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An electrical fault is affecting Warwick Services northbound on the M40, between J12 and J13.
It was closed for a time over night, but now has parking, shopping and toilet facilities available, but no fuel.
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Rail services to and from Birmingham New Street are being affected by cable theft in the Bristol area which is blocking the line between the cities.
Services are subject to delay, alteration and cancellation.
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Talk about blocking the driveway - this car left the road and become wedged between two ends of a garden wall.
Image source, West Midlands Fire ServiceFire crews were called to the scene on Little Aston Road, in Aldridge, Walsall, at about 19:30 yesterday and no driver was present.
Image source, West Midlands Fire ServiceThe Fire Service tweeted, external the vehicle is believed to have been used in burglaries around the area.
The new Northern Ireland secretary, Karen Bradley, says she's looking forward to meeting "many different people, parties and other groups" as she takes on her new role.
The Staffordshire Moorlands MP replaced James Brokenshire who resigned due to health issues.
Mrs Bradley, 47, has been the MP for Staffordshire Moorlands since May 2010 and became a Home Office minister in 2014.
She has been culture secretary since July 2016.
Mrs Bradley said it was a "great honour" to take up the role and paid tribute to her predecessor, who she said had done an "outstanding job".
Investigations are continuing into a plane crash in Worcestershire which left two people dead.
Two men killed in Worcestershire light aircraft crash
The single-engine plane was heading to Gloucestershire Airport when it came down in foggy conditions at Bredon Hill near the village of Overbury.
The Air Accidents Investigation Branch said it was sending a team to the site.
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Traffic on the M6 northbound has been halted while a crashed car is removed from the outside lane.
Traffic is affected between J3-J3a after the collision which also involved an HGV.
Rich Davis
BBC Weather presenter
After a murky start, it will be a largely cloudy day with the chance of some light rain and highs of 4C (39F).
Latest weather for the West Midlands
Vanessa Pearce
BBC News
Welcome to our live service for Tuesday.
We'll be bringing you all the news, sport, travel and weather for the West Midlands.
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Widnes Vikings centre Kato Ottio dies at the age of 23 after suffering "a sudden health issue" in training.
Read MoreThe five men and one woman are due to appear before Westminster Magistrates' Court on Tuesday.
Read MoreA man has admitted preventing the decent and lawful burial of Megan Bills but denies murdering her.
Read MoreThe congregation had to be evacuated from the crematorium after the room started filling with smoke.
Read MoreWe'll be back with our usual mix of news, sport, travel and weather from 07:00 tomorrow, but keep an eye out here for more updates this evening and into the morning.
Mark Elliott
BBC News
Cameras are being introduced from today at a hospital car park in Shropshire , externalwith the aim of cracking down on shoppers taking up spaces for patients, visitors and staff.
Image source, GoogleThe Shropshire Community Health NHS Trust says some people have been parking at Bridgnorth Community Hospital but then heading into the town centre.
It says the new system will read vehicle number plates when they enter the car park, with patients and visitors required to enter their car's details once inside the hospital's main entrance.
They won't be charged, the trust says, as long as they leave the car park within 24 hours.
Quote MessageIt's free for patients, staff and visitors to park so there's no charges, no changes in relation to charging, it still remains free. What we're trying to do is ensure that the car park spaces are used for patients, visitors and staff."
Rachel Mole, Clinical services manager
Allen Cook
BBC News
A man's died after his car crashed into trees in the Staffordshire Moorlands. , external
The 35-year-old from Cheddleton died at the scene, police said.
His grey BMW left the B5054 Mill Lane near Hulme End on Friday night.
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Victoria Derbyshire
Moin Younis from Handsworth in Birmigham has a rare genetic condition called Epidermolysis Bullosa that causes his skin to tear and blister at the slightest touch.
Doctors said he wouldn’t live past his first birthday - he’s now 18.
Every morning he goes through an excruciating routine that can last up to six hours.
'My skin blisters at the slightest touch'
You can watch the full interview here.
Mark Elliott
BBC News
Parts of Shrewsbury have been shut to traffic today as a nine-week programme of footpath upgrades gets under way., external
Image source, GoogleShropshire Council is resurfacing carriageways and re-paving with natural stone, saying it wants to enhance the new Abbey Foregate "gateway" to the town centre.
Monday's closures see Wyle Cop shut to traffic heading out of town towards the English Bridge with a signposted diversion route in place., external
Plans for a new railway sleeper factory in Bescot will be available to the public at an event on Wednesday.
Image source, Network RailIf passed, the new facility in Bescot would secure up to 100 jobs, Network Rail said.
The plans will be on view between 18:00 and 20:00 at Friar Park Millennium Centre, Friar Park Road, in Wednesbury.
On the Hereford Times website today:
Birmingham City full-back Emilio Nsue joins Cypriot champions Apoel Nicosia for an undisclosed fee.
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