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Updates on Tuesday 24 May 2016
Alex Homer
BBC Local Live
Here are our top stories on Tuesday so far:
- 59 schoolchildren and seven teachers from the Black Country escaped a coach fire on the M6
- A £20m plan is revealed to expand the Black Country Living Museum
- A teen is arrested after a stabbing in Kings Norton
A group of 59 schoolchildren and seven teachers from the Black Country escaped a coach that burst into flames on a motorway.
Four 10-year-old girls were taken to hospital after the blaze broke out on the M6 near Coleshill, Warwickshire, at about 15:40 yesterday.
Thirteen children and the driver were treated for smoke inhalation, although none were thought to be badly hurt.
Image source, Phillip WilsonA £20m plan to expand a major West Midlands tourist attraction has been revealed.
Bosses at the Black Country Living Museum in Dudley want to increase its size by a third.
Proposals include creating a new 1940s'-style town complete with a pub and library.
Lucy Martin
BBC Weather
It looks like we will have a decent day with plenty of sunshine. Highs of 17C (63F).
BBC Travel
One lane is closed and there is queuing traffic on the M6 southbound between J7, for Great Barr, and J6, for the A38(M), because of a broken down lorry and a spillage on the road.
Travel time is at least 30 minutes, drivers are warned.
Alex Homer
BBC Local Live
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