Summary

  • Updates on Wednesday 18 November

  • More news, sport, travel and weather from 08:00 on Thursday

  1. Travel: M6 severe delayspublished at 08:08

    BBC Travel

    Two lanes are blocked and there is very slow traffic on the M6 northbound between J6 for the Spaghetti Junction and J7 for Great Barr because of emergency repairs, drivers are warned.

  2. Good morningpublished at 08:00

    Alex Homer
    BBC Local Live

    I'm back in the BBC WM newsroom with the latest news, sport, travel and weather for Wednesday.

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