Get all your news in one place.

100's of premium titles.
One app.

Start reading

Get all your news in one place.

100's of premium titles. One news app.

Start reading

INSANE: 5 | Vintage Vibes

Girl, 17, dies after being hit by car on M5 in Somerset

Motorists are being diverted around the closure via the A38 – which is also now facing long delays

The Independent UK

Dartford Crossing: Furious drivers handed millions in fines by mistake

More than 55 million journeys are made on the crossing each year

The Independent UK

Dartford Crossing: Drivers handed £4.1m in fines by mistake

Instances of drivers being fined or charged when a vehicle with a similar plate to their own used the crossing

Evening Standard

From analysis to the latest developments in health,
read the most diverse news in one place.

Dartford Tunnel closures spark fresh demands for new Lower Thames Crossing to get green light

One tunnel was shut all day on Monday after a spillage, leaving drivers stuck in hours-long queues of traffic

Evening Standard

Tesco lorry fire causes long delays on M25

The clockwise carriageway of the M25 between Junction 5 in Kent and Junction 6 in Surrey is likely to remain closed for the rest of Monday.

The Independent UK

UK weather: Motorway flooded as ‘severe’ storms continue across England

Motorways have been flooded in the north east of England with more thunderstorms expected to roll in

The Independent UK

UK's worst and best motorways revealed as traffic jams hit record levels

Average hold-ups were 11.0 seconds per vehicle per mile in the year to the end of June - the longest in records dating back to March 2016

Evening Standard

Read news from The Economist, FT, and more,
with one subscription

M42 named England’s worst motorway – while the M40 ranks top

Among A roads, the A12 from London to Essex is rated worst

The Independent UK

Lower Thames Crossing: Transport Secretary Louise Haigh slams £1billion planning process bill

She confirmed the paperwork for the project had spiralled to 360,000 pages

Evening Standard

M25 pothole 'takes out 20 cars in darkness' causing rush-hour chaos

More than 20 cars forced to pull over on hard shoulder amid mammoth M25 pothole, say motorists

Evening Standard

UK weather: strong wind warning issued as England and Wales cope with floods

Transport disrupted and more than 60 flood warnings still in place, with more downpours to come

The Guardian - UK

Travel chaos continues for road and rail commuters after extreme rainfall

‘At this stage we cannot provide a timeline for the A421 road to reopen’ – National Highways

The Independent UK

Horror as man dies after being hit by lorry on M25 hard shoulder in Essex

Hugh delays after smash between Junction 29 Upminster and Jnc 30 Thurrock on Sunday morning

Evening Standard

M25 slip road to shut for seven weekends for work on £170m junction 28 upgrade

The exit slip road at junction 28 is to shut this weekend and next, and for five other weekends

Evening Standard

Get all your
news in one place.

100's of premium titles.
One news app.

The Independent UK

Drivers who have never been to Dartford Crossing fined for unpaid journeys

ANPR cameras appear to be capturing the wrong drivers and sending them penalty charge notices

The Guardian - UK

Rachel Reeves ponders private finance to help fund £9bn Lower Thames Crossing

Chancellor looks at handing income from tunnel tolls to investors in UK’s largest infrastructure project

The Guardian - UK

Almost 500 chemicals found in England’s rivers and groundwater

More than half classed as very toxic, toxic or harmful to aquatic life, with 20 categorised as ‘substances of very high concern’

The Independent UK

Drivers’ holiday plans thrown into chaos as AA issues warning over 220 miles of roadworks

Drivers can expect delays and disruption on some of the UK’s busiest motorways

Get all your
news in one place.

100's of premium titles.
One news app.

The Independent UK

Warning after surge in deaths and serious injuries in crashes involving tired drivers

The Highway Code recommends a minimum break of 15 minutes is taken after every two hours of driving

Evening Standard

M25 closed with 11 mile tailbacks after lorry and van crash near Dartford Crossing

Woman taken to London hospital with injuries after air ambulance seen landing on the motorway near the A282

The Independent UK

More than 53,000 drivers fined for ignoring this smart motorway sign

It can result in a fine of up to £100 and three penalty points, or more severe penalties and a court appearance

Evening Standard

M25: No more weekend closures in 2024 after 'complete success' with roadworks

National Highways said future weekend closures will take place in Spring 2025

The Guardian - UK

Ministers ‘inadequately briefed’ on alternatives to Stonehenge tunnel plan, lawyers argue

Latest high court battle gets under way over approval of road tunnel under the world heritage site

Evening Standard

Motorists warned of travel disruption following M25 weekend closure

The AA has warned that diversion routes could be "incredibly busy" as traffic is forced off the motorway

Evening Standard

M25 Surrey closure dates: travel advice for this weekend

Major works are under way this weekend and drivers are advised to avoid the area or follow the official diversion route

1 … 4 5 6 7

People

From analysis to the latest developments in health,
read the most diverse news in one place.

Organisations

the Environment Agency

568 stories

Environment Agency

556 stories

London Ambulance Service

Read news from The Economist, FT, and more,
with one subscription

Topics

Places

Fourteen days free

Download the app

One app. One membership.
100+ trusted global sources.