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UK National News, Nov 13, 2013
Female Cyclist Killed Following Collision With Lorry
A female cyclist has become the fourth person to die while riding a bike in the capitol in the last eight days. According to reports the woman, understood to be aged in her mid-20s, collided with a l...
UK National News, Nov 1, 2013
Four Injured And M25 Closed By Overturned Lorry
A crash has closed the M25 in both directions, police have reported. Four people have been injured after a lorry overturned on the central reservation between junctions 23 and 25, near Potters Bar, H...
UK National News, Oct 17, 2013
Three Injured In M4 Collision
Three people have been injured in a road crash on the M4 in Wiltshire. According to reports, a lorry and a car transporter collided on the road between the Swindon East and Hungerford junctions just ...
UK National News, Oct 15, 2013
Murder Investigation Launched After Shop Owner Pushed In Front Of Lorry
A murder investigation is underway after a shop owner was killed in east London when he was pushed in front a lorry. According to police Shammi Atwal was pushed into the road in front of an oncoming ...
UK National News, Oct 2, 2013
M5 Shutdown After Lorry Overturns
The M5 motorway has been shutdown after a lorry overturned and spilt its load and diesel across the road. According to reports the lorry, carry pallets of paper, struck the central reservation at aro...
UK National News, Sep 25, 2013
Man Killed By Lorry After Fall From Road Bridge
One lane of the M62 in Cheshire remains closed after a man died when he fell from a bridge and was hit by a lorry. The victim is said to be a 30-year-old man from Warrington, according to Cheshire Po...
UK National News, Sep 23, 2013
School Bus Driver Arrested After Crash
A 47-year-old bus driver has been arrested on suspicion of dangerous driving following a bus crash this morning which injured around 20 people. A school bus collided with a lorry on the A685 at Lowgi...
UK National News, Aug 29, 2013
Texting Lorry Driver Jailed Over Crash Deaths
A 44-year-old lorry driver has been jailed over the deaths of a couple killed when his lorry toppled over as he read a text message on his phone. Ethen Roberts, of Immingham, North East Lincolnshire,...
UK National News, Aug 9, 2013
Woman Dies After Being Hit By A Lorry On M3
A woman has been killed while walking along the side of a motorway in Surrey. The woman, who has not yet been named, was struck by a lorry just after midnight on the M3 at Lightwater, near junction t...
Northern Ireland News, Jul 31, 2013
Belfast Council Rolls Out New Recycling Scheme
About 55,000 homes in Belfast are to benefit from a new recycling scheme that will seek to maximise the amount of waste households can recycle. The changes will be rolled out between August and Novem...
UK National News, Jul 29, 2013
Protesters Delay West Sussex Oil Drilling
Protesters have delayed the start of exploratory oil drilling in West Sussex for at least 24 hours. Cuadrilla, the company behind the drilling, has said that protesters have blocked the entrance to t...
Northern Ireland News, Jul 9, 2013
Motorcycle Road Crash Victim Named
Police have named a 42-year-old man who died after a road accident on the M2 near Belfast on Monday afternoon. Eamon Farrelly from Belfast was involved in the three-vehicle collision at the Dunsilly ...
UK National News, Jul 8, 2013
Female French Student Killed On 'Boris Bike'
A 20-year-old female French student has died after the 'Boris Bike' she was riding was involved in a collision with a lorry. The incident happened in east London on Friday evening. The victim has no...
Northern Ireland News, Jul 4, 2013
NI's First Litter Strategy Announced
The first ever strategy to tackle levels of marine litter in Northern Ireland has been launched. Environment Minister Alex Attwood announced the publication of the strategy today. The new marine lit...
UK National News, Jul 3, 2013
Cyclists Killed On Charity Ride Named
The cyclists who were knocked over and killed while on a charity bike ride have been named as Andrew McMenigall (48) and Toby Wallace (36). The two men were killed when they were struck by a lorry on...
