Today is the warmest day of the year so far
The thermometer peaked at 22°C in Suffolk today making it the warmest day since September, but the weather will be changeable going forward.
Cameron: 'Thatcher made Britain great again'
Baroness Thatcher was a prime minister who made Britain great again, David Cameron told MPs today.
First 'test tube baby' pays tribute to IVF pioneer
The world's first "test tube baby" has paid tribute to IVF pioneer Professor Sir Robert Edwards after he died today aged 87.
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Accident on A63 near Selby
There is slow traffic on the A63 at the A1041 Bawtry Road. A car has gone onto the roundabout near The Wishing Well. The road is expected to be closed for some time.
Empty lanes after M62 closed
The M62 has been closed while emergency services work to rescue a tanker driver after an accident.
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Motorists urged to avoid M62 after crash
Police are advising motorists to avoid the M62 as the emergency services deal with a crash at junciton 26 of the eastbound carriageway which has closed the entire motorway.
Police are currently assisting the Fire service at the scene of the collision, which took place at 12:42pm. A HGV and a tanker were involved.
The driver of the tanker is currently trapped and is being freed by the Fire service. Due to flammable materials in the tanker, this is expected to take some time and has required that both carriageways are closed to ensure public safety.
Travel: accident closes M62 in both directions
The M62 is closed in both directions with queueing traffic due to an accident between J26 Chain Bar and J27 Gildersome.
Travel: car fire causes tailbacks on M1
There is a car fire causing tailbacks on the M1 just after junction 28 northbound.
Travel: M62 Westbound, Gildersome
A rolling roadblock is in place on the M62 Westbound in West Yorkshire after an incident on the motorway.
- M62 Westbound
- Between J27 (M621/Gildersome) and J26 (M606/Chain Bar)
- Rolling road block
- Reports of an "incident"
- Slow traffic
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Travel: Newark Road, Ollerton.
Flooding has closed Newark Road in Ollerton.
- Newark Road closed in both directions
- Flooding
- Between A616 Newark Road and Poplar Street
- Police: Road closed for "quite some time"
Travel: A6009, Mansfield.
Rosemary Street (A6009) in Mansfield is closed because of an accident.
- A6009 Rosemary Street closed in both directions
- Between Walkden Street and St John Street
- Accident
- Diversion in place
Eyewitness describes Pontefract bus crash
Bus crashed into Pontefract car showroom
A bus driver's in hospital after his double decker crashed off the road into a car showroom in Pontefract.
It happened at around 7 o'clock this morning on the corner of Southgate and Broad Lane. A car which was parked on the forecourt was crushed between the front of the bus and the building. No passengers were on board the bus at the time and the driver suffered just minor injuries.
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