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Traffic queued on the M5 after a vehicle caught fire on the motorway at the Gloucestershire border.
The northbound exit slip road at J8 closed shortly before 6pm on Wednesday, March 11.
Traffic monitor Inrix reported: “M5 Northbound exit slip road clos…
The M4 was closed near Bristol after a “serious” crash involving a car transporter during rush hour this morning (Wednesday, March 11).
The incident happened on the westbound carriageway between junction 20 (for the M5) and juction 21 (for the M48).
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West Midlands Ambulance Service and West Midlands Fire Service were called to the northbound M5, Junction 1 in West Bromwich at around 3.25pm today.
One ambulance, two paramedic officers and a HART paramedic attended the scene.
On arrival they found a …
Drivers faced disruption after incidents have closed sections of two motorways[1].
A police incident closed part of the M32 tonight and a separate crash closed a lane on the M5 near the Almondsbury Interchange, causing chaos in the Bristol[2] area.
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The remains of Melanie Hall were found in October 2009.
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Detectives have issued a fresh appeal for information as the 30th anniversary of the murder of Melanie Hall[1] approaches.
The 25-year-old university graduate vanished after a night out in …
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Traffic on the M6 motorway(Image: National Highways)
There will be a number of planned closures on the region’s motorway…
Antonia Bettridge, then 23, refused to name the “friend” she said she was helping after being stopped on the M62 in Warrington.[1]
She was handed a 12-month community order, including 30 rehabilitation activity requirement days and 75 hours of unpaid w…
Antonia Bettridge from St Helens was convicted in 2023 for possessing criminal property after police found £8,000 in her car on the M62
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A new full-fat RS model from Audi is always exciting for a car enthusiast, and hardcore petrolheads will be delighted to see that this one still uses a V6 petrol engine. This is the new Audi RS5[1], and it’s certainly packing plenty of power.
However,…