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By RICHARD MARSDEN, GENERAL REPORTER[1] Published: 14:31, 17 January 2026 | Updated: 14:31, 17 January 2026
A lorry driver jailed for killing two Ryanair pilots in a horrific motorway crash was once a teenage joyrider with a string o…
A Greater Manchester motorway was closed tonight due to a police incident. Drivers were being urged to avoid the A627M in Rochdale[1].
All traffic[2] was currently being held on the southbound motorway with queues building.
National Highway North West …
Penrith’s mayor has praised the “hard work” of teams involved in the Clifton railway bridge replacement, which required full closures of the M6 and the West Coast Main Line during upgrades delivered over two weekends in early January.
The bridge is a v…
HGV driver Anthony Burns jailed after ploughing into taxi on the motorway near Warrington
12:28, 17 Jan 2026
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Anthony Burns, aged 63, was driving the HGV that caused the crash(Image: Cheshire Police)
Police only discovered an Uber driver …
The M25 anti-clockwise in Hertfordshire was closed for several hours due to a lorry fire. National Highways said the motorway was initially shut in both directions between junction 25 for Waltham Cross and junction 24 for Potters Bar at about 13:20 GMT…
US president Donald Trump said in September there had been a “meteoric rise” in cases of autism and that Tylenol – which is called paracetamol in the UK – was a potential cause.
He said the painkiller should not be taken during pregnancy, suggesting p…
Emergency services closed the motorway for 10-hours while work took place at the scene
A 10-hour closure of the M6 has been lifted after the death of a woman[1] on the motorway between Wigan and Warrington.
Motorists saw long delays after emergency ser…
A lorry has caught fire on the M25 in Hertfordshire, forcing police to close a stretch of the motorway[1].
The M25 is closed in both directions between junctions 25 (Waltham Cross) and 24 (Potters Bar).
Hertfordshire Fire[2] and Rescue Service is lead…
The woman was pronounced dead at the scene, resulting in a stretch of the motorway being shut
15:53, 16 Jan 2026
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Traffic is being diverted from the M6 motorway(Image: National Highways)
A woman has tragically lost her life following an inci…
The M6 has been closed after a woman was tragically found dead on the motorway in Greater Manchester. All traffic was stopped on the motorway between junctions 26 at the M58 Orrell Interchange and junction 23 at the East Lancs Road this morning (Januar…