Russell Hope
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Self-driving buses: Passengers travel on full-size vehicle for the first time in the UK
A group of 22 volunteers took the autonomous single-decker, which uses sensors to follow a pre-selected route, over the Forth Road Bridge. When fully up and running, the vehicles could make up to 10,000 journeys per week. One of the passengers called it "brilliant". → Read More
'Polar Preet': Army Captain Harpreet Chandi sets new record for unaided solo female expedition
The physiotherapist from Derby did not complete her original aim of becoming the first woman to cross Antarctica solo and unsupported and admits she was "gutted". → Read More
Rugby tackling: Thousands sign petition criticising rugby chiefs for amateur game ban on above-waist challenges
The community game in England is affected, meaning clubs, schools, colleges and universities at both age-grade and adult levels, including the National One division and below in the men's game and Championship One and below in the women's game. → Read More
Virgin Atlantic fined £870,000 for 'inadvertent' flights over Iraq airspace, flouting US-imposed ban
The company blames disruption caused by the COVID-19 pandemic for the flights, which it calls accidental. The penalty will be halved if it avoids any similar transgressions for one year. → Read More
Number of parking tickets issued every day in UK revealed
The tickets generated more than £750,000 last year - but councils say the money pays for parking services and road repairs, while also helping combat congestion and poor air quality. → Read More
LauncherOne: Virgin Orbit reveals why UK's first rocket launch failed as it plans further attempts
The opening phase went off apparently without a hitch, but that changed during the second part. Sir Richard Branson's company wants to try again later this year and is already in talks over further attempts. → Read More
Girl Guides: Canadian Brownies to be renamed 'Embers' to be 'more inclusive' and stop 'girls experiencing racism'
"Embers", which will be fully adopted by September, will create "a more inclusive space where all girls in Canada can feel welcome and proud," the group says, admitting that "girls experienced racism and felt that they weren't welcome in Girl Guides". → Read More
Kilauea volcano in Hawaii erupts just weeks after it stopped spewing lava
The volcano had recently erupted between September 2021 and last month, and in November it was joined for around two weeks by its neighbour, Mauna Loa, the first time in 38 years that Hawaii had two volcanoes erupting side by side. → Read More
Marcio Freire: Veteran Brazilian surfer, one of the 'Mad Dogs', dies while riding waves in Portugal
He was one of three surfers immortalised in a 2016 documentary, Mad Dogs, about their attempts to conquer a giant wave known as Jaws, off Hawaii. → Read More
Natalie McNally: Pregnant woman stabbed to death in her home 'knew her killer', police believe
Detectives believe they have found the weapon used in the murder and think it was from the victim's home, rather than brought there by her killer. → Read More
Premier League: Bhupinder Singh Gill makes history as first Sikh-Punjabi assistant referee
Bhupinder Singh Gill ran the line at Southampton's game against Nottingham Forest becoming the latest in his family to be the first to officiate at various levels of English football matches. → Read More
California: Evacuations ordered as fierce storm leaves almost 100,000 without power
Heavy rain, snow and flooding are expected to hit the state, which is still cleaning up after the previous storm. Among the areas ordered to evacuate is Prince Harry's US home town. → Read More
Northern Ireland: Police appeal for information on bombings that killed three people 50 years ago
Two teenagers died in the 1972 explosions, and a man with a wife and eight children was killed after he fell while making repairs, police say. → Read More
US weather: Arctic blast to bring temperatures of -15C in run-up to Christmas
The polar conditions will bring "much-below normal temperatures, potentially record-low temperatures leading up to the Christmas holiday," forecasters say. → Read More
Private Sean Rooney,: Irish soldier and UN peacekeeper, dies as three injured after convoy attacked in Lebanon
One soldier is in a serious condition following surgery and two others are being treated for minor injuries, but details are "sparse and conflicting," the UN says, after the incident on Wednesday evening. → Read More
Police release footage of man wanted over 'sustained' dog attack that left 11-year-old girl with broken bones
The girl, who was hospitalised and left traumatised by the attack, was walking through east London when a dog lunged and bit her several times on the arm and hand. → Read More
The Rolling Stones: Royal Mint issues coin collection celebrating band's 60th anniversary
The coins show a silhouette of the band playing live, capturing "the energy and excitement" of a Stones gig, the mint says. It is part of a collection which also includes Queen, Sir Elton John, David Bowie and The Who. → Read More
Video released of 150mph police chase as driver Syed Reza jailed for four years over 80-mile pursuit
Police pursued the disqualified driver from Luton to Birmingham, across seven police force areas before two vehicles rammed Reza's car, forcing it to a stop and allowing officers to arrest him in Birmingham. → Read More
Stephen Port: Police approach to unexplained deaths to be changed after 'serious failings' in serial killer case
New categories, aimed at providing "absolute clarity to officers", include "unexpected death investigated and not suspicious" where evidence shows "no third party involvement". and "unexpected death under investigation", requiring further inquiries. → Read More
Sherri Papini: US woman admits faking her own kidnapping in 2016 and lying to the FBI
Her carefully planned "abduction" at gunpoint by "two Hispanic women" prompted a massive three-week search across several US states, but all the while she was staying with a former boyfriend 600 miles away. → Read More