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The driver was placed in handcuffs by West Midlands Police following the incident along the M5 in Birmingham
10:45, 22 Apr 2026
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The lorry driver was pulled over by police(Image: WMP)
Police were left gobsmacked after catching a lorry drivin…
Long queues are already forming on the M5 this afternoon as the Friday getaway begins.
Traffic monitor Inrix reports an obstruction blocking the motorway northbound at Tiverton in Devon, with longer queues starting further north in Somerset.
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Brits heading off for Easter breaks are facing chaos with “severe delays” on two major motorways.
Emergency services have been attending to a serious collision on the M6 toll northbound carriageway[1] which forced its closure and there are two lanes s…
Even if Gloucestershire isn’t your home county, you’ve probably at least come across the renowned Gloucester Services Farmshop and Kitchen on the M5.
Operated by the Westmorland Family group, this motorway facility located just beyond Junction 12 welco…
Millions of motorists are embarking on Easter[1] getaway trips across the UK this week despite the escalating cost of fuel at the pumps.Motoring organisation the AA estimated a staggering 21.7 million journeys were planned for Thursday alone. This figu…
People are reportedly driving on the hard shoulder of the M5 this afternoon after a lorry crash caused a diesel spill[1] (Sunday, March 29) which shut the motorway.
A motorist told GloucestershireLive that she saw people driving “illegally” to get arou…
The M5 has now reopened after all traffic was being held this afternoon following a crash on the M5 northbound in Gloucestershire (Sunday, March 29).
Traffic was stationary between Junction 14 B4509 in Thornbury and Junction 13 A419 in Stroud.
There wa…
National Highways said the M5 was shut northbound between junction 14 for Falfield and junction 13 for Stroud due to a collision involving two heavy goods vehicles.
One of the HGVs hit the central reservation, the government-owned company said.
The veh…
Traffic has been stopped on a busy motorway after a vehicle fire.
The blaze took place on the M4 in Gloucestershire[1] near to junction 19 on Thursday morning, March 26.
A spokesperson for National Highways[2] said: “Traffic is stopped on the #M4 in #G…