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A teenager who’d held his driving license for less than six months was killed alongside two friends he had picked up from a house party after losing control of his car. Dafydd Huw Craven-Jones, 18, Morgan Jones, 17, and Sophie Bates, 17, died – while B…
A lorry driver was caught scrolling on TikTok while on the motorway.The driver was spotted swerving across lanes on the M6 Toll, near Cannock, during an undercover operation by Staffordshire Police to target dangerous driving.During the operation the f…
A lorry driver was caught by undercover police scrolling through TikTok while driving on the M6 in Staffordshire. Officers also saw the man watching a video during a five-day crackdown on dangerous driving habits.Staffordshire Police – in partnership w…
A lorry driver was caught scrolling through TikTok while behind the wheel of a HGV. The man was found out thanks to an undercover police operation on the M6.Staffordshire[1] Police – in partnership with National Highways – carried out Operation Tramlin…
A driver was caught scrolling TikTok while behind the wheel of a lorry on the M6 motorway.
The man was busted by officers as part of an undercover sting on the motorway in Staffordshire, Birmingham Live reports.[1] He was reportedly spotted swerving ac…
Paul Miles is following in the wake of narrowboating pioneer LTC Rolt, retracing a journey he made – and wrote about – more than 80 years ago, reflecting on how England has changed, and considering why so many people still find pleasure on the country’…
From the the drink-driver who left a baby permanently brain damaged to the gang who smuggled drugs in pallets of chicken, these are the latest criminals from Birmingham[1] and beyond to be sent to jail. This is our August 2024 roundup of lawbreakers se…
From the professional footballer whose career lies in tatters to a separate case of a sex worker’s killer bodyguards, these are the latest criminals from Birmingham and beyond to be sent to jail. This is our July 2024 roundup of offenders sentenced to …
More than half a million pounds of taxpayers’ money us going towards improving facilities for lorry drivers at four truckstops in Staffordshire. More parking spaces, better welfare facilities and improved security will be among the improvements made as…
Lane closures[1] remain in place on the M6 this morning after a crash involving a lorry. The HGV was involved in a collision with the central reservation and a lamp column earlier this morning, April 27, according to National Highways.
The highways age…