Two lanes have been closed....

A moorland fire outside Leek in Staffordshire, which broke out at the weekend, is still burning although firefighting has been scaled down.

In a separate incident four fire engines remain in Alton as crews continue to battle a "fast spreading" woodland fire off Red Road which started yesterday.

Last night, four pumps were sent to a grass fire at Sneyd Hill Park, off Leek Road in Stoke-on-Trent. One crew remains at the scene.

BBC News Travel

The M6 southbound remains closed between J2, M69 and J1, A426 in Warwickshire after an earlier vehicle fire.

Traffic is queuing back to J3, with a diversion in operation.

Image source, Highways England

Alex Hamilton
BBC Weather

After plenty of early sunshine, it will be another fine warm day with highs of 26C (79F).

Vanessa Pearce
BBC News

Welcome to our live service for Tuesday.

We'll be bringing you all the news, sport, travel and weather.

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Simon Byrne was "unable to contain personal emotion", a misconduct hearing has been told.

Stuart Weddell says he's suffering from severe anxiety after working at HMP Birmingham.

Crews tackle a third fire in the Staffordshire Moorlands, while a 30-acre field of straw catches fire near the M6.

Telford's MP Lucy Allan said Mubarek Ali should not have been released in November.

Wolves midfielder Ruben Neves signs a new five-year deal with the club, keeping him at Molineux until 2023.

We'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.

BBC Business News

Online estate agent Purplebricks is splashing out £29.3m on a Canadian firm.

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The Solihull-based company will take over DuProprio/ComFree, which owns and operates a commission-free real estate service network with an online offering.

Purplebricks said the deal presents "attractive opportunities to quickly grow market share in Canada", where it hopes to capitalise on an "extensive buy-side revenue opportunity" across the country.

Allen Cook
BBC News

More fish have been rescued from a river as the hot weather continues to dry it out.

The Environment Agency has already rescued more than 130 trout and salmon from the River Teme in north Herefordshire.

Image source, Environment Agency

Staff were back out today as parts of the river looked more like country paths than waterways. , external

With no end in sight to the heatwave, the agency says it'll be back out again later this week with more sections of the river expected to dry out., external

Image source, Environment Agency

Police are searching for a dog walker after the girl was left with a knife wound to her neck.

Sophie Calvert
Political Reporter, BBC Radio Stoke

A ward at a Staffordshire hospital will stay open this month after admissions to the area's main hospital rose to an all-time high., external

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The University Hospitals of North Midlands NHS Trust, which runs the Royal Stoke University Hospital, says it thought demand for beds would have reduced by now, after the winter pressures.

Over the colder months, three wards at Bradwell Hospital in Newcastle-under-Lyme were used to meet the extra demand.

However, the trust says that, despite plans to shut the wards again, one will now stay open until the end of July as admissions have not dropped as much as forecast.

Shropshire Live

The Shropshire Live website is covering these stories today:

• Violent disorder in Telford treated as attempted murder, external
• Inquest jury concludes death of Bridgnorth engineer from ammonia leak was preventable, external
• Shropshire firefighters head to Lancashire to help tackle moorland fires, external

Allen Cook
BBC News

People are being urged not to try and bring food or water to firefighters battling the ends of a large grass fire in the Staffordshire Moorlands.

The blaze started on Saturday between Thorncliffe and Shawfields, near Leek, and the fire service says it's under control, but work is expected to continue throughout the day.

Image source, Staffordshire Fire Service

At the weekend, firefighters thanked people for their offers of help, but said the area was "too dangerous for us to take up these offers, external".

Today, they've repeated that and say they are being kept hydrated and fed by the Red Cross., external

BBC Business News

Has Cadbury run out of new ideas? It's turning to the general public to create its next chocolate bar.

Image source, Cadbury

The Birmingham-based firm has launched a "Go Madbury for Cadbury" marketing campaign inviting people to design the next Dairy Milk bar.

You can add up to three ingredients and must come up with a memorable name.

Sadly there's no cash prize for winners, only a visit to the Bournville Factory to see their creation being made and, presumably, the satisfaction of knowing they've helped add to Cadbury's profits.

Alex Hamilton
BBC Weather

It will be a fine evening with temperatures slowly falling overnight under clear skies and lows of 10C (50F).

Allen Cook
BBC News

Fire crews are continuing to fight a large woodland blaze which is spreading fast in the dry conditions near to Alton Towers., external

Brian Belcher tweeted this photo, external of pluming smoke:

Image source, Brian Belcher