Port of Dover declares critical incident as Easter getaway and bad weather leads to long delays

The Easter bank holidays create a four-day weekend for families to enjoy, with Good Friday (April 7) and Easter Monday (April 10) off.

Another pleasantly sunny day is forecast for Saturday as Greater Manchester continues to enjoy the warmer weather this Easter weekend.

The Easter weekend is off to a bright start in Greater Manchester with glorious sunshine forecast on Good Friday.

Greater Manchester councils have announced their plans for rubbish and recycling collection over the Easter bank holiday weekend.

Last year he was chosen to represent the UK in carrying the Queen's Baton for the Commonwealth Games, and singer-songwriter Jason Warner, best known as Jsky, is now aiming to empower others with a new anthem about self-worth. The BBC Radio Manchester presenter, from Bury, was proud last summer to carry the baton as part of The Queen’s Baton Relay.

Drivers making journeys this Easter weekend are being warned to expect severe queues on roads, with up to 17 million leisure trips predicted to be made.

The Easter weekend is set to bring us a welcomed sunny break across Manchester following a few days of rain.

Greater Manchester is home to a wide range of museums, covering everything from football to science and industry. Yet there’s probably one you’ve walked past dozens of times without even realising, and it’s certainly worth a visit during the Easter Holidays.

2023 James Beard Award-nominated chef Deborah VanTrece‘s restaurants Oreatha’s at The Point and Twisted Soul Cookhouse & Pours are offering special Brunch menus this Easter Sunday. 

Ferry passengers face long delays at Dover this morning after the port declared a 'critical incident'. P&O Ferries and DFDS Seaways also reported delays to ferry and coach services, blaming bad weather, the Easter getaway and hold-ups at French border controls as for the queues.

Once upon a time, the movie Ever After: A Cinderella Story hit theaters in 1998 — and the film’s star-studded cast has been up to a lot since their time in fairy tale France.

The opening of the first San Carlo in Alderley Edge at the former Gino D'Acampo Luciano restaurant has been delayed - as bosses have decided to create an entirely new design for the huge site. The family-run Italian restaurant group took the keys for the site off celebrity chef Gino on February 15.

according to the official complaint. “The film is a thinly veiled account of the events surrounding the death by drowning of Ferreras’ wife, Audrey Anne Marie Mestre Ferreras,” reads the document.

The managing director of under-fire train operator TransPennine Express says he personally experiences the same frustrations other passengers do as he regularly commutes into Manchester from Huddersfield on the network.

Jurors in the trial of Thomas Cashman have been told they will bear a 'heavy responsibility' when they are sent to deliberate on the murder charge tomorrow.

 famously starring Drew Barrymore, the talk show host reunited with her co-stars from the film on Tuesday's episode of — and it truly was a sight to behold. Sporting their signature looks from the movie, Barrymore and her movie stepsisters, Melanie Lynskey and Megan Dodds, appeared in costume and reminisced about filming the beloved project. «It’s not even a show. We’re just here in a time machine and we’re back 25 years ago because it’s the 25th anniversary of ,» Barrymore said.

One of the early signs that the Cannes Film Festival is around the corner is the reveals of the poster for the Official Selection as well as those for the main parallel sections of Cannes Critics’ Week (Semaine de la Critique) and Directors’ Fortnight.

Police have seized two more supercars in Manchester city centre - after the drivers couldn't produce valid insurance documents.

“We all have to become a bit more Scandinavian,” Beta Film MD Moritz von Kruedener told a Series Mania audience this morning.

Netflix teased its slate of European series, including part 3 of its hit heist show “Lupin,” starring Omar Sy, during its showcase at Series Mania in Lille. The panel was attended by Katja Hofem from Germany, Damien Couvreur from France and Jenny Stjernströmer Björk from the Nordics, who each discussed their editorial strategies. The streamer also announced season 2 of its off-beat comedy series “Represent” starring Cesar-winning actor-director Jean-Pascal Zadi (“Tout simplement noir”) as an ordinary man from a project becomes President of France. The show, whose French title is “En Place,” launched earlier this year and was one of the service’s biggest local hits. Other new French titles in the pipeline include “Thicker than Water,” “Tapie,” “Fury” and “Anthracite.”