Drivers are being warned to expect delays around the A46 near Evesham due to a crash overnight, which closed the carriageway.

Highways England tweeted this morning to say the road would be closed for "several more hours" between the B4035 near Bengeworth and the A44 near Twyford.

BBC Midlands Today

Police are meeting this morning to look into claims that Stoke City fans were sprayed with pepper spray during their match at Preston North End on Saturday.

Video footage appears to show officers lined up in front of fans at half time.

Lancashire Police says some Stoke fans tried to "forcibly exit the stadium" and officers used "proportionate force to protect themselves".

Supporters say children and innocent fans were also caught up in the incident and there may have been an overreaction.

Rich Davis
BBC Weather presenter

Early areas of low cloud, mist and drizzle will clear during the morning to leave it dry with sunny spells.

A humid day with a light west to south-westerly wind - highs 24C (75F)

Stephanie Barnard
BBC News

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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.

Local Democracy Reporting Service
Emily Lloyd

Proposals that would see a former magistrates' court turned into homes have been backed by highway experts, despite transport concerns from neighbours.

The site in Oswestry is owned by Shropshire Council and the Ministry of Justice. It closed as a court in April 2011.

Under the plans, the court building would be turned into 10 apartments with eight townhouses and a pair of semi-detached homes built in the grounds on Holbache Road.

Some neighbours have raised objections that the surrounding road network could become congested.

However WSP UK Ltd, on behalf of Shropshire Council’s Transport Team, says it doesn't think it will have a severe impact on the local roads.

Sarah Robertson
Journalist, BBC Radio Stoke

Two new film festivals are set to start next month.

Image source, Telford and Wrekin Council

In Telford, the town council says it's holding one from 14 September as part of the town's 50th birthday celebrations. , external

While in Stoke-on-Trent from 8 September, BottleSmoke aims to showcase short films, scriptwriters and actors from the city., external

Local Democracy Reporting Service
Emily Lloyd

A 17th Century manor house that was on an "at risk" register is going to be turned back into a family home.

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The Old Colehurst Manor near Market Drayton, Shropshire, had fallen into disrepair after the death of the previous owner.

It got to such a state that conservation charity, Save Britain’s Heritage included the Grade II Listed site in its "At Risk" list last year.

But now, permission's been given for the conversion after the manor was sold last year.

Warwick Courier

These are some of the top stories today on the Warwick Courier website:

• Crackdown on vehicle crime in Leamington, Warwick and Kenilworth, external
• More than £18,000 raised for Warwickshire charity in cycle ride, external
• Group plants oak tree at new estate to celebrate 100th anniversary of organisation, external

BBC Radio 4

A former director-general of the prison service is calling for more staff in jails after the government decision to take over Birmingham Prison.

Inspectors said the site had fallen into a "state of crisis" under the running of private firm G4S.

They found found blood, vomit and rat droppings on the floor, sleeping staff, cockroaches and an overpowering smell of drugs.

BBC One

This week BBC One pays tribute to legendary comedian Lenny Henry in a birthday special.

The Dudley-born comedian bunked off school in 1975 to appear on TV's New Faces. Later this month he turns 60.

He speaks to Trevor McDonald about growing up in the Black Country and his years in comedy, alongside new sketches.

The Lenny Henry Birthday Show is on BBC One this Wednesday from 20:00.

Centuries from Moeen Ali and Daryl Mitchell put bottom club Worcestershire in a commanding position against Yorkshire.

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• Ceremony in Oswestry to remember the fallen of World War One, external
• Healthwatch Shropshire shortlisted for national award, external
• Allotment association holds annual show, external

Warwickshire extend their lead in Division Two as they beat Gloucestershire inside two days at Edgbaston.

There were 1,147 assaults, including fights, recorded at Birmingham in 2017.

This was the highest figure for any prison in England and Wales that year, or on record under modern reporting standards. It represented a fivefold increase since 2012, the first full year that it was run by G4S.

More than a third of the assaults in 2017 were against staff.

You can read more on this story on BBC News.

Allen Cook
BBC News

A teenage girl hit by a bus has serious injuries, the ambulance service says., external

The 14-year-old was hurt on Deansway, Worcester, this afternoon and was unconscious when crews arrived.

BBC News Travel

A lorry that hit a bridge appears to have had part of it ripped away.

Herefordshire County Council said it believed the vehicle was too tall for the underpass at Llangua Bridge on the A465 near Pontrilas. , external

They add the road's been closed so debris can be removed.

Image source, West Mercia Police

Alex Hamilton
BBC Weather

Staying rather cloudy this evening and overnight, though conditions will become mainly dry with just the outside chance of the odd spot of drizzle early on - lows of 15C (59F).

Police in Birmingham are calling for gun laws to be tightened, after a BBC investigation revealed antique weapons were legally being brought into the country to be used in crimes.

The antiques are so old - the rounds they fire are no longer produced so the government has classified them as obsolete calibre, which means that unless you have a criminal record anyone can own one. Criminals are now making their own ammunition for them.

Officers have linked several murders to these gun types including the death of Carl Campbell in 2016.

A Panorama documentary investigating this issue can be seen on BBC One tonight at 20:30.

BBC Shropshire

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.

Image source, Reuters

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.