Summary

  • News updates for Monday 7 December 2015

  • News, sport, travel and weather updates to resume at 08:00 on Tuesday

  1. Watch: Latest weather for the West Midlandspublished at 08:15

    BBC Weather

    After some rain this morning in the north it will be a dry day with some sunshine. Feeling mild with highs of 14C (57F).

    Here's Charlie Slater with your 50-second forecast.

    Media caption,

    Latest weather for the West Midlands

  2. Delays near Birmingham Airportpublished at 08:06

    BBC Travel

    There are delays on the M42 southbound after J6, A45 (Birmingham Airport), because of an accident involving lorry and a car earlier on. 

    All lanes have been re-opened but congestion is reported to be tailing back to J11 of the , A42 (Burton-Upon-Trent).  

  3. Good morning: Latest updates for Birmingham and the Black Countrypublished at 08:00

    Stephanie Barnard
    BBC Local Live

    I'm in the BBC WM newsroom bringing you the very latest news, sport, travel and weather for Birmingham and the Black Country.

    If you spot something happening in your local area which you think we should be covering - email or tweet @BBCWM., external