The full closure of the M6 northbound in Warwickshire has been lifted, after a fatal crash earlier today.

A 27-year-old man died after two cars and a lorry were in collision on the motorway between J2 and J3.

Warwickshire Police had previously reported the man was in his 40s.

The driver of a Ford Focus was declared dead at the scene, said the force.

BBC Business News

About 40% of young adults cannot afford to buy one of the cheapest homes in their area even with a 10% deposit, research suggests.

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The Institute of Fiscal Studies says that while house prices in England have risen by 173% over two decades, the average pay for 25-34 year-olds has grown by just 19% over the same period.

In 1996, 93% of those with a deposit who borrowed four and a half times their salary could purchase a home but that fell to 61% in 2016.

A pedestrian has died when he was hit by a car in Shropshire., external

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West Mercia Police says the 20-year-old was on Forton Road, Newport, when it happened at about 04:10 on Sunday.

Officers are appealing for witnesses.

Allen Cook
BBC News

The number of wildfires this summer in the West Midlands was more than double the previous year's figure, according to new data.

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The Press Association asked every fire service for the total number of fires on grassland, woodland and crops over May, June and July across the past five years.

For every fire service in the West Midlands, the number fell in 2016 but then rose to a regional total of 1,158 cases in 2017, before leaping up even further this year to 2,884.

West Midlands Fire Service saw the largest increase of 180% with 1,801 wildfires this year, of which 945 were started deliberately.

Staffordshire saw 533 wildfires this summer, up from 212 in 2017.

Hereford Times

The Hereford Times is covering these stories today:

• Children fear losing green to potential housing estate, external
• Hereford man celebrates his 100th birthday, external
• Tearoom named number one restaurant in county, external

Allen Cook
BBC News

A gritter is going to be named after a boy with a rare form of leukaemia.

The family of four-year-old Zac Oliver, who's from Broseley, are currently trying to raise £500,000 to pay for pioneering treatment in the USA after being told he can't have it on the NHS.

Today, Shropshire Council says it'll name one of its gritters after him., external

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Lee Thomas
Newsreader, BBC Radio Stoke

An elderly man's suffered a serious head injury after being hit by a car.

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It happened on Saturday afternoon on Butterfield Place, Stoke-on-Trent, near to Tunstall market, police say.

The 82-year-old man was taken to the Royal Stoke University Hospital.

The UK's first trial of 5G mobile signal started over the weekend, with EE promising lightning fast speeds.

Apparently a full HD film would take 40 seconds to download on 5G, compared with more than seven minutes on 4G.

However, some parts of the West Midlands are struggling to receive a phone signal at all, let alone 3G, which was launched as long ago as 2003, or 4G.

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EE chief executive Marc Allera told the BBC's Wake Up to Money that 4G was now available across 90% of the UK geographically, but he recognised there were still places that were missing out.

Are you one of those to miss out?

Let us know.

Phil Maiden
BBC Hereford and Worcester

The death of a woman in Malvern's being treated as an "isolated incident" by police who say they don't believe there's any wider risk to the public.

Officers were called to a house in Apple Orchard Close just before midday yesterday and found the body of the 46-year-old.

Her death is being treated by the force as unexplained an a 52-year-old man has been arrested on suspicion of murder., external

The woman from Sutton Coldfield suffered head and arm injuries during a fall in Snowdonia.

Phillip was sent to a remote English school after his druglord father tried to kidnap him in Colombia.

Allen Cook
BBC News

The A49's reopened just outside of Shrewsbury after a car came off the road earlier today.

The ambulance service said four people were taken to hospital, two with serious injuries , externaland the route was shut near Shrewsbury Golf Club at Condover.

Highways England says the A49's now open in both directions after being closed for about eight hours., external

Birmingham Live

These are some of the headlining stories on the Birmingham Live website today:

• Man fights for life as he is stabbed in attempted car-jacking, external
• Mum's 16-year wait for news of son ends in tragedy, external
• Armed police seal off Druids Heath street, external

Alleged racial abuse and theft prompts a non-league match between Congleton Town and Padiham to be abandoned.

Many girls feel sexual harassment in the street is "all part of growing up", a report suggests.

Fortnightly bin collections will start to be introduced later this month in Wolverhampton, the city council has announced. , external

The move away from weekly collections will be rolled-out across the area between 22 October and Christmas, it said.

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Residents in the first phase will start receiving information packs from today.

The garden waste collection service will end when the new collection service starts, with a paid-for option starting in February 2019.

The council said it's working to make the transition "as smooth as possible", with the changes brought in, it said, due to "significant budget cuts from central government".

Lat month, a Welsh council became the first in England and Wales to introduce monthly bin collections, although the move attracted plenty of criticism.

The 22-year-old victim who was stabbed remains in hospital in a critical condition, police said.

A convicted rapist who leapt from the dock and ran out of court moments after being convicted has handed himself in to police.

Last week, jurors at Worcester Crown Court unanimously convicted Bradley Tout, 20, of an attack on a teenage girl, in December 2016.

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Upon hearing the verdict, Tout "vaulted" from the dock and was able to evade court officers during a chase.

At a sentencing hearing after his escape, Tout, of Durham Road, Worcester, was jailed for seven and a half years in his absence.

Today, police say he handed himself in and is now in custody., external

The Ministry of Justice has begun an investigation into how he managed to escape.

Demonstrations of driverless car technology are taking place in Coventry today.

Autonomous pods, manufactured by Coventry firm RDM Group, are being shown-off alongside Jaguar Land Rover vehicles as part of the UK Autodrive project.

A performance report is expected to be published later this week.

Two boys, aged 15 and 17, have been arrested on suspicion of attempted murder, after a man was stabbed during an attempted car-jacking.

A 15-year-old girl was also arrested on suspicion of conspiracy to rob, after the incident in Selly Oak, Birmingham yesterday.

The 22-year-old man is in a critical condition after being chased and stabbed in in his chest and stomach, said West Midlands Police.

Det Insp Caroline Corfield said: “This is a shocking incident which has left a young man seriously ill in hospital.

“We believe the same offenders attacked a group in Selly Hill Road earlier in the day."