Farmers have blockaded some of the UK's milk processing plants in a protest against the price they are paid for milk.

Supporters of the organisation Farmers for Action used tractors to block a Robert Wiseman Dairy processing plant near Bridgwater, Somerset.

Other farmers gathered outside an Arla plant in Ashby-de-la-Zouch, Leicestershire and another plant in Leeds.

Dairy farmers are furious about cuts of up to 2p a litre in the amount they receive from major milk processors - many fear the shortfall will force them out of business.

The action is the latest in a series of protests by farmers who are angry that they are to be paid less for their milk than the cost to produce it.

National Farmers Union dairy board chairman Mansel Raymond told MPs this week that farmers "will not have the heart to go into the winter" if milk prices stay where they are.

The latest cuts will see farmers paid around 25p a litre for milk, but Mr Raymond said the cost of production was 29p a litre, meaning a sale price of 29.5p was the minimum they needed to remain viable.