BMW driver Marius Bolmadir fined £500 and given six points for speeding on Kendal’s 30mph A6 Shap Road, Carlisle Magistrates’ Court heard October 1.

William Beckett receives a suspended sentence after a fatal crash near Boroughbridge.

A dangerous driver reached speeds of more than 80mph before killing another motorist who was waiting in traffic.

Deputy District Judge Crow says he has made changes to prevent any repeat.

Martin Howells was left unable to work for 10 months after Ethan Loveridge crashed into him.

The crash happened in North Yorkshire in 2024, with former decathlete Bradley McStravick knocked off his bike.

Researchers from the University of Leicester led by Professor Sally Kyd have issued a warning that too many prosecutions for dangerous driving fail to mater ...

This Policy Briefing Paper was produced by Professor Sally Kyd, Professor of Law at the University of Leicester, with support from the University of Leicester Institute for Policy. This Policy Briefing Paper draws on research from the University of Leicester exploring the roles of the CPS and police in deterring and responding to road violence. These insights underly the key policy recommendation to reform and reinforce sentencing guidelines in response to rising national rates of road violence.

Joseph Henry Stott, 26, has admitted driving while unfit through drink on the night of the crash.

Joseph Henry Stott, 26, has admitted driving while unfit through drink on the night of the crash.

Ex-England footballer pleads guilty and admits to failing to provide a specimen as he appears in court

Simon Richardson is due to go on trial next month

Enrico Pucci was able to control his former partner’s electric car remotely, controlling its speed, temperature settings and lock

A businessman has been banned from driving after he was caught speeding on the M40 in Oxfordshire.

Speed limit dropped from 60km/h for around 70% of general roads in the hope of making narrow streets of crowded cities safer

Critics say the move, which will keep PC Harper’s killers in jail, leaves number of prison spaces ‘too close to the bone’ PC Andrew Harper’s killers will remain behind bars after a critical intervention by Andy Burnham, but the move has led to warnings that overcrowded prisons will be left “one major event away from disaster”. Announcing a U-turn on the early release scheme after weeks of intense pressure, Burnham said he understood “how strongly people feel about this issue”. Continue reading...

Hundreds more prisoners to be excluded from planned schemes

Tempcover has warned motorists about the risk of uninsured test drives and how that could lead to penalty points and a fine

PM says anyone convicted of unlawful killing, including all forms of manslaughter, will be excluded from the scheme

After a government review, police stopped reporting the hazard as a contributory factor to accidents in 2023, and it will not show up in statistics

This Policy Briefing Paper was produced by Professor Sally Kyd, Professor of Law at the University of Leicester, with support from the University of Leicester Institute for Policy. This Policy Briefing Paper draws on research from the University of Leicester exploring the roles of the CPS and police in deterring and responding to road violence. These insights underly the key policy recommendation to reform and reinforce sentencing guidelines in response to rising national rates of road violence.

The UK government says it is considering changing the law around defendants who are considered unfit to stand trial.

Uber and Wayve had said they would start trips ‘later this summer’ but launch now looks unlikely this year

Ummar Younis, 29, has been banned from driving for 60 days after being caught speeding on the A1(M) between Aycliffe and Bradbury.

Aidan's family said he was "kind, caring, funny and sometimes shy" after he died in October 2024.

They say the ‘tough on crime’ policies of successive governments have led to longer jail terms that do not act as a deterrent and may even hinder rehabilitation

Nine men and three women aged between 19 and 61 arrested as part of investigation of events leading to deadly collision