UK National News, Jun 25, 2013
Chemical Spill Closes Part Of A1 Carriageway
A chemical spill caused by an accident involving two lorries closed part of the A1 in North Yorkshire on Monday. North Yorkshire Police said the crash happened on the northbound carriageway at 4.00p...
Northern Ireland News, May 20, 2013
Illegal Fuel Waste Dumped At Side Of Road
A lorry abandoned by the side of the road near Castlewellan has been leaking its load of illegal fuel waste onto the roadside since Friday. The stolen high-sided trailer was dumped on the Dublin Road...
UK National News, May 15, 2013
Pedestrian Killed On M25
The death of a pedestrian has closed a section of the M25 in Kent. It has been reported the man was hit by a lorry at around 03:30 and was pronounced dead at the scene. The BBC have reported that th...
Northern Ireland News, May 9, 2013
Alliance Calls For Wild Animals Circus Ban
Alliance Councillor Neil Kelly has reiterated his call for a ban on circus acts using wild animals in Northern Ireland. The Antrim Councillor made the announcement in anticipation of Duffy's Circus a...
UK National News, Apr 26, 2013
Woman Dies After Mini Bus Collides With A Lorry On The M62
A woman has died and around 25 people are believed to be injured after a mini bus, carrying a group of women to a hen night, was involved in a collision on the M62 in Pontefract, West Yorkshire. Para...
Northern Ireland News, Apr 19, 2013
£2.5m Drug Gang Sentenced
Seven members of a gang responsible for bringing £2.5m worth of illegal drugs into Northern Ireland have been sentenced at Belfast Crown Court. The PSNI’s Organised Crime Branch, which launched the i...
Northern Ireland News, Apr 11, 2013
PSNI Appeal Over Garda Murder
The PSNI’s Serious Crime Branch officers have been assisting An Garda Siochana with the investigation into the murder of Detective Garda Adrian Donohoe on 25 January. The PSNI and Gardai have launche...
UK National News, Apr 10, 2013
Person Killed Walking On Hard Shoulder Of M25
Someone walking along the hard shoulder of the M25 in Surrey has been killed after a lorry hit a parked car around 04:30 on Wednesday morning. It is not yet known who the victim is but reports sugges...
UK National News, Feb 8, 2013
Earthquake Hits Wales
A minor earthquake has taken place in north west Wales. The British Geological Survey (BGS) confirmed a 2.3 magnitude earthquake around Caernarfon at 10.41pm on Thursday. Davie Galloway, of the BGS,...
Northern Ireland News, Feb 1, 2013
Roads Service Issue Black Ice Warning
Motorists have been advised to be careful on the roads due to black ice. Carigavon, Banbridge and Larne are among the worst areas affected. A lorry has also overturned on the Tandragee Road in Newr...
Northern Ireland News, Jan 8, 2013
PSNI Confirms Flag Violence Arrests
The PSNI has confirmed a total of eight arrests were made as a result of disorder over the Belfast City Hall union flag issue. Three police officers were injured when missiles ranging from petrol bom...
UK National News, Dec 10, 2012
Gold Heist Gang Jailed
Six members of a gang that ran a million pound gold and silver bullion heist in Belgium were jailed for more than 23 years today on Friday 8 December 2012. The Old Bailey heard how the meticulously p...
Northern Ireland News, Nov 22, 2012
Man Dies In Road Crash In County Antrim
A 21-year-old male has died in a car accident in County Antrim. A lorry and a car crashed at the junction of the Moneynick Road and the M22 near Toomebridge around 11pm on Wednesday. No-one else was...
Northern Ireland News, Nov 9, 2012
Arson Attack On Quinn Windfarm
An arson attack has been carried out at Quinn Group premises in Derrylin, County Fermanagh. The incident occurred yesterday evening between 18:00 and 19:00 when an electrical substation at a windfarm...
Northern Ireland News, Nov 5, 2012
Protesters Support Jailed Sean Quinn
A protest blockade in support of Sean Quinn is taking place in Derrylin in County Fermanagh. Campaigners have demanded the jailed billionaire be released. Tractors are thought to be blocking a road,...