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Birmingham bus crash: Nine injured as paramedics rush to scene – police lockdown road (Image: NICK WILKINSON/BIRMINGHAM LIVE) SUBSCRIBE Invalid email We use your sign-up to provide content in ways you've consented to and to improve our understanding of you. This may include adverts from us and 3rd parties based on our understanding. You can unsubscribe at any time. More info The emergency services were called to Hawthorn Road in Kingstanding at 7.26am today following the crash. A single-decker bus collided with a parked car and van. Nine people were given treatment at the scene by fire service personnel, before the arrival of West Midlands Ambulance. One man was trapped on the bus by his injuries. He had to be extricated from the vehicle by firefighters who used Holmatro cutting equipment to set him free. His injuries are not thought to be life-changing, but he will be conveyed to the hospital for a further check. 13 firefighters, two fire engines … [Read more...] about Birmingham bus crash: Nine injured as paramedics rush to scene – police lockdown road

A driver who took exception to a parking ticket allegedly rammed a warden’s car off the road in New Plymouth after abusing council staff and smashing a window. The drama started at lunchtime on Monday when police were called to New Plymouth District Council’s Civic Centre building after a man allegedly threatened staff. A police spokesperson said the man had driven from the Liardet St site before they arrived, but not before he had smashed a window. Police then received a call that a kilometre away a driver had rammed a parked car on Queen St, near the intersection with St Aubyn St. READ MORE: Contentious bus park idea kicked to touch by council committee Solutions needed to solve New Plymouth's inner-city parking problem Fleeing driver rams police car before crashing into logging truck That car was a council parking warden’s vehicle, and it appeared to have been repeatedly rammed, causing significant damage to its side and back while leaving debris strewn across … [Read more...] about New Plymouth parking warden’s car rammed off road

A fire has broken out on the Isle of Sheppey in Kent (Image: [email protected]) SUBSCRIBE Invalid email We use your sign-up to provide content in ways you've consented to and to improve our understanding of you. This may include adverts from us and 3rd parties based on our understanding. You can unsubscribe at any time. More info Dramatic pictures show thick plumes of black smoke billowing across the sky in Minster on Sea, a town on the north coast of the Isle of Sheppey.  Four fire enginers were scrambled to a caravan alight in Greyhound Road. Related articles Met Office issues highest warning with 'exceptional' risk to southeast Met Office issues rare FOUR-DAY amber weather alert for 36C scorcher A crew spokesman said: "Kent Fire and Rescue Service has been called to reports of a caravan alight in Greyhound Road, in Minster on Sea, Sheerness. "Four fire engines are in attendance and crews are using hose reel jets and … [Read more...] about Quiet Kent neighbourhood hit by massive fire as thick black smoke rips through countryside

Loose Women: Gloria Hunniford 'petrified' of falling again SUBSCRIBE Invalid email We use your sign-up to provide content in ways you've consented to and to improve our understanding of you. This may include adverts from us and 3rd parties based on our understanding. You can unsubscribe at any time. More info Gloria Hunniford, 82, rarely discusses the terror-inducing accident, but has revealed that, had hubbie Stephen Way not leapt out of the way in enough time, he could have ended up dead. The now-78-year-old fell on his back while swerving out of the path of a taxi, and suffered a severe wedge fracture that he hadn't discovered he had sustained until the following day. Related articles Lewis Hamilton bids farewell to F1 fans: 'Going to miss this energy' Lewis Hamilton ‘learned the hard way’ after Nicole Scherzinger romance "They told him if [the fracture] had been any further up, he could have been paralysed … [Read more...] about Gloria Hunniford admits husband was left in ‘agony’ after taxi accident almost killed him

Grease star Dame Olivia Newton-John dies aged 73 SUBSCRIBE Invalid email We use your sign-up to provide content in ways you've consented to and to improve our understanding of you. This may include adverts from us and 3rd parties based on our understanding. You can unsubscribe at any time. More info Donny Osmond, 64, has taken to social media to pay tribute to Olivia Newton-John following her death aged 73. The legendary singer lost her battle with breast cancer on Monday after first being diagnosed 30 years ago. Related articles Ian Hislop on time apart from wife Victoria 'Lives in Greece!' Olivia Newton-John dead: Grease actress dies aged 73 Donny, who performed with Olivia on The Donny and Marie Show in 1978, shared an unearthed clip of the pair singing You’re The One That I Want from Grease. READ MORE: Lewis Hamilton ‘learned the hard way’ after Nicole Scherzinger romance Donny Osmond … [Read more...] about Donny Osmond shares heartbreak over ‘angel’ Olivia Newton-John ‘I honestly love you’

