Automotive

Officers placed four cones around the flip-flop as they tried to track down the Ford Fiesta driver who hot-footed it.

Dozens of vehicles have been abandoned in the long grass in the centre of a housing estate

A man and a woman have been arrested over the hit-and-run death of a 12-year-old girl on a motorway. The victim, named by police as Sana Patel, of Blackburn, died at the scene on the M61 in Lancashire. She was a passenger in a Nissan Qashqai, which was involved in a collision with a Vauxhall Corsa on Saturday at around 10.45pm. A 23-year-old woman, from Mirefield, Yorkshire, was arrested on suspicion of causing death by dangerous driving, Lancashire Police said...

Nearly eight million potholes could have been repaired using money councils have been forced to cut from road maintenance budgets since 2010, according to new figures. The Local Government Association (LGA), which represents councils in England and Wales, claimed its analysis shows ministers must deliver long-term funding to “save our roads”. Routine road maintenance budgets have fallen from £1.1 billion in 2009/10 to around £701 million in 2017/18, the LGA said. This budget is used to fund expenses such as...

Police have warned drivers to keep their distance and not tailgate other motorists

Severn Trent workers left half the crossing bare after repairing a burst water main

England’s least popular motorway is the M20 in Kent, according to major new research. A survey of drivers by watchdog Transport Focus found that the link between the ports at Dover and the M25 has an overall satisfaction rating of just 65%. The road scored particularly badly for the quality of its surface at 59%. One respondent described it as “bumpy, uncomfortable to drive on” while another said it is “full of potholes”. Drivers on the M20 have suffered disruption...

Police stopped a man driving a small silver car, apparently on his way to get milk and water, after they saw the vehicle was missing the front left tyre

Ezra Jones, 46, forcing the driver out of her BMW 2 Series before speeding away on a motorway hard shoulder