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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…
Traffic in both directions is affected due to large diesel spill
Jeff Reines Editor
15:38, 29 Mar 2026Updated 15:45, 29 Mar 2026
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Standstill traffic on the M5 northbound after crash and diesel spill
Diversion routes have been shared after a …
Police were called to Marine Road East, Morecambe, at the junction with Princes Crescent, at around 4.30pm on Friday (March 27).
They were told a silver Volkswagen Polo had left the road and crashed with a large planter on the central reservation befor…
A diesel spill from the lorry has caused major disruption
Phoebe Hobbs
17:16, 29 Mar 2026
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Traffic late this afternoon on the M5 (Sunday, March 29).(Image: Highways England)
People are reportedly driving on the hard shoulder of the M5 this a…
A mum and her two adult children are beginning life sentences this month for the murder of a Blackburn man on his doorstep.Joanne Maxwell, Liam Donlin and Amie Clegg sat side by side in the dock at Preston Crown Court as they faced justice for the cold…
A fundraiser in memory of much-loved husband and father Victor Duncan, who died in a road accident last weekend, has already raised thousands of pounds.
The JustGiving page[1] set up by Mr Duncan’s wife Denise is raising funds for the Fishermen’s Mis…
John Chapman
John Chapman was jailed before Ipswich Crown Court. (Image: Suffolk Constabulary)
John Chapman[1], 52, formerly of London Road, Halesworth, was jailed for two years and 10 months for sexually assaulting two teenagers on separate occasions,…
A lorry driver who caused hours of delays following a crash and a sex offender are among those sentenced this week in Suffolk.John ChapmanJohn Chapman was jailed before Ipswich Crown Court. (Image: Suffolk Constabulary)John Chapman[1], 52, formerly of …
NEED TO KNOWA 21-year-old man accidentally hit his friend at 60 mph while showing off his new car and then crashed the vehicle into a stone wallHis friend was standing on the grass on the side of the road, taking pictures, when he was struck, sustainin…
Emergency services rushed to the scene near Minishant following the three-vehicle smash.
11:35, 28 Mar 2026
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Motorists were asked to avoid the area.(Image: Google)
Six people have been injured after a crash on the A77 in Ayrshire[1]. Emergen…