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Children as young as nine hurt in growing number of e-scooter crashes
Three trauma centres - Liverpool, Manchester and Sheffield - say they have treated nearly 500 casualties under the age of 16.
August 11, 2026Hedgehog road deaths 'devastating' populations
A study finds road traffic kills have an exaggerated impact on the viability of small groups.
July 31, 2026School bus crash kills at least 20 pupils in Uganda
Dozens others, including school staff, were injured in the crash, suspected to have been caused by a mechanical fault.
July 17, 2026Nine Thai monks killed after 11-year-old driver collides with procession
The group of 35 monks and five lay followers were walking by the roadside when the truck ploughed into them.
July 2, 2026Three killed in Uganda after crashing into elephant
Four people were also injured in the incident inside Murchison Falls National Park, officials say.
May 25, 2026How driving test booking is changing for learner drivers
From 12 May, only learner drivers can book their own tests, not instructors.
May 11, 2026Nearly 160,000 uninsured cars seized on UK roads
Seizure numbers hit a 17-year high as an estimated 300,000 uninsured vehicles are driven each day.
April 17, 2026Tech Life
Can pedestrians, runners and cyclists safely share the road with self-driving vehicles?
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Children as young as nine hurt in growing number of e-scooter crashes
Some hospitals are seeing more and more children with injuries from e-scooters, a new review suggests, external. Three trauma centres - Liverpool, Manchester and Sheffield - say they have treated 477
Hedgehog road deaths 'devastating' populations
Road collisions are the single largest cause of death among hedgehogs Road deaths can kill nearly a third of a hedgehog population and push smaller communities towards extinction, a new study has sho
School bus crash kills at least 20 pupils in Uganda
The bus was carrying pupils on a field trip when the accident occurred At least 20 schoolchildren and one adult have been killed after a bus carrying pupils on a study trip crashed in eastern Uganda,
Nine Thai monks killed after 11-year-old driver collides with procession
Authorities are investigating the cause of the crash, and have seized the vehicle involved Nine Buddhist monks were killed and several others in their procession injured when they were hit by an 11-y
New driving test booking rules aim to end reselling for profit issues
Sweeping changes to the way driving tests are booked have come into force today (May 12). Under the new rules, it is no longer lawful for third parties, such as test booking and cancellation finder s