Fire at Queenstown bar brings town to standstill
A fire has broken out at a central Queenstown bar this morning, with smoke seen pouring from windows of the Speights Ale House. Central Queenstown has been brought to a…
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Britain brought to a standstill as rail strikes mean more than half of services cancelled
Britain is brought to a standstill yet again on Saturday as rail workers strike in a long-running dispute over jobs, pay and conditions. Members of the Rail, Maritime and Transport…
Arctic blast brings UK to a standstill: M25 traffic is brought to standstill for hours
Disgruntled drivers sat in standstill traffic on the M25 for hours while Gatwick and Stansted Airports were forced to close their runways last night after heavy snow caused travel chaos…
Eco mob strikes again as protestor brings M25 to standstill
Traffic had to be stopped in Bucks anticlockwise between J16 and J15 (M40-M4), as well as anticlockwise between J29 (for the A127) and J28 (for the A12). At 7.30am, Essex…
Traffic at a standstill as thousands of trick-or-treaters return to Auckland street
Traffic was brought to a standstill in Auckland on Monday evening, as thousands of Halloween revellers went trick-or-treating in a street famous for spooky celebrations. From about 5pm, hordes of…
Universities could come to a ‘complete standstill’ as lecturers vote to strike
Lecturers have threatened to “bring every university to a complete standstill” after tens of thousands of union members voted to strike over pay and pensions. Students face lecturers and support…
Vegans and Just Stop Oil eco-zealots join forces to bring central London to a standstill
Vegans and Just Stop Oil eco-zealots have joined forces to bring central London to a standstill by pouring milk all over the roads and covering shopfronts with paint. Protesters from the…
Biggest rail strike in decades brings UK to a standstill: Just one in 10 services will run today
The biggest rail strike in decades will bring Britain to a standstill today as more than 50,000 railway workers walk out across the country in a dispute over pay and…
The day Britain came to a standstill for Queen’s funeral
Britain ground to a halt today as millions gathered together to watch the Queen‘s funeral and bid her a final farewell in pubs, cares homes and airports. Mourners stopped in…
Country comes to standstill as UK watches historic state funeral of the Queen
6.30am: Lying-in-state at Westminster Hall will end. 8am: The doors to Westminster Abbey, where the funeral will be held, open three hours early to the 2,000 invitees. 10.35am: Her Majesty…