Claire Stone steamed her own vagina for eight years before offering it as a therapy to women.

The Cheshire based energy healer boils a specific blend of herbs to be used in the treatment.

"The most common reasons why ladies come to me is because they have heavy periods," said Claire.

Dr Virginia Beckett, spokesperson for the Royal College of Obstetricians and Gynaecologists warns against the technique, saying “The evidence for the benefits of yoni steaming just aren’t there.”

This clip is originally from BBC Radio 5 live.

Coventry Live

Here are the top stories featuring on the Coventry Live website today:

• Why another £11.1m could be spent transforming Coventry into the UK City of Culture, external
• Council will explore illegal traveller injunction to protect land across Nuneaton and Bedworth, external
• Drive one of these cars? You could be a target for violent carjackers, external

John Acres
Breakfast show presenter, BBC Radio Stoke

Stoke-on-Trent City Council says it's reviewing its breastfeeding policy after a mum was asked to stop feeding her son at a swimming pool.

Natalie Forester, from Sneyd Green, says she was at a baby swim session at Dimensions Leisure Centre in Burslem when staff stopped her from breastfeeding in the pool and told her to move to the poolside.

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A council spokesman says it's "a strong advocate for breastfeeding and does all it can to support mums".

He added: "We have many areas at our poolside where breastfeeding can take place and actively promote and support this."

Jodie Looker
Newsreader, BBC Radio Stoke

A man's been critically injured in a crash on the M6 in Cheshire this morning.

Two vans were involved, with one passenger taken to hospital with serious injuries in the early hours of this morning.

The northbound side of the carriageway, between junctions 19 and 20, was closed for several hours.

It has since reopened, but there delays in the area.

A 34-year-old man has been arrested on suspicion of drink driving.

Vehicle crime and possession of weapons are among the types seeing the biggest rise since 2015.

Louise Hancock
Newsreader, BBC WM

Conditions at Birmingham prison are bad for inmates, staff, and visitors alike, according to one family member.

HMP Birmingham is being temporarily taken over by the government from private firm G4S after a damning report in which the chief inspector of prisons said it was the worst he'd ever visited.

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Angela's son is currently in prison there and says the conditions are awful:

G4S said the wellbeing and safety of prisoners and prison staff was "our key priority" it that it welcomed the six-month "step-in" and "the opportunity to work with the Ministry of Justice to urgently address the issues faced at the prison".

Mark Elliott
BBC News

The Shrewsbury Town manager says criticism of his substitutions by some of the club's fans wasn't helpful to his players.

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Overall, he says he's pleased with the backing his team has had so far this season.

But, during Saturday's draw with Blackpool, there were chants of "you don't know what you're doing" when Askey decided to remove winger Shaun Whalley.

Express and Star

Here are some of the stories making the headlines on the Express & Star website this morning:

• M6 crash causes seven-mile long tailbacks in Black Country, external
• Is Oakwood next? Concerns after G4S stripped of control of crisis-hit HMP Birmingham, external
• Now Boiler Man gets his own merchandise!, external

A man has been charged with three counts of indecent exposure following a string of incidents in recent weeks in the Solihull and Sheldon area.

West Midlands Police says the 28-year-old man from Sheldon is due to appear at Birmingham Magistrates' Court later this morning.

Birmingham Airport saw more vehicle crimes than any other airport in England and Wales, according the latest crime figures.

Fifty five incidents were reported between January and May 2018, more than double the total recorded in 2017.

In all, there were 5,234 crimes at or close to airports in England and Wales in 2017, compared with 2,432 in 2015. Almost 1,050 of those were at Birmingham Airport.

One person has died in a crash involving a lorry and a car, external on the A46 near Evesham overnight.

West Midlands Ambulance said the driver of the car died at the scene.

The lorry driver, aged 61, who suffered multiple injuries had to be cut free from his cab after becoming trapped on the A46 Evesham Bypass, near the River Avon.

The A46 remains closed between Bengeworth and Twyford., external

West Mercia Police , externalsays the road is likely to remain closed through this morning's rush hour.

Traffic is being diverted through Evesham town centre.

Matt Sandoz
Stoke City commentator, BBC Radio Stoke

Stoke City manager Gary Rowett says fans have yet to see the best of summer signing James McClean.

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The 29-year-old joined from West Bromwich Albion in the summer and has started all three of Stoke's games this season.

BBC News Travel

Queues on the M6 northbound J10-J10A are now about five miles long, Highways England says.

Staff are clearing vehicles involved in an earlier crash and Highways England says remaining lanes should reopen soon.

BBC WM Sport

A career-best 137 from Will Rhodes and a four-wicket haul from Ryan Sidebottom saw Warwickshire defeat Gloucestershire inside two days at Edgbaston.

The Bears pulled further clear at the top of the County Championship second division after completing victory by an innings and 47 runs.

Rhodes also claimed the last wicket of the match - and awarded man of the match.

A woman with severe allergies says she's written to her MP because there's a shortage of allergy pens.

The auto-injectors are a simple way to deliver single doses of the hormone epinephrine (more commonly known as adrenaline) which is used to treat potentially life-threatening anaphylactic shocks.

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Helen Briscoe, from Wistanstow near Craven Arms, Shropshire, says she's allergic to several foods, including mushrooms and celery.

"My blood pressure drops to my boots, I go hypothermically cold, my body shuts down and I could be dead within 15 to 20 minutes," she said.

Allergy UK says there have been supply issues throughout 2018 and manufacturers are working to try and improve the situation., external

AKL, a company that's makes adrenaline pens, said the biggest manufacturer of the pens in the USA had encountered problems meaning it was "realistically only able to supply about 50% of the demand in the UK", putting pressure on smaller firms.

Nicola Beckford
Reporter, BBC Midlands Today

From next month, bus services across Worcestershire are going to be cut back further.

Some passengers fear the changes will leave them stranded.

Bus firms say they can't afford to run loss-making services and argue that without council subsidies, many routes are just not viable.

The Local Government Association has called for more funding from government to protect bus routes across the country.

BBC WM

A property developer from Wolverhampton has described his involvement a freak raft accident on the river Nile in Uganda.

Samuel Leeds, 27, was with a group of friends and family in July, external as they were on an aid mission to bring fresh water to African villages.

He said he fell down a waterfall along with several others, shattering his kneecap and breaking his leg.

Image source, Samuel Leeds

If you're planning to catch the train to London over the August Bank Holiday weekend be warned that you'll face major travel disruption.

Euston railway station will be closed for a further two weekends, starting this Saturday, as major works are carried out.

Trains from Birmingham New Street, Birmingham International, Coventry, Rugby, Stoke-on-Trent, Stafford, Wolverhampton and Crewe are all affected.

Read more about the disruption on National Rail Enquiries., external

A 14-year-old girl is in hospital with serious injuries after she was hit by a bus in Worcester city centre, external.

Emergency services were called to Deansway just after 14:30 yesterday.

The teenager was flown by air ambulance to Bristol Children's Hospital.

Residents in Coventry are being warned to be vigilant following an increase in burglary and car theft.

More than 400 burglaries or attempted burglaries have been recorded in the city since June, says West Midlands Police.

A particular area of concern is car theft, with more than 80 vehicles stolen.

Officers say they've made 30 arrests in connection with burglaries during the last two and a half months.