Live M1 traffic updates as ‘incident’ closes off motorway at Lutterworth

Warnings have been issued by police of a 'traffic incident' on the M1 this morning. The nature of the incident is unclear at this stage.

Leicestershire Police have issued the warning, saying that the northbound stretch of the M1 at Junction 20 for Lutterworth is closed. The closure is in place to Junction 21 for Leicester Forest East.

No further details are available at this stage. We are contacting police for further information.

We are covering this incident live. Updates to follow below.