A school bus driver suffered an “event” and then “slumped” at the wheel before the M53 coach crash[1] that killed him and a pupil, an inquest at Liverpool Coroners’ Court has heard.
Stephen Shrimpton[2], 40, and 15-year-old Jessica Baker, died on 29 Se…
Police[1] have been forced to shut off a road after a tree collapsed. And the incident in Macclesfield[2] comes as the county is set for a grim day of heavy downpours and strong winds.
Officers were called out to Shrigley Road this morning where the tr…
Trains at two Merseyrail stations will be fully reinstated next week after more than a year of reduced services.
Rail services at Green Lane and Bromborough Rake stations saw a reduced service to decrease the number of delays on the Chester and Ellesme…
Hours of Merseyrail delays are expected as several lines are affected during rush hour.
The travel provider[1] released an update at around 3.30pm on Wednesday, September 20, about trains travelling on the West Kirby, New Brighton, Ellesmere Port and C…
Two of the UK’s most unreliable train services have been awarded renewed long-term contracts despite latest figures showing less than half of their trains run on time.
The Department for Transport (DfT) announced that Avanti West Coast[1] and CrossCoun…
BMW[1] will invest more than £600m to build two new electric Mini[2] models in the UK, safeguarding up to 4,000 jobs and boosting confidence into the UK’s troubled car sector[3].
The investment is backed by around £75m of taxpayer support, according to…
A deal aimed at rescuing hundreds of Wilko stores has collapsed, leaving thousands of jobs at risk.Doug Putman, the Canadian owner of HMV, had planned to keep 300 stores open but his bid failed after rising costs complicated his offer. Last week B…
BMW will on Monday announce plans to build its next-generation electric Mini in Oxford after securing a Government funding package, as exclusively revealed[1] by the Daily Mail and ThisisMoney over a week ago.
The German-owned brand will pump a multi-m…
Car making giant Stellantis believes petrol vehicles will still be on the road until 2050.
However, it says industry needs to take the necessary steps to contain their carbon emissions until they’re finally replaced by fully electric models, ultimately…
Police have boarded up a property after the 41-year-old male occupant made neighbours’ lives a misery with his anti-social behaviour.
Anyone setting foot inside the property on Barton Court in Winsford[1] could find themselves getting arrested for doin…
North West Trucks, part of the Greenhous Group – one of the UK’s largest DAF dealer groups – has opened a new state-of-the-art dealership in Warrington, strategically located close to the M62 and M6 motorways.
Featuring a 9-bay workshop, the newl…
The Claret Jug in front of the clubhouse at Royal Liverpool Golf Club, which will host The 151st Open this July. Photo by Richard Heathcote/Getty Images.The Open chamionship is here and people have travelled from all around the world to watch the huge …
Merseyrail will run train services between Liverpool Central and Hoylake during The Open golf championship to help thousands of golf fans get to and from the event.
More than 250,000 spectators are expected to attend the international sporting event ov…
A schoolgirl ran for help after four strangers ‘tried to grab her’ while she was alone in the street.
At around 8pm on Thursday, July 13, an eight-year-old schoolgirl was sitting on the pavement on Northern Rise, in Ellesmere Port[1], when she was appr…