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Lorraine Kelly apologises for missing show after getting stuck on M40 as last-minute replacement drafted in

Lorraine Kelly apologised for missing her own show this morning as she was caught up in traffic following a crash on the M40

Evening Standard · Nov 9

Major motorway closed after hazardous chemicals spilled in tanker crash

The M40 southbound remains closed after a collision between a car and a tanker caused significant spillage

The Independent UK · Nov 18, 2025

Four people arrested after man in his 20s killed in tragic M40 crash

Thames Valley Police say a total of five arrests have now been made after collision between a Mercedes and Volkswagen Golf

The Independent UK · Jul 12, 2025

M40 pile-up: Man sought over six-vehicle motorway collision that left woman dead

Warwickshire Police believe Akashdeep Singh may have information about the incident on the M40

Evening Standard · Sep 30, 2024

Restaurants worth travelling for: Smoke at Hampton Manor, Warwickshire

Not too far up the M40 is a restaurant of clear aptitude

Evening Standard · May 28, 2024

Woman dies and baby fighting for life after M40 crash

One-year-old boy and woman in 30s rushed to hospital with life-threatening injuries

The Independent UK · May 21, 2023

Woman dies and baby fights for life after car with five people crashes on UK motorway

A one-year-old baby boy is fighting for his life after a car veered off a busy motorway in a crash that left one woman dead, another in a critical condition and more injured

Daily Mirror · May 20, 2023

National Highways lifting 700 miles of roadworks for coronation

Routes heading towards London such as the M40, M1 and M4 are expected to be busy with 11 miles of roadworks on the M1 around Hemel Hempstead and Dunstable removed

Wales Online · Apr 27, 2023

Stolen 8ft gorilla 'Gary' pinched from Carluke 'spotted' hundreds of miles away from home

Gary was stolen from Reynard Nursery, near Carluke, last month but he may have been sighted travelling on the back of a black pick-up truck on the M40 near Warwick services, in England.

Glasgow Live · Apr 6, 2023

Huge 8ft gorilla statue stolen from Scots garden centre 'spotted on motorway in England'

The owners of Reynard's Nursery near Carluke, Lanarkshire, where Gary lived before being stolen, say a potential sighting has been made on the M40 near Warwick services.

Daily Record · Apr 6, 2023