65 h. ago SmackDown in the UK: WWE superstars to make January tour with live TV shows on Road to Royal Rumble tour

FOR wrestling fanatics and adrenaline junkies alike, the WWE Live Road to Royal Rumble tour hitting British shores cannot be missed.  This isn't just a run-of-the-mill house show loop; it’s a full-throttle invasion bringing the biggest superstars from across the pond directly to our doorstep. The atmosphere at a WWE event is something that defies...

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3 d. ago ‘I don’t like winning’: Toronto man outruns streetcars to show up sluggish transit network

Mac Bauer’s racing activism has made ‘signal priority’ and traffic congestion a big talking point for the Canadian cityWhen Toronto’s streetcars hit a rare open stretch of road, the metallic grind gives way to an airy electric hum, and for a fleeting moment, there is a feeling that one is hurtling along the knife’s edge of the future.Seconds later, the illusion shatters: the car grinds to a halt, at a stop – or more often, in traffic. As the city slips past the stalled riders, some notice a runner zipping by. Continue reading...

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4 d. ago SmackDown in the UK: WWE superstars return for January tour with live TV shows on Road to Royal Rumble tour

FOR wrestling fanatics and adrenaline junkies alike, the WWE Live Road to Royal Rumble tour hitting British shores cannot be missed.  This isn't just a run-of-the-mill house show loop; it’s a full-throttle invasion bringing the biggest superstars from across the pond directly to our doorstep. The atmosphere at a WWE event is something that defies...

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5 d. ago Battle to scrap one of London's most hated LTNs: Furious families says scheme which banned cars from a councillor's own road is blighting neighbourhood with traffic gridlock

Being stuck in hefty traffic jams has become part of the daily routine for locals of leafy Queen's Park, Brent after their borough became the latest to be hit with road closures.

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9 d. ago Two injured after car crashes and hits trees on major Welsh road

A driver and passenger were injured after an Audi left the carriageway and collided with trees

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1 week ago Parents warned to avoid common car seat mistake during winter travel

Millions are set to hit the road this Christmas to visit family and friends over the festive period. But, an expert has warned parents to avoid a common car seat mistake many make.

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1 week ago Call of Duty mastermind Vince Zampella killed in Ferrari crash on mountain road

His Ferrari is thought to have veered from the road and hit a concrete barrier while driving today.

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1 week ago Despite his knack for slick pop, the principled and passionate Chris Rea never took the easy road

The late musician bristled against his record companies, his producers and fame itself – but that friction ignited both his AOR hits and his raw, spirited take on the blues• Chris Rea, rock and blues singer-songwriter, dies aged 74• Gallery: a life in pictures• Comment: Driving Home for Christmas captures the season’s true spiritFor an artist best-known for a string of slickly commercial adult-oriented rock hits – Josephine, On the Beach, The Road to Hell, the Yuletide perennial Driving Home for Christmas – Chris Rea’s career was a rather more fraught business than you might have expected.He had something of the splendidly grumpy refusenik about him. His debut single, Fool (If You Think It’s Over) was a transatlantic hit, earning him a best new artist Grammy nomination (he lost to Billy Joel, an artist the single had garnered comparisons to), but Rea announced that he “despised” the song: “It’s just not me.” He chafed at his record company’s expectations: his 1978 debut album, Whate...

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1 week ago Man, 79, dies after being hit by car while crossing busy road in northwest London

Victim sadly lost his fight for life in hospital on Monday, the Metropolitan Police said

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1 week ago Pensioner dies in hospital after being hit by motorbike on busy Glasgow road

The 74-year-old pedestrian was rushed to hospital after the crash but sadly died nine days later.

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1 week ago Chris Rea 'on the dole and banned from driving' when he wrote Christmas hit

Chris Rea heartbreakingly revealed he was on the dole and had also been slapped with a road ban when he wrote his festive hit, Driving Home For Christmas

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1 week ago Chris Rea revealed he was BANNED from the road when he wrote iconic hit Driving Home for Christmas in final interview before his death aged 74

The hitmaker passed away on Monday at the age of 74 after a short illness, with his wife Joan and their daughters Josie and Julia paying tribute to the 'beloved' star.

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1 week ago Chris Rea’s Driving Home for Christmas is an evergreen, everyman anthem that captures the season’s true spirit

By rejecting the bombast of 80s pop, the late singer-songwriter’s track has endured, and thereby perfectly captures the nostalgic feelings at the heart of Christmas• Chris Rea, rock and blues singer-songwriter, dies aged 74• Chris Rea – a life in picturesBritain isn’t a great island for road songs. It’s not big enough, really, for you to hit the road and drive. And if you try, you may just end up stuck in traffic on the A1, where the late Chris Rea found himself in Christmas 1978, his wife behind the wheel of her Mini, he beside her as they tried to get from Abbey Road Studios in London to their home in Middlesbrough, 220 miles away.He wrote the song on a whim, scribbling down the lyrics whenever passing headlights illuminated the car interior (as he told this paper’s Dave Simpson in 2016), then put it away with his other unfinished scraps when he got home. Eight years later, he paired his lyric with some jazzy chords he’d written and a song was born. At first, he shoved it on a B-s...

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1 week ago Two women, 57 and 59, dead after being hit by car as they walked down road in Bolton

A 19-year-old man has been arrested following the fatal crash

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1 week ago The moment I knew: ‘Sheltering under his lavender umbrella felt like pure stardust’

After meeting while hiking the Inca trail, Jenny and Jarod’s chemistry was extraordinaryGet our weekend culture and lifestyle emailIn 2011 I was in my mid-30s and had just arrived home in Kent after spending two years working and travelling abroad. I had a new teaching contract coming up in the Middle East, but there were delays with the construction of the school and I found myself with three months to spare. I decided to go and hike the Inca trail.I booked with a tour provider and on the second night, as we all got to know each other, this tall, handsome Aussie with a huge smile caught my eye. Once we hit the road, my attraction to Jarod quickly grew and it didn’t take too long – or too many beers at altitude – before we shared our first kiss.Sign up for the fun stuff with our rundown of must-reads, pop culture and tips for the weekend, every Saturday morning Continue reading...

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2 w. ago The worst and best times to travel during the Christmas rush

The RAC has warned there could be long delays as over 30 million cars hit the road as part of the Christmas getaway

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2 w. ago Car is smashed into garden wall as suspected drink driver is arrested

The car veered off the road before hitting the wall behind a row of houses

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2 w. ago BREAKING Girl, 11, fighting for life after horror crash in Tooting as driver arrested

An 11-year-old girl remains in a life-threatening condition after being hit by a car on Tooting Bec Road at around 1pm on Friday, December 12. The driver has been arrested and remains in police custody

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2 w. ago Girl, 11, fighting for life after horror crash in Tooting as driver arrested

An 11-year-old girl remains in a life-threatening condition after being hit by a car on Tooting Bec Road at around 1pm on Friday, December 12. The driver has been arrested and remains in police custody

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3 w. ago One Direction support act Camryn Magness dead aged 26: Singer hit while riding electric scooter in horror road accident

Camryn Magness, the singer who toured with One Direction, has died aged 26 after being hit while riding an electric scooter in a horrific road accident. 

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