High-speed rail services are cancelled across UK after hairline cracks are found in Hitachi trains

High-speed rail services are cancelled across UK after hairline cracks are found in Hitachi trains Issue in Hitachi 800 trains used by LNER Great Western Railway and Hull Trains LNER trains between London, York, Newcastle and Edinburgh are cancelled no Great Western services between London, Bristol, Cardiff and Penzance  By Joe Davies For Mailonline Published: … Read more

Moment police Taser driver of stolen Porsche after high-speed chase through Birmingham

Moment police Taser driver of stolen Porsche after high-speed chase through Birmingham city centre on icy roads Lee Smythe, 34, attempted to evade chasing police in a stolen Porsche 911 GTS  Dashcam footage shows traffic officers pursuing vehicle in central Birmingham Smythe struggled to control the vehicle with the roads covered in snow and ice … Read more

Production set to start on high-speed unmanned drone designed to fly alongside fighter jets by RAF

Meet the RAF’s new ‘loyal wingman’: Prototype of high-speed unmanned drone designed to fly alongside fighter jets bringing extra tech and weaponry into war zones goes into production A £30million Government investment is in place to start production of a prototype of the potentially game-changing fighter aircraft It will be armed with surveillance and electronic … Read more

BT braced for surge in demand for high-speed internet

BT braced for surge in demand for high-speed internet as households upgrade to new games consoles By Alex Lawson, Financial Mail On Sunday Published: 21:50 GMT, 7 November 2020 | Updated: 21:50 GMT, 7 November 2020 BT is braced for a surge in demand for high-speed internet as hundreds of thousands of households upgrade to … Read more

Moment policeman and suspect both take tumble when they try to jump hedge after high-speed car chase

Call Special Branch! Hilarious moment policeman and suspect both take a tumble when they try to jump a hedge after high-speed car chase Dash-cam footage shows the criminal fall over the shrubs as he tries to escape  Police officer also catches his footing and goes down while pursuing the man  The man was eventually arrested … Read more

Wild Pear tree dating back 250 years is chopped down to make way for HS2 high-speed rail link

One of Britain’s oldest and largest wild pear trees was chopped down today to make way for the HS2 high-speed rail link. The 250-year-old Cubbington Pear Tree in Warwickshire sits on the phase one line of the route just outside Leamington Spa. It was finally cut down on Tuesday just five years after it was … Read more

Squeak the Scottie takes bread trolley for a high-speed spin – with help from his terrier mates 

Bark and ride! Squeak the Scottie takes bread trolley for a high-speed spin – with help from his terrier mates Lynn Russell, 45, recorded energetic pack in her garden in Guildford, Surrey Squeak, the 12-year-old Scottie, climbed aboard the bread trolley as it was pulled The group of pooches enthusiastically wagged their tails and yapped … Read more

Police launch manhunt after BMW driver killed cyclist, 59, in high-speed hit-and-run crash 

Police launch manhunt after BMW driver killed cyclist, 59, in high-speed hit-and-run crash Andell Goulbourne was hit by a grey BMW as he was cycling in Washwood Heath Police wish to speak to Kashif Khan, 24, to establish what happened on July 30 Three men have been voluntarily interviewed after CCTV was released last week … Read more

Shocking moment banned drink-driver, 32, leads police on a high-speed chase

Katie Shone, 32, took her mother’s Seat Leon car and began to drive it in an out of control manner on the A194 road near South Shields This is the shocking moment a banned drink-driver leads police on a high-speed car chase before crashing into another vehicle at 60mph. Katie Shone, 32, took her mother’s … Read more

Norwegian jewel store thieves smashed off moped by police after high-speed chase through a PARK

Rammed raiders: Jewel store thieves are smashed off their moped by police after high-speed chase through a PARK following armed raid at Norwegian jewellery store CCTV shows robbers, armed with a pistol, raiding a jewellery shop in Oslo  They stash expensive watches and jewellery into bags before fleeing on a moped A police chase ensues … Read more