4 h. ago Traffic marshals to be deployed at Manchester Airport after long car park queues

People are flocking to the airport for more affordable holidays as schools have gone back

Transport

29 h. ago Burning car dumped near children's play park as cops probe blaze

Fire crews were called out at 1am after a motor was reported to be on fire in Fife.

Events

30 h. ago Work begins on 34 new Wheatley homes in Glasgow’s Gallowgate

Work has started on 34 homes for social rent and two commercial units on the site of an old car park in Glasgow.

Society

31 h. ago Coffee shop worker's fury as she is fined £100 for parking just two INCHES over white line

Lisa Henderson, 56, paid £1.95 to park her Mini for an hour at a car park in Newark, Nottinghamshire on August 9.

Economics

35 h. ago The cheap ScotRail ticket axed when peak rail fares were scrapped by SNP Government this week

Passengers who bought super off peak day returns now have to pay more to travel

Politics

40 h. ago Ukraine war briefing: No action from Trump as another Putin deadline passes

US president ‘very disappointed’ in Russian ruler; Trump had promised to get Putin to negotiating table with Volodymr Zelenskyy. What we know on day 1,288Donald Trump took no apparent action at the passing of his latest deadline for Vladimir Putin to come to the negotiating table with Volodymyr Zelenskyy. He was “very disappointed” in the Russian ruler, and was planning on “doing something to help people live”, said the US president, without any specifics. He was speaking on the radio show of Scott Jennings, a US conservative pundit.Volodymyr Zelenskyy said on Tuesday that Russia was engaged in a new troop buildup in certain sectors of the frontline and still launching strikes on Ukrainian targets. “Now we see another buildup of Russian forces in certain sectors of the front. [Putin] refuses to be forced into peace Russia continues to launch strikes. Of course, we will respond to this,” said the Ukrainian president in his nightly address.European allies are ready to contribute to po...

Politics

60 h. ago Girl 'brushing friend's hair at sleepover' when killer shoots through door

Traelynn Sibley was shot dead during a sleepover in Kansas City, Missouri, just days before she was due to start her junior year of high school. The suspect has been charged with second-degree murder

Events

3 d. ago Teen driver in Rudy Giuliani car crash identified after former NYC mayor seriously injured

President Trump’s former lawyer suffered multiple injuries including fractured spine in collision Saturday

Events

3 d. ago Man 'drives dead body to hospital car park before telling staff and running away'

Christopher Caron, 42, is accused of driving a black Honda Civic to the South Shore Hospital in Weymouth, Massachusetts, with a man's body in the backseat last Saturday

Events

4 d. ago Travel warning issued as tram passengers face day of disruption

A number of services have changed their routes

Events

4 d. ago Labour accused of plotting car park ‘spy cameras’ and new fines for motorists

Blueprints drawn up by government officials include proposals to install numberplate recognition cameras in car parks

Transport

4 d. ago Labour's plans for car park 'spy cameras' as councils could get powers to install number

The Department for Transport proposals include allowing local authorities to install numberplate recognition cameras.

Politics

5 d. ago My cultural awakening: an Asian Dub Foundation song gave me the courage to take a stand against racism

The group’s campaigning single Free Satpal Ram, about a south Asian man jailed for murder after an alleged racist attack, led me to become an activist – with their lead singer as my mentorIt wasn’t New Labour, my politics A-level or the Tipp-Exed Woody Guthrie slogan “this machine kills fascists” on my friend Simon’s bag that set me on the path to activism. It was a CD single I found in a west London record shop, which I only picked up because it was by a bunch of brown guys.It was the summer of 1998, and I was 17 years old and browsing records in the Harrow Virgin Megastore, when I came across Free Satpal Ram by jungle-punk-rap band Asian Dub Foundation – a buzzing, brilliant, ramshackle protest song about a south Asian man who had been sent to jail after defending himself in an alleged racist attack in 1986. While at an Indian restaurant, Satpal Ram was stabbed with a broken bottle, and retaliated by stabbing his attacker with a penknife; the man late...

Events

6 d. ago Jude Law leads celebrities against 'heartbreaking' plan for 45 new homes on train station car park site in 'wonderful old village'

Hundreds of residents in the quaint suburban village of Blackheath in south-east London are up in arms over the proposals, which they think are too large and 'out of keeping' for the area.

Society

6 d. ago The city centre car park that shaped Manchester’s music scene for decades that could be gone in 20 weeks

It's not known what will replace it just yet

Culture

7 d. ago Ten players who could be on the move before the transfer window closes

Premier League clubs have already spent more than £2.6bn this summer but they aren’t done yetBy WhoScoredAs deadline day looms, fans of Premier League clubs should brace themselves for their annual dose of mayhem, where last-minute deals, car window interviews, fax machine fiascos and car park sagas take centre-stage on one of football’s wildest days. Premier League clubs have already spent more than £2.6bn this summer – surpassing the record set two years ago – but, with managers chasing urgent reinforcements, that figure could rise substantially.Newcastle are in a hurry to sign a striker given that Alexander Isak is pushing for a move to Liverpool; Manchester United are chasing a goalkeeper as André Onana’s form falters; West Ham are scrambling for midfielders as they look to stop the rot; and Tottenham are pursuing a No 10 after missing out on Eberechi Eze and Morgan Gibbs-White. Continue reading...

Sport

7 d. ago Amazon delivery driver, 21, killed in crash was ‘beloved son, brother and friend’

Amazon delivery driver, 21, killed in crash was ‘beloved son, brother and friend’  This Is Local London

Events

7 d. ago Man goes to pay for parking and is staggered by how much he's been charged

When a man checked his parking slip to see how much he owed – he was seriously taken aback. That's because the car park had charged him an extortionate amount

Politics

7 d. ago Visitors cover up number plates at beach car park to dodge ANPR fees

Some plates were concealed with bin bags, cardboard, rags - and a few were removed entirely

Politics

9 d. ago Dog walker BITES another man out walking his pet in bizarre brawl, as police appeal for witnesses

The two men allegedly had a brawl in a busy Dorset car park on Wednesday, August 20.

Events