Refinery protest over fuel prices

A group of farmers and hauliers are staging a demonstration outside the Stanlow Oil Refinery at Ellesmere Port in Cheshire over rising fuel prices.

Up to 20 lorries are said to be backed up outside the plant and are being prevented from entering.

Police confirmed they were notified of the incident just after 2030 BST. There are estimated to be about 80 protesters and numbers are growing.