A prisoner who escaped prison and went on the run through the night has been re-captured, police have confirmed.
Jonathan Simpson absconded from HMP Thorn Cross in Appleton, Cheshire, on Wednesday morning, with detectives scouring the area and closing vast stretches of motorway.
Slip roads at M6/M56 junction 9 Lymm interchange were shut off causing major tailbacks as motorists waited in queues for hours.
