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A major motorway in Kent briefly closed with two-mile queues of traffic, as witnesses reported seeing a man walking down the M20. Emergency services were called to carriageway near Maidstone and motorists were advised to seek alternative routes where possible while the disruption was ongoing. One driver told Sky News they saw "large man was walking down the middle of the fast lane in a white vest covered in blood".A […]

Police in Manchester have launched a murder investigation after a 57-year-old man was hit by a Land Rover.Greater Manchester Police were called to reports of an unresponsive male on Olympic Street, Beswick, just before 11am on Saturday.Despite the efforts of members of the public and emergency services, he was pronounced dead at the scene.No arrests have been made.Officers believe the man was hit by a black Land Rover.Detective Inspector Rachel […]

"Good progress" has been made on the M25 in Surrey, where engineers are bringing down a bridge during the motorway's first ever planned daytime closure.A five-mile stretch between junctions 10 and 11 has been shut in both directions since 9pm on Friday and won't reopen until 6am on Monday, if works finish on time. Concerns have been raised that thousands will be held up in gridlocked traffic, despite National Highways […]

The female employee suspended by Red Bull has appealed against the decision to clear team principal Christian Horner of misconduct following allegations of inappropriate behaviour, according to the PA news agency.After an investigation, Red Bull dismissed the complainant's grievances in February, meaning Horner was allowed to remain in his role within the team. But the employee has now lodged a formal appeal with the F1 team's Austrian parent company Red […]

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MP Diane Abbott has criticised Speaker Lindsay Hoyle for not calling on her to speak at this week's Prime Minister's Questions during a debate on racism.The MP for Hackney North and Stoke Newington said she was "surprised" not to be called to speak, with the debate "mostly about racism and me". "Stood over 40 times. Speaker claims he ran out of time," she said. "Truth is he can make PMQs […]

The first-ever planned daytime closure of the M25 could become a "nightmare" as residents and businesses nearby brace for gridlocked traffic.A five-mile stretch of the motorway will remain shut until 6am on Monday between junctions 10 and 11, one of the busiest routes in the country that also serves Heathrow and Gatwick airports. And with an 11.5-mile diversion route to direct motorway traffic along A roads, concerns have been raised […]

Diane Abbott has appeared at a rally where she hit out at the "level of racism that is still in Britain", following a row over comments made about her.Ms Abbott was greeted in Hackney, east London, with cheers and chants of "I stand with Diane" after a Tory donor's reported offensive remarks. The former Labour MP praised the people of Hackney whom she said "stood by her - year after […]

Police believe they have contacted all the families of 35 people whose remains were recovered from a Hull funeral parlour.Humberside Police said National Crime Agency experts were helping to establish "if what has been respectfully recovered are in fact human ashes". "I can confirm that whilst formal identification procedures are ongoing, we do believe we have contacted all families of the 35 deceased," said Assistant Chief Constable Thom McLoughlin.More than […]