Indonesian motorcyclist narrowly avoids death at a level crossing

Motorcyclist’s terrifying brush with death when he rides into the path of a speeding train at level crossing The motorcyclist ignored loud sirens warning about the approaching train  The train driver blasted his horn as his locomotive approached the crossing  If identified, the rogue rider faces a £40 fine and up to three months in … Read more

RICHARD LITTLEJOHN: Priti Patel’s plan to tackle migrants crossing the Channel illegally

Priti Flamingo’s radical plan to disperse to a third country thousands of migrants crossing the Channel illegally has already started to unravel. The Home Secretary wants the claims of asylum seekers arriving here by dinghy or in the back of a lorry to be processed outside mainland Britain. Yesterday, however, she suffered a setback when … Read more

Terrifying moment train hits broken-down bus on level crossing and derails near Gothenburg

Terrifying moment train hits broken-down bus on level crossing and derails near Gothenburg – but passengers escape with only minor injuries Train smashed into back of a stranded bus on railway crossing near Gothenburg  Crash derailed the train and the impact saw the empty bus crush and bend in two Bus did not have any … Read more

Dormice living beside the busy M1 get their own road crossing

Rodent safety! Dormice living beside the busy M1 get their own road crossing to help the species thrive A colony of rodents found living next to the M1 have been growing in number  Two bridges built across the highway near Little Linford Wood, Buckinghamshire Hoped bridges will join two dormice habitats together and let them … Read more

Home Office buys £12k devices to stop migrants crossing the Channel

Officials buy £12k device to thwart migrants crossing the Channel by tangling propeller on their dinghies… as another 50 land on Kent coast ‘Vessel arrest entanglement boom’ can be ‘deployed at speed’ to snarl a boat’s propellers and bring it to a halt in open water Home Office is spending huge sums on specialist maritime … Read more

Home Office buys £12k devices to stop migrants crossing the Channel

Officials buy £12k device to thwart migrants crossing the Channel by tangling propeller on their dinghies… as another 50 land on Kent coast ‘Vessel arrest entanglement boom’ can be ‘deployed at speed’ to snarl a boat’s propellers and bring it to a halt in open water Home Office is spending huge sums on specialist maritime … Read more

More than 50 migrants arrive at Dover after crossing the Channel overnight

More than 50 migrants are detained by Border Force after being picked up in English Channel on five small boats as number making crossing this rises to above 300 More than 50 migrants arrived in Dover after crossing the Channel overnight Sources say the migrants were escorted to Britain by French authorities Pictures show them … Read more

The Croods: A New Age repeats atop the box office with $1.7M crossing $50M domestic

Universal’s animated sequel The Croods: A New Age had no trouble repeating atop the box office for a second weekend in a row. The sequel took in an estimated $1.7 million in its 13th weekend in theaters, which marked its fifth frame in the #1 spot, according to Deadline.   It has also crossed the $50 … Read more

Terminally ill dog is spending her last day crossing her bucket list

A terminally ill dog is spending her last days playing in the snow, attending cheese nights and steak dinners thanks to a new owner who rescued her just in time. When five-year-old Bumble was seized from her owner and left in kennels, animal lover Charlotte, Mullarkey, 24, knew she had to step in to help. … Read more

Dorset pensioner fined £130 for painting a zebra crossing on road

A pensioner has been fined £130 after he resorted to painting a zebra crossing over a busy road he and his disabled wife struggled to cross. Laurie Phillips was investigated by the police and summoned to an interview at the police station over allegations he had caused criminal damage. The 78-year-old had got fed up … Read more