Alex Hamilton
BBC Weather

The week's set to start mainly dry and pretty cloudy across the West Midlands, here's the forecast for the whole of Monday:

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Drivers are facing delays of more than an hour on the M40 southbound near Warwick this morning.

Warwickshire Police reported a serious crash on the route between J12 and J13, near Gaydon, just before 06:00. , external

Two lanes were shut on the motorway but Highways England said just after 07:00 that all lanes had reopened., external

The traffic officer had been attempting to pull over a suspected car thief in Birmingham.

The commander's decision to override a "stay put" policy and evacuate 150 residents is praised.

Lancashire fall to their first T20 Blast defeat despite a blistering 79 from Glenn Maxwell against Birmingham Bears.

Manager Nuno Espirito Santo says VAR is "not good for the atmosphere of football" as his Wolves side have to settle for a goalless draw at Leicester City.

Police say up to nine people were wielding bats and bars and one man needed hospital treatment.

Officers raided four properties in the West Midlands following a spate of illegal sheep slaughtering.

The Barkers have more than a dozen recycling bins on their drive for neighbours in Nuneaton to use.

Harry Kane scores two late goals as Tottenham come from behind to beat newly promoted Aston Villa.

Jack Grealish and Dean Smith on Aston Villa's return to the Premier League, spending £110m on transfers and three rollercoaster years in