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8 hours ago
- Business
- Yahoo
'Billions of pounds' to be spent on new Manchester to Liverpool railway line
Plans to build a new railway line between Manchester and Liverpool look set to go ahead. The government has committed to spending 'billions of pounds' on the project, according to reports. It comes after Andy Burnham urged the government to make a commitment towards the new train line when it announces its long-term spending plans next week. The Manchester Evening News and Liverpool ECHO joined forces to back the project when the mayor pitched the plans last month. READ MORE: Child arrested as investigation launched after 50 people rescued from major fire READ MORE: Moment man realised the game was up after being confronted on his doorstep According to the Financial Times, Rachel Reeves has now signed off plans to spend 'billions of pounds' on the major transport project. The newspaper reports that the plans will be funded through a £113bn investment in transport projects agreed by the Chancellor. Under the plans, express train would run every 10 minutes between Manchester Piccadilly and Liverpool Lime Street with services calling at Warrington as well as the airports in each city. Journey times would also be slashed to just over half an hour each way. The proposal also include building an underground station at Piccadilly and a new transport interchange at Manchester Airport. Presenting the plans to cabinet ministers and senior civil servants last month, Mr Burnham said he wants the government commit to the new railway line as part of its 10-year Infrastructure Strategy which the M.E.N. understands is expected to be published next week. Mr Burnham, and his Liverpool City Region counterpart Steve Rotheram, said the plans could help add £90bn to the economy. At the time, Mr Burnham said: "What we would ask the government to consider is not to give everything we need right now. "It's simply to say that in the 2030s - hopefully starting in the early part of the 2030s - they will commit in the infrastructure strategy to a window when this railway will be built." Ms Reeves will deliver her Spending Review, setting out the government's multi-year budget, in Parliament next Wednesday (June 11). The M.E.N. understands the 10-year Infrastructure Strategy, which will include transport plans will then be published the following day.
Yahoo
a day ago
- General
- Yahoo
Schoolboy cyclist hit by car as police close main road
A 15-year-old cyclist is being treated by paramedics after being involved in a crash with a car. Merseyside Police were called to Edge Lane in Netherton at around 3.30pm today (Monday June 2) after the schoolboy was hit by a blue Ford Fiesta. The driver of the car stopped at the scene and the boy is currently being treated. The extent of his injuries are currently unknown but are not thought to be life-threatening. Edge Lane is closed in both directions and emergency services remain at the scene. The closure is resulting in traffic on Buckley Hill Lane. READ MORE: Teacher dies and school closes to many pupils READ MORE: Police issue major Liverpool parade crash update as 109 people hurt For the latest news and breaking news visit Get all the big headlines, pictures, analysis, opinion and video on the stories that matter to you. Follow us on Twitter @LivECHONews - the official Liverpool ECHO Twitter account - real news in real time. We're also on Facebook/theliverpoolecho - your must-see news, features, videos and pictures throughout the day from the Liverpool ECHO. Sign up to one of the Liverpool Echo's free daily and weekly newsletters on news, Liverpool FC, Everton FC, what's on and more by clicking here.
Yahoo
a day ago
- General
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Drivers 'hit man with cars' after argument
A man was taken to hospital after a hit and run. Emergency services were called to High Street in Skelmersdale at around 7pm on Saturday, May 31. It followed a report a Honda Civic and a grey Ford Focus had crashed into a pedestrian. The pedestrian, a man in his 30s, was taken to hospital for treatment for injuries which were described as not serious. Police said it was reported the cars had struck the man following an argument. Neither vehicle's driver stopped at the scene, and enquiries are ongoing to trace them, a spokesperson for Lancashire Police added. READ MORE: Teacher dies and school closes to many pupils READ MORE: Boy, 13, 'lost his dignity' on Ryanair flight to Liverpool, says mum Officers are now appealing for CCTV and dashcam footage of the area, particularly between 6.55pm and 7.05pm. Police also directly appealed to anyone who may work at a garage or bodywork shop to keep their eyes peeled. A spokesperson for the force said: "We believe the vehicles may have sustained some damage in the collision. If someone approaches you to repair their vehicle, and you believe the damage may be connected to this incident, please get in touch. "Anyone with information is asked to contact us on 101 quoting log 1175 of 31st May 2025." Get all the big headlines, pictures, analysis, opinion and video on the stories that matter to you by signing up to our daily and breaking newsletter. Sign up to our breaking news newsletter here. Follow us on Twitter @LivECHONews - the official Liverpool ECHO Twitter account - real news in real time. We're also on Facebook/theliverpoolecho - your must-see news, features, videos and pictures throughout the day from the Liverpool ECHO.
