10 h. ago Music, poetry and joy mark the first Benjamin Zephaniah Day tribute

The dub poet, who appeared in hit BBC show Peaky Blinders, died at the age of 65 in December 2023, shortly after being diagnosed with a brain tumour.

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30 h. ago Wimborne crash: Young child pedestrian dies after being hit by Ford van

Dorset Police are appealing for witnesses after a young child pedestrian was killed after being struck by a van - emergency services attended the scene but sadly his life could not be saved

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35 h. ago First picture of grandad who died in Edinburgh 'hit and run' as driver charged

Ian Harrower, 61, from Rosyth in Fife, tragically died at the scene.

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39 h. ago Are You Being Served? star and hit singer dies as tributes paid

His manager and friend has paid tribute to the 'amazing, highly talented performer whose career spanned 64 years'

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39 h. ago Pop star and TV icon who had huge 1960s hit and starred in Are You Being Served? and Worzel Gummidge dies

British singer and actor Mike Berry - known for his hits 'Don't You Think It's Time' and 'Sunshine Of Your Smile' - has died aged 82, his manager has confirmed.

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62 h. ago Man charged over 'hit and run' in Edinburgh after biker dies

The 61-year-old motorcyclist died at the scene.

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3 d. ago Teaching assistant died after being hit by van following alleged 'altercation', inquest hears as man accused of murder

A man has been charged with Paul Bowles' murder

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5 d. ago Robbie Williams hit by '17th century pirate disease' and forced to overhaul diet

Exclusive: Superstar Robbie Williams opens up to the Mirror ahead of his huge new tour in a wide-ranging interview covering mental health, family life and Oasis

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5 d. ago Fuel prices: petrol and diesel price to hit low before Easter

Petrol prices are dropping – and could this make your Easter trip cheaper ⛽

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5 d. 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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5 d. 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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6 d. ago Kindness of strangers: a woman laid down on the road beside me, holding my hand until the ambulance came

After I was hit by a car, Sophia seemed to understand that I needed the safety of someone being right there at eye levelRead more in the kindness of strangers seriesI could see the car and knew I was going to hit it. People ask: did your life flash before your eyes? It didn’t. The only thing I remember thinking was: “oh well”. In an instant all those things I’d been worrying about until that point didn’t matter, because I was about to die. Oh well!There was nothing I could do. I was on my motorbike on a dark and rainy night in rush hour traffic when a car pulled across into my lane without looking. I couldn’t avoid hitting it, I couldn’t break, I was going to hit the car and I was going to die. Continue reading...

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6 d. ago Kindness of strangers: a woman lay on the road beside me, holding my hand until the ambulance came

After I was hit by a car, Sophia seemed to understand that I needed the safety of someone being right there at eye levelRead more in the kindness of strangers seriesI could see the car and knew I was going to hit it. People ask: did your life flash before your eyes? It didn’t. The only thing I remember thinking was: “Oh well”. In an instant all those things I’d been worrying about until that point didn’t matter, because I was about to die. Oh well!There was nothing I could do. I was on my motorbike on a dark and rainy night in rush hour traffic when a car pulled across into my lane without looking. I couldn’t avoid hitting it, I couldn’t brake, I was going to hit the car and I was going to die. Continue reading...

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6 d. ago Boy, 15, dies after being hit by car outside McDonald's in horror collision

The 15-year-old boy was struck by the VW Golf on Friday at 10:45pm. He was rushed to hospital with "very serious injuries" and sadly died today at 12am. The police have arrested the driver

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6 d. ago Boy, 15, dies after being hit by car outside Bradford McDonald's

The teenager was fatally struck by a black Volkswagen Golf GTI in front of the fast food restaurant at around 10.45pm on April 4.

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7 d. 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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8 d. ago Full list of DVLA tax changes to hit petrol, diesel and electric car drivers

Check if your car is affected following the April 1 changes

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9 d. ago Tragedy as man, 69, dies three days after being hit by bus on Greater Manchester road

Detectives are continuing to investigate the collision

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1 week ago Coroner says woman who killed herself ‘may have lived’ if full care plan set up

Rosie Fender, died of a serious head injury after being hit by a train near Romsey, Hampshire, on February 3 2022.

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1 week ago Woman killed on Scottish coastal road in horror crash with Ford van

The crash between an Audi Q5 and a Ford Transit van has left a woman dead

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