A lorry that left the southbound carriageway of the M6 in Staffordshire, at J13, has damaged an overhead bridge and more than 150m of the nearside barrier, Highways England says.

Image source, Highways England

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Two lanes and the entry slip road remains closed, within the junction, for a recovery and clean-up operation.

There are currently delays of about an hour in the area.

Kaye Forster
Weather Presenter

It will be a largely dry and bright day with the chance of a few showers into the afternoon and highs of 21C (70F).

BBC News Travel

Two lanes of the M6 southbound in Staffordshire remain closed at J13 for recovery work after a lorry left the carriageway crashing down an embankment.

There are severe delays in the area, said Highways England.

Vanessa Pearce
BBC News

Welcome to our live service for Thursday.

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

We love to hear from you so share your news, thoughts and photos of the area with us via email,Twitter, external and Facebook, external.

South Wales Police launched an appeal after they had been missing for more than a week.

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.

Do you know where your nearest defibrillator is, if you needed it?

It's a question being posed by paramedic Rob Moore, after it was announced this morning that West Midlands Ambulance Service is one of the first in the country to take part in a pilot to map where all of the public ones are.

The aim is to enable 999 call handlers to direct people to their nearest one and help save lives.

Defibrillator trainer Helen Tennant shows you how to respond in an emergency.

Malvern Gazette

These are the main headlines on the Malvern Gazette website this afternoon:

• Rise in number of Worcestershire pupils excluded for racism, external
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Shefali Oza
BBC Midlands Today

Most parts of the West Midlands are expected to stay dry to start tonight - here's how the rest of tonight and tomorrow are looking:

To stay up-to-date with the latest forecast for your part of the region, head to the BBC Weather website.

BBC Sport

England captain Joe Root says he's keeping his options open until the last minute to decide whether to play Warwickshire's Chris Woakes or Worcestershire's Moeen Ali.

The home side have yet to decide on their final XI for the second Test against India at Lord's on Thursday.

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With Ben Stokes absent because of his trial for affray in Bristol, England will have to decide between off-spinner Moeen and all-rounder Woakes to complete their side.

Woakes, who featured against Pakistan at Lord's in May, has played just two first-class matches since injuring his right quad and thigh in June.

Moeen took eight wickets for Worcestershire in his last first-class game, including a second innings 5-107, but he has struggled for runs since last summer.

Lucy McNamara
BBC Radio Stoke

A motorcyclist's died in a crash with a car., external

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The 55-year-old man was riding a Yamaha FZS yesterday, when it was in collision with a Toyota Aygo on the B5074, Main Road, Woleston, near Crewe, police say

The motorcyclist, from Winsford, died at the scene.

A father has saved his son's life with a defibrillator he installed at his school.

Matt Sandoz
Stoke City commentator, BBC Radio Stoke

Stoke City defender Ashley Williams says he's hoping he's done enough to earn a starting place in Saturday's opening home game against Brentford.

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Fellow defenders Ryan Shawcross and Bruno Martins Indi both came in for criticism following the defeat at Leeds on Sunday.

Allen Cook
BBC News

A church says it's seeing a huge demand for a free uniform bank, aimed at helping parents with the cost of buying new outfits.

Every Wednesday this month, Create Church, in Cannock, is running the scheme in a similar way to a food bank.

Image source, Create Community Hub

They say they have plain tops, trousers, skirts and more for any school, along with branded items for some schools. , external

On their Facebook page, the church says they gave away dozens of outfits on their first Uniform Bank last week, external and are expecting that demand to continue.

Vicki Archer's co-presenter Adam Green pays on-air tribute and tells of her 'wicked sense of humour'.

The Mowtown megastars visit a youth centre and talk about their love for the city's football team.

Allen Cook
BBC News

Tens of thousands of powerful prescription painkillers , externalhave been found in a car pulled over in Stoke-on-Trent.

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Staffordshire Police says it was spotted being driven erratically yesterday on the A50 near the Blurton turn-off.

When it was stopped, officers found 200,000 Tramadol tablets and arrested the driver on suspicion of possession of a controlled drug with intent to supply.

Dominic Bareford went up in a balloon as a toddler and qualified as a pilot aged 16.

BBC Sport

Britain's Adam Peaty set a new championship record to retain the 50m breaststroke title and win his third gold medal at the European Championships in Glasgow.

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The 23-year-old from Uttoxeter clocked 26.09 seconds to beat Italy's Fabio Scozzoli and Slovenia's Peter John Stevens.

Peaty, who has won 11 European titles, lowered his record in each of his three races in the event in Glasgow.

World record holder Peaty's victory means he becomes the most successful British swimmer in European competition - overtaking Fran Halsall's tally of 10 gold medals.

Adam Green says BBC Radio Shropshire's Vicki Archer was "an incredibly talented person".