A drug driver has been arrested and had their car seized after believing they had escaped a police pursuit two days earlier.
Greater Manchester Police revealed that the driver of the vehicle in question – a blue Ford Focus – was involved in a pursuit on New Year’s Eve, but unfortunately managed to lose officers at the time.
The driver was even confirmed to have driven through a park in attempts to flee officers.
But, although police may have unfortunately lost the whereabouts of the vehicle at the time of the pursuit, now, two days later, officers managed to catch up with the Ford and blocked it in as it went to order at an unnamed Greater Manchester branch of the popular fast food restaurant McDonalds.
Officers from GMP’s Traffic unit confirmed in a post on Twitter that the driver was arrested on suspicion of drug driving.
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And on top of that, they were also driving with no insurance.
This Ford was pursued and lost on New Year's Eve when it drove through a park to get away. Tonight it wasn't so lucky when we blocked it in as the occupants ordered their food at McDonalds. Driver arrested drug drive, no insurance. #fatal4 vehicle #seizedpic.twitter.com/EIHNbiK9pj
Explaining more about the successful vehicle seizing on Twitter yesterday, GMP Traffic said: “This Ford was pursued and lost on New Year’s Eve when it drove through a park to get away [but] tonight it wasn’t so lucky when we blocked it in as the occupants ordered their food at McDonalds.
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“Driver arrested drug drive, no insurance, vehicle seized.”
News of the incident has caught the attention of hundreds of people on social media since last night, with some choosing to make reference to the comical nature of the place the vehicle was seized, alongside praising officers.
Although it has been confirmed that the driver has now been arrested, police did not reveal where abouts the pursuit or the seizing of the vehicle occurred.
Manchester has been named one of the ‘friendliest’ cities in the UK
Emily Sergeant
A new study has crowned Manchester as one of the ‘friendliest’ cities in the UK.
With reviews playing a huge part in the success of small businesses – especially in the hospitality and tourism sector – business insurance expert MoneySuperMarket has analysed more than 100,000 reviews of customer-facing businesses in over 100 cities worldwide to discover where the UK’s ‘friendliest’ places are.
Their new research reveals which cities nationwide attract the highest number of reviews that particularly highlight friendly staff and excellent customer service in their venues and attractions.
For each city, the reviews were analysed for mentions of friendly staff and excellent service.
Cities were then ranked by the percentage of reviews containing these markers – with the highest percentage earning the top spot for friendly customer service.
Manchester came in at a very respectable ninth place in the whole of the UK, with just over 50% of reviews mentioning friendly staff and service.
Other northern cities in the top 10 include Leeds at number six and Liverpool at number two, while looking at the global rankings, the UK dominates for friendliness – with four cities making the top 10, more than any other country in the world.
According to MoneySupermarket, the even spread of cities across the UK suggests that excelling in customer service is a national trait, rather than a local one.
European cities make up seven of the top 10 spots, suggesting that hospitality and friendly service are deeply embedded in the continent’s culture.
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Bolton man sets Guinness World Record for most fish fingers eaten in a minute
Emily Sergeant
A man from Bolton has set a very unique world record.
Nathan Davies, from Westhoughton in Bolton, is on a roll – first he won £98,000 on ITV‘s hit gameshow The 1% Club, and now he’s a world record holder.
After telling the show’s host, Lee Mack, that he wanted to break a world record, the 32-year-old has followed through on the promise he made on national television by claiming the title for the most fish fingers eaten in one minute.
The dad-of-two managed to scoff down 15 fish fingers in 60 seconds.
A man from Bolton man has set the Guinness World Record for the most fish fingers eaten in a minute / Credit: Guinness World Record
Nathan chose fish fingers as they’re a staple in his household thanks to his two young boys, and after first testing how quickly he could eat four of them, he decided to go for the official Guinness World Record attempt.
“I decided fish fingers was achievable given that I’ve got a few less formal eating records, so it’s up my street,” Nathan explained of his world record attempt.
Despite his impressive effort though, Nathan admits he was still a little gutted about how many he managed to chow down in the allotted time, adding: “I think I could have done more if I had let them cool down longer, but just happy to have the record.”
Nathan says it’s a ‘bit strange’ to have an official Guinness World Record for eating fish fingers, of all things, but he is ‘very proud’ of it all the same.
Emily Sergeant -
3rd January 2022 
