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Eyesight rules for UK motorists ‘ineffective and unsafe’, inquest finds | Transport newsthirst.

An inquest into the deaths of four people killed by drivers with failing eyesight in northern England has found enforcement of visual legal standards for motorists is “ineffective and unsafe”. The HM senior coroner for Lancashire, Dr James Adeley, has sent a report to the transport secretary, Heidi Alexander, calling for action to be taken…

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Global Payments shares plunge 17% on $24 billion Worldpay deal newsthirst.

The Global Payments Company logo seen displayed on a smartphone. Igor Golovniov | LightRocket | Getty Images Global Payments shares tumbled 17% on Thursday after the company said it is buying Worldpay for more than $24 billion while simultaneously selling its Issuer Solutions business to Fidelity National Information Services, or FIS. The company said that…

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French-Haitian panel to study ex-colony’s history and ‘independence debt’ newsthirst.

France’s President Emmanuel Macron says he will set up a commission to study French-Haitian history and the impact of a huge debt imposed on Haiti in exchange for its independence exactly 200 years ago. Macron said the panel of French and Haitian historians would make recommendations to help build a more “peaceful future”. Haiti gained…

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Andrew Flintoff to share ‘vivid’ memories of Top Gear crash | Andrew Flintoff newsthirst.

The former England cricketer Andrew “Freddie” Flintoff has promised to share “what actually happened” in the horrific Top Gear crash in December 2022 that left him with life-altering injuries. In the trailer for a Disney+ documentary about his life and career, which will air next Friday, he says of the accident: “I remember everything about…

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