Highways: Last News

The M62 has been closed in Cheshire tonight due to a 'police incident'.

Highway works being crammed in before the end of the financial year has turned March into the ‘month of madness’ for motorists and buses, a councillor says.

A man has tragically died after he was hit by a Mercedes along the M62 on Sunday night. Police were called to the motorway between junction 8 and 9 at around 9.30pm.

EXCLUSIVE: Veteran producer Stratton Leopold (Mission: Impossible III) and filmmaker Dax Phelan (The Other Side of the Wind) have teamed up to produce a new currently untitled limited series based on an infamous 19th-century prison escape known affectionately as The Catalpa Expedition.

Jeremy Renner is sharing a sweet note from his nephew. The 52-year-old actor took to his Instagram Story on Wednesday to post a note his young nephew wrote him following his serious snow plow accident in January.

Jeremy Renner is sharing a sweet note from his nephew. The 52-year-old actor took to his Instagram Story on Wednesday to post a note his young nephew wrote him following his serious snow plow accident in January.«I am very lucky because my uncle is hawk-eye (witch is 1 of the Avengers),» Renner's nephew's hand-written note read.

A planning inspector has thrown out a bid to build 72 new homes near the centre of Ramsbottom. Last year, Bury Council’s planning committee rejected Eccleston Homes’ plans for the new estate at the ‘gateway’ Mondi Mill site on Bridge Street.

A24, the scrappy indie studio that has built a brand for itself as a home for hip and cutting-edge movies, triumphed over its deeper-pocketed rivals at the Oscars on Sunday. It scored a leading nine wins, topping that of its closest competitor, Netflix, which had to settle for six trophies. Plus, A24 not only captured best picture for “Everything Everywhere All at Once” but also pulled off the incredibly rare feat of winning every major acting category, with three statuettes coming for the cast of the head-spinning adventure film and the other one recognizing Brendan Fraser’s work in “The Whale.” But don’t expect the studio to do a victory lap. Co-founders David Fenkel and Daniel Katz (who named their shop after the highway that connects Rome to Teramo) shun the spotlight and have done almost no interviews or profiles, though they have certainly been asked. Rather, the indie moguls say they prefer to let their films speak for themselves — an anomaly in Hollywood, where executives usually push one another aside to claim credit for successes.

The Woodhead Pass has been closed after a lorry overturned following a crash.

An adventurous husky caused 'chaos' on a busy motorway as officers chased him along the road for more than an hour. Motorway police and National Highways officers scrambled to bring the dog to a halt as he ran along the M6 southbound near Greater Manchester.

It's 8.20am on a Thursday morning. Students are walking, cars are queueing and parents are panicking as the lights turn green at the junction from 'hell'.

Forecasters have issued another warning for icy weather in Greater Manchester this weekend. But with a bit of luck we might have seen the back of the snow... for now.

Council chiefs in snowy Oldham have hit back at criticism waged against their road gritting teams posted by residents on social media. The council's Facebook page gave regular updates as roads and schools were closed due to heavy snowfall and blizzard winds overnight.

Treacherous driving conditions are set to continue overnight and into the weekend as the severe weather continues. National Highways has warned drivers that conditions “will get worse rather than better” during the next 24 hours as they work to keep the M62 open.

In Cold Blood actor Robert Blake, who was tried and acquitted of the murder of his wife, has died. Robert died at his home in Los Angeles, surrounded by family members, according to a statement released to CNN by his niece, Noreen Austin. He was 89 years old.

Drivers have described 'scary' scenes on the M62 overnight as cars were left 'completely stuck' for hours in heavy snow.

Snow plunged the M62 into chaos overnight as drivers got stuck for up to SEVEN - hours and some even abandoned their cars in the blizzards.

Bury Council have denied claims made by one of the town’s MPs that they plan to reduce one of the major roads in the town centre to a single lane in each direction. In a recent newsletter, Bury North MP James Daly said a section in the council’s Bury town centre masterplan suggested what he termed a ‘ridiculous’ plan to narrow Angouleme Way to one lane in each way in order to increase spaces for cyclists and pedestrians.

A number of roads around Greater Manchester will be completely closed on Thursday night (March 9) due to treacherous conditions caused by snow.

Some supermarkets have begun to relax their limits on the amount of certain fruits and vegetables that shoppers can buy instore. Last month, supply issues down to bad weather and transport problems in Africa meant that things like tomatoes and peppers were hard to come by in supermarkets.

Scotland woke up to a chilly start this morning as the nation recorded the coldest night of the year, with yellow weather warnings in place for most of the country.