Hello and welcome to our live coverage of an incident affecting traffic on the M5 motorway in Somerset today (August 22). There has been a crash - follow this blog for live updates.

Police have arrested 100 people in a bid to deter those they say “pose the greatest risk” to the safety of Notting Hill Carnival. Officers carried out “intelligence-led interventions” and 21 people ...

During Noel Clarke’s libel claim, several women, including some whose real names were not used, gave evidence at the High Court. Allegations included inappropriate comments and groping. Clarke, 49, ...

Petrie served as the head of the Hibs board for 15 years before stepping down in 2019 and then served a four-year term as SFA president.

The owner of OnlyFans was paid £522 million in dividends last year as the streaming site best known for hosting adult content saw user numbers jump by almost a quarter. It comes as the UK-based ...

Eddie Howe has admitted Newcastle are in a “lose-lose situation” with want-away striker Alexander Isak.

The world’s leading authority on food crises has said the Gaza Strip’s largest city is gripped by famine, and that it is ...

Protesters opposing the banning of a pro-Palestine group have been told not to give police officers their details at a demonstration next month, with organisers saying it will not be “practically ...

Brent Hinds, the former singer-guitarist for the Grammy-winning heavy metal band Mastodon, has died aged 51 after a motorcycle accident in Atlanta. Hinds was killed while riding a Harley-Davidson ...

Bob MacIntyre plans to embrace the Bethpage crowd at next month’s Ryder Cup having learned a valuable lesson in the last week ...

Ruben Dias has signed a two-year contact extension at Manchester City that will keep the Portugal centre-back at the club until 2029. Dias joined City from Benfica in 2020 and has made more than 200 ...

James Doyle is facing a short spell on the sidelines after being diagnosed with a viral infection. Wathnan Racing’s retained jockey did not ride at York on Thursday after feeling unwell and will now ...