“It’s essential that M&S prioritises a secure and complete recovery over a rapid one. Rushing to bring systems back online without full assurance of their integrity could risk further compromise.

Heavy traffic has been reported in Weston-super-Mare, Somerset, following a crash on the A370 Flowerdown Bridge Westbound near Maltlands.

Nottingham-based Himmah, which provides food bank and other community services, said the undisclosed sum will help vulnerable people in need.

A French Navy boat set out to make contact with the boat to recover the two people and 10 others who needed help.