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Officer Killed In Wrong Way A66 Crash Was Our Hero Family Says

The family of one of the two officers killed when a car driving the wrong way on the A66 dual carriageway crashed into their police vehicle said he was “our hero” who was “always on public duty”..
Police Had Aborted Pursuit Of Car Seconds Before Fatal Crash That Killed Seven

Officers had aborted the pursuit of a car believed to be using cloned plates seconds before it crashed into a different police vehicle on the A66 near Middlesbrough, killing seven people, the police watchdog said..
Five Members Of The Public Killed Driving Wrong Way On A66 Named By Police

A 16-year-old boy was among five males who were killed when a car travelling the wrong way along a dual carriageway near Middlesborough crashed into a police vehicle..
Burnham To Give Mayors Powers To Force Through Building Plans

Andy Burnham is set to give mayors new powers to take control of local planning decisions and greenlight large-scale developments in proposals to be unveiled next week..