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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Road workers abused by frustrated drivers
More than 360 incidents of physical or verbal abuse directed at road workers in the West Midlands have been recorded over the past year.Most of the abuse is targeted against traffic officers setting up roadblocks after accidents or when problems occur …
Drivers warned of delays as M6 closed by police
Drivers suffered long delays after police were forced to close the M6 between Telford and Stafford.The motorway’s northbound carriageway was shut, from junctions 12 to 13 at about 07:00 BST, because of a police incident, National Highways (NH) said.The…
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…
LIVE: Two lanes shut after M6 closed for hours following huge lorry fire
A stretch of the M6 has been closed following a huge lorry fire overnight.
The M6 was closed in both directions by 2.30am today (April 14) as crews dealt with a blaze between junctions 22 at Winwick and 23 for the East Lancs Road.
The southbound carria…
Live M6 traffic updates after motorway closed due to lorry fire
The northbound carriage of the M6 has been closed due to a lorry fire. The motorway has been closed between junction 22 (Winwick) and junction 23 (Haydock) since just before 3am due to the fire.
The closure is expected to remain in place for several ho…
Live: M6 shut after 999 crews scrambled to ‘substantial’ lorry fire
Emergency services have been scrambled to a ‘substantial’ fire involving a truck on the M6. And the incident, which occurred in the early hours – has left the northbound carriageway shut between Junction 22 and Junction 23.
Meanwhile during the height …
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…