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A vehicle fire's blocked the M42 northbound near Redditch this morning.
Highways England says it's happened between J3 and J3A., external
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BBC Midlands Today
A public consultation starts today into , externala plan to radically overhaul services at two Shropshire hospitals.
Image source, SATHHealth bosses say the way the Royal Shrewsbury and Telford's Princess Royal are currently set up means people aren't getting the best care possible.
They want to rearrange services so that rather than both hospitals offering the majority of services, one becomes home to emergency care and the other the base for planned care, such as surgery.
The consultation is giving people the option of either picking the Shrewsbury or Telford site to be the base for A&E and runs for the next 14 weeks.
BBC News Travel
Trains between Stoke-on-Trent and Stafford/Lichfield are being delayed this morning after thieves stole cable from the railway line.
National Rail Enquires says trains may be delayed, diverted, external or replaced with coaches until at least midday., external
Charlie Slater
BBC Weather presenter
After plenty of sunshine yesterday, today's seeing a change with a potentially quite wet forecast for parts of the region:
Charlie Slater
If you want to get a latest weather forecast for your part of the West Midlands at any other time, head to the BBC Weather website.
West Midlands firefighters vote nine to one in favour of striking in a dispute over contracts.
Read MoreConmen are posing as police officers to dupe people out of cash.
West Mercia Police is urging Telford residents not to be fooled after a spate of incidents.
Image source, Getty ImagesOne scam saw a fake policeman demanding cash to have a relative released from custody.
In another, a conman claimed a bank account had been hacked and needed money transferring to an account set up by the scammers.
Worcestershire complete a new record run chase for English one-day cricket to beat Leicestershire by six wickets.
Read MoreAs a clean-up operation gets underway, residents in Sparkhill, Birmingham tell us about the devastation caused by storms.
Read MoreThe dairy firm Arla is closing its cheese packing plant in Malpas and transferring the work to Oswestry.
The Danish dairy group is also closing a cheddar production unit and creamery in Denbighshire.
About 150 jobs are likely to be lost as part of the cost-cutting programme.
Vicky Norton
BBC Radio Stoke
Grants of up to £10,000 are to be made available to help Stoke-on-Trent residents stay warm in their homes. , external
The city council has been awarded £246,000 from the National Grid Warm Homes Fund to help struggling homeowners with costs of things like damp proofing, boiler replacement or repairs.
Privately rented tenants could get up to £5,000 if their landlord agrees to match-fund the contribution.
Go online and check if you're eligible for loft insultation or cavity wall insulation., external
A senior officer who gave evidence at an inquiry into a man's fatal shooting by police in Cheshire "may have committed a criminal offence", the police watchdog has said.
A report regarding the conduct of Assistant Chief Constable Steven Heywood has been passed to the Crown Prosecution Service.
ACC Heywood authorised the operation in which Anthony Grainger died in 2012.
No evidence was found against a second officer being investigated.
A Cheshire college has been criticised for a plan to "decommission" a campus six years after spending £10m on brand new buildings.
Image source, GoogleWarrington and Vale Royal College said its Hartford campus near Northwich was "seriously under-utilised".
In a letter, Northwich mayor Janet Myerscough-Illidge said closing "state-of-the-art facilities" built in 2012 would be a "huge loss".
The college said the plan would ensure it is "financially sustainable".
Coventry City's promotion winning squad will be rewarded with an open top bus parade through the city from 5pm tomorrow.
Image source, Coventry City FCThe Lord Mayor of Coventry will also host a civic reception for the players.
The Sky Blues beat Exeter City 3-1 in the League Two play-off final at Wembley yesterday.
Dave Wade
BBC News
Have you seen Mark McIntosh?
The 38-year-old is wanted by Leicestershire Police in connection with the attempted murder of a man at a house in the city in January.
Image source, Leicestershire PoliceOfficers would also like to speak to Mr McIntosh, from Leicester, about a woman who was attacked during the same incident.
The force said it's carried out extensive inquiries to locate Mr McIntosh.
It is believed he has links to Leicester and Birmingham.
A coroner says "excessive speed" caused the crash that killed six people in Birmingham.
Read MoreFirefighters in the West Midlands could strike over contracts for new entrants into the service.
The Fire Brigades Union (FBU) said new imposed contracts by West Midlands Fire Authority are "exploitative of the newest employees".
Image source, Getty ImagesFirefighters entering the service would take on any work the service dictates outside the agreed role of a firefighter, the union said.
Andrew Scattergood, chair of the FBU in the West Midlands, said: “There is an overwhelming strength of feeling that these contracts are bad for the fire service, firefighters and the public they serve."
Local Democracy Reporting Service
Campaigners have lost their battle to move a HS2 railhead earmarked for land near Stone in Staffordshire to an alternative site.
Campaigners fear that more than 500 HGVs a day are expected on roads near Stone during the construction of the HS2 railhead.
Stone Railhead Crisis Group petitioned Parliament to move the railhead and infrastructure maintenance base to an alternative site near Madeley.
Quote MessageWe were impressed by the detailed research conducted by the petitioners who proposed siting the railhead at Aldersey’s Rough. “Aldersey’s Rough is located close to Stone, and is a rural non-residential area. However, the amount of additional work that the proposal would require in order to make it a viable solution would be too costly and too disruptive and the committee was not convinced as to its proposed merits.”
High Speed Rail (West Midlands – Crewe) Bill Select Committee, Report
A final decision on the Hartford campus will be made following a review, says Warrington & Vale Royal College.
Read MoreWest Midlands firefighters have voted by nine to one in favour of strikes in a dispute over new contracts for new entrants, the Fire Brigades Union has announced.
The storms which battered Birmingham over the weekend saw a tree brought down onto a car.
It happened on Shady Lane in Great Barr on Sunday, just after 17:00.
Image source, Lara Pike.Resident Lara Pike took some pictures of the scene. She said the road was temporarily blocked while the emergency services arrived and the branches were cleared.
The male driver was uninjured and had been able to get out of the vehicle, the ambulance service said.