North Wales Live
2 days ago
- North Wales Live
Concerns for backpacker, 25, missing for five days in Far East
Concerns are growing for a backpacker who has gone missing on a solo tour of South East Asia. Jordan Johnson-Doyle, 25, is in Malaysia but has not been heard from since Tuesday, May 27. Family and friends spent days frantically trying to get in touch with him by phone, email and social media before his phone went dead on Friday, May 30. Jordan's mum Leanne Burnett, of Southport, said: "I have been been feeling just sick, numb. I just want to get over there, find him and bring him home. I want him to know we're looking for him and we're coming to get him," reports the Liverpool ECHO. She added: "I have no idea what has happened. All I know is something is really wrong for him not to contact anybody. I know what he's like and he knows how worried everyone gets at home, that's why he checks in all the time." She said: "If he was to lose his phone and laptop, if someone had stolen that off him, he knows my number by heart and he would contact. He would go to the nearest hotel to use the phone, or go to an internet café. He'd find a way to get hold of us." The 25-year-old's last known location was the Healy Mac's Irish Bar in Bangsar, Kuala Lumpur, at around 8pm on Tuesday, May 27, when he sent his best friend Owen a photograph of the pub's quiz night poster. He is also believed to have visited The Social, a bar near Healy Mac's. On Wednesday morning BST (seven hours behind Malaysia), Leanne said she checked the "Find My iPhone" tracking service for the location of her son's mobile phone, and saw it was located at a residential flat block near the bar. Leanne said: "I speak to Jordan every day and I have him on find my iPhone, so I always have a look before I go to bed and when I wake in the morning. But when I woke up on the Wednesday morning, his Find My iPhone had not updated. It just said 'last seen 11 hours ago'. "It means it's either out of signal or out of range. And this was the last place it had a signal. It was a block of flats in that same area, literally down the road from the bar." She added: "I carried on tracking him throughout the day, trying to phone him as well. I couldn't get hold of him on Facebook or Instagram. If he does lose his phone, he usually messages me on Facebook or Instagram. "But it just kept on showing at this location, and the 'time last seen' kept going up and up, and now the phone has gone off completely. It's run out of battery." Jordan's last known message, sent to his best friend Owen at around 8pm on Tuesday, May 27 Jordan's phone went dead on Friday, May 30, three days after he was last seen. Leanne said: "I'm a really worried mum because he's working away. So he knows if I can't contact him, he will contact me. "I did get a bit anxious and started checking Find My iPhone a bit more and checking Instagram, but just nothing. I didn't hear from him on Tuesday and by Wednesday I couldn't get his location. "Then his phone went off, and that's when I contacted his best friend Owen, and he said he hadn't heard from him since Tuesday and was getting worried himself. I called the police straight away." Jordan, a software engineer, had been backpacking around the Mediterranean and South East Asia for around a year and a half while working remotely for an American company. He arrived in Malaysia on May 17 after previously visiting Vietnam, and is believed to have been staying at the Robertson Residences at Bukit, Kuala Lumpur. And Leanne, 44, said she last spoke to him on Monday, May 26, and their conversation had been the usual chit-chat about their working days. She said: "He seemed absolutely fine and normal. "Nothing stood out whatsoever. We always end the phone call with 'love long time' and that was the very last thing we said to each other." Leanne has reported Jordan missing to Merseyside Police and contacted the British Consulate and police in Malaysia. She said the family had also tried to contact the hotel where Jordan is believed to have been staying, but struggled due to the language barrier. His workplace has also been informed. Leanne said: "It has been awful. But all his friends and family have been rallying round. We've pieced together the last pictures and memes he's been sanding, we've got his messages, so we're building up a timeline of his movements. "His dad is travelling out there today, and me, his brother, best friends and his stepdad are going out tomorrow." She begged members of the public to share her son's missing persons appeal far and wide. She said: "Jordan was really shy in high school, but since he has got his job and turned into a man he's become really outgoing, so funny, very intelligent. "He's got a massive work ethic and is very loving. He looks after his brother. His brother looks up to him so much and he's loved by everyone, all his friends and family. "We're very worried. My friends and family are constantly here. We've got a group set up. "I've got family posting all over Facebook and whatever Malaysian sites we can find. We've got others contacting our MP. We're just doing everything we can. "Please share anything. If anybody has seen him, please share it far and wide. If anyone has heard from him, seen him, seen him active on social media - anything. We just need to find him and bring him home." * Merseyside Police has been approached for comment. Leanne said the police incident reference for anyone reporting a sighting to Merseyside Police was 5198 as of May 30, 2025. Leanne's full appeal and contact details are here.
North Wales Live
3 days ago
- North Wales Live
Girl, seven, bitten by dog as neighbours rush to help her
A little girl was attacked by a dog as neighbours rushed to help her. Emergency services were called to Dulas Green in Kirkby, where police were called shortly before 6pm on Thursday, May 29. There had been reports two people had been bitten by a dog. A girl, aged seven, suffered bite injuries to her arm and leg and a 22-year-old woman sustained puncture wounds to the leg, arm and hand. The casualties were taken to hospital for treatment for their injuries which are not believed to be life threatening. The dog, believed to be a Staffordshire Bull Terrier, was seized by police. One neighbour, who did not want to be named, told how he was outside having a drink after work when he heard two children "screaming" and running down the road, reports the Liverpool ECHO. He said one of the girl's managed to get away up his path, however the other was attacked by the dog. He added: "When we looked back, the dog had actually got one of the girls and pulled her to the ground. I ran over then and my wife threw bricks at the dog, which you can see smashed on the ground, and they just bounced off the dog's head." He went on: "I ran to get a brush and by that time it already had a few bites. By the time I got the brush and got it away it was over [the road]." And the man said another neighbour came out to help and the dog reportedly attacked him and his daughters, with one of his daughters also suffering from bite wounds. He added: "[The neighbour] got the dog to the ground and he was holding it down. Then I ran in [the house] to get a cage and I assembled the cage and said 'we've got to get this dog in the cage or it's going to get out'. We then managed to get it in." The man described the dog as "very powerful and had big jaws". He added: "You read about these things and think 'Jesus Christ' but don't expect it on your doorstep." Forensic officers were seen taking photographs in Dulas Green for evidence. During the incident the air ambulance was seen landing on greenery close to the scene. One neighbour said around 15 police cars also attended and two ambulances. Police said enquiries into the incident remain ongoing.
