Nidal Alboraiki, 21, will appear before magistrates in connection with the death later.

Stephanie Barnard
BBC Local Live

Drivers are being warned to expect severe delays on the M6 southbound between junction 5 (Birmingham) and junction 4a (M42) after a multi-vehicle crash.

A man has been charged with murder following a suspected hit-and-run crash, West Midlands Police says.

Nidal Alboraiki, 21, from Halesowen, has also been charged with attempting to pervert the course of justice, according to the force. , external

He is due to appear before Dudley Magistrates Court this morning

Benjamin Morse, 36, (pictured) died when he was hit by a car in Cherry Street, Halesowen, earlier this month.

A soldier has admitted grooming a child after sending explicit messages over the internet from his Army barracks.

Winchester Crown Court heard 25-year-old Craftsman Sam Dallow from Birmingham thought he was contacting a 14-year-old girl.

Image source, Shane Brannigan

In fact it was self-styled paedophile hunter Shane Brannigan, who handed Wiltshire-based Dallow to the police.

Charlie Slater
BBC Weather presenter

Lots of dry, bright weather around today, with the risk of a few showers this afternoon and highs of 17C (63F).

You can find a detailed forecast for your area on BBC Weather.

Stephanie Barnard
BBC Local Live

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Gym owner 'Big' Andy Clarke is celebrating after reaching the World's Strongest Man Masters final.

Championship side Birmingham City appoint Paul Groves as first-team coach on a 12-month rolling contract.

Craftsman Sam Dallow, from Birmingham, admitted sending explicit messages from his barracks in Tidworth,Wiltshire, to what he thought was a 14-year-old girl.

In fact it was self-styled paedophile hunter Shane Brannigan who handed Dallow over to the police.

This is the moment he was confronted...

The Coronation Street battleaxe's famous outfit was found in actress Jean Alexander's wardrobe.

Craftsman Sam Dallow, of 6th Battalion The Royal Electrical and Mechanical Engineers, based at Tidworth, admitted attempting to meet a child following sexual grooming earlier today.

The sting was carried out at Andover train station on 11 April, where Dallow thought he was meeting the girl he had been messaging, only to be met by Mr Brannigan and a colleague who filmed their exchange.

Mr Brannigan handed the footage and Dallow's explicit online exchanges to Hampshire Police.

It is the latest case to use evidence gathered by a small but increasingly prominent band of self-styled paedophile hunters.

The vigilantes say they are helping out police forces; claiming their budgets are at breaking point, by doing the detective work detectives are unable to do themselves.

Mr Brannigan told the BBC: "Saying and crying they've got no money, no resources, no funding, there isn't enough people in the team to do this sort of thing so leave it to people like me who actually care about the investigation."

Police say rather than being helpful, amateur detectives can jeopardise ongoing investigations and provide paedophiles with a chance to destroy evidence.

National Policing Lead on Child Abuse Investigation, Chief Constable Simon Bailey, of Norfolk Police, said: "They are taking risks they don't understand.

"We understand the desire to protect children but any member of the public who has information about child sexual abuse, online or otherwise, should get in contact with the police so we can investigate and bring people to justice.

"Revealing the identity of suspected paedophiles gives the suspect the opportunity to destroy evidence before the police can investigate them."

More than 200 bear statues are to form a tourist trail around the city in the summer for charity.

That's it from the Live team on Wednesday - we'll be back from 08:00 on Thursday with more news, sport, travel and weather.

Any breaking news will appear here before then.

Nick Owen
Presenter, BBC Midlands Today

Businesses in Birmingham have been assessing the damage caused by the controlled explosion of a wartime bomb in Aston yesterday.

And do you remember the Big Hoot which came to Birmingham two years ago? It was a trail of giant owl sculptures dotted around the city.

Now the idea of a sculpture trail is back, but this time it's all about bears.

You can find out more on BBC Midlands Today at 18:30 on BBC One.

London Midland, external will be honouring Graham Taylor by naming one of its newest trains after the former England manager.

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The train operator will be holding an unveiling ceremony at Watford Junction station on 2 June. The Class 350 train will be named Graham Taylor OBE for the rest of its working life.

The train will pass through stations serving many places associated with his career including Watford Junction (Watford), Aston (Aston Villa), Wolverhampton (Wolves) and Wembley Central (England).

Here's the type of train that will bear his name.

Image source, London Midland

Here's the background for those of you in south Birmingham who may have seen armed police in Moseley yesterday.

West Midlands Police says officers intercepted a taxi in Alcester Road just before 19.30 after the force "received intelligence the passengers may be in possession of a firearm".

A statement said: "Two women aged 18 and 21, plus a 25-year-old man, were taken from the vehicle and spoken to while the car was searched. No firearms were found in the car and the three were allowed to go on their way."

Shefali Oza
BBC Midlands Today

After a cloudy and wet day for many of us, here's how tonight and tomorrow are looking.

You can also get the latest forecasts at any other time from the BBC Weather website.

A man suffered serious injuries when he was hit by an HGV in the early hours, West Midlands Ambulance Service says.

Image source, West Midlands Ambulance Service

It happened at about 03:25 in Little Aston Road, Aldridge, where the man, in his 50s, was found with injuries to his head, pelvis and leg.

The lorry driver was uninjured.

Richard Wilford
BBC WM

Birmingham City, external have announced that Paul Groves is to remain at the club serving as Harry Redknapp's first-team coach.

The former Albion midfielder has agreed a one-year rolling contract.

It's likely that Redknapp will still wish to add to his backroom team following Steve Cotterill's decision not to stay at St Andrew's.