Steve Bird

4 days ago | telegraph.co.uk | Steve Bird

An 80-year-old woman has died after being hit by a cyclist taking part in a charity bike ride. The pensioner, who has not been named, was struck as a male rider was overtaking another cyclist near Stalybridge in the Tour de Manc, an event held on public roads that attracts more than 1,000 cyclists. The woman was injured on Sunday, May 4 and was airlifted to hospital, where she died three days later. The cyclist suffered minor injuries and remained at the scene.

5 days ago | yahoo.com | Steve Bird

A Labour council could be forced to scrap a low traffic neighbourhood (LTN) after a High Court judge ruled its consultation about the scheme was “unfair”. Mr Justice Smith said Lambeth council was guilty of a “serious failing” after it ignored an “impressive” report which warned that street closures in south London could lead to increased congestion and pollution.

5 days ago | telegraph.co.uk | Steve Bird

In February, the Royal Courts of Justice heard two days of legal arguments after WDAG claimed the consultation on the LTN was unfair. On Friday, Mr Justice Smith published a 34-page judgement which found the local group had proven one of three grounds in its challenge. The court heard that council staff had been given a "wellbeing day" off after being "left in tears" because "angry" residents at a 2023 meeting at West Norwood Library were "relentless" in their opposition.

1 week ago | ca.news.yahoo.com | Steve Bird

Members of the Indian community protest outside the Pakistan Embassy in London, following the Pahalgam terror attack in April - SOPA ImagesThe escalating conflict between India and Pakistan could culminate in clashes on British streets, an MP has warned. MPs and leaders of both the Muslim and Hindu faiths have called for calm amid fears that mounting tensions between the two nuclear powers in Asia could trigger disorder in the UK.

1 week ago | telegraph.co.uk | Steve Bird

In 2022, Leicester and Smethwick saw numerous clashes between predominantly young men - some wearing balaclavas and hurling racial taunts - as religious violence flared following a cricket match between India and Pakistan. Hindus and Muslims blamed one another for the disorder, much of it also fuelled by inflammatory and inaccurate posts on social media.