An alarming ignorance of the law is being displayed by some police officers.
Take the fiasco over a Merseyside Police campaign involving a truck driving around with the slogan “Being offensive is an offence”.
Er, no it’s not. We still have free speech …
Road chiefs back new ‘death trap’ smart motorway: Ten miles of the M6 will have no hard shoulder… despite officials admitting it will cause MORE crashesTen-mile stretch of the M6 set to become smart motorway despite calls to scrapIt won’t have h…
Paisley near Glasgow has been identified as a property growth hotspot, with asking prices there surging by 15% over the past year.Lancaster and Wigan in northern England rounded off the top three places in the list, compiled by Rightmove.London was exc…
Shocking dashcam footage shows a series of nail-biting examples of dangerous driving – with motorists seen weaving across the roads and even undertaking other cars fast.
A series of clips from the YouTube channel “Idiot drivers on our roads” shows dang…
Bloomberg
Ex-ECB Head Mario Draghi Sworn In as Italian Prime Minister
(Bloomberg) — Former European Central Bank President Mario Draghi was sworn in as Italy’s prime minister, ending weeks of political gridlock and avoiding an election during the pa…
Animal rights activists are today paying tribute to a young man killed 30 years ago while volunteering with hunt saboteurs.
Today marks the 30 year anniversary of 18-year-old Mike Hill’s death.
The young man had been volunteering with the Yeovil Sabote…
A Merseyside beauty spot has turned into an “eyesore” after being blighted by fly tipping.
Whiston Town Councillor Anthony Jones hit out at those responsible for dumping rubbish at Big Lake in Halsnead Park, Whiston, which he claims has become “inundat…
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Coronavirus is still battering the economy and many businesses have been forced into furloughing staff or even making redundancies.
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A residential street was rocked by an explosion after a car blew up with a gas cylinder inside.
Fire crews were called to the blast on Seaview Road in Wallasey at 6.39am on Friday, and arrived on scene six minutes later.
Shocked residents were startled…
France 24
US Senate votes to allow witnesses, prolonging Trump impeachment trial
The Senate impeachment trial of Donald Trump was thrown into confusion Saturday as lawmakers voted to consider hearing witnesses, a step that could extend the proceeding…
Associated Press
Late eagle from the fairway stakes Spieth to lead at Pebble
Jordan Spieth holed out from 160 yards for eagle on the 16th hole at Pebble Beach, the start of a stunning turnaround that took him from two shots behind to a two-shot lead …
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ore than 70 people are facing fines of £800 after attending a boat party on the Grand Union Canal in west London.
Police discovered the “blatant breach” of coronavirus regulations following reports of a gathering on a boat moored near Volt Avenue i…
As stormy seas hit the commercial reality of a post-Brexit Holyhead ferryport, the UK Met Office marine forecast for the Irish Sea was up to severe gale force 9, with ships today riding out bad weather off Anglesey, writes Jehan Ashmore
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Liverpool has become a hotspot for film and TV crews looking to shoot their latest productions and this year is no different.
Filming came to a halt in the city in the first half of 2020 due to coronavirus restrictions, but changes to government guidel…