Motorcyclist seriously hurt in crash

A man has been taken to hospital with life-threatening injuries after a crash involving a van and a motorbike.

Police were called to the A494 near Llanuwchllyn, Gwynedd, at about 12:10 BST.

North Wales Police said a German-registered white BMW motorcycle and a silver Mercedes Vito van crashed.

An air ambulance was called to the scene from where the motorcyclist was taken to Royal Stoke Hospital, the Welsh Ambulance Service said.