THE M6 is still shut after a massive oil spill sparked hour-long delays and miles of gridlocked traffic.

A lorry ploughed into a the central reservation on the M6 at 1pm yesterday near Preston causing a “significant diesel spillage.”

Emergency services, including cops, paramedics and Highway officers all raced to the scene as “severe delays” built up.

The northbound carriageway on the M6 in Lancashire has been shut off and drivers since the collision and drivers have been urged to divert their journeys.

A National Highways spokesperson said: “The M6 in Lancashire is closed northbound between J31 and J32 near Preston to allow for emergency resurfacing works to take place following a collision involving a lorry which resulted in a significant diesel spillage.

“The lorry struck the central reservation barrier, coming to rest on top of it. As a result of this, the fuel tank was ruptured, spilling the entire contents over the road surface.

“A complex recovery and clear-up operation has been ongoing throughout the afternoon. Unfortunately all 4 lanes of the road surface need resurfacing.”

National Highways warned that there was 3.5 miles of standstill traffic near the accident yesterday.

The delay causes congestion for up to 90 minutes and drivers were in gridlock for eight miles.

National Highways said yesterday: “There’s now SEVERE delays and approx 3.5 miles of stationary traffic approaching the closure of the #M6 northbound in #Lancashire between J31 & J32 near #Preston.

“Southbound there’s also a 90 min delay & 8 miles of congestion due to the lane closure.

“Consider alternate routes.”

Santorini’s calling.

Five years ago, with the dawn of the Covid pandemic, life in the UK seemed to change dramatically overnight.

Everything we took for granted – from social interaction and the daily commute to shopping and ordering a takeaway – was thrown out of balance.

And then… things seemed to mostly change back again.

Of course, there were some momentous shifts in society both tangible (the growth in popularity of working from home, for example) and intangible (such as a rise in conspiracy theories).

But remembering those early months of lockdown, for those lucky enough to not be personally impacted by the devastation of the virus, can sometimes feel recalling scenes from a movie.

Here are a few things you may have forgotten about.

Makeshift masks

Face masks became necessary for everyday life, whether you were travelling somewhere or just meeting someone on the street.

But it wasn’t always easy to get your hands on the kind of surgical-grade mask which was recommended by the experts.

This led to the bizarre situation where businesses and organisations would sell branded fabric masks as a merchandise opportunity – I got my hands on a fetching Aberdeen Art Gallery one.

And for those people who preferred more of a homemade vibe, there always seemed to be a relative or friend of a relative who would stitch their own from an online guide.

Popping to the shops

This was perhaps the most jarring shift in everyday life that the nation went through.

The weekly shop suddenly meant waiting in a massive queue outside the supermarket entrance, with each person spaced two metres apart.

One by one, each customer would be ushered in by a masked employee as others left, and once inside you would have to adhere to a one-way system and try to avoid touching anything you weren’t going to buy.

When you got home, naturally, you’d have to give your shopping a wipe down or leave it alone for a while to ensure any germs were dead.

Lockdown hobbies

All that time spent inside the home couldn’t just be filled with binge-watching TV shows – no matter how hard some people may have tried.

Many tried learning a new skill, such as baking banana bread and sourdough or mixing cocktails (though the latter could be a risk, considering the sheer amount of end product).

Alternatively, there were all the things you’d normally do in person that transferred onto Zoom: pub quizzes and gigs from musicians or comedians.

Once things eased up a bit, you might have taken the opportunity to go for a pint… with a strictly limited number of friends, and in a freezing beer garden.

Government-sanctioned walks

In the first week of lockdown in March 2020, then-Cabinet Office minister Michael Gove gave a bit of advice for people who wanted to venture outside.

He told Andrew Marr: ‘I would have thought that for most people, a walk of up to an hour, or a run of 30 minutes or a cycle ride of between that, depending on their level of fitness is appropriate.’

Thus began the concept of the time-limited daily government-sanctioned walk, with care taken to avoid coming within two metres of fellow wanderers.

There were some of us who even planned our days around it, as if it was some kind of indulgence.

Covid pass

Some people with older phones may still have, deep in their apps and long-unopened, their Covid pass.

This was a QR code or digital certificate that showed you had been given the coronavirus vaccine and could enter more high-risk environments.

Wales and Scotland required people to show this for entry into large venues or outdoors events from October 2021, and England did the same for a brief period between 2021 and 2022.

But it was used for a longer period to allow people to travel overseas.

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She was left reeling.

One of the rescuers who responded to the mayday call when a shipping container collided with a tanker in the North Sea has said ‘It’s a miracle they didn’t all die’.

At least 37 crew aboard both vessels had an astonishing escape as ‘multiple explosions’ rocked US-flagged MV Stena Immaculate – anchored ten miles off Hull and loaded with highly flammable kerosene for American warplanes.

Its crew abandoned ship minutes after it was rammed by MV Solong – reportedly on autopilot as it headed from Scotland to Rotterdam with 15 containers of toxic sodium cyanide among its cargo.

Fears were growing last night of an environmental disaster, amid reports of fuel leaking out across the Humber Estuary towards the East Yorkshire coast.

Local MP Graham Stuart confirmed one person is in hospital, with all 36 others from both vessels safe.

A trawlerman who was among dozens of small boats which rushed to respond to the mayday call just before 10am described ‘very scary’ scenes as they were confronted with ‘plumes of smoke’ and a ‘really strong smell of burning’.

‘It’s a miracle they didn’t all die,’ he added. ‘The fog was pretty horrendous.’

The TV icon tossed a handwritten note out of her window.

Even if you’re not sure you have an Isa or other account that you have forgotten about, you’ve nothing to lose by finding out.

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