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Louts dropping rubbish out of car windows face £120 fines as new cameras rolled out Roadside technology designed to catch drivers throwing out the likes of crisp packets and coffee cups from their car window will be trialled for a year starting this April New cameras are being trialled to catch litterbugs in the act (Image: Getty Images) The Daily Star's FREE newsletter is spectacular! Sign up today for the best stories straight to your inboxInvalid EmailSomething went wrong, please try again later. Sign up today! When you subscribe we will use the information you provide to send you these...

A new camera scheme is set to catch motorists in the act who dispose of litter from their windows, landing them with hefty fines.   From April, Maidstone Borough Council in Kent will employ the use of LitterCam to seek out and fine drivers flouting the rules in the first pilot scheme in the country. Under current guidelines, fines begin at £90 and rise to £120 if unpaid after 15 days. The maximum on-the-spot fine in England is £150.  Maidstone Borough Council in Kent will start employing the use of LitterCam to seek out and fine drivers discarding waste, including cigarette butts and ap...

Special cameras designed to catch drivers who throw rubbish out of their windows will be installed in one Kent borough.

Santa Claus pays special visit to Aberdeen schools © Supplied by Derek Mortimer Santa Claus paid a visit to pupils at Glashieburn and Forehill schools ahead of Christmas. Pupils at two city primary schools welcomed a very special guest in the final weeks of term before Christmas. Each year, Santa Claus visits Glashieburn and Forehill primary schools in Bridge of Don, handing out gifts to youngsters. But due to Covid-19, many of the youngsters feared the jolly North Pole resident would be unable to come to the schools as normal. However, Santa did make it to Bridge of Don, reassuring youngste...