7 h. ago Woman driver, 32, struck boy who was riding his bike, stopped car for a minute

Hudson O'Loughlin, six, was tragically killed in a hit-and-run on Saturday afternoon while riding bikes with his father in San Diego, California.

Transport

15 h. ago ‘Remarkable’ UPS driver ran into burning home to save woman, 101

Willy Esquivel was delivering nearby when neighbors asked him to help Ann Edwards, who lives alone in Santa AnaA United Parcel Service driver at work recently charged into a burning home outside Los Angeles and carried a centenarian woman out to safety in what officials called a “remarkable” example of “people looking out for one another in a moment of need”.As his heroics drew attention in online circles dedicated to finding uplifting stories in the media, Willy Esquivel told the Los Angeles news outlet KTLA that he was “just a UPS driver who was in the right place at the right time”. Continue reading...

Events

37 h. ago Trams suspended stopped on Metrolink in Manchester as BMW gets stuck on track

A Metrolink line near Manchester city centre has been forced to suspend its service after a car became stuck on the track, by the New Islington stop, causing traffic chaos

Politics

3 d. ago The Guardian view on ICE and Renee Good’s killing: Trumpism’s brutal tactics don’t end with migrants | Editorial

The US president wants Americans to believe they are facing an emergency. The real danger is from his administrationIn Minnesota, armed and masked agents are ripping families apart. They are seizing parents while they wait with their child at a bus stop, going door to door seeking undocumented migrants and breaking car windows to drag people out. Last Wednesday an officer shot dead Renee Nicole Good, a 37-year-old American citizen. Her killing is a tragedy for all who loved her, and most of all for the three children left motherless. It also marks her country’s crossing of a Rubicon.Where Immigration and Customs Enforcement (ICE) once preferred to keep a low profile, it now seeks publicity and confrontation – pumped up on billions of dollars in funding, the aggression and brazenness of the administration and the licensing of bigotry. Continue reading...

Events

3 d. ago Experts say your car fuel will last longer if you stop pressing this button

Automotive experts suggest layering up instead of using your car's heating controls could help save money at the pumps this January

Science

6 d. ago GBBO winner John Whaite announces 'painful decision' to close his bakery due to a 'relentless workload'

Whaite and his husband Paul Atkins opened the Ruff Puff Bakehouse at Cedar Farm in rural Ormskirk last year.

Politics

6 d. ago Moment drink driver is caught on his own dashcam smashing into scooter rider

Craig Churches, was caught on his own dashcam accelerating towards a red light and knocking a learner rider off his bike.

Events

7 d. ago Some UK petrol stations will stop selling diesel in 2030 due to lack of demand, thinktank claims

It estimates that as many as 8,400 filling stations across the UK will have stopped selling diesel by 2035 as motorists and car makers steer away from the fuel.

Events

8 d. ago Ice cold purification and sleeping bike riders: photos of the weekend

The Guardian’s picture editors select photographs from around the world Continue reading...

Culture

9 d. ago M6 car blaze updates as all traffic stopped after fiery crash on motorway

Images from the scene on the M6 revealed a vehicle ablaze, with thick smoke pouring into the air above the motorway. Cheshire Fire Service rushed to the scene after the horror crash

Events

9 d. ago M6 LIVE updates as all traffic stopped amid car fire and crash

Eyewitnesses have reported seeing a vehicle on fire on the scene

Events

1 week ago Wife of Minnesota woman killed in ICE shooting: 'We had whistles. They had guns'

The wife of the woman shot and killed by a federal immigration officer in Minneapolis says the couple had stopped their car to support their neighbors and they had whistles, while the masked agents had guns

Events

1 week ago Drug dealing former chef offered customers 'super saver' deals on cocaine

Stephen Burke's dealing was discovered after police stopped his car in Mumbles because of the manner of his driving

Economics

1 week ago Stop ice from forming on car by leaving 'unlikely' food item on your windscreen

Drivers have discovered a new trick for defrosting their car windscreen on a cold winter morning - and all you need is a common item that you can find in most kitchens

Politics

1 week ago Heroin dealer threatened to beat up customer's boyfriend over debt

Morgan Bayliss, 24, was found in possession of more than £200 worth of heroin after a car was stopped by police.

Economics

1 week ago RICHARD LITTLEJOHN: This execution of a woman driver in Minneapolis should make us thankful British cops aren't armed, or we'd be in the firing line too

Let's be honest, we're not talking the deranged worldwide reaction to George Floyd here.

Events

1 week ago Snowball ambush leaves driver, 60, dead after he is 'beaten' while trying to stop attack on his car in Holland

The man, from Schiedam, died on Monday at the Nieuwland metro station after complaining that he had been pelted with snowballs while sitting in his car.

Events

1 week ago My rookie era: I used to be too timid to change a tyre. Now I build my own bikes

Figuring out how to diagnose and fix a problem myself generated a sense of satisfaction powerful enough to get me up a medium-sized hillIt wasn’t until Covid lockdowns that I became a regular bike rider, but it has become one of the joys of my life. Nothing melts away a stressful day like whizzing down a hill; not having to think about petrol prices, one-way streets or parking spots does wonders for my mood.When it came to maintenance, though, my attitude was decidedly timid. If something worked, that was good enough for me – how it did so was simply none of my business. Strange noises and glitches were things I figured would either go away on their own or deteriorate into something I’d hand off to an expert. I’m not proud to admit I’ve walked my bike half an hour to a bike shop to fix a puncture more than once; my chain was perpetually caked in gunk because I thought even looking at it the wrong way might break something. Continue reading...

Politics

1 week ago Stop windscreen freezing on inside by removing 1 item from car in January

Expert advice shows removing common items from your car can help combat condensation and prevent windscreens fogging up and freezing during the colder months of the year

Politics

1 week ago Democrat mayor's tirade at ICE after white woman, 37, was shot dead when she 'stopped to film raids' then drove car at agents in Minneapolis

Mayor Jacob Frey gave an extraordinary message to ICE after a woman was shot dead inside a car by federal agents in Minneapolis.

Events