After a pensioner was crushed to death by trains, a coroner wrote to Sir Sadiq Khan, the mayor of London, expressing concerns about safety on the tube. Brian Mitchell died on the Jubilee Line at London Underground station Stratford in East London on Boxing Day afternoon in 2023. An inquest heard the 72-year-old was seen on CCTV gettingContinue reading “Coroner Demands Answers From Sadiq Khan”
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Government Wants To Restrict Parking
The Government is set to impose sweeping restrictions on parking spaces in a bid to facilitate ‘sustainable transport’, new plans have revealed. The Prime Minister is considering the measures, which would oblige councils to set a cap on the number of spaces on new housing developments, according to documents obtained by the Daily Mail. TheContinue reading “Government Wants To Restrict Parking”
In France, Rachel Reeves’ Pay-Per-Mile Plan Will Tax British Motorists
British drivers travelling abroad will be effectively taxed twice under Rachel Reeves’ new pay-per-mile scheme. The Chancellor is expected to announce a new levy for electric vehicle (EV) drivers in the upcoming budget. I believed the idea of introducing electric vehicles was so that they would be more environmentally friendly, but now she wants to taxContinue reading “In France, Rachel Reeves’ Pay-Per-Mile Plan Will Tax British Motorists”
Fuel Pump Error: Morrisons Must Pay
A supermarket chain is facing demands for payouts to be given to motorists after a fuel pump mix-up left them with potential repair bills of up to £3,000. Many drivers have experienced serious issues at the Morrisons petrol station in Tiverton, Devon, after inadvertently filling up their vehicles with the incorrect fuel. After numerous motoristsContinue reading “Fuel Pump Error: Morrisons Must Pay”
Red-Light Runners Injure Pedestrians
Cyclists have caused a record number of pedestrian injuries, and half of them confess to recklessly running red lights daily. For the year 2024, police recorded 603 accidents in which a civilian was injured in a bike collision, according to Department for Transport road casualty figures. Meanwhile, in 2023, 507 similar injuries were reported. LastContinue reading “Red-Light Runners Injure Pedestrians”
What Taxes Will Rachel Reeves Hike In The Budget?
Fears are mounting about looming tax hikes for Brits after Rachel Reeves raided pensioners and warned of pain to come in the Budget. The Chancellor has been defending her remarkable political gamble after declaring the Tories had left a £22 billion black hole in the finances. She used the accusation as cover to virtually tear up Labour’s election platform—strippingContinue reading “What Taxes Will Rachel Reeves Hike In The Budget?”
A Mother Of Four Who Ploughed Into Oncoming Traffic Says It Wasn’t Her Fault
A mum-of-four who ploughed her Toyota 4×4 into oncoming traffic has said the double smash was not her fault because the car’s computer system ‘took over’. Diane Bryan, 58, from Barnsley in South Yorkshire, got the brand new Toyota RAV4 Excel just six months before she was involved in the December 2022 crash. The MotabilityContinue reading “A Mother Of Four Who Ploughed Into Oncoming Traffic Says It Wasn’t Her Fault “
A Seaside Town’s Cash-Strapped Council Spends £5.3 Million Upgrading Cycle Lanes On One Of The ‘Widest And Safest’ Roads
Residents of a seaside town have vented their fury over their hard-up council’s decision to spend £5.3 million of taxpayer cash upgrading cycle lanes on a road described as one of the ‘widest and safest’ in the area. In Bournemouth, Dorset, Glenferness Avenue already has bike lanes installed on both sides. However, resurfacing, expanding, andContinue reading “A Seaside Town’s Cash-Strapped Council Spends £5.3 Million Upgrading Cycle Lanes On One Of The ‘Widest And Safest’ Roads”
Ten-Year-Old School Pupils Pointed Speed Guns At Drivers In PR Stunt Accused Of ‘Child Labour’
In a public relations stunt, angry drivers accused police of deploying students as “child labour” to point speed guns at passing cars from the side of “dangerous” roadways. South Sefton Police enlisted the help of local 10-year-old children as part of their operation to ‘improve road safety’ last month and scold motorists for ‘selfishly breakingContinue reading “Ten-Year-Old School Pupils Pointed Speed Guns At Drivers In PR Stunt Accused Of ‘Child Labour’”
Rail Strikes Begin Tomorrow With A Week Of Chaos Before The Party Season
Train drivers have voted overwhelmingly to continue taking strike action for the next six months in their long-running dispute over pay, the Aslef union confirmed today. Aslef (the Associated Society of Locomotive Engineers and Firemen) backed more industrial action after being reballoted, well over a year since the dispute started. The announcement comes ahead ofContinue reading “Rail Strikes Begin Tomorrow With A Week Of Chaos Before The Party Season”
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