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Nasa’s Uranus probe is expected to arrive by 2045, which is when scientists hope to find out whether these far-flung icy moons, once thought of as being dead worlds, might have the possibility of being home to life.

The first to open was Lancashire's Preston Bypass, now part of the M6, in 1958 - but the M1 became the first to link up far-flung towns and cities the following year.

“The M1 transformed mobility in the UK – it enabled families to visit relatives in far-flung parts of the country which would have taken many more hours to get to and led to the expansion of motorway network we recognise today.”

He added: "They have been doing wonders for the town of Wrexham and strongly share our passion for once again seeing Wrexham Lager enjoyed in all the far-flung corners of the globe."

Over the years, he took over airport, harbor patrol and jail operations from other departments, The Times reported, and created a central county morgue that shifted control of autopsies from far-flung mortuaries to a facility under his control.