19 h. 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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40 h. 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.

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50 h. ago Perth and Kinross Council has begun work to install 40mph signs on Rait road

Due to the expected increased traffic, Rait residents had been promised the 40mph speed limit would be in place ahead of the Cross Tay Link Road opening

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62 h. ago Meghan's having a quacking Easter! Duchess of Sussex is surprised by a flock of unexpected guests near her Montecito mansion

Meghan Markle couldn't hide her surprise as she witnessed a flock of ducks emerge from woodland and swiftly cross the road while she was out in Montecito on Easter Sunday.

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5 d. ago A Russian bucket brigade helps toads and frogs cross the road to get to a spawning site

It happens every spring along a section of road north of Russia’s second-largest city of St. Petersburg: Volunteers, some in yellow vests, patrol near the Sestroretsk Bog natural reserve, and become crossing guards for thousands of toads and frogs

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1 week ago Please, for the love of God, stop buying supersized cars | Arwa Mahdawi

Why would anyone want a car that’s too big for parking spaces, or that’s a menace to other road users? I have a theoryExcuse me for a moment while I clamber on top of my high horse to deliver an important public safety announcement: stop buying enormous cars! Please, for the love of God, pedestrians and my tiny chihuahua that is just trying to cross the road, stop this cycle of car-brained insanity.I write this from the US, where everything (including the presidential ego) is supersized and where going for a walk means having to constantly peer around one enormous truck to make sure you’re not going to get hit by another enormous truck. Still, at least in the US the big cars have big roads to drive down. The trend for bloated vehicles is spreading to places where they’re even more unsuitable. New research has found that more than 1m cars that are too big to fit in parking spaces are being sold in the UK each year. Continue reading...

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2 w. ago Grandfather who quit driving for health reasons was killed by pensioner who stayed behind the wheel for nine years despite doctors warning him to stop, inquest told

Keen climber and walker Peter Westwell, from Billington, was crossing the A666 Whalley Road, Langho, when he was hit by a Honda Jazz being driven by Neil Pemberton.

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2 w. ago Mobility scooter rider, aged 105, dies after being hit by car while crossing the road

The centenarian was crossing the B2102 Bellfarm Road in Uckfield on a mobility scooter when he was hit by a blue Ford KA on Saturday.

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2 w. ago Elderly mobility scooter driver, 105, dies after being hit by car as he crossed road

A 105-year-old man on a mobility scooter was killed when he was hit by a car as he crossed a road in Uckfield, East Sussex, as police launched an appeal for witnesses

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2 w. ago First new road crossing east of Tower Bridge since 1991 opens on Monday

Silvertown Tunnel will connect Silvertown with Greenwich Peninsula, running under the River Thames.

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2 w. ago Teenage boy dies after being hit by car while crossing the road

The collision occurred on Friday evening in Eccleshill, near Bradford.

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2 w. ago Heartbroken parents of boy, 14, say the way he died 'will haunt us until our dying breaths'

Christopher Arnett was just 14-years-old when he was fatally struck by a car as he crossed a road - his parents have issued an emotional statement following the sentencing of the driver

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2 w. ago Motorcyclist jailed for causing death of young researcher by dangerous driving

Christopher Allen, 61, collided with Adeline Stuart-Watt, 33, as she was crossing a road in Essex on foot having dismounted her bicycle, police said.

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2 w. ago Tractor smashes into house to leave homeowner's bed exposed to the elements as 52

Police were called to the A51 at Vicars Cross Road in Chester, Cheshire, at about 6.35am on Tuesday.

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2 w. ago Husband left 'utterly bereft' after wife and two daughters killed in New York crash

North London-raised Natasha Saada and three of her children were crossing the road when they were hit by a blue Audi

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2 w. ago Woman from north London and two daughters killed in horror New York car smash

Natasha Saada and three of her children were crossing the road when they were hit by a blue Aldi

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3 w. ago Perthshire villagers in protest over non appearance of promised speed signs

Councillors points out Rait residents are anxious as traffic could increase from Monday March 31 with the opening of the new Cross Tay Link Road.

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3 w. ago April Fools Day 2025: 13 of the greatest musical pranks played, including Paris Hilton X Danger Mouse’s album

From Abbey Road removing the famous crossing to a Coldplay fragrance - here’s our favourite musical pranks to celebrate April 1st

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3 w. ago Teen killed crossing the road with his girlfriend honoured by school

"I take away great comfort from knowing that Ethan will long be fondly remembered by Oasis Leesbrook Academy. I hope that we have all done him proud."

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3 w. ago April Fool’s Day 2025: The best pranks from Abbey Road removing iconic crossing to Scott Mills’ Radio 2 mishap

Abbey Road left Beatles fans aghast by announcing closure of the legendary zebra crossing

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