2 h. ago Manchester rail chaos LIVE: Airport rail linked closed as person dies on tracks

A spokesperson for British Transport Police said in a statement that officers rushed to a train line between Manchester Piccadilly and Manchester Airport following an incident

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3 h. ago LIVE: Main Manchester train line closed amid emergency services incident

The line between Manchester Piccadilly and Manchester Airport is fully closed while crews respond

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3 h. ago LIVE: Main Manchester train line closed after person dies on tracks

The line between Manchester Piccadilly and Manchester Airport is fully closed while crews respond

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30 h. ago New direct flights to Pakistan launched from Manchester Airport after ban lifted

There will be nonstop services between Islamabad and Manchester Airport

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69 h. ago Man, 20, dies after swallowed cocaine package 'bursts' in stomach before flight from Manchester Airport

Jensen Westhead died after swallowing the packages of drugs at a hotel before boarding the flight to Dubai

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2 d. ago The European holiday spot that’s 23C in October and has ‘more sunshine than California’

There are flights from Manchester Airport for less than £50

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4 d. ago EasyJet plane struggles to land at Edinburgh airport amid Storm Amy

Several flights attempted to land at the capital airport on October 3 but many ended up circling before heading down south for a safer option like Manchester.

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4 d. ago Manchester Airport issues travel advice as Storm Amy causes disruption

The airport is operating as normal but delays are to be expected as Storm Amy continues to batter the UK

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4 d. ago Storm Amy brings flight chaos as Manchester Airport passengers face delays and cancellations

Flights to and from Ireland and Scotland are being affected as the storm batters the UK

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5 d. ago Manchester Airport announces changes for British Airways and Ryanair passengers

They will come into affect in the coming weeks

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6 d. ago "I was gobsmacked. There was a few people stood around and I said 'did you just see that?'"

Manchester Airport have issued a statement

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7 d. ago Manchester Airport travel warning as airline staff ballot strike action

A union says the strike could take place over half term

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8 d. ago Coward paedophile who went on the run during trial arrested at Manchester Airport

Hassan Mahmood, from Bury, told his victim to kill herself because of her 'snitching'

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8 d. ago Police update as girl, 2, injured after Audi ploughs into tree near Manchester Airport

A man was arrested by officers

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8 d. ago Cars smashed up and egged as airport 'parking wars' escalate

Vehicles have been egged and had their windows broken

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9 d. ago Airport in Canary Islands forced to cancel and divert flights due to drones

It comes as drone sightings have spiked at airports across Europe

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9 d. ago Three people trapped on sinking fishing boat as it hits rocks

The fishing boat sent a Mayday call, prompting lifeboat and helicopter crews to rush to the scene

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9 d. ago Zakynthos Airport chaos sees flights cancelled, delayed and diverted

The Greek airport is used by British tourists visiting Zante

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1 week ago Woman returns to Manchester Airport from holiday to find car 'floating in 2ft of water'

Images and footage of the vehicle reveal the Ford Focus is totally engulfed by floodwater. One photograph from the car's interior shows the footwells of Sharon's beloved car waterlogged

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1 week ago Woman finds car 'floating in 2ft of water' at Manchester Airport after holiday

'It's a Ford Focus ST and to most people it would be a piece of s*** but to me it's my Rolls Royce'

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