The family of a six-year-old girl, killed crossing the road, said she was "always happy" and "brought a smile to everybody's face".

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Jannatul Bakya was going to prayers at a local mosque with her father when she was struck by a car on Oldbury Road, Smethwick.

It happened on Saturday night.

A man, 27, and woman, 26, were arrested on suspicion of causing death by dangerous driving and released under investigation, West Midlands Police said.

Sara Blizzard
BBC Weather

After early showers clear, it should be a dry day with sunny spells and highs of 22C (57F).

The M5 in Worcestershire has reopened after being closed overnight for emergency resurfacing works following a fatal crash.

Image source, Highways England

One person died in a collision between two lorries and a van at junction five on Monday afternoon.

The northbound carriageway opened at 06:00, said Highways England.

Jannatul Bakya's father says his youngest daughter "always brought a smile to everybody's face".

Vanessa Pearce
BBC News

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Sir Peter Luff reveals he has the degenerative disease, after first being diagnosed three years ago.

Several other people are taken to hospital with serious injuries, police say.

The northbound carriageway in Worcestershire will remain closed until Tuesday morning.

Stephanie Barnard
BBC News

That's it for live updates today. We'll be back from 07:00 on Tuesday with the latest news, sport, travel and weather updates for the West Midlands.

Keep an eye out here for the latest news, sport and travel headlines in the meantime.

BBC Coventry & Warwickshire

A taxi driver's been left with injuries to his ear after he was attacked in Warwick earlier this morning.

Police say he was targeted by two men, external after dropping them off in Exham Close just before 04:00 after picking them up in Charles Gardner Road in Leamington.

The pair who attacked him left without taking anything.

Macclesfield Town sign midfielder Callum Maycock on loan from League One side Coventry City until January.

Alex Hamilton
BBC Weather

There is the chance of one or two showers overnight but there will be plenty of dry weather - lows of 12C (54F).

Funding of £4.1m has been given to schemes at the Warwick Manufacturing Group (WMG) to help improve the safety of driverless cars.

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WMG, external is an engineering and technology research body based at the University of Warwick. It said it was hoping to "combine simulation with safety".

The projects were two of six Connected and Autonomous Vehicles (CAV) projects to receive funding announced by transport minister Jesse Norman on a visit to the university today.

At the event, Mr Norman said: “We are beginning to experience profound change in how we move people, goods and services around the UK’s cities, towns and countryside."

Police are looking for Samantha Eastwood who was last seen leaving her shift on Friday.

Stephanie Barnard
BBC News

The M5 in Worcestershire remains closed near Droitwich after a crash involving two lorries and a van.

Emergency services remain between junction 5-4a which is closed to all vehicles.

Highways England advises that it will be closed into this evening, external, with diversions available on surrounding routes. Tailbacks on the M5 are said to be more than seven-miles long.

BBC Radio Stoke

Two plumbers from Birmingham who were jailed for conning customers have been ordered to pay back thousands or face returning to prison.

Staffordshire County Council says they targeted mainly older people, and in one case, more than £10,000 was charged for a job that should've cost just over £2,000.

The pair have been ordered to pay back a total of £77,000 to their victims within the next three months or face nine months in prison.

BBC Radio Stoke Sport

Stoke City's Tom Ince thinks the squad is strong enough for life in the Championship.

Ince became the club's fifth new signing last week.

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Leamington Observer

On the Leamington Observer website today:

• Police appealing for witnesses to fatal crash, external
• Man cleared of rape breaks down in tears, external
• Tributes paid to popular cricketer after his sudden death, external

Birmingham City confirm they are unable to sign players owing to a transfer embargo placed upon the club by the EFL.

Colin Noble allegedly neglected legitimate police work in an attempt to pursue a sexual relationship.