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I'm a Celebrity viewers vote out a fifth campmate
Latest I'm A Celeb odds as camp mates all rally behind one individual
Teenager killed in country lane crash named during inquest
Are UK Christmas supplies at risk amid Panama Canal drought?
Public funeral for Shane MacGowan to take place in Ireland today
Hero mum 'acted on impulse' after saving family of seven from fire
I'm a Celebrity viewers vote out a fifth campmate
Latest I'm A Celeb odds as camp mates all rally behind one individual
Teenager killed in country lane crash named during inquest
Are UK Christmas supplies at risk amid Panama Canal drought?
Public funeral for Shane MacGowan to take place in Ireland today
Hero mum 'acted on impulse' after saving family of seven from fire

Department for Transport

Figures show there are fewer cyclists in Central Bedfordshire than in 2019 - Photo PA

Fewer cyclists taking to Central Bedfordshire’s roads survey reveals

The green man at pedestrian crossings is set to light up for longer - as Brits walk slower than they did before.

Green man at UK pedestrian crossings to undergo major change

28 casualties were recorded by Bedfordshire Police last year, up from 16 in 2021 and a significant increase from four casualties two years prior

More people and more people injured in e-scooter collisions in Bedfordshire

England’s slowest motorways revealed - which roads make the list?

Train passengers in England risk losing access to wifi onboard amid cost cuts.

Passengers could lose wifi service on train amid cost cuts

Most dangerous driving hotspots in the UK unveiled - is your area on the list?

Most dangerous driving hotspots in the UK unveiled

Longer lorries to be allowed on Britain’s roads under new laws

Under 25’s could be banned from giving lifts under new plans

Drivers under age of 25 could be banned from giving lifts to friends

Rishi Sunak has scrapped smart motorways. Credit: Getty/Adobe Stock/Kim Mogg

All new smart motorway projects scrapped over safety and cost concerns

Drivers are being warned by the DVLA to pay their car tax

DVLA £1,000 fine warning - how to renew car tax & when to do it

(Composite: NationalWord/Shutterstock)

Two in three drivers fear relaxing MOT rules will put lives at risk

20mph speed limit should be target for new urban roads, says DfT

Government ‘will miss EV charger target by 20 years’, Labour says

MOTs could be required every two years under proposed change

New MOT rules could change test timings to save drivers money

The damaged wheel. Image: David McGrath.

'Hundreds' of potholes near Biggleswade will 'inevitably cause fatal accident'

(Photo by KAZUHIRO NOGI/AFP via Getty Images)

Self-driving cars could cause congestion to nearly double

A report has shown that a third of local roads in England are in need of repairs

Third of local roads in England need urgent repair, report says

The scene in Bordesley Green, Birmingham, where a 12-year-old schoolboy riding an e-scooter has died after being involved in a horror crash with a bus.

Schoolboy, 12, dies in horror crash involving bus and e-scooter

Drivers face penalty points for not wearing a seat belt

Grant Shapps is the new home secretary. Photo by Hollie Adams/Getty Images.

Who is new home secretary Grant Shapps?

Noise detecting cameras launched to tackle anti-social ‘boy racers’

‘Noise Camera’ that can detect rowdy drivers trial across UK

(Photo by Dan Kitwood/Getty Images)

Liz Truss would consider scrapping smart motorway speed limits

Cllr Kevin Collins (with spade) together with partners marking work starting at the Biggleswade Transport Interchange. Richard Fuller MP (second from centre) and Biggleswade Mayor Cllr Grant Fage (left of Cllr Collins) also attended. Image: CBC.

Work begins on £2.3million Biggleswade transport interchange

Motorists could drive lorries without a formal test under licence plan

Britain puts brakes on mandatory speed limiter technology

The figures reveal delayed and cancelled flights from Luton Airport

More than a quarter of flights from Luton Airport delayed

Government scraps plug-in car grant with immediate effect

Although growing in popularity, privately-owned e-scooters remain illegal on public roads

E-scooter casualties on the rise in Bedfordshire

Biggleswade station manager Fiona Blackwell and MP Richard Fuller, supported by members of the community, declare the new cycle hub open. Photo: Peter Alvey.

MP opens new cycle parking hub at Biggleswade train station

Yellow box junction changes to see drivers fined over ‘incorrect’ use.

Car tax dodgers warned ‘you can’t hide’ as penalty hot spots revealed

New number plates: where can I charge my new EV?

Covid passenger locator forms are expected to be axed before Easter (Photo: Getty Images)

‘Complicated’ Covid travel requirement set to change ahead of Easter

Drink-drive deaths fall but can’t keep up with lockdown accident drop

Drivers report sharp rise in crashes and near misses with e-scooters

New Highway Code rules: 2022 changes and how cyclists are impacted

New smart motorways roll-out halted amid safety concerns

New changes to The Highway Code will establish a “hierarchy of road users” (Shutterstock)

The Dutch Reach and other new 2022 Highway Code rules drivers need to know

(Photo: Nissan)

Plug-in car grant for EVs slashed by 40%

(Image: Mark Hall/JPI Media)

New driving laws 2022: the changes that will affect every driver

Calls for car tax crackdown as number of untaxed vehicles rises

Motorists urged to slow down

More than half of drivers still speeding on 30mph roads

New motoring law to close dangerous mobile phone loophole

Government reveals plan for national road crash investigation unit

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