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Tributes to ‘much loved grandmother and mother’ who died in car crash

The car is seen smashing into the lorry.

Watch as driver runs a red light before smashing into a lorry

Motorists caught on camera watching a film while driving

Watch as motorists are caught watching films while driving on motorway

A woman has been injured after being hit by a HGV near Market Harborough.

Woman injured after collision with HGV near Harborough – road has now reopened

Police officers overtaking a heavily-laden car transporter were shocked to discover the driver was using just one elbow to control the huge vehicle as he travelled along a busy motorway.

National Highways to patrol major motorway in unmarked lorries

National Highways has launched a new ‘blind spots’ safety campaign

National Highways issues advice on overtaking HGVs in safety campaign

Aldi stores will have special opening hours this weekend (image: Aldi)

Aldi to recruit 500 apprentices across the UK in biggest ever intake

Police are appealing for anyone with dashcam footage to come forward.

Woman in her 30s dies following crash in the north of the Harborough district

Biomethane refuelling station

Plans in the pipeline for huge HGV car park in Lutterworth

Villagers and supporters outside Shawell quarry on Saturday. Picture Andrew Carpenter

Campaigners protest plans to continue using quarry site for business

Motorists could drive lorries without a formal test under licence plan

DfT proposes using post-Brexit powers to allow car drivers to take the wheel of 7.5-tonne HGVs

The A14 is closed in both directions after a lorry crashed onto the opposite carriageway.

A14 closed in both directions after lorry crashes onto opposite carriageway

More than 50 jobs are up for grabs at Leicestershire County Council in the authority’s highways, transport and waste management teams.

More than 50 jobs up for grabs at Leicestershire County Council

New Highway Code rules: 2022 changes and how cyclists are impacted

Crisps have been emptied from shelves after a computer glitch that occurred during an upgrade to Walkers’ computers systems slowed production (Photo: Chris J Ratcliffe/Getty Images)

Why there's a shortage of Walkers Crisps - and when they will be back on shelves

Millions of motorists to be affected by major driving law change

Government to bypass Commons approval to speed up HGV licence changes

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Amazon ‘warns shoppers to order their Christmas presents in November’ amid suppl...

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Warning over icy roads this winter across Britain ‘due to lack of gritter driver...

MoD examiners to carry out driving tests to ease HGV driver shortage

A driver is fighting for his life after a horrific crash on the M1 on the edge of Harborough district in the early hours of today (Monday).

Driver fighting for his life after a horrific M1 crash on the edge of Harborough...

Boris Johnson says Rishi Sunak is right, shortages could last ‘until Christmas’ (Photo by NIKLAS HALLE'N/AFP via Getty Images)

Boris Johnson says Rishi Sunak is right, shortages could last ‘until Christmas’ ...

Christmas 'nightmare' prediction as Rishi Sunak warns shortages could last 'for months' (Photo by Paul ELLIS / AFP) (Photo by PAUL ELLIS/AFP via Getty Images)

Christmas 'nightmare' prediction as Rishi Sunak warns shortages could last 'for ...

Fuel prices hit eight-year high amid supply issues

The Ministry of Defence (MoD) will also provide examiners for lorry driving tests (Photo: Getty Images)

10,500 foreign workers to get temporary visas to save Christmas from shortages

Drivers will be hit with a £30 fuel limit at hundreds of petrol stations (Photo: Getty Images)

Hundreds of petrol stations set £30 fuel limit as panic-buyers race to fill up

Drivers queued for fuel at petrol stations across the country on Friday (Photo: Getty Images)

Temporary visa scheme being considered to tackle HGV driver shortage

A shopper peruses near-empty bread shelves at a supermarket in the centre of York, northern England, during the first lockdown (Getty Images)

Panic buying in run-up to Christmas could be ‘far worse’ than lockdown, Tesco wa...

Police use the supercabs for a better vantage point to spot offenders

Shocking footage shows trucker with a phone to each ear on motorway

Car and trailer driving tests to be scrapped

HGV driving tests streamlined to tackle shortage of lorry drivers

People across Harborough are being offered the chance to become a lorry driver – as the UK faces a crippling nationwide shortage of truckers.

Harborough residents offered the chance to become a lorry driver – as the UK fac...

Amazon to offer bonuses of up to £1000 of ‘urgently needed’ new hires (PHOTO: ADRIAN DENNIS/AFP via Getty Images)

Amazon to offer bonuses of up to £1000 of ‘urgently needed’ new hires

Tesco is offering £1,000 bonus to new HGV drivers amid 'pingdemic' worker shorta...

There may be a shortage of Haribo sweets in the UK due to a lack of lorry drivers. Photo: Shutterstock

Haribo sweets are struggling to reach UK supermarket shelves - here's why

Police use the supercabs for a better vantage point to spot offenders

Watch the moment police officers are nearly wiped out by trucker on his phone

A womanin her 40s has died after a crash in the Harborough district.

Woman in her 40s dies after crash in the Harborough district

Mobile phone driving law explained: what the current rules are and how they will...

Anyone with the virus’s symptoms - high temperature, a constant cough and loss of sense of smell or taste – is asked to urgently book a test at the new testing centre in Market Harborough.

Latest Harborough Covid-19 figures show rapid increase among young people - and ...

The Shawell residents protest against the proposed waste-sorting facility, 450m from the village.

Controversial scheme to set up a huge new waste-processing plant in an historic ...

Why shoppers are being urged to buy online Christmas gifts early this year to avoid missing out (Photo: Shutterstock)

Why shoppers are being urged to buy online Christmas gifts early this year to av...

Shocking moment road rage lorry driver rammed car

VIDEO: ‘I thought I was going to die’ Driver’s terror after being rammed by lorr...