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…
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…
Man killed in M60 crash shielded wife from impact of lorry
The family of a man who was killed in a motorway crash while protecting his wife have paid tribute to a “selfless and compassionate” husband and father.David Lalgee, 64, died in hospital after a lorry ploughed through the central reservation on the M60…
Liverpool Lime Street station set for closure later this month
Over the Easter weekend from Good Friday, 18th April until Monday, 21st April there will be major disruption to train services around Merseyside because of major engineering works, with Liverpool Lime Street[1] Station closed completely on Easter Sunda…
Wanted prisoner found in Blackburn following alleged escape charged
Lancashire Police launched an appeal to find Jamie Cooper who had been travelling in the secure van on the motorway near Preston.
It is alleged he was found by police in a car traveling from Bolton to Blackburn on Saturday.
A police spokesperson said: …
Wanted prisoner found in Blackburn following escape charged
Lancashire Police launched an appeal to find Jamie Cooper who had been travelling in the secure van on the motorway near Preston.
It is alleged he was found by police in a car traveling from Bolton to Blackburn on Saturday.
A police spokesperson said: …