Christmas travel latest: Heathrow flights cancelled; drivers urged to travel at specific times; part of motorway closed as pinch points revealed

A 19-year-old man has died after a crash on the M62 near Rochdale last night, Greater Manchester Police has said. The driver of the car he was travelling in lost control while heading westbound, before hitting the central barriers. The car then crossed into the eastbound carriageway and overturned, the force said.

The incident happened at around 10.30pm. A 19-year-old passenger was declared dead at the scene and the driver, also 19, was arrested on suspicion of causing death by dangerous driving and remains in custody. A stretch of the M62 between junction 21 and 22 was closed in both directions for hours while police worked at the scene, and was still shut this morning.

Police said the motorway is now open eastbound, with the westbound section to reopen "shortly":