A driving instructor was given a six-month jail term for trying to rape a married woman inside her bedroom in Dubai. He will be deported after serving his jail term.
PUBLISHED: 11:21 17 December 2018
The drug testing kit used at roadsides Picture: SUFFOLK CONSTABULARY
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What do you do when you still need driver coaching, but it's no longer safe for the coach to be in the car? Dion von Moltke might have the answer.
AN AA recovery driver suffered a 'horrific' broken leg when a woman ploughed into the back of his van near Worcester.
A gym-mad father was paralysed from the nose down by a rare immune disorder believed to have been triggered by a chicken curry.
David Braham, 40, became unwell while watching his son play rugby in Cardiff after the meal and within a matter of days was fighting for his life in an induced coma.
Medics discovered he was suffering from food poisoning which caused the rare autoimmune disorder Guillain-Barré Syndrome.
David Braham, pictured, suffered an almost fatal reaction to a chicken curry and spent four weeks in an induced coma in hospital after developing Guillain-Barré Syndrome
Grandmother Josephine Sheeka had to pause her lessons while she had a knee operation before she resumed and passed.
An obese driving instructor who stocked up on calorie-laden treats at petrol stations between lessons is living life in the fast lane – after losing an incredible 12 stone.
Clare Gibbons, 45, is not recognised by former pupils after shedding nearly half her body weight and ditching her fizzy drink habit, which was so out of control, it was providing her with eight times the NHS recommended daily amount of sugar.
Tipping the scales at 26st 10lb, mum Clare, of Macclesfield, was diagnosed with Type 2 diabetes in November 2013 and prescribed metformin medication to reduce insulin resistance caused by the condition which, to her delight, had a very welcome side effect – weight loss.
A driving instructor’s heartfelt plea to spare her son jail after he led the police on an 18 minute “blue light” chase at up to 80mph, failed at Bradford Crown Court.
Karam Ramzan did not tell his parents he was to be sentenced for dangerous driving until four days before the hearing because he did not want to burden them with the devastating news, his barrister Elyas Patel said.
Ramzan, 24, of Emm Lane, Manningham, Bradford, was convicted after lying on oath to a jury that he was an innocent passenger in the vehicle. He pleaded guilty to driving without insurance.
A driving instructor who ran a cyclist off the road in a fit of rage before speeding off has lost his job – but not his licence.
Portsmouth-based former Royal Navy servant Stephen Holden, 54, left the cyclist with a broken arm after the incident in May.
Portsmouth Crown Court heard how Holden became enraged when he saw a cyclist legally using the road instead of the cycling lane while driving along Eastney Esplanade.
He slowed down next to the cyclist and shouted: “Use the cycle lane!”
The cyclist responded by saying “Highway Code”, which further angered Holden. He continued to drive parallel to the cyclist.
This week marks 6 months since the rules changed in June 2018 to allow learner drivers to practise driving on the motorway with a driving instructor.
A recent study we carried out showed that a lack of motorway experience was the main reason newly qualified drivers didn’t feel prepared for driving independently.
The changes help give learner drivers the opportunity to get a broader driving experience before taking their driving test and improve their confidence driving on the motorway unsupervised.