POLICE officers have thanked the public for following the advice to make essential journeys only this weekend.

Officers have urged the public to follow the government advice by staying at home this weekend as the warmer weather hits the UK.

OPU Worcestershire Tweeted this morning (Saturday): “Good morning from a very empty M5.

"Thank you for heeding the advice to make essential journeys only this weekend. #StayHomeSaveLives.”

To prevent the spread of the coronavirus, Anthony Bangham, chief constable for West Mercia, said: “It is a time to be sensible, unselfish, to apply common sense and to do the right thing not only for ourselves, but our friends, family, wider communities and indeed the country as a whole.”