PARTS of the M5 through Somerset will be closed next week for resurfacing work.

Highways England has announced the closures - as well as other restrictions on the stretch.

The M5 between junction 20 and 21 will see be down to the hard shoulder only from 9pm until 6am from June 18 to June 22.

The southbound carriageway between junction 25 (Taunton) and junction 26 (Wellington) will be closed completely between 8pm and 6am from June 18 to June 22.

And the northbound carriageway of the M5 will be closed between junction 26 (Wellington) and junction 25 (Taunton) from 9pm on June 19 until 6am the following morning.