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Passengers ‘thrown out of their seats’ on speeding train heading to Nottingham

Passengers ‘thrown out of their seats’ on speeding train heading to Nottingham

Published by Sam Flores

Passengers on a train to Nottingham were ‘thrown out of their seats’, resulting in injuries, during an over-speeding rail incident. The train, operated by Northern, reached speeds as high as 70mph in a 30mph zone, also causing some passengers to fall to the floor. The incident happened at 1.47pm on May 4, as the 12.09pm service from Leeds to Nottingham was passing through the Trowell North and South junctions in Nottinghamshire. At the junctions, the train was routed over five sets of points for a diverging route which had a permitted speed of 30mph (48km/h). The train traversed the first set of points at 70mph (112km/h) and was still travelling at 45mph (72km/h) when it reached the last set of points. Rail Accident Investigation Branch (RAIB) said the signals on approach to the junctions were displaying the correct indications for the diverging route. Due to the high speed, the train lurched sideways, causing some passengers to be thrown from their seats and others to fall to the floor. This resulted in a number of minor …

Guy Martin caught speeding – Yahoo News UK

Guy Martin caught speeding – Yahoo News UK

Published by Sam Flores

Guy Martin, the television presenter and speed enthusiast, has been banned from driving for six months after he was twice caught speeding on his motorcycle. The 44-year-old former motorbike racer, who presented Speed With Guy Martin, has been prosecuted by Northamptonshire and Leicestershire police forces after he triggered speed cameras. Martin admitted riding his Honda motorbike at 46mph on the A50 near Leicester when the limit was 40mph, and going at 78mph along the A43 near Brackley when a temporary 50mph limit was in place. Martin was caught speeding on the A43 in Brackley – Northamptonshire Police/PA Wire Court papers showed Martin reached at least 12 penalty points on his licence and that he accepted that he must now serve a six-month driving ban. The TV presenter achieved 17 podium finishes at the Isle of Man TT race during his career as a motorbike racer, and he has become known for his pursuit of speed records. In 2016 he attempted to break the two-wheeled world land speed record, and he succeeded in setting world records …

Summers are getting longer, hotter and the trend is speeding up

Summers are getting longer, hotter and the trend is speeding up

Published by Jenni Sidey

The old idea of summer, a fixed season that arrives on cue and leaves on time, is becoming out of date. Across the midlatitudes, the stretch of the year with historically summer-like temperatures is now arriving earlier, ending later, and building more heat than it used to. A new study led by researchers at the University of British Columbia found that from 1990 to 2023, average summer length between the tropics and the polar circles grew by about six days per decade. Earlier work had put that figure closer to four days per decade. In some cities, the change is much sharper. Sydney’s summer-like period now lasts about 130 days, up from 80 days in 1990. Toronto’s is expanding by about eight days per decade. For places where people once counted on a slower seasonal shift, the new pattern is harder to miss. “These findings challenge what we believe to be the normal cycle of the seasons,” said lead author Ted Scott, a PhD student in UBC’s department of geography. “When summer happens and how …

Princess Diana’s former lady-in-waiting and loyal friend banned from driving after being caught speeding

Princess Diana’s former lady-in-waiting and loyal friend banned from driving after being caught speeding

Published by Daniella Wilson

A former lady-in-waiting of Princess Diana has been banned from driving for six months and told to pay hundreds in fines.  Anne Beckwith-Smith, 74, drove 36mph in a 30 zone in her blue Audi Q2 in Wiltshire in August 2024, Lavender Hill magistrates’ court heard this week.  Anne, who lives in South Kensington in London, was handed the ban on April 8, despite asking for an exemption on the grounds of needing to care for her older brother.  She told magistrates that removing her licence would be “rather catastrophic” as Salisbury, where her brother lives in care, has poor public transport links. When questioned by the court, she admitted there was a bus stop outside the family home and that she could afford to take taxis.  She told the court: “I apologise for wasting all your time with this, but I think it’s important to stress it would be a hardship for my brother.” Truth behind Diana’s ‘three people in this marriage’ comment However, magistrates refused her request for an exemption. She was also ordered …

England cricketer Ben Duckett fined for speeding after being caught driving at 93mph | UK News

England cricketer Ben Duckett fined for speeding after being caught driving at 93mph | UK News

Published by Sam Flores

England cricket star Ben Duckett has been fined £700 after being caught speeding at 93mph in a 70mph zone. Duckett, who opens the batting for England in both Test matches and limited overs games, admitted the offence on Friday after being caught by a police speed gun on the A50 near Stoke in August. The 31-year-old was pictured at the wheel of his Land Rover. Duckett pulled out of the Indian Premier League (IPL) last week in the hopes of recovering from a slump in form before England’s Test series against New Zealand begins in June. Politics latest – King’s US visit to go ahead Image: Ben Duckett during the fourth Ashes Test in Melbourne in December. Pic: Reuters As well as turning his back on a £200,000 contract with the Delhi Capitals, he also apologised for past actions, particularly an incident when he was filmed drunk on a night out in Noosa, Australia, midway through the Ashes. After pleading guilty at Cannock Magistrates’ Court, he was fined £700, had four penalty points put on …

The Mysterious Devices Speeding Mining Exploration in Utah

The Mysterious Devices Speeding Mining Exploration in Utah

Published by Daniella Wilson

Bushwhacking through a stand of stunted aspens above 10,000 feet in Utah’s Tushar mountain range, the mountain guide Trevor Katz held his Garmin to the sky and pointed it south. “We should just look for an opening,” he said, glancing over at his colleague, Bailey Pugh, from under a ball cap he’d cut into a visor. He took a few steps steeply uphill, then down, careful not to slide on the scree. “It says it’s right below us, by probably 10 meters. Wait, five.” Wading through walls of branches, he and Pugh circled, eyes trained on the ground. Then, there it was. Stuck in the dirt, the hexagonal silver node looked like a device an alien could have planted. Its small antenna and carrying strap sat above the earth. A sharp spike below anchored it into the slope. It would be a strange thing to stumble upon this so high in the mountains, surrounded only by what can survive at such an elevation. This is just one of 200 nodes planted across the range in …

Sir Idris Elba caught speeding on moped a day after announcing Netflix movie about Charles’s charity The King’s Trust | UK News

Sir Idris Elba caught speeding on moped a day after announcing Netflix movie about Charles’s charity The King’s Trust | UK News

Published by Daniella Wilson

Actor and scooter enthusiast Sir Idris Elba has been slapped with a fine for going more than 20mph on his moped. Speed cameras clocked the actor, 53, making his way across Chelsea Embankment in central London at 10.12am on 21 June last year. Sir Idris is renowned for his love of mopeds – so much it even made its way into a Taylor Swift song. The US singer sampled the actor saying “We can go driving on my scooter – you know, just riding in London” on her 2019 song ‘London Boy’. Meanwhile film fans will be reminded of Guy Ritchie’s 2008 film Rock’n’Rolla – where Sir Idris’s character has to evade Russian mobsters on a moped. Sir Idris admitted riding the BMW moped but insisted he had not received a fixed penalty fine from the police and was denied a chance to pay it off before appearing in court. Read more from Sky News:Storm Chandra hits UKWhite House changes tone on ICE crackdown He was ultimately forced to pay a £147 fine and received …