feature on quiet country bridge sparks countless crashes but can you spot it?

A HIDDEN road safety feature placed on a quiet country bridge has been the cause of numerous crashes – but can you see it? The bollard, in the shape of a bell, was put on Widdale Bridge, near Hawes in the Yorkshire Dales, in November in an attempt to stop drivers from hitting the stone...

Events

1 week ago Gordon Ramsay charging over £300 for Christmas dinner without turkey or drinks

One of Gordon Ramsay's restaurants is offering punters Christmas dinner for over £300, but if you're looking for a slap-up turkey meal for the family you'll be bitterly disappointed

Economics

1 week ago Campaigning parents blast council's school road safety checks as 'box

Campaigners in Sandford argue that the route to Strathaven Academy along a 60mph country road is "dangerous", citing narrow paths, lack of lighting, no barriers and high-speed traffic.

Politics

2 w. ago Home Office quietly blocks modern slavery challenges under chaotic deportation scheme

Exclusive: Migrants in the UK due for deportation to France will not be allowed to request review of modern slavery decision

Society

2 w. ago Reports of licence plate cloning rise by a third in two years

Road safety charity IAM RoadSmart warned the increase is a result of ‘wider criminality’.

Politics

2 w. ago Transport Secretary confirms scheme to improve A84 road safety for school pupils

Fiona Hyslop confirmed that a scheme to introduce new road signage, a new footpath and associated crossing points for a pupils of a primary school on the A84 is scheduled for "this financial year".

Politics

3 w. ago Historic Perth golf club's future now in "serious jeopardy" following Perth and Kinross Council decision

Craigie Hill Golf Club was left "bitterly disappointed" after councillors voted to refuse permission for its planning application

Politics

3 w. ago Cardiff's statement in full as controversial Bute Park park gigs set to return

The decision comes after a review of this year's performances

Politics