If you thought it was a bit chilly this morning, you'd be right, with temperatures in the town of Pershore, Worcestershire, currently the coldest outside the Scottish Highlands.

Gas and electricity provider Economy Energy has been banned from taking on new customers until it resolves customer service issues.

Energy regulator Ofgem's provisional order against the Coventry-based company also bans it from requesting one-off payments and increasing direct debits.

Ofgem says the ban will initially remain in place for up to three months in order for Economy Energy to take steps to sorts out billing, refund and payment failures.

Ultimately, if the supplier fails to improve, Ofgem can take steps to revoke its licence.

Three people have been taken to hospital after a two-vehicle crash in Nuneaton.

The ambulance service said it was called to the scene, on Weddington Road, shortly after 07:15.

The road remains closed between Ventnor Street to the Old Hinckley Road.

Drivers are being told to avoid the area.

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A crash involving two vehicles is causing congestion on Weddington Road, Nuneaton.

The road is blocked between Ventnor Street to A47 Old Hinckley Road.

The crash happened opposite the BP petrol station.

Think you've got a job on your hands dusting off the cobwebs on your ceilings?

Well, spare a thought for this team taking to great heights to carry out the annual aircraft clean at RAF Cosford Museum.

Here they are making sure the suspended aircraft in the National Cold War Exhibition are looking their best for the new year.

Image source, RAF Museum Cosford

Image source, RAF Museum Cosford

A crowdfunding campaign to support the families of a Shropshire couple who died in Australia just before Christmas is continuing despite surpassing its initial $30,000 target.

Jason Francis, originally from Bridgnorth, was hit by a car outside his home in Perth just before Christmas. His partner Alice Robinson, whose family live near Much Wenlock, was found dead a few hours later.

Image source, Facebook

The total is now well over $40,000 (about £22,000) and Jason's rugby club in Perth, which set up the fundraising page, says the money will be split between both families.

UK ports and the Irish police have been put on alert as part of a full-scale manhunt to trace a man suspected of murdering his former partner.

Image source, West Midlands Police

June Jones's body was found by police at her West Bromwich home five days after she was reported missing on 26 December.

There is evidence she sustained a "brutal assault with a weapon" and officers want to trace Michael Foran, West Midlands Police said.

The 32-year-old, described as a "dangerous individual" by police, was seen in Liverpool on Tuesday after leaving West Bromwich.

Sara Blizzard
BBC Weather

After a chilly start it should be a dry day with some cloud but also sunny spells, with highs of 3C (37F).

BBC News Travel

A signalling fault is delaying rail services between Aston and Lichfield Trent Valley.

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BBC News

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Januhairy is a month-long campaign encouraging women to "love and accept" their natural body hair.

The devices could be banned from being flown on council land in Coventry under plans by the council.

Police say there is evidence June Jones - found dead on New Year's Eve - suffered a brutal assault.

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BBC News

We'll be back with the news, sport, travel and weather from 07:00 tomorrow.

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Stoke City manager Gary Rowett says pressure from fans "doesn't really bother me", but he accepts their season so far hasn't been good enough.

The recent defeat to Bristol City has left them eight points outside the play-off places and some fans have called for him to be sacked.

Rowett said the only pressure he felt was the pressure to win games and said the board remained supportive.

People repeatedly caught by community volunteers with speed guns in part of Staffordshire can now expect a visit from police.

Image source, Staffordshire Police

The force says special constables are being tasked with going to the homes of drivers who've broken the law three times, to warn them of the dangers of speeding.

It says in the last year, more than 5,000 drivers have been caught by local speedwatch teams, working across areas including Loggerheads, Silverdale, Barlaston and Normacot.

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Worcestershire businesswoman Emma Heathcote-James is the new chair of Federation of Small Businesses in the West Midlands.

She is the owner and founder of the Broadway-based Little Soap Company.

Image source, Emma Heathcote James

She'll now head up the group's grassroots lobbying, representing the interests of small businesses in the region.

BBC News Health

A young boy's revealed how he changed his family's attitude to sugar through an experiment.

Image source, Claire Carter

When 12-year-old Matthew Carter from Birmingham saw how much sugar was in his favourite fizzy drink, he changed things.

Two years ago, for each of his family, he spooned their daily sugar allowance into separate bowls every day and, each time they ate, they spooned back that amount of sugar out of their bowl.

His mother Claire told the BBC they all saw changes in their behaviour and lost weight and it has had a lasting effect on the family.

Image source, Claire Carter

It comes as Public Health England is warning children are exceeding the maximum recommended sugar intake for an 18-year-old by the time they are 10.

Local Democracy Reporting Service

Drones could be banned from all public spaces in Coventry, under proposals being put forward by the city council.

A report due to go before councillors on 10 January says there are concerns about the noise, privacy and the effect on wildlife.

Image source, Getty Images

Council officers have previously stopped drone-users from flying by making use of nuisance laws, but the report says an established policy would make control of drones easier.

The authority might grant people permission to fly the drones for a charge of £50 however, but says it wouldn't charge the police.

Shefali Oza
BBC Midlands Today

The cloud's still hanging around through the rest of today, here's how tonight and tomorrow's weather is looking:

Keep up-to-date with the latest forecast for your area at any other time by heading to the BBC Weather website.