Escaped horses bring motorway to halt

♦ Dozens of motorists were stranded on a motorway after 12 horses escaped on to the carriageway.

The animals broke free from their field and blocked the M11 near Harlow, Essex, on Saturday night.

Police were forced to close the motorway in both directions for more than two hours while they coaxed the horses back to safety.

Joanna Chivers, a Twitter user, said: “At least I can say I was there for the great M11 horse round-up of 2018!”

The M11, between junctions 6 and 7, was reopened at around 2am yesterday.