The A453 Ashby Road will be shut for six nights for street lighting works and highway maintenance.

Passengers flying this weekend have been advised to leave extra time for travelling due to the works.

Police say officers are keen to trace a lorry driver who was travelling behind the vehicles involved.

One family spend more than £1,500 on extra accommodation, taxis and flights to get back to the UK.

Six of the 13-strong group had luggage to check in and missed their flight as a result of delays.

East Midlands Airport says the land is "a prime location for the sort of development we are proposing".

Developoing the 102-acre site could result in the creation of 2,000 new jobs once fully operational.

Highways bosses want to try to avoid the major delays experienced before last year's festival.