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Traffic is building in Leigh after a lift bridge over the canal got stuck.
The Plank Lane bridge, which lifts to allow boats to pass through the Leeds and Liverpool canal, is now stuck in the lifted position, after experiencing a mechanical fault.
As traffic cannot use the route, Plank Lane has been closed, and drivers are being asked to find an alternate route.
Disruption is expected to last for a while, and bus
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Fife street after a male was hit by a car. He was struck around 3.30pm on Main Street in the village of Saline near Dunfermline.
NEW YORK -- The Pulitzer Prizes in journalism and the arts will be announced Friday, recognizing the best work in a year in which people isolated themselves because of a deadly pandemic and took to the streets over racial injustice.There have been few years in journalism like 2020, when nearly everything that happened was touched by COVID-19.The announcement of the prizes itself was originally scheduled for April 19 but the Pulitzer Prize Board postponed it until June to give its 18 members a
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Beith road was closed following the collision of two heavy good lorries this morning.The A737 near Head Street, Beith was shut until 10.15am after police were called following a report of a crash.No serious injuries were reported by emergency services attending the scene.A Police Scotland spokesperson said: “Around 7.40am on Tuesday, 8 June, officers were called to the Head Street area of Beith, following a report of a road crash involving two heavy goods vehicles."There were no reported serious
a major crash. The key route has been closed in both directions for a number of hours following the incident.
Jake Paul fired back at Saul ‘Canelo’ Alvarez’s apparent criticism of Sunday night’s exhibition fight between his brother Logan and Floyd Mayweather. As arguably the best active fighter in the world at present, pound-for-pound king Canelo has been one of the highest-profile critics of the recent trend of YouTubers, celebrities and other sport stars competing in professional boxing, citing the dangers involved in the lucrative bouts.
Floyd Mayweather and Logan Paul stepped into the ring together for their highly-anticipated boxing event on Sunday. The 44-year-old Hall of Fame boxing champion and 26-year-old YouTube personality faced off in an exhibition match at Hard Rock Stadium in Miami Gardens and they went the distance for 8 rounds without scoring a knockout.Without a knockout, there was no official winner for the exhibition fight, which didn't include judges or official scoring.
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lorry came down an embankment. Police officers, firefighters and paramedics are all at the scene of the incident on the A91 near Greenyards Roundabout, Stirling after receiving reports just before midday.
Martin Compston was buzzing about seeing his face on a Times Square billboard as he told a rude story about the first time he made it onto a poster. The Line of Duty star shared a pic of the Britbox Times Square promotional banners on his Instagram.
EXCLUSIVE: T-Pain, the rapper who won the first season of The Masked Singer, is getting into the podcast game.
Rita Ora and Taika Waititi are getting very close with Tessa Thompson.
Katie Price and fiancé Carl Woods got stuck on a ride during a fun day out at Thorpe Park. The newly engaged couple were looking forward to their first date after Carl popped the question but frolics turned to fright when the Swarm ride they boarded was evacuated by security.