Robert Booth, 64, of Brockley Street, Sunderland, is accused of causing the death by dangerous driving of Priyanka Bhogal in November 2011.

BBC: Priyanka Bhogal

Earlier this month Robert Booth, 64, of Brockley Street, Sunderland, changed his plea to guilty on the second day of the trial at Warwick Crown Court.

BBC: Priyanka Bhogal

Priyanka Bhogal, from Coventry, died in hospital from a head injury after the car she was in was hit by 64-year-old Robert Booth's lorry in November 2011.

BBC: Priyanka Bhogal

In New Jersey, meanwhile, Republican officials are claiming that Democratic Senator Robert Menendez's name was already lit up when some voters entered the booth, causing them to accidentally choose the wrong candidate.

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