McLaren showed extremely strong race pace during the practice sessions in Jeddah but Norris said he was “going to need a bit of luck” in the grand prix. He said that to “get close” to Verstappen, Piastri and Norris was “not very realistic”. “It’s almost impossible to overtake around here, so I’m not expecting anything...
The driver of a car being chased by police died after a crash with two other cars in south London on Friday night. Six people who were in the two other vehicles were injured, one seriously, in the incident in Wickham Road, Croydon, close to the junction with Shirley Road, shortly before 21:00 BST, the...
A personal trainer has admitted dangerous driving after seven officers were injured in a crash involving five police vehicles and a car. Mazyar Azarbonyad, of Sylvia Terrace in Stanley, County Durham, admitted a series of driving offences when he appeared at Newcastle Magistrates’ Court. They included failing to stop after the crash on the A1...
A British woman who was among four people killed in a cable car crash near Naples has been named by Italian officials as Margaret Elaine Winn. A second Briton killed in the accident has been identified by authorities but not yet named. The mountain cable car cabin plunged to the ground after one of the...
Andrew ‘Freddie’ Flintoff has said he did not leave the house for six months after his Top Gear crash, which left him with both physical and mental scars. The cricketer-turned-TV presenter sustained serious facial and rib injuries in a crash while filming the BBC motoring programme in 2022. Speaking about the incident on ITV’s The...
Four people have died after a mountain cable car cabin crashed to the ground near Naples in southern Italy, emergency services say. Another person was “extremely seriously injured” in the crash at Monte Faito and was being airlifted to hospital, officials said. Several Italian media outlets report one of the cables supporting the cabin had...
A woman who died after being struck by a van on a golf course near Sutton Coldfield has been named, as police confirmed three arrests in the case. Suzanne Cherry, 62, from Aldridge, died in hospital on Tuesday night after the incident at Aston Wood Golf Club in Little Aston on Friday. The vehicle had...
The family of a man who died in a crash in Plymouth have said they are “heartbroken and in utter and complete shock”. Stephen Hawnton, 63, died at the scene on North Prospect Road on Friday, 11 April. Paying tribute to him, his family said: “He was truly the most kind, caring and genuine man...
A private plane carrying six people crashed in an open field in upstate New York on Saturday, killing all on board, authorities say. Among those on board were celebrated former Massachusetts Institute of Technology (MIT) football player Karenna Groff, her parents and her brother, according to a family statement. The US National Transportation Safety Board...
A motorcycle speedway world champion who was involved in a serious crash in Poland last month has said he is “on the mend”. Tai Woffinden, from Scunthorpe, had been racing for his club Rzeszow on 30 March when he was involved in a collision with a team-mate. Woffinden suffered multiple fractures and an injury to...
One person has been seriously injured in a crash between two vehicles in Plymouth, police have said. Devon and Cornwall Police said the crash happened on North Prospect Road at about 13:05 BST. The force said one person was reported to have sustained serious injuries, and other emergency services were in attendance. Officers said traffic...
A helicopter crashed into the Hudson River in New York on Thursday afternoon, killing all six people on board. One witness said she saw the aircraft “kept spinning in the air” before falling into the river. New York City Mayor Eric Adams confirmed all the individuals on the flight, including five family members visiting from...
Thomas Mackintosh BBC News Getty Images Four people were pronounced dead at the scene with two others being pronounced dead after being taken to local hospitals The New York Police Department (NYPD) has said a helicopter crashed into the Hudson River and killed all six people onboard. It is very much an active investigation, but...
Handout At least one person is dead after a helicopter crashed into the Hudson River in New York, authorities said on Thursday. The New York police department said at least two people were pulled from the water, though their condition remains unclear, an official told CBS News, the BBC’s US partner. It is not clear...
The family of one of the three teenagers killed in a crash involving a car and a bus near Heathrow Airport on 31 March, have said they are “completely devastated” at their loss. They have been named by police as 17-year-old Star Tomkins, 18-year-old Harley Woods and 17-year-old Jimmy Savory. Metropolitan Police officers found both...