Drivers are planning 17 million getaway trips which is a million more than last year Events
These are the times and locations where the traffic is expected to be at its worst Events
The worst jams on Friday are expected in the late afternoon and evening when holiday and commuter traffic combine - with motorists urged by experts at the RAC to travel before 10am. Events
The Department for Work and Pensions (DWP) has confirmed the dates when people claiming benefits will be paid over the upcoming May bank holidays Economics
This year, the next nationwide bank holidays will take place on Monday, May 5, as well as Monday, May 26, and on December 25 and December 26 Politics
VE day events will start on Bank Holiday Monday with a procession of 1,300 members of the Armed Forces Politics
Each bank holiday, the NHS 111 phone service sees huge increases in calls from people who need urgent help because they haven't met the deadline, said the health service Events
The temperature anomaly map shows a deep shade of red across most of the British Isles that evening, which mark the start of the May Day bank holiday weekend. Events
Brits planning to have BBQs on the last day of the four-day bank holiday are set to have their hopes dashed as it's expected to rain heavily throughout Monday (April 21) Events
There could be a 'a hat trick of hold-ups on Thursday, Friday and Saturday' according to the RAC's Alice Simpson - 'drivers shouldn’t expect to escape the queues,' she said Events
