Thousands trapped on M3 for 12 hours due to mysterious hazard on carriageway
(World News UK)

A boy does a handstand after leaving the car (Picture: @nerryropez/Twitter/PA Wire) Thousands of motorists were trapped on the M3 for up to 12 hours today while bomb disposal experts tackled a mysterious hazard on the carriageway. The M3 motorway, the main road between London and Southampton, was closed between junctions 9 and 11. Brits set to enjoy Indian summer with temperatures hitting 24C Emergency services were called to the scene just before 4am. Witnesses reported motorists driving the wrong way down the hard shoulder, abandoning their vehicles altogether, or turning the carriageway into a makeshift playground while the Explosive Ordnance Disposal (EOD) team got to the bottom of the...