Half-barrier level crossings like the one where beloved Lancashire mum Kerry Coombes was killed are a significant public risk ...

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The number of migrants crossing the English Channel in small boats has plummeted by in the first half of 2026, new Home ...

Kerry Coombes, 33, died in the collision in Hoghton, Lancashire, at 8.50am on Thursday (Picture: BTP) A ‘loving’ mum who was killed after a train crashed into her car at a level crossing leaving an ...

A passenger train collided with a car in a rural village.

New Home Office figures reveal a sharp fall in the number of migrants crossing the English Channel into the UK during the first half of the year. Some 11,884 people arrived between January and June, ...

The girl and the 43 passengers on the train were uninjured after the incident in Leingarten, Germany ...

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One person has been killed and a child left fighting for its life after a car was struck by a train on a level crossing earlier today (thurs). Today, shocking images show a green tarpaulin draped over ...

The number of migrants who arrived in the UK after crossing the English Channel in the first half of the year fell sharply compared with the same period in 2025, figures show. Some 11,884 migrants ...

The drop in arrivals is likely to reflect factors including the weather, the supply of small boat parts and government policy. Home Office data shows 11,884 migrants arrived in the six months from the ...