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Crash between lorry and car
Police were called just after 7am to reports of a crash between a car and a lorry
Both the vehicles are in lane one, a GMP spokeswoman said.
It is unclear at this stage whether the woman driving the car is trapped, so the ambulance and fire service have been called to the scene.
One lane blocked on M60 due to broken down car
One lane on the M60 clockwise is currently closed and there’s slow traffic due to a broken down car on the M60 clockwise at junction 14 for the M61 (East Lancs Road)
There’s congestion to junction 13 for Worsley. Lane one (of four) is blocked.
Crash on M60, junction 27
There’s been a crash on the M60 at junction 27
Good service on the trams
There’s currently a good service across the tram network
Traffic map
Here’s how it’s looking on the roads this morning, as you can see there’s a bit of congestion along the M60 both around junction 15 and junction 23
Charing Cross Station in London remains closed
Charing Cross Station in London remains closed this morning due to a gas leak...
And the back page
It’s all about man of the moment Sanchez
Today's front page
Today’s front page is a story about a rise in the number of reported rapes in the last year
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