Transport and Logistics Network
Three people – including two police officers – attended hospital after a crash on the A66[1] which closed the carriageway. Emergency services were called to the scene of the collision[2] which occurred just after 12.15pm on Monday.
Pictures showed debr…
The HGV driver has been jailed for 10 years
13:52, 20 Sep 2025
Neil Platt killed a man with his lorry while distracted by online porn
Trucker Neil Platt was distracted by pornography images on his phone just seconds before he killed a dad-of-two in a …
4 hours agoJonny HumphriesNorth WestLancashire PoliceA HGV driver who killed a father-of-two while “heavily distracted” by pornography on his phone has been jailed for 10 years. Neil Platt was scrolling through pictures of naked women on the social med…
ITV Granada Reports correspondent Rob Smith was in court for the sentencing hearingA lorry driver with an “arrogant and selfish attitude to driving” was scrolling pornography on his phone moments before crashing into the back of a car – killing a fathe…
10 hours agoCaroline Lowbridge, East MidlandsSohale RahmanA man who reported a fatal crash has been awarded £2,000 in compensation by police after he was kept at the scene and questioned under caution.Sohale Rahman said he was already traumatised by se…
5 July 2025, 13:54
Diogo Jota and Andre Silva’s funeral was held in their hometown, Gondomar. Picture: Getty[1]
By Ruth Lawes
Portuguese officials were forced to close Diogo Jota’s final resting place after intruders descended to take selfies shortly …
The man, in his 70s, has been hailed a ‘hero’ after he lost his life when his red Honda Blood Bikes motorcycle was in a collision with a van while he was delivering urgent NHS supplies.
One tribute read: “So sad, a great man doing voluntary work for su…
Accused Paul Doyle appeared at the city’s magistrates’ and crown courts today
14:51, 30 May 2025Updated 16:54, 03 Jun 2025
Court artist sketch by Elizabeth Cook of Paul Doyle, 53, appearing at Liverpool Magistrates’ Court, where he was remanded in cu…
A North Wales man and his son’s role in a £31m drugs plot was revealed when police looked inside a Sports Direct Bag, which was found in an Audi. Officers found a major haul of 45kg of cocaine inside Raymond Kinnear’s car, which had been left parked in…
A van thief who caused a three-vehicle crash when he drove the wrong way along a dual carriageway has been jailed.Nottinghamshire Police said George Buck drove a Ford Mondeo – which had been used to tow a stolen van – southbound along the northbound ca…