Work to protect the Paddington to Penzance mainline at Dawlish in Devon has been put on hold, the government has announced.

Rail Minister says work will continue to work out the appropriate solution after Phase 5 of resilience project is paused.

Network Rail is getting £10m for "further planning" on how to protect a key coastal line which was destroyed in storms in 2014.

The wall forms part of an £80m Network Rail project to safeguard the line which connects Devon and Cornwall with the rest of the rail network. Repairs to the track, damaged in storms six years ...