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Labour blasted the Tories yesterday for scrapping road safety targets after new figures show that the number of people killed on Britain’s roads reached a five-year high last year.
Road traffic crashes accounted for 1,792 deaths in 2016, an increase of 4 per cent from the previous year and the highest since 2011.
Pedestrian deaths saw the largest year-on-year rise at 10 per cent, followed by car occupants (8 per cent).
The five young men killed in the A66 crash were responsible for a devastating tragedy — but the crash should force us to ask difficult questions about wider society, argues RENATA MEDEIROS MIRRA
China’s investment and commitment to scientific research is already paying off, pushing the country to the centre stage of global technological advance, writes S Krishnaswamy
British military spending is among the highest in the world, diverts scarce resources from far better causes and fuels international conflict. It’s time we made different choices, argues LIZ PAYNE