8 h. ago Train ploughs through car at level crossing after signaller forgets to close barriers

A report into a crash between a car and passing train on a level crossing at Redcar has revealed a "disrupting" phone call at the heart of the frightening incident

Politics

13 h. ago Signaller left barrier open and cleared train to pass danger signal before crash

The passenger train smashed into a car on the Redcar level crossing leaving the vehicle injured and its driver injured

Events

28 h. ago Man kills mother in moving car, then kills passing motorist and injures others, Maine police say

State police in Maine say a passenger in a car fatally shot his mother before shooting at passing vehicles, killing another motorist and injuring two others, before dying by suicide

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3 d. ago Scots family with young child terrified as liquid thrown at them from passing car

A five-year-old boy was covered in the unknown substance.

Society

4 d. ago Kyah Barton: Teenage drink driver who killed man after 'three drinks' is jailed for horror crash

Kyah Barton told his friends he was fit to drive them home, but when he lost control of his car and hit a tree his back seat passenger suffered fatal injuries

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1 week ago Passenger injured after car overturns on Rhigos mountain road

One passenger is said to have received 'minor injuries' in the accident

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2 w. ago Bartender jailed after drunken crash with seven in hatchback left friend dead

Karla Dodds crammed six passengers into her car before driving off while drunk

Events

2 w. ago Moment drunk barmaid sobbed 'who's dead?' after killing friend in car crash while carrying six passengers in small hatchback

Karla Dodds, 25, has been jailed for 12 years after she caused the death by dangerous driving of Truman Hub in North Shields in November 2022.

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2 w. ago Boozing barmaid filled car with 7 people before hitting lamppost and killing pal

Karla Dodds had seven friends in her Hyuandai i10 on the way to a house party, despite being "well over" the drink-driving limit, when the car crashed and saw one passenger tragically die

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2 w. ago Drunk barmaid's small car 'was overloaded with SEVEN people including one in boot before passenger who was hanging out of window was killed when she crashed into lamppost'

Karla Dodds, 25, offered to take the group to a house party in her Hyundai i10, with four seated in the back and one 'reluctantly' climbing into the hatchback's boot, jurors were told.

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2 w. ago Drunk barmaid had seven people in her car when she killed passenger in crash before fleeing

Karla Dodds was "well over" the drink-drive limit when she said she would take six friends to a house party in her Hyundai i10, a court heard

Events

2 w. ago Drunk barmaid's small car was 'overloaded with seven people' before horror fatal crash

Truman Hub, 22, died in 2022 in North Tyneside while a passenger of Karla Dodds' 'overloaded' car after it hit a lamppost and flipped over on the way to a house party

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2 w. ago Child Friendly Dogs: These are the 10 best breeds of adorable dog for young families

These dog breeds are known to get on particularly well with youngsters, making them the perfect choice for owners with kids, or those planning on having children soon.

Society

3 w. ago Rangers fans pay tribute to 'beloved Gers dad' killed in Istanbul ahead of Europa League triumph

Christopher Potter passed away after he was hit by a car in Istanbul prior to the side’s 3-1 victory over Fenerbahce.

Events

3 w. ago The village plagued by a faulty drain cover that sounds like a 'double

Residents in a quaint country village are being driven demented by a bizarre manhole cover which sounds like a 'double-barreled shotgun' every time a car passes over it.

Politics

3 w. ago Heathrow Airport delays and travel chaos this morning after 'electric car explodes in tunnel'

Heathrow Airport has apologised to passengers after an earlier fire of an electric car fire in a tunnel connecting its terminals has caused early morning disruption

Transport

4 w. ago Mother who killed son, nine, in crash that saw 'car plough into van and cattle transporter' admits causing death by dangerous driving

Barbara Roe, 39, was driving a Citroen DS9 with her son Zac in the passenger seat when her car collided with a van and a cattle transporter on the A354 in Dorset, on March 25 last year.

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