Roads bosses to crack down on tailgaters using new cameras which monitor gaps between vehicles The technology is being trialled on a stretch of motorway in the Midlands Devices have caught more than 26,000 drivers in two months, figures show The offence can lead to prosecution for driving without due care and attention By Tom … Read more
The number of speed cameras on motorways has trebled in a decade – and they are now responsible for more than one in ten of all speeding fines issued by police. The ‘stealth cameras’ have proliferated because they are deemed crucial to controversial smart motorways. Figures obtained by the Mail showed that more than 253,000 … Read more
New cameras in the war on tailgating: Highways England trials roadside technology on the M1 to catch motorists driving too close to the car in front Highways England is trialling new technology on the M1 in Northamptonshire Drivers deliberately flouting the two-second gap are sent warning letters 26,000 tailgating drivers have been identified in the … Read more
State-of-the-art imaging technology has been used to analyse an ancient Jewish manuscript — revealing how it has degraded and been repaired over time. Researchers from Romania used different parts of the light spectra to expose the hidden history of the scroll, which contains chapters from the Hebrew Bible. The findings could help conservators understand how … Read more
A police force has been compared to the ‘Gestapo’ after guarding its borders using number plate recognition cameras to stop drivers travelling between Tiers. North Yorkshire Police warned people could face ‘enforcement action’ if they make non-essential journeys into and out of the county. Officers are using the Automatic Number Plate Recognition system to check people are not … Read more
Speeding BMW driver faces 107 POINTS on his licence after activating THIRTY-TWO speed cameras before being stopped by police at 83mph on the M6 A motorist was stopped in a white 7 Series BMW on the M6 near Stoke-on-Trent He sped through a stretch of 60mph roadworks at 83mph in thick fog Activated 32 speed … Read more
Big Brother is watching you: Number of CCTV cameras in the UK soars to 5.2million An almost 10% rise in number of cameras means there is one for every 13 people London has most with 689k public and private cameras for nine million people Second is Birmingham with 83,000, followed by Leeds, Glasgow and Sheffield … Read more
AJ Pritchard’s Love Island star brother Curtis has mocked the I’m A Celebrity… Get Me Out Of Here! contestant’s lack of screen time. Viewers of the endurance reality show claimed they’d forgotten that campmate AJ, 26, was taking part in the show, having ‘said about five words in three episodes’. And Curtis, 25, took to Instagram … Read more
Millions of people are being monitored for social distancing as part of a government-backed project secretly rolled out across Britain, the Mail can reveal. In what campaigners call a sign the country is heading to a ‘truly dark place’, at least 363 cameras originally installed to monitor traffic flow have been switched – without public … Read more
Phil Collins’ ex-wife has accused him of spying on her by setting up hidden cameras in her bathroom and changing room, in explosive new court documents from their bitter legal battle that got underway at a Florida courtroom Tuesday. Orianne Cevey alleges the rock legend fabricated a ‘shameful story’ in his lawsuit to have her removed from his … Read more