4 h. ago Councillor claims van driver tried to run him over at Fallin roadworks site as workers 'verbally abused'

Bannockburn councillor Brian Hambly reported a driver to police after visiting the site amid reports that workers have been met with verbal abuse from furious motorists.

Transport

12 h. ago West London bus drivers could strike during Notting Hill Carnival

Bus workers have claimed they are being denied hundreds of pounds in back pay

Transport

13 h. ago Drivers of cars with these older number plates face £600 tax bill

Drivers could be hit with a £600 car tax bill depending on the age of their vehicle and the year it was first registered. The vehicle excise duty (VED) bands changed in April, meaning most petrol and diesel drivers will pay more

Economics

29 h. ago Another Harry Potter star banned from driving after Emma Watson court hearing

Emma Watson and Zoe Wanamaker have both been banned from driving after they were caught speeding in separate incidents on the roads

Events

31 h. ago Second Harry Potter star is banned from driving for six months after being caught speeding

Zoe Wanamaker, who played Madam Hooch in Harry Potter and the Philosopher Stones, was caught going 46mph in a 40mph zone in Wiltshire.

Events

31 h. ago Harry Potter stars Emma Watson and Zoe Wanamaker handed driving bans together over speeding charges

Harry Potter co-stars did not attend the court hearings where they were given hefty fines

Politics

31 h. ago Zoe Wanamaker is banned from driving for six months after being caught speeding on the M4

Zoe Wanamaker, who played Madam Hooch in Harry Potter and the Philosopher Stones, was caught going 46mph in a 40mph zone in Wiltshire.

Events

4 d. ago Man gets so fed up of potholes outside home that he decides to fill them – with Weetabix

EXCLUSIVE: Potholes are often the bane of drivers' daily lives, so with no sign of his local one being filled, one man decided to take action by making his breakfast in it

Politics

9 d. ago Woman caught drunk at the wheel of her car at 4.30am is spared driving ban after insisting she only sat in the driver's seat to 'keep warm'

Katie Scragg, 23, had been on a night out with her sister in Congleton, Cheshire, when she decided to return to her Seat Ibiza, which was parked near a Wetherspoons.

Events

1 week ago Oasis reunion tour: the band close out their first tour date in Cardiff – follow the reaction live!

Noel and Liam Gallagher got back together on stage for the first time since 2009. See how it unfolded here – from setlist to stadium singalongs – and follow the reactionWhile the Oasis subreddit is overspilling with speculation and excitement about the first gigs of the reunion tour, the Cardiff subreddit has been driven up the wall by banal questions from non-locals about travel logistics. It’s inspired increasingly deranged spoof posts about the so-called Organisation for the Advancement of Structured Information Standards, that green Oasis® foam used for floral arrangements, the fruity soft drink Oasis and where you can weigh your sister in the city geddit oh-weigh-sis.Fans have been soaking up the atmosphere – though I’m not sure that cardboard Liam is too happy about it. Continue reading...

Society

1 week ago Oasis reunion tour: the band play their first tour date in Cardiff – live!

It’s the most anticipated tour date in recent memory, bringing Noel and Liam Gallagher back together on stage for the first time since 2009. See it unfold here – from setlist to stadium singalongsWhile the Oasis subreddit is overspilling with speculation and excitement about the first gigs of the reunion tour, the Cardiff subreddit has been driven up the wall by banal questions from non-locals about travel logistics. It’s inspired increasingly deranged spoof posts about the so-called Organisation for the Advancement of Structured Information Standards, that green Oasis® foam used for floral arrangements, the fruity soft drink Oasis and where you can weigh your sister in the city geddit oh-weigh-sis.Fans have been soaking up the atmosphere – though I’m not sure that cardboard Liam is too happy about it. Continue reading...

Society

1 week ago Oasis reunion tour: the band begin their first tour date in Cardiff – live!

It’s the most anticipated tour date in recent memory, bringing Noel and Liam Gallagher back together on stage for the first time since 2009. See it unfold here – from setlist to stadium singalongsWhile the Oasis subreddit is overspilling with speculation and excitement about the first gigs of the reunion tour, the Cardiff subreddit has been driven up the wall by banal questions from non-locals about travel logistics. It’s inspired increasingly deranged spoof posts about the so-called Organisation for the Advancement of Structured Information Standards, that green Oasis® foam used for floral arrangements, the fruity soft drink Oasis and where you can weigh your sister in the city geddit oh-weigh-sis.Fans have been soaking up the atmosphere – though I’m not sure that cardboard Liam is too happy about it. Continue reading...

Society

1 week ago Alarming moment white van driver passes within feet of horse riders without slowing

Alarming footage shows Stefan Soloman, 24, come within feet of the equestrians in a country lane on the evening of September 9 last year.

Events

1 week ago Wimbledon star only had £19 in the bank and was working as Uber driver before big payday

Carson Branstine made her first appearance at Wimbledon this year, but the American-born Canadian was forced to make some drastic decisions to get herself there

Economics

2 w. ago The kindness of strangers: stranded on a deserted back road, three bikies swapped my busted tyre

Just like in a movie, they pulled up around me, engines bubbling ominously, all leather and gang colours. I thought, ‘This is it – they’re gonna kill me’Read more in the kindness of strangers seriesIt was late, dark and a storm was brewing. I’d been helping a friend do some work at a property in the Colo valley, north-west of Sydney, and was heading home at about 11pm. As I was driving across the Colo River Bridge, there was a sudden, loud bang. I’d hit a pothole and my front driver’s side tyre had blown, just about swallowing my hatchback with it.It was 1988 and, in those days, the area around Colo was pretty rough. It was full of bikies – proper bikies, not the drug-running kind that don’t even have bikes nowadays. The back roads around there are mainly deserted and can be eerie at the best of times. Continue reading...

Transport

2 w. ago The kindness of strangers: when I was stranded on a deserted back road, three bikies changed my busted tyre

Just like in a movie, they pulled up around me, engines bubbling ominously, all leather and gang colours. I thought, ‘This is it – they’re gonna kill me’ Read more in the kindness of strangers seriesIt was late, dark and a storm was brewing. I’d been helping a friend do some work at a property in the Colo valley, north-west of Sydney, and was heading home about 11pm. As I was driving across the Colo River Bridge, there was a sudden, loud bang. I’d hit a pothole and my front driver’s side tyre had blown, just about swallowing my hatchback with it.It was 1988 and, in those days, the area around Colo was pretty rough. It was full of bikies – proper bikies, not the drug-running kind that don’t even have bikes nowadays. The back roads around there are mainly deserted and can be eerie at the best of times. Continue reading...

Transport

2 w. ago Marc White banned over 'women drivers' comments in Dorking Wanderers controversy

Dorking Wanderers manager Marc White will begin the new National League South season watching from the stands after being handed a six-game touchline suspension

Events

2 w. ago Record number of rare hen harriers killed or missing in the past five years, RSPB warns

MPs set to debate ban on driven grouse shooting after RSPB says more than 100 protected birds of prey killed or went missing in past five years

Events

2 w. ago Effort to repeal Ohio ban on college DEI programs, faculty strikes falls short

The petition drive seeking repeal of an Ohio law banning DEI programs and faculty strikes at public colleges and universities, and making other higher education policy changes, has fallen short of the necessary signatures

Events

3 w. ago Cargo ship carrying new vehicles sinks in international waters

There have been more troubles for the cargo ship that caught fire earlier this month off Alaska's Aleutian Islands chain

Transport