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- Manchester Evening News
Arrest after 'passenger boards easyJet flight at Manchester Airport with wrong documentation'
A man aged in his 20s was in custody for questioning today
- Swindon Advertiser
Police clock drivers at more than 100mph while waiting on M4 and A419
Police have snared speeding drivers on the A419 and the M4.
- The Northern Echo
Government urged to scrap £1.4bn A66 dualling scheme over 'staggering' cost
Work had been expected to start in early 2025 on upgrading the notorious 50-mile stretch between Scotch Corner and Penrith to a full dual carriageway.
- The Independent
Revealed: The 36 rail projects at risk of being scrapped to plug Labour’s £22bn black hole
Exclusive: Transport secretary Louise Haigh – who previously criticised Rishi Sunak for the ‘great rail betrayal’ of HS2 – now finds herself wielding an axe over £85m worth of projects
- Manchester Evening News
Cocaine-fuelled Mercedes driver left biker with 'life-changing' injuries after horror crash
Craig Pryor originally pleaded not guilty but changed his plea just before a trial was due to begin
- The Northern Echo
Four vehicles involved and two hospitalised after incident on A1(M) in County Durham
Two people have been hospitalised following an incident with four vehicles on the A1(M) between Carville and Chester-le-Street this morning.
- Evening Standard
Bus driver arrested as woman dies after being hit by double decker in Islington
Man in his 40 detained on suspicion of causing death by careless driving in Baron Street on Thursday
- Swindon Advertiser
Speeding fines have skyrocketed locally as thousands are issued this year
The police explained why fines have skyrocketed by 600 per cent in the last two years in Wiltshire.
- Euronews
European electric car crisis: Audi's Brussels factory faces uncertain future
Audi's plant in Belgium's capital assembles a €80,000 electric SUV, which is too expensive for Europeans. After 2025, production will likely relocate to Mexico, and workers and unions are not happy.
- Wales Online
I drove the entire length of the UK's longest road – and one thing stood out
The UK's longest road is the A1, stretching from London to Edinburgh over 400 miles - and it's a journey that's hard to forget once you've done it
- The National
Three people hospitalised after taxi hits pedestrians by Glasgow Central Station
POLICE have cordoned off an area outside Glasgow Central Station following a traffic collision.
- Bournemouth Echo UK
Teenager has pride and joy taken away after 'showing off' on streets of Bournemouth
A TEENAGE provisional driver who was “showing off” in his car has now had his pride and joy taken away.
- CityAM
Transport secretary turns off London Euston’s giant ad board
The government and Network Rail have launched a major review of London’s Euston station, as its giant ad board is turned off with immediate effect. It acknowledged that longer-term change is needed but put forward a five-point plan in the interim. In a statement today, the government and Network Rail said Euston is an “outdated
- Euronews
Alstom gets order from French company Proxima for 12 high-speed trains
French railway manufacturing company Alstom has bagged an order for 12 high-speed trains from newly-established company Proxima. It has also received an investment of SEK 3.3m (€0.29m) to test out new artificial intelligence technology to reduce railway wildlife accidents.
- Isle of Wight County Press
Find out which roads are being closed near you next week
Isle of Wight roadworks in towns and villages for the week ahead.
- Wales Online
Mum killed and son seriously injured by overtaking Audi driver in the wrong lane
'Our lives have been mutilated by the recklessness of this woman who chose to drive so dangerously'
- Oxford Mail
'Higher than average' traffic expected at motorist event
Drivers are warned to expect ‘higher than average’ traffic levels hundreds of motor enthusiasts are set to descend upon the Bicester Heritage base this weekend for the last Scramble event of 2024.
- Reuters Videos
Vietnam factory fire destroys thousands of electric vehicles
STORY: :: A factory fire has destroyed thousands of electric vehicles in Vietnam :: Lang Son province, Vietnam :: October 4, 2024The factory belonged to DK Bike, which manufactures electric bicycles and electric motorcycles, as well as 50cc small-displacement motorcycles according to their website.State broadcaster VTV aired footage of firefighters working at the scene shortly after the fire broke out on the second floor of the factory, which spread to other parts of the facility due to the intensity.No casualties were reported as the fire occurred outside working hours, but the vehicles in storage and most of the machinery at the factory were completely destroyed. Vietnamese police are investigating the cause of the accident.
- Eastern Daily Press
Biker airlifted to hospital with life-threatening injuries after crash
A man in his 50s was airlifted to Addenbrooke's Hospital with life-threatening injuries after a crash on the A1066 near Thetford.
- Glasgow Times
Train station becomes step free as accessibility project completed
A TRAIN station has become step-free after new lifts were opened as part of an accessibility project.