BBC Local Live: Birmingham & the Black Country on Thursday 23 June 2016

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Updates on Thursday 23 June 2016
More news, sport, travel and weather from 06:00 on Friday

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'Potential' delays at Birmingham Airportpublished at 09:19 British Summer Time 23 June 2016
Birmingham Airport warns of potential delays between now and tomorrow as French air traffic control staff go on strike.
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Wolverhampton crash - man freed from carpublished at 09:04 British Summer Time 23 June 2016
Here are emergency crews at work following the multi-vehicle crash in Wolverhampton.
One man has had to be cut free from his car following the collision on Vicarage Road which happened at about 07:15.
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Emergency services remain at the scene.
Man cut free from car that landed on its sidepublished at 08:44 British Summer Time 23 June 2016
Stephanie Barnard
BBC Local Live
A man has been cut free from his car in Wolverhampton after a crash involving a number of vehicles.
West Midlands Fire Service and the ambulance service are currently at the scene in Vicarage Road.
Image source, West Midlands Fire Service
Image source, West Midlands Fire Service
A spokesman for the ambulance service said the driver who was cut from the car showed "no obvious injuries" and was being assessed by paramedics.
EU referendum: UK goes to the pollspublished at 08:36 British Summer Time 23 June 2016
BBC Politics
Polls have opened in a historic referendum on whether the UK should remain a member of the European Union or leave.
Image source, Reuters
Polling stations opened at 07:00 and will close at 22:00 .
Disruptions on the roadspublished at 08:17 British Summer Time 23 June 2016
BBC Travel
- There's stop-start traffic on the M6 southbound between J10, A454 (Wolverhampton) and J7, A34 (Great Barr) in the roadworks area.
- Winson Green Road remains closed in both directions between the Heath Street junction and the Aberdeen Street junction as repairs are carried out on a burst water main.
For the latest on the roads visit BBC Travel.
Watch: Latest forecast for the West Midlandspublished at 08:09 British Summer Time 23 June 2016
Plenty of dry and fine weather around today.
There will be some variable amounts of cloud at times, with the best of the sunshine towards the west.
Feeling warm in the sunshine with highs of 21C (70F).
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Latest weather for the West Midlands
Live updates for Birmingham and the Black Countrypublished at 08:00 British Summer Time 23 June 2016
Stephanie Barnard
BBC Local Live
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