One mile of the M55, which connects Preston with Blackpool, was built in 1958 and the remainder was built in 1975. Just ...

Jamie Cooper escaped from a prison van on the M55 near Preston on Wednesday. His three days on the run were brought to an end ...

Police have arrested three men in separate motorway drug busts on Lancashire’s motorways, seizing a total of 4kg of cannabis and thousands of pounds in cash. The first arrest came at shortly before ...

A man escaped from a prison van on a motorway in Lancashire on the way to court on Wednesday morning. Jamie Cooper, 33, absconded from the vehicle, which was carrying prisoners to Lancaster ...

A prisoner on his way to court "overpowered" escort officers after faking a medical emergency and is on the run, police said.

Jamie Cooper, 33, fled the prison van on the M55 near junction two by Catforth, Preston, at around 8.45am on Wednesday.

A prisoner who faked a medical emergency and escaped from a prison van on his way to court has been found, police have said.

He was being taken to Lancaster Magistrates' Court in a GEOAmey van just before 09:00 GMT on Wednesday when he went on the run on the M55 motorway at junction 2 near Preston. Police said Mr Cooper ...

Jamie Cooper was being taken to Lancaster Magistrates' Court at 8:54 GMT when he absconded from a GEOAmey owned prison van on the M55 motorway at Junction 2 near Catforth. Lancashire Police said ...