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On the previous page (of the print edition) we report on the death of Karle Heaney on the A1. His mother Monica believes that Karl, who was 27, would not have died if safety upgrade measures had been in place on the Co Down stretch of r…
By Angela Epstein[1] Updated: 22:58, 28 August 2023
Rosie Earle never complained about being rostered on to the first shift of the day in her role as a senior conductor with East Midlands Railway — in fact, she relished an e…
A tractor driver has been taken to hospital after a single-vehicle crash, which caused an oil spill. The police were called to the incident[1] at 7.45am on Monday (August 21), and the A47 was subsequently closed between Thorney and Guyhirn while the in…
Firefighters at Scotch Corner (Image: Richmond Fire Station)Motorists suffered severe delays on the A1(M) southbound following a series of incident including a combine harvester fire, horsebox breakdown and a crash.In the first incident a horse box bro…
In the first incident a horse box broke down on a slip road at Scotch Corner shortly before lunchtime.
At about the same time firefighters travelling behind a combine harvester carried on the back of a truck noticed smoke coming from the agricultural m…
A firearms officer at the centre of a hit-and-run scandal knew he had amnesia before being involved in the crash, it’s been revealed. PC Karl Warren was on duty in a marked BMW X5 when he drove into the back of an Audi A1 at 49mph on the A146 near Lowe…
The UK’s Foreign and Commonwealth Office has made sure its travel advice for key countries including Spain, Turkey and Greece is up to date ahead of the busiest time of the year for Uk holidaymakers heading abroad. FCO advice, also known as travel advi…
Every one of us has a primal duty to protect our neighbours and keep risk and threat at bay. The good news is that supporting the work of the police has become that much easier as technology has advanced.
Across the UK, public generated dashcam or othe…
L-R Assistant Chief Constable Tonya Antonis, Jonathan Slee from Durham County Council, Detective Constable Natalie Horner, Mariellena Johnson, PCC Joy Allen, and Inspector Kevin Salter from Durham Roads and Armed Policing Unit (Image: Durham Police)…
A woman who lost her mam and stepdad in a crash on the A1(M) has launched a campaign to stop people from using their mobile phones at the wheel.
Elaine Sullivan, 57, and David Daglish, 59, from Seaham[1], were killed when a lorry driver ploughed into t…