1. Vehicle fire prompts lane closures on M1published at 07:19 British Summer Time 5 July 2021

    Samantha Noble
    BBC News Online

    Two lanes of the M1 southbound have been closed due to a vehicle fire.

    Highways England said the lanes are closed between Trowell services in Nottinghamshire to junction 25 for Nottingham and Derby.

    There are 30-minute delays on the approach to the fire, with five miles of queues back to junction 26, the authority added.

    M1 southboundImage source, Highways England