A new report from the European Transport Safety Council (ETSC) has called for increased levels of enforcement, specialist rehabilitation programmes and more investment in research and data collection to tackle drug driving and reduce road injuries in Europe.
The European Commission has recently published its latest report on the Rapid Alert System for dangerous products.
IAM RoadSmart has expressed concern that cars with growing levels of autonomy could make motorists lazy and over reliant on gadgets – with far reaching implications for the potential reduction of people killed and seriously injured on the roads.
Changes to the Discount Rate applied to personal injury compensation payments in England and Wales have been announced by the Lord Chancellor.
A “cruel and unfair” change of policy has meant that people who suffer life-changing injuries in dog attacks are denied compensation to help fund their care, the Association of Personal Injury Lawyers (APIL) has claimed.
The care received in hospitals in the UK is generally of a high standard, but sometimes mistakes are made, which can have tragic consequences for patients and their families.