Four fire engines and an aerial platform are being used to tackle the fire on a vessel at Albert Dock in Hull Crews from Humberside Fire and Rescue are tackling a blaze on a ship docked in Hull. The service said it was called to Albert Dock at 10:22 BST and four fire engines, an...
Heavy downpours and flooding have led to disruption across Devon and Cornwall. The Met Office has issued a yellow thunderstorm warning, covering Devon and parts of Cornwall, which is in force until 19:00 BST on Thursday. It warned of travel disruption, power cuts and flooding. Plymouth Highways confirmed Gdynia Way was shut due to flooding,...
Aid distribution centres in Gaza will be closed for a day on Wednesday, as the Israeli military warned roads leading to the sites will be considered “combat zones”. The Gaza Humanitarian Foundation (GHF), a controversial US and Israel-backed aid network which began operating last week, said it was closing its sites for “update, organization and...
Getty Images The UK is one of few countries in Europe where vehicles drive on the left The number of crashes caused by visitors to Scotland driving on the wrong side of the road has increased by 46% in a year. Figures released by Transport Scotland showed there were 35 collisions caused by “inexperience of...
An Exeter Chiefs rugby player has been banned from driving after he was caught drink-driving. Will Goodrick-Clarke told Exeter Magistrates’ Court he made a “massive lapse in judgement” during the incident in the Westclyst area of Exeter in April. The court heard the 29-year-old’s BMW driver was stopped by a routine police patrol near his...
An national emergency has been called in Israel as strong winds and high temperatures have fuelled wildfires outside of Jerusalem. Fire crews have been battling the blazes, with several people reported to be suffering from burns and smoke inhalation, according to Magen David Adom, Israel’s medical emergency service. The fires have spread through forests in...
Getty Images In 2023, India saw over 480,000 road accidents that claimed more than 172,000 lives Every morning, India’s newspapers are filled with reports of road accidents – passenger buses plunging into mountain gorges, drunk drivers mowing down pedestrians, cars crashing into stationary trucks and two-wheelers being knocked down by larger vehicles. These daily tragedies...
Devon County Council is planning more bus priority schemes in Exeter’s arterial roads following changes made in Cowick Street, Heavitree Road, Pinhoe Road and New North Road. The Department for Transport has allocated £10.5 million to deliver bus service improvement schemes in Devon during 2025-26, with further funding expected to follow in future years. In...