Naga Munchetty calls Sandy from Grease a 'wet blanket' SUBSCRIBE Invalid email We use your sign-up to provide content in ways you've consented to and to improve our understanding of you. This may include adverts from us and 3rd parties based on our understanding. You can unsubscribe at any time. More info Naga Munchetty , 47, has risked angering Grease fans after she confessed that she was not a fan of Olivia Newton-John's character, Sandy. Her admission came after her BBC Radio 5 Live show paid tribute to Olivia following her devastating death on Monday, aged 73. Related articles Ian Hislop on time apart from wife Victoria 'Lives in Greece!' Olivia Newton-John dead: Grease actress dies aged 73 Naga welcomed Olivia Moore onto the show who is currently playing Sandy in Grease The Musical on London’s West End. READ MORE: Lewis Hamilton ‘learned the hard way’ after Nicole Scherzinger romance … [Read more...] about Naga Munchetty risks fury by admitting Olivia Newton-John’s Sandy ‘annoyed hell out of me’

Trevor Bailey was a patient in the ambulance which collided with an HGV on Hull Road (Image: Humberside Police) SUBSCRIBE Invalid email We use your sign-up to provide content in ways you've consented to and to improve our understanding of you. This may include adverts from us and 3rd parties based on our understanding. You can unsubscribe at any time. More info The inquest into Trevor Bailey's death, being held in Hull, heard how he had suffered a heart attack at work and came home. An ambulance was then called to his home near Pocklington, on April 22 last year. Despite his serious condition Mr Bailey, known as Trev, was chatting to paramedics and walked to the ambulance before being placed on a stretcher. Related articles Horror as children forced to sit next to dead mum on 8-hour flight UK hot weather warning: New health alert issued as 'extreme' 36C he... The inquest then heard how the ambulance was heading along the A1079 … [Read more...] about ‘Don’t worry, I’ll be fine’ – man’s words to wife before ambulance crash death

Exeter: Travellers park at Cowick Barton Playing Fields SUBSCRIBE Invalid email We use your sign-up to provide content in ways you've consented to and to improve our understanding of you. This may include adverts from us and 3rd parties based on our understanding. You can unsubscribe at any time. More info The controversial site, a Negotiated Stopping Point (NSP) which can hold 13 caravans and vehicles, has been paid for by local taxpayers. Formerly a two-acre landfill site in Gorsebrook Road, Wolverhampton City Council developed the area into a transit site for illegal travellers to use. The site comes fully equipped with laundry and washing facilities, perimeter fencing surrounding the area as well as CCTV monitoring, and was designed to temporarily house travellers after they had been booted out of illegal camps. Related articles 'Backed into corner, STRIPPED of rights' – Archie Battersbee parents British boy, 8, … [Read more...] about ‘Absolute joke!’ Fury as council spends £1M on a £100-a-week traveller site ‘never used’

August 09, 2022 - 14:39 BST Miranda Lambert and her husband Brendan McLoughlin enjoyed a 20-day road trip in July – and now the country music singer has revealed the real reason behind their vacation Miranda Lambert has been working nonstop for most of her successful music career – but back in July, she took an extended break to vacation with her husband Brendan McLoughlin . SEE: Miranda Lambert sizzles in bold mini dress and cowboy boots The country music singer has now revealed that her health was the main reason behind her 20-day road trip, explaining that she felt exhausted and needed a break from her hectic schedule so she could be a "better person". Loading the player... WATCH: Miranda Lambert's meteoric rise to fame "I think [a break] is important for everybody, " she told Audacy's US 99 (Chicago). "I mean, burnout is such a real thing, and you don't even realize it until you take a break. "A … [Read more...] about Miranda Lambert reveals unexpected health issue behind extended vacation with husband Brendan McLoughlin

The Highland Road estate of former LSU Basketball Coach Will Wade is up for sale with an asking price of nearly $1.6 million. The 4,377-square-foot home is just past Highland Road Park. It features four bedrooms, four and a half bathrooms, and sits on a 1.5 acre lot with oak trees. The home has an outdoor kitchen, three-car garage and a full home generator. The house was built in 1985. It was put up for sale on Friday. Wade was fired in March after LSU received an NCAA notice of allegations regarding major recruiting irregularities, which included making cash payments to people close to players. He had been coach of the Tigers for nearly 5 years. Wade and his wife, Lauren, bought the home in June 2017 for nearly $1.3 million. … [Read more...] about The home of ex-LSU basketball coach Will Wade is up for sale. See inside.