HM Cutter Seeker — one of the largest in the UK Border Force’s fleet — races through the English Channel having plucked 21 migrants from their dinghy. Hours later its detachable inflatable boat takes eight more migrants to Dover after intercepting them in the water. Within minutes, Seeker’s sister vessel Speedwell, with at least six … Read more
Waiting times at pedestrian crossings will be HALVED after lockdown to 15 seconds so people aren’t forced to queue together before the green man appears Manchester was the first city to introduce the measures at 1,000 of its crossings The average waiting time in the city is now 87 seconds from 106 seconds before Wiltshire … Read more
People driving expensive cars are more dangerous to pedestrians, and the more valuable their vehicles are the less likely they are to stop at zebra crossings. Researchers from the University of Nevada in Las Vegas had people attempt to cross the road while noting the estimated value of the cars that did and didn’t stop. … Read more