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Fashionable wood burning stoves are the UK’s single biggest source of particulate air pollution and produce three times more of the toxins than road traffic, Government data shows. DEFRA figures reveal domestic combustion created more than 47,000 tonnes of PM2.5 pollution in 2019 — 43 per cent of all PM2.5 particles produced. The vast majority … Read more
Mother-of-two surgeon, 34, who killed woman, 22, in crash while distracted by her children watching YouTube in the back of her Mercedes can keep her job – as she tells tribunal she found it ‘impossible’ to live with the guilt Dr Jane Maraka was distracted by her two children while driving her Mercedes She crashed … Read more
‘Go back home you IDIOTS!’: Cyber renegade hacks into traffic system and changes road message to warn drivers they are ‘meant to be in lockdown’ Staffordshire Council investigating cyberattack on Burton-on-trent’s system An electronic sign in the town read: ‘We are supposed to be in lockdown!’ After a complaint from Karen Banks on Facebook the … Read more
‘Go back home you IDIOTS!’: Cyber renegade hacks into traffic system and changes road message to warn drivers they are ‘meant to be in lockdown’ Staffordshire Council investigating cyberattack on Burton-on-trent’s system An electronic sign in the town read: ‘We are supposed to be in lockdown!’ After a complaint from Karen Banks on Facebook the … Read more
Rush-hour traffic congestion in London reached its highest level of the third national lockdown so far this morning with 216 traffic jams totalling nearly 90 miles as Britons continued to travel into work. TomTom data put congestion at 36 per cent at 7am and 37 per cent at 8am today – with both the highest … Read more
Government warns of worsening chaos at Britain’s ports as lorry traffic returns to normal levels – but Brussels says it won’t help ease backlogs unless Boris abandons his deregulation ambitions Projections from Cabinet Office anticipate Channel traffic’s imminent rise Truckers without requisite customs paperwork or negative test face turn-backs It comes as Brussels says it … Read more
MPs have reiterated their controversial plans to hand local authorities across the country powers to fine motorists who commit minor traffic offences. The change to the Traffic Management Act 2004 is set to bring the whole of England in line with London, where local transport officials already use automatic number plate recognition cameras to dish … Read more
Serious doubts cast over future of airline industry after Heathrow reveals shocking full-year passenger stats due By Daily Mail City & Finance Reporter Published: 22:01 GMT, 11 January 2021 | Updated: 22:01 GMT, 11 January 2021 Serious doubts have been cast over the future of the airline industry after Heathrow revealed shocking full-year passenger stats … Read more
People are respecting the third coronavirus lockdown as traffic and footfall has dropped to near-April levels, the latest data suggests. Apple Mobility Trends for London shows driving down by 44 per cent, walking down by 62 per cent and transit down by 68 per cent. Tom Tom figures also has commuters in the capital driving … Read more
Moment uninsured driver, 25, weaves in and out of traffic as she flees police during 18-mile chase on M62 Chantelle Lewis, 25, from Manchester was chased by police along the M62 Lewis, from Manchester, ignored attempts by police to pull her over for 18 miles Police found she had no car insurance and only had a … Read more