M5: E-scooter rider arrested on motorway hard shoulder

A man has been charged after police stopped a suspect riding an e-scooter on the M5.

Avon and Somerset police were called to the northbound M5 between junction 25 (Taunton) and junction 24 (Bridgwater) at around 03:00 GMT.

Jamal Rabeh, 29, from Staplegrove in Somerset, has been charged with driving while under the influence of alcohol.

He was also charged with driving without insurance and being a learner driver on a motorway.

The 29-year-old, of Stanley Close, was bailed and is due to appear at Taunton Deane Magistrates' Court on 18 January.