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GoogleThe working days were chosen to avoid big events in ManchesterResurfacing work is set to take place to level out an uneven stretch of the M62.National Highways said repairs would be carried out along the motorway heading westbound between Junction 12 (Eccles interchange) and Junction 11 (Birchwood) across Friday 21 and Saturday 22 February.A spokesman said: “We’ve carefully chosen that weekend as it’s pretty quiet in Manchester. People don’t seem to appreciate that we frequently have a moratorium on works when there are big events.”Various lane closures will be in place across the two days, including a full overnight closure…

The most recent car brand to launch in the UK could soon be the most popular as Chinese brand Xpeng looks to take the country by storm with its new range of electric vehicles.At a showcase event in central London, Xpeng officially launched its status as a key player in the UK market, debuting its flagship G6 model in a bid to disrupt the established market and encourage competition to lower costs for motorists.The G6 SUV has an impressive range of up to 354 miles, rapid charging from 10 to 80 per cent in just 20 minutes and an acceleration…

Lewis Adams & Tom Larsen-Wright News, EssexJack Whomes, left, and Michael Steele were jailed in 1998, and Steele is now due to be released from prisonThe convictions of the two so-called Essex Boys murderers are being reviewed again, the can reveal.Jack Whomes and Michael Steele were given life sentences in 1998 for shooting dead Craig Rolfe, Tony Tucker and Pat Tate in a Range Rover near Chelmsford.The Criminal Cases Review Commission (CCRC) said appeal applications had been received and a “thorough review” was under way.Essex Police said the case had been “exhaustively examined” both prior to the killers’ prosecutions and…

The world’s most successful alpine skier Mikaela Shiffrin has spoken openly about her mental health struggles in returning to competition after a freak race injury.The American was set for her 100th World Cup victory when leading the second leg of a giant slalom race in Killington in December when she crashed out near the end of the run, somersaulting into the safety nets.Shiffrin suffered a puncture wound and muscle damage to her stomach, an injury she told BBC’s Ski Sunday was “weird, gross and painful”.The 29-year-old spent two months out injured but is back competing at the Alpine World Ski…

Veterans in South Yorkshire met at a new breakfast club which aims to bring former members of the armed forces community together.Deangate Care home in Mapplewell, Barnsley, welcomed veterans to its first brunch club to share stories from their time in service over coffee and croissants.The home has ‘Veteran Friendly Status’ and ensures armed forces veterans living there benefit from enhanced care and support as part of a scheme that aims to tackle loneliness and isolation and improve health and wellbeing for over 25,000 veterans in care homes across England.Rachael Addy is the Activities Co-ordinator at Deangate Care Home. She…

Experts have revealed what tax raids Reeves could enact next as the Chancellor scrambles to save her failing budget. Labour’s bombshell budget, which raised taxes by £40billion and spending by roughly £70billion, relied on the UK economy growing and the resulting tax receipt boosts for the Treasury.But many of the measures have been received as being too anti-business and driven on ideology rather than economic sense. The massive hike to Employers’ National Insurance, labelled as the ‘jobs tax’, will make it prohibitively more expensive to employ people, for example. Coupled with a large increase in the minimum wage, cash-strapped businesses…

The Masked Singer star Wolf could have their chances at winning this weekend pulled from beneath them as fans have claimed to have “worked out” the singer’s identity. Scottish singer Marti Pellow has been one name that has been thrown about between viewers, judges and bookmakers since they first stepped onto the stage. However, since the character’s most recent performance viewers have become more determined that Pellow is under the mask. During Wolf’s debut and VT, their initial clue began with them saying: “You won’t want to keep this wolf from your door.” They added: “If the three little pigs…

Van sales plummeted in the immediate aftermath of Rachel Reeves’s Budget last year where she announced new car tax changes, according to new research.The used van market dropped nearly 12 per cent following the Chancellor’s Autumn Statement as experts call for urgent support to save the sector.Ahead of the new car tax changes launching in April, motorists are concerned about van sales as some vehicles could be forced to pay almost £6,000.Analysis found that 2,165 fewer vans were sold in the month following the October 30 Budget announcement compared to the previous month.Do you have a story you’d like to…

Victoria Scheer News, YorkshireCrown Prosecution ServiceAftab Baig was found guilty of three counts of fraud at Leeds Crown CourtA man pretending to be a property manager for bakery chain Greggs conned a city council out of £710,000, a court has heard.Aftab Baig, 47, made fraudulent small business grant claims from Leeds City Council against 32 properties which were branches of the firm during the Covid pandemic in May 2020.Baig, who had no links to Greggs and was not employed by the company, was eventually caught out and all but £90,000 was later returned to the council.At Leeds Crown Court on…

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