Easter break blighted by road, rail & flight chaos
By PADRAIC FLANAGAN FOR THE MAIL ON SUNDAY Published: 23:09, 19 April 2025 | Updated: 23:14, 19 April 2025
Easter[1] travellers faced road and rail misery yesterd…
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Good Friday travel LIVE UK traffic updates as Easter bank holiday weekend begins
Drivers and passengers are being urged to plan ahead of their journeys as the Easter weekend gets underway.
Millions of people are expected to hit the road across the UK over the next four days, while several rail journeys are also likely to be congest…
Easter travel: Millions get away for bank holiday weekend
Millions of people are on the move this Easter bank holiday weekend amid warnings there could be disruption due to rail engineering works, an airport strike and heavy traffic.More than 300 maintenance projects will be carried out by Network Rail – incl…
Rail passengers face Easter disruption on west coast mainline
Glasgow Central railway station. Replacement buses will run over the weekend from Carlisle to Glasgow. Photograph: Murdo MacLeod/The Guardian
Train passengers face disruption on Britain’s biggest intercity line over the next four days, with a later E…
AA’s warning to drivers as millions will travel over Easter
The AA said Easter weekend being three weeks later than in 2024 will “bump up bank holiday traffic by 15 per cent” as many people hope for warmer weather this year.
It advised motorists to prepare for congestion around town and city centres, retail par…
The UK’s worst Easter traffic hotspots revealed as AA warns drivers
Drivers could face some of the longest queues of the year this Easter[1] with almost 20 million people expected to hit the road on Good Friday alone.The AA said Easter weekend being three weeks later than in 2024 will “bump up bank holiday traffic by 1…
Easter traffic warning issued as long queues expected
The AA said Easter weekend being three weeks later than in 2024 will “bump up bank holiday traffic by 15%” as many people hope for warmer weather this year.
It advised motorists to prepare for congestion around town and city centres, retail parks and m…
How new M5 service station in West Country would look
Motorists heading to and from the West Country are set to have a new M5 service station to take a welcome break at in years to come. Detailed blueprints for Somerset’s latest motorway services have been unveiled, with a significant decision expected la…
A30 traffic: Key route closed in both directions after lorry crash
The A30 in Somerset remains closed in both directions following a single-vehicle crash.Avon and Somerset Police said an articulated lorry left the road at about 23:20 GMT on Wednesday and the road has been shut to allow investigation work to be carried…
A303: Driver seriously injured in two-lorry crash
A lorry driver has suffered serious injuries in a crash with another lorry.It happened on the westbound carriageway of the A303 near Popham Services, Hampshire, shortly after 14:00 GMT on Monday.The vehicles crashed after one crossed over from the onco…