Technical difficulties were affecting traffic lights across Dorset - causing long delays.

A spokesman for Dorset Council, the organisation responsible for the lights, said earlier today: "We are working on some technical problems with our traffic lights across the county.

"They are all working, but may be phasing differently. We are trying to resolve this IT issue as soon as possible.

There was queueing traffic and major delays around Weymouth, including on the A354 Rodwell Road and around Bincleaves Road.

"[The situation] is not helped by some temporary issues with the traffic lights at Harbour Crossroads (ASDA)," the spokesman added.

*In an update, Dorset Council says all systems should now be functioning as normal.