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A man has been arrested after he scaled a gantry on the M1, causing it to be closed for more than 28 hours. The motorway re-opened at around 5pm between junctions 23a and 22 on the southbound carriageway in Leicestershire after a stand-off was brought safely to a conclusion. A man who had scaled an overhead stanchion yesterday lunchtime agreed just after 4pm on Monday to come down. He was arrested on suspicion of causing a public nuisance and was due to be interviewed in police...