Train services back to normal after train 'hit an obstruction' near Newark

Train services are back to normal on the East Coast Main Line after a train "hit an obstruction" near Grantham earlier this afternoon.

There were delays from lunch-time and some services cancelled after the incident.

What the object was has not been confirmed.

According to LNER, services are now back to normal.

LNER tweeted: "Disruption caused by a train hitting an obstruction on the line between #Grantham and #Newark has now ended. Services are no longer affected by this problem."