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Campaigners celebrated last night after it was announced a lifeline bus service will be given a six month extension.

Bus passengers in Stirling and Clackmannanshire are being urged to have their say on timetable changes serving a pair of local routes.

More than 300 bus drivers based in Wythenshawe and Bolton are due to strike on Wednesday. The strike over pay comes as Unite the union warns staff are struggling with the cost of living - and describe the walk-outs as a 'last resort'.

A taxi driver was taken to hospital after a crash with a double-decker bus in Tameside.

First Bus will allow drivers to ditch their uniforms in the coming days as a heatwave brings sweltering temperatures to the UK.

Emergency services were phoned by a member of the public to report the bus they were waiting on had driven past them, in a bizarre 999 call. Police Scotland has said people should only dial 999 in the case of an emergency, following the bizarre incident with summer bringing a rise in calls to the police.

A man who died after a car crash ed with a bus on the A77 near Girvan has been named.

A 58-year-old man who tragically died at the scene of a crash between a car and a bus on the A77 has been named.

family’s swear jar. Christian, who’s been married to the former Spice Girl for seven years, teased that his wife is more at fault than he is.READ MORE: F1 Christian Horner's famous wife and incredible home as Toto Wolff brands him pitifulThe former racing driver admitted to The Standard: “[Geri] is contributing more to the jar than I am!However, the sportsman acknowledged that he, too, faces the same issue, saying: "The problem for me is sometimes I’m not aware the cameras are there.

READ MORE: Mum forced to wet herself in River Island after staff refused to let her use looInstead of a bog standard advert, the company decided to list the vacancy in the style of a dating profile.In a snap posted to Reddit, the job position was titled “lonely bus desperately seeking new driver".Cheekily, the advert said “about me” just like a dating bio would read.Describing a bit about the bus and what it is looking for, the ‘profile’ said: “Single decker, with drive , would like to meet companion for travel!”And, that companion must be interested in: “Cathedral views, historical landscapes, shift work and be available for full training.”The charming bus offers a weekly pay at £12.45-£14.88 per hour and asked if the potential employee would be a “perfect” fit.Some eagle-eyed users pointed out the words “reply to me at” looked suspiciously close and appeared to read “meat” instead.Naughty!It seems that the bus advert has impressed a fair few, the original poster read: “As bus ads go, pretty good.”One person commented: “I might actually apply.”Another user giggled: “REPLY TO MEAT.”Whilst a third person chuckled: “The driver of that bus is sitting there, slumped at the wheel, a broken man, wiping the tears from his eyes just to see if the light's changed.”We do wonder what the current driver must feel if the bus is looking for someone new…what a brutal breakup!READ NEXT:Hospitality workers typically take just half of their annual leave allowanceBloke sends picture of dog dressed as Steve Jobs in red face inducing CV blunder

Christian Horner live in a sprawling Oxfordshire mansion with a boating lake and a tennis court, which F1 Red Bull principal Christian has admitted is idyllic.

Dolly Parton fans can get even closer to their idol thanks to the newest Dollywood Resort attraction.

family facing homelessness have decided to transform a double-decker bus from eBay into a four-bedroom home. Simon Lewis and Sophie Underwood decided to buy the £6,000 school bus for their family of five after they were hit with a shock eviction notice.

Five people have been rushed to hospital after a horror fireball crash between a car and a bus in Glasgow. Emergency services were called to the scene on Cowcaddens Road shortly after 6am on Thursday, June 30.

Dolly Parton is offering fans a sleepover inside her extravagantly decorated tour bus that’s fit for a country queen. The tour bus, nicknamed Suite 1986, is at Dollywood DreamMore Resort & Spa in Pigeon Forge, Tennessee, and is now taking reservations.“(I) decided to retire it because I wasn’t touring that much anymore and it just was sitting there,” Parton told the Knoxville News Sentinel.

Local authorities have been given extra powers that will allow them to run their own bus services.

Nearly three decades after his Oscar-winning turn in Forrest Gump, Tom Hanks reveals he wasn't entirely sure about the now-iconic bus bench scenes.The film was adapted from the then little-known novel of the same name by Winston Groom, which became both the highest-grossing movie of 1994 and it also won Best Picture at the Oscars, while Hanks won his second Best Actor Oscar in a row, after winning for Philadelphia.Hanks was promoting his new film Elvis in an interview with CinemaBlend, when he admitted that he didn't think anyone would be interested in the bus bench scenes of Forrest Gump. Unsure:Nearly three decades after his Oscar-winning turn in Forrest Gump, Tom Hanks reveals he wasn't entirely sure about the now-iconic bus bench scenesThe bus bench scenes anchored the movie, with Hanks' title character regaling strangers with various tales throughout his incredible life.Still, he never quite grasped the weight of these scenes, and said he wasn't sure how they'd even be used in the movie.

A former Hollywood actor who has racked up more than 100 convictions burgled a house after missing the last bus home when drunk.

Glastonbury Festival are being given the opportunity to receive help from the Riot Rehab bus to give up smoking as the UK hopes to become smoke-free.The company, Riot Labs, have taken to Worthy Farm with a wide variety of its products onboard a double-decker bus as fans enjoy the likes of Sam Fender, the Sugababes, Diana Ross and Billie Eilish.Over the course of the weekend, over 200,000 music fans have flocked to the largest festival in the world to let off some much-needed steam.READ MORE: Paul McCartney fans furious as BBC stream his set an hour lateAs the UK continues its efforts to become smoke-free by 2030, Riot Labs were keen to help.Punters could get their hands on a variety of products including e-liquids for disposable e-cigarettes, aptly named Riot Bars, while also getting help from professionals about the R.I.O.T 4-Step quit smoking plan.Founder and CEO of Riot Labs, Ben Johnson said: "The days of dull quit smoking campaigns are over.

Mia Khalifa has been channelling her inner Brit as she embarks on a sightseeing tour bus through "overcast London".The retired Pornhub star turned OnlyFans model spent Thursday sharing with her 28 million Instagram followers, clips of the capital's most famous sights. Having emphatically announced her return to London earlier this week with a rooftop bikini photoshoot with the St. Pancras Renaissance Hotel behind her, Mia decided to have a more typical touristy day out.

A group of senior residents from Newmains and the surrounding areas recently enjoyed an away day.