Manchester Piccadilly Travelodge unveils ‘premium’ look in time for the Bank Holiday

Queen Elizabeth II's funeral is set to take place at Westminster Abbey on Monday 19 September, and new monarch King Charles III has confirmed it will be a national bank holiday. Her Majesty passed away age 96 on Thursday 8 September at Balmoral Castle and The Royal Family released a statement on 10 September confirming her funeral arrangements.

Train passengers are facing delays and possible cancelled services today as railway engineers carry out a 'safety inspection' along a stretch of line. Train operator Northern said the line has been blocked and trains were 'unable to run' from Manchester Airport towards Manchester Piccadilly.

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King Charles III has confirmed that the day of Queen Elizabeth II's funeral will be a bank holiday as he was proclaimed King in a historic event. The new monarch, 73, has approved an order that the day of the late Queen's funeral will be a bank holiday in England, Wales, Scotland and Northern Ireland. King Charles announced the news on 10 September during an Accession Council ceremony.

The news of the Queen's death yesterday shocked the UK and the world, with tributes pouring in for the long-reigning monarch.

After 70 years on the throne, our Queen has died and her grieving son King Charles III is the new monarch. The British public, Commonwealth, world leaders and of course Her Majesty's family will now come together to remember the much-loved Queen Elizabeth III. What happens next has been decades in the planning, from the widely discussed 'secret' plan for her death - codenamed London Bridge - to the Scottish equivalent Project Unicorn, the plan specifically pulled together to be used in the event of her death at Balmoral.

Her Majesty, Queen Elizabeth passed away at the age of 96 on 8 September following a 70-year reign. Her Majesty was known as Britain’s longest reigning sovereign and following her death, her funeral is should be taking place 10 days after, making it Sunday 18 September. It is expected that the service will take place at Westminster Abbey and that there will be a national two-minute silence at midday.

Feyenoord captain Orkun Kokcu has spoken of his pride in former teammate Tyrell Malacia following the defender's transfer to Manchester United.

Anthony Martial is still unavailable for Manchester United in their opening Europa League tie against Real Sociedad.

Manchester United manager Erik ten Hag cut Phil Jones and Brandon Williams from his Europa League squad due to their prolonged recovery timescales from injury.

Tyrell Malacia says he has been driven by his healthy rivalry with fellow full-back Luke Shaw for a starting role at Manchester United.

Manchester United reportedly handed Christian Eriksen a £12m signing-on bonus to ensure they beat Tottenham to his signature. The Dane arrived as a free agent in the summer following the end of this contract at Brentford. He became Erik ten Hag’s second signing as United boss and has played all five games so far this season.

Love Island winner Davide Sanclimenti appears to be joining his glamorous girlfriend Ekin-Su Culculoglu as he was seen arriving for a meeting with BoohooMAN in Manchester. Davide, 27, was spotted in the city centre carrying a BoohooMAN suit bag following talk that he could be celebrating signing a big deal with the Manchester-based men's fashion collection.

New parking restrictions dubbed 'silly cone valley' by locals have meant a popular cafe will be closed on one of the busiest weekends of the year.

A stretch of the M60 in Greater Manchester has been revealed as a likely 'blackspot' for queues of traffic this Bank Holiday weekend.