Live: Major Two-Hour Delays on M5 Following Crash Saturday, August 30, 2025 m5 traffic accident delays motorway queues crash travel commute emergency Severe delays are ongoing on the M5 motorway after a serious crash has caused traffic to back up for over two hours. Drivers are currently facing extensive queues as emergency services work to clear the scene. Commuters are …
Toddler Rescued After Being Accidentally Locked Inside Car Saturday, August 30, 2025 toddler rescue firefighters car locked emergency taunton safety auto-lock incident A 15-month-old toddler named Ezra was accidentally locked inside a car in Taunton when the keys were mistakenly left inside and the vehicle’s auto-locking system engaged. The young child was safely rescued by … Read More
Great-Grandmother Tragically Killed by Falling Tree Branch While Walking Dog Friday, August 29, 2025 accident weston-super-mare tree ashcombe park fatality coroner safety dogwalking emergency council Carol Spearing, a 75-year-old retired florist and beloved great-grandmother, lost her life after a large tree branch fell on her while she was walking her dog Barney with two friends in Ashcombe Park, Weston-super-Mare. The … Read More
South West Faces Widespread Flooding After Intense Overnight Storms Friday, August 29, 2025 flooding southwest plymouth thunderstorms rain emergency floodwarnings weather torrential storm Heavy rainfall and powerful thunderstorms have caused significant flooding across the South West, with Plymouth bearing the brunt of the overnight downpour. The relentless storms led to rapid water accumulation, overwhelming … Read More
Seven Injured in Serious Collision Between Car and Bin Lorry in Somerset Village Thursday, August 28, 2025 somerset collision accident binlorry carcrash emergency ambulance police fireservice hospital A collision involving a car and a bin lorry on Church Road in the Somerset village of Churchinford left seven people injured on Wednesday morning, August 27. Emergency services rushed to the scene shortly before 11am, … Read More
Air Ambulance Emergency Landing at Butlin's Minehead Wednesday, August 27, 2025 airambulance butlins minehead emergency helicopter medical rescue southmead dorset somerset An air ambulance made an emergency landing at Butlin’s Minehead late Tuesday night, August 26, to airlift a woman to hospital. The helicopter touched down on the resort grounds at approximately 11:30 p.m. and departed … Read More