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HuffPost UKThis Common Windscreen Demisting Mistake Could Make Driving More Dangerous
I'm definitely guilty of this.
- Evening Standard
How to avoid paying the Blackwall and Silvertown tunnel toll: all you need to know about Sadiq Khan's new £4 road charge
Motorists must register their vehicle with TfL Auto Pay to qualify for £1.50 off-peak rate - or will be charged £4 peak levy
- HuffPost Life
Flight Attendants Reveal The 9 Things They Never Do As Air Passengers
Crew members have a unique perspective when it comes to traveling on a plane.
- Glasgow Times
Part of Glasgow's M74 'closed' amid emergency incident
Glasgow's M74 has been left 'restricted' due to an emergency incident.
- Manchester Evening News
Police arrest driver moments after being abandoned by their mates
They were taken to custody
- Bournemouth Echo UK
Pensioner involved in crash with car at pedestrian crossing
An elderly who was involved in a crash with a car has been taken to hospital.
- CBC
Good Samaritan pulls passengers from burning car in Surrey, B.C.: police
Police in Surrey, B.C., say a Good Samaritan pulled two adults and a child from a fiery crash on Highway 17 early Saturday morning.The Surrey Police Service (SPS) said in a statement it received calls around 1:40 a.m. PT of a single-vehicle crash underneath the Port Mann Bridge, with callers saying the car had struck a pole and was on fire.Police say a Good Samaritan pulled three passengers from the burning car.The two adults were taken to hospital with serious, but not life-threatening, injurie
- The Telegraph
Why you’re paying more to park than your neighbour – because of the car you drive
When Lambeth became London’s first borough to declare a “climate emergency”, residents were promised a cleaner, greener future.
- Salisbury Journal
Driver stopped by police for 'not the most subtle' attempt to photograph crash scene
On Saturday, January 11, a driver was stopped by police as they were seen attempting to take photos of traffic surrounding the scene of an accident.
- PA Media: UK News
Ryanair calls again for two-drink limit at airport bars
The airline said such a policy would result in ‘a safer travel experience for passengers and crews’.
- The Northern Echo
County Durham high street closed and police at scene as water main bursts
A water main has burst on High Street in Spennymoor - and the road remains closed by police this afternoon.
- The Guardian
Osamu Suzuki obituary
Suzuki chairman who over half a century grew the company into one of the world’s largest car and motorcycle manufacturers
- PA Media: Money
More disruption threatened in fresh rail dispute
Aslef will ballot its members on Hull Trains on possible strike action.
- York Press
Bus passengers in York hit by up to 50 per cent increase in single fares
The council is 'exploring franchising' in ongoing discussions with the Mayor of York and North Yorkshire as the £2 fare cap for single bus journeys comes to an end.
- Eastern Daily Press
Road submerged with water leaves route in town inaccessible
Thieves Lane in Attleborough is submerged under water making it difficult for cars and pedestrians to access the road.
- The Northern Echo
One hospitalised after two crashes at same stretch of A19 in County Durham
The A19 near Castle Eden has been closed after two early morning crashes
- Associated Press
A bus accident on a highway in northeastern Germany leaves 2 dead
A bus accident on a highway in northeastern Germany on Saturday left two people dead and another four seriously injured, police said. The accident happened on an exit from the A11 highway that leads to a parking lot close to an interchange near Prenzlau, northeast of Berlin, German news agency dpa reported. No other vehicle was believed to be involved and the cause of the accident, which happened in wintry conditions, wasn't immediately clear.
- Euronews
China sees a boom in EV sales while petrol-filled cars tank
Plug-in hybrids saw the most rapid growth in 2024, attracting a second generation of electric vehicle buyers who are nervous about buying pure EVs or looking for the more extended range that hybrids can provide.View on euronews
- The Telegraph
Dozens injured as two trams collide in France
Two trams collided in a tunnel in France on Saturday afternoon injuring around fifty people, local authorities said.
- Bradford Telegraph and Argus
Shocking surprise for man who came out his house to find two men in his car
A man had a shocking surprise when he came out of his house in Bradford to find two men in his car.