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A lifer suspected of killing estate agent Suzy Lamplugh has insisted he couldn’t have been responsible as he was having lunch with his mother. John Cannan is already serving life for rape and murder of another victim but police believe he also played a…
Exasperated drivers said they were stuck in queues at Dover for more than six hours on Friday as travellers faced further disruption on planned Christmas getaways.The Port of Dover warned against anyone travelling to the ferry terminal without a b…
A woman has died and three people are in hospital following a serious crash on a Staffordshire road. StokeonTrentLive reported[1] how the smash had resulted in the A5 near Great Wyrley being shut for several hours.
Now West Midlands Ambulance Service[2…
A birmingham man has been jailed for his part in a £100k cocaine and heroin dealing racket. Leon Wilson, from Northfield[1], and accomplice Anton Sylvester were caught when police raided addresses in Nottingham.
Wilson, 24, was found carrying a rucksac…
Oxfordshire Christmas road closures you need to know about (Image: Newsquest)Oxfordshire’s motorists will have a number of road closures to avoid on the National Highways network heading into Christmas.National Highways is responsible for maintaining m…
Friday 22 December 2023 10:42 am
Passengers at St Pancras International station, London, as Christmas getaway chaos is expected to continue as the backlog from the suspension of cross-Channel rail services begins to clear and the weather remains unse…
There was mass disruption yesterday after a storm and an unexpected strike – so what happened?
Train disruption
Fallen trees and outages were among the problems caused by Storm Pia, which left London stations at a standstill and caused a number of canc…
Motorway closures, train cancellations and long queues at the ferry channel crossing are causing huge disruptions as the start of the Christmas[1] getaway begins.
Unscheduled industrial action by French workers has meant the Channel Tunnel rail link w…
An unexpected strike by Eurotunnel French site staff on Thursday led to widespread disruption, before it came to end in the evening – with trade union representatives reaching an agreement with management.
The industrial action affected Eurostar – whic…
The Port of Dover in Kent said it is taking about 90 minutes to process cars with pre-booked tickets.
It attributed the delay to a surge in demand for ferries after the Channel Tunnel rail link was closed on Thursday due to unscheduled industrial actio…