West Country Travel

One lane is closed and queueing traffic for six miles due to emergency repairs on M5 Southbound between junction 19 for Portishead and junction 20 for Clevedon. It's causing congestion back to junction 18A (M49 interchange).

Highways England says crews are on the way to deal with a carriageway defect.

South Western Railway passengers can expect major disruptions on Saturday 18 August as RMT union members plan to go on strike. The dispute is over the role of guards and services will be severely reduced.

It comes in the middle of a series of strikes across the summer. Those travelling to and from Exeter should expect replacement buses. No trains will run between Bristol Temple Meads to Salisbury or Yeovil Pen Mill.

There are severe delays on the M5 northbound between J22 and J21 due to an accident.

One lane is closed between the junctions for Burnham-on-Sea and Weston-Super-Mare.

Holiday traffic is also building on the M5.