Cleveland Police handed an extra £2m after the A66 crash, but the PCC calls it insulting
New £2m funding will help Cleveland Police tackle serious crime Cleveland Police is set to receive an additional £2m to help tackle serious crime, following the deaths of two officers in a fatal crash, Home Secretary Shabana Mahmood has announced. The extra funding comes after the A66 crash in South Bank, near Middlesbrough, on 22 […]
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Explained: The A66 crash which left seven dead and a string of incidents tormenting UK town
All you need to know about the fatal crash and the incidents since Inquests were opened Thursday (27 August) into the deaths of two police officers killed when their marked vehicle was hit by a car going the wrong way down the A66. On Saturday (22 August), policemen Matthew Blades, 37, and Tom Clough, 38, […]
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Five more arrested over A66 crash as total reaches 17
What we know about the A66 crash investigation Five more people have been arrested over the A66 crash near Middlesbrough that killed seven people, including two Cleveland Police officers, taking the total number of arrests to 17. A 16-year-old boy and two men, aged 18 and 21, were held on suspicion of participating in an […]
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‘Dangerous driving videos must come down today’, minister tells TikTok
Online Safety Act powers on the table over dangerous driving content Social media firms have been told to pull dangerous driving videos immediately, after seven people, including two police officers, were killed in a crash on the A66 near Middlesbrough at the weekend. Defence minister Luke Pollard said platforms could act “today” against a viral […]
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A66 crash: Seven dead including two police officers after wrong-way collision
Tributes paid after the A66 crash Seven people, including two serving police officers, have died in the A66 crash near Middlesbrough after a car travelling the wrong way along the dual carriageway. The Volkswagen Passat, carrying five teenagers, struck a marked police vehicle in the early hours of Saturday morning. Cleveland Police said all occupants […]
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