Christmas must be coming because police are warning of severe congestion on the motorway network approaching Cheshire Oaks this morning (Friday, December 2).

Shoppers appear to be making a bee line for the popular out-of-town shopping centre as there is very slow traffic on the M53 northbound backing up onto the west-bound carriageway of the M56.

BBC Travel says there is ‘very slow traffic and heavier than usual traffic’ on the M53 northbound between J11 (M56 junction) and J10, A5117 (Little Stanney). The disruption is described as ‘medium’ in terms of severity.