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A well-loved and “amazingly talented” 17 year old girl died after the car she was travelling in with friends to attend a concert by pop group The Vamps suddenly broke down on the busy M1 motorway[1]. Teenager Elise Thomas was seated in the front passen…
The operator added that the long term extensions will allow it to “unlock” its £500m programme to upgrade its motorway service service areas (MSAs).
The programme includes site redevelopments and EV infrastructure upgrades, including the roll out of 15…
Drivers are facing delays on the road
10:07, 29 Apr 2026
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Traffic along M11 southbound between Saffron Walden and Bishops Stortford(Image: National Highways)
A major motorway is blocked due to an “obstruction” on the road[1]. Drivers face lo…
Darren Peach, 38, of Hampden Road, pleaded guilty to three counts of driving above the legal limit for drugs at Chester Magistrates Court on Tuesday.
It relates to an incident on December 25 last year when officers on patrol along the motorway spotted …
The reported incident happened in Baines Lane – an access road off the A47 Hinckley Road
19:58, 28 Apr 2026
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Stock image of a police car(Image: Coventry Telegraph)
A woman was ‘grabbed from behind and sexually assaulted’ near the M1 motorway…
Elise Thomas, 17, was a passenger in a Ford Fiesta that broke down on the motorway as she and three friends were on their way to a gig, when another vehicle ploughed into the back of the car
11:55, 28 Apr 2026Updated 14:00, 28 Apr 2026
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They are needed for a multi‑million pound upgrade of the key gateway into Blackburn near Guide, which is expected to last 16 months.
Some work is already under way to upgrade the junction to help ease congestion at peak times and improve road safety.
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Drivers were warned to ‘avoid the area’ while emergency services dealt with the incident
The M11 in Cambridgeshire(Image: Google)
Updated 12:56, 28 Apr 2026
A major motorway in Cambridgeshire[1] was blocked aft…
Asda has begun introducing to its fleet an additional 55 temperature-controlled step-frame moving-deck double deck trailers manufactured by Tiger, following successful trials last year. The order is Tiger’s first for the dual-temperature variant of its…
Business group Logistics UK has made three internal appointments to support the organisation’s work in representing its members and the whole of the logistics sector.
Michelle Gardner, formerly deputy director of policy, has been appointed to the new p…