17 h. ago One pensioner dead and second critical after Fiat 500 ploughs into house

A woman died at the scene and the driver remains in a critical condition in hospital

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38 h. ago Pensioner, 90, dies and woman, 78, seriously injured after car crashes into house

A 90-YEAR-old woman has tragically died in hospital after a horror collision that saw a car plough into a house. The incident, which involved a yellow Ford KA, happened in Saughall, Chester, on December 1. Both the driver, a 78-year-old woman, and the passenger, a 90-year-old woman, were rushed to hospital after the horror smash....

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3 d. ago Pressure grows on ‘reckless’ Hegseth as twin scandals engulf Pentagon chief

Defense secretary defiant but allegations of war crimes and blistering watchdog report increase calls for him to goPete Hegseth is facing the most serious crisis of his tenure as defense secretary, engulfed by allegations of war crimes in the Caribbean and a blistering inspector general report accusing him of mishandling classified military intelligence. Yet despite the long list of trouble and as lawmakers from both parties call for his resignation, Hegseth shows no signs of stepping down and still holds Donald Trump’s support.The twin crises have engulfed the former Fox News personality in separate but overlapping allegations that lawmakers, policy experts and former officials say reveal a pattern of dangerous recklessness at the helm of the Pentagon. Democratic legislators have reignited calls for his ouster after revelations that survivors clinging to wreckage from a September boat strike were deliberately killed in a “double-tap” attack, while a defense department investigation...

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5 d. ago Three teenagers drown after driver crashes into swimming pool 'on laughing gas'

The three teens aged 14, 15 and 19 drowned inside the car after it smashed through a wall and landed in a swimming pool in Alès, France - investigators say the occupants were trapped inside

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6 d. ago School bus driver twice over limit as police video shames booziest drink

Bodycam footage shows the most brazen drink drivers being arrested in Durham, England, as part of a police campaign to highlight the dangers of driving under the influence

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7 d. ago Prisoner on the run orders an Uber to escape from pursuing cops after crashing getaway car

POLICE are scrambling to find an "armed and dangerous" fugitive who escaped custody by ordering an Uber. Investigators are stumped by how an inmate - from the state of Georgia - managed to catch a lift with the popular ride share app, which aided his getaway over the weekend. Timothy Shane, 52, was admitted to...

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8 d. ago Teenage girl killed in minibus crash as Mercedes driver arrested

Another teenage girl suffered serious injuries and was taken to hospital.

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8 d. ago Moment drunk driver three times the limit crashes his van into a house, narrowly missing three children

Mike Turner drove his van through Gloucester despite being three times the drink-drive limit, before hitting and destroying a home with a family inside.

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8 d. ago Antonelli death threats prompt Red Bull apology over Norris overtake comments

Norris passed Mercedes driver near finish of Qatar GPRed Bull had initially hinted at foul play in title fightThe Mercedes teenage driver Kimi Antonelli has been subjected to death threats after Red Bull suggested he deliberately moved out of Lando Norris’s way in the closing stages of the Qatar Grand Prix.Norris was elevated to fourth after Antonelli ran wide on the penultimate lap of Sunday’s race. Norris gained two points from Antonelli’s mistake which means he now can finish third, rather than runner-up at this weekend’s season finale in Abu Dhabi, to be assured of beating Red Bull’s Max Verstappen to the title. Continue reading...

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1 week ago Range Rover driver is caught downing 11 pints of cider and Baby Guinness on pub crawl with friends before killing teenager biker in horror crash

Danny Francis, 29, had been drinking all afternoon with his friends in Shrewsbury, Shropshire, and into the night of September 30, 2023.

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1 week ago 'You're gonna get Tasered mate': Moment police officer ran into danger to stop knifeman after horror stabbing

Sergeant Carl Beck 'showed immense courage and unwavering commitment' to stop Esmaeel Mohamed

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2 w. ago Boy racer smashes Mercedes supercar worth £100,000 into house in fireball crash

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2 w. ago McLaren driver, 28, who seriously injured his passenger in fiery crash when he ploughed £100,000 supercar into house is jailed

Zachary Hocking, 28, was driving a McLaren 570GT V8 at an average speed of 91mph in a 30mph zone when he lost control and ploughed into a property in Lytham St Annes, Lancashire.

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2 w. ago Passengers warn 'maniac' driver going 80mph in 30 zone he is 'crazy' just moments before killing teenager, 19, as he crossed the road

Chilling mobile phone footage shows Regan Kemp, 26, speeding at 80mph on a 30mph road just before he knocked down 19-year-old Ashton Kitchen-White.

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2 w. ago Luxury McLaren £100k supercar consumed by fireball after 'reckless' driver crashed into house

The driver was going at an average speed of 91mph in a 30mph zone

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2 w. ago Moment Met police protection rider cleared of causing death by dangerous driving hits great

Relatives of Ms Holland are now taking legal action against the Metropolitan Police, arguing that the acquittal of PC Harrison proves officers are ‘above the law’

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2 w. ago Pregnant and frightened, Kardell Lomas begged for help. Police found her body in the boot of a car

Exclusive: The 31-year-old had dozens of interactions with support services and police before her death at the hands of a dangerous man. Her family now wants answersWarning: This article contains the name and image of an Indigenous Australian who has diedMeet the whistleblowers who exposed Queensland’s domestic violence failuresRead more from Guardian Australia’s two-year investigation hereNeighbours had heard a woman crying at the house on McGill Street.In the first few days of December 2019, things “got bad again” behind the high fences at the property south of Ipswich. The abuse became more frequent. A man’s voice screaming; a woman sobbing, trying to calm him, pleading to be left alone. Continue reading...

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2 w. ago Met Police officer who snared three of London’s most dangerous child abusers wins top award

Detective Constable Jayne Jones honoured for exposing ‘the darkest of human behaviour’

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3 w. ago Teenage driver crashes into house after dangerous police pursuit

A teenage driver crashed into a house after a dangerous police pursuit.

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3 w. ago Boy, 17, fighting for his life after being hit by car in southeast London

Police have arrested a 16-year-old boy on suspicion of dangerous driving

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