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'Anything that breaks the stereotype has to be a good thing' Miss England beauty queen trains to become lorry driver amid trucker shortage

'Anything that breaks the stereotype has to be a good thing' Miss England beauty queen trains to become lorry driver amid trucker shortage

13 February 2022 by Sarah Jones

A Miss England beauty queen is swapping high-heels for high-vis as she trains to become a lorry driver due to a shortage of UK truckers. … Read more

Categories World News Tags 039Anything, beauty, breaks, driver, England, good, lorry, Queen, shortage, stereotype, thing039, Trains, Trucker
The boy lost his life near near Adare, County Limmerick

Limerick crash: Tributes to boy, 12, killed while driving car that crashed into lorry

11 February 2022 by Sarah Jones

A 12-year-old boy, named locally as Wiktor Chojecki, died near Adare, County Limerick after the Nissan Qashqai he was the sole occupant in collided with … Read more

Categories World News Tags boy, Car, crash, crashed, Driving, killed, Limerick, lorry, Tributes
Why is Unite threatening to stop funding Labour? War of words over Coventry bin lorry strike escalates

Why is Unite threatening to stop funding Labour? War of words over Coventry bin lorry strike escalates

10 February 2022 by Sarah Jones

Unite has warned Labor that it could stop funding the party, threatening a financial black hole as the dispute between Labour-run Coventry council and its … Read more

Categories World News Tags bin, Coventry, Escalates, funding, labour, lorry, Stop, strike, Threatening, Unite, War, words
DVLA speaks out as lorry drivers frustrated over major licence delays

DVLA speaks out as lorry drivers frustrated over major licence delays

8 February 2022 by Sarah Jones

The DVLA has spoken out after HGV drivers were said they were frustrated and exhausted about license delays from the Government agency. Drivers have been … Read more

Categories World News Tags delays, drivers, DVLA, frustrated, licence, lorry, major, speaks
The M4 lorry fire

Dramatic pictures of motorway lorry fire that kept reigniting

11 January 2022 by Sarah Jones

Dramatic images show the extent of a truck fire that blocked the M4 motorway in Wiltshire in both directions on Monday night and continued to … Read more

Categories World News Tags dramatic, Fire, lorry, motorway, pictures, reigniting
Lorry dangles from 330ft cliff after GPS takes driver along narrow mountain road

Lorry dangles from 330ft cliff after GPS takes driver along narrow mountain road

6 January 2022 by Sarah Jones

The truck driver is said to have followed his GPS when he reached a narrow mountain road in the city of Changzhi in northern China. … Read more

Categories World News Tags 330ft, cliff, dangles, driver, GPS, lorry, Mountain, narrow, road, takes
File image of migrants trying to board a truck at Ouistreham ferry port in the hope of reaching the UK, in 2018

Lorry driver dies after he was attacked by migrants who tried to sneak into his vehicle

21 December 2021 by Sarah Jones

The driver, allegedly a Portuguese national aged 48, wanted three migrants to get out of his vehicle, but reports in France were offended by this … Read more

Categories World News Tags attacked, Dies, driver, lorry, migrants, sneak, vehicle
UK on-the-spot lorry inspections ‘vanishingly rare’

UK on-the-spot lorry inspections ‘vanishingly rare’

12 December 2021 by Sarah Jones

According to a union, on-the-spot checks of lorry and truck drivers on UK roads are “vanishingly rare”. Unite said a request for Freedom of Information … Read more

Categories World News Tags inspections, lorry, onthespot, Rare, vanishingly
Mexican national guard officers work in the area where a trucked rolled over after a traffic accident that killed migrants from Central America

Horror crash kills 53 including children as lorry packed with people overturns

9 December 2021 by Sarah Jones

A witness heard desperate screams and sobs from the survivors as the bodies of the victims – mostly migrants from Central America – lay in … Read more

Categories World News Tags children, crash, horror, including, Kills, lorry, overturns, Packed, People
What is the government doing to recruit more lorry drivers?

What is the government doing to recruit more lorry drivers?

27 September 2021 by Sarah Jones

The UK government plans to offer temporary visas to foreign truck drivers to alleviate the ongoing shortage on UK supermarket shelves and petrol stations. After … Read more

Categories World News Tags drivers, government, lorry, recruit
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