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Two men injured after ‘stabbings’ as forensics descend on huge cordon in South Shields
Two men have been taken to hospital after they were found with stab wounds close to South Shields town centre.
Police were called to Ocean Road at around 12.40am tod…
Business leaders in the North East have raised the pressure on the Government over a key transport scheme in the region by calling on Ministers to back the re-opening of the Leamside rail line.
Business groups including the North East England Chamber o…
Scotland’s largest commercial laundry and textile rental company, Fishers, has turned to Fraikin for support across its entire commercial vehicle fleet, managing 60 rigid trucks previously supplied via another provider.
Fraikin acquired a mixture of 7…
Karl Matchett
March 5, 2023, 10:54 PM
Liverpool knew back before the World Cup that continuing their European adventure was an improbability. It wasn’t that Real Madrid are an infallible side, nor the fact that the Reds had lost to the…
A people smuggler has revealed how most of those responsible for ferrying people across the Channel live in the UK.
An insider has claimed that ‘three-quarters’ of Channel smugglers reside in Britain as they find ‘life easier’ here, where they ar…
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Sunday 5th March 2023 12:30 GMT
“The majority of smugglers lose their money on gambling, drugs and discos.”
Those are the words of someone involved in cross-Channel people smuggling.
In an exclusive interview with Sky News, they lif…
There are a number of changes to driving rules and laws coming into force this year.
© James Maloney/Lancs Live There are a number of changes to driving rules and laws coming into force this year
These changes include low emission zones, fuel duty rat…
16 February 2023
£81 million in funding has been granted to projects across the UK aiming to develop driverless buses, taxis and lorries.
The investments include zero-emission HGV trials for Asda, plus a similar mission for Nissan HGVs carrying Van…
An HGV lorry driver has appeared before magistrates after driving his vehicle along the main A40, near Haverfordwest, under the influence of cocaine.
Four weeks later Keith Barker, 39, was ordered off the roads for a total of three years, aft…
Projects to develop driverless buses, taxis and lorries around the UK have received £81m in funding.
© Google One of the projects involves a shuttle from Sunderland Interchange
They include trials of HGVs running between car maker Nissan and parts com…