Two teenagers have been charged after a dramatic high-speed police chase on a busy motorway.

The pursuit unfolded after police received reports of a suspicious van in Ramsgate on Wednesday morning.

They tracked it down to the Thanet Way, and followed it along the London-bound M2.

After more than 30 minutes, officers managed to stop the vehicle using a stinger device between junction 5 for Sittingbourne and 4 for Gillingham, and two people were arrested.

Joseph Hernandez, 19, of no fixed address, and a 16-year-old boy from London have since been charged with three counts of handling stolen goods.

Hernandez has also been charged with driving while disqualified, without due care and attention and without a licence, using a vehicle without third party insurance, and failing to stop for police.

He appeared in court yesterday and has been remanded in custody until a court date yet to be confirmed.

The 16-year-old boy has been released on bail until he appears in youth court on February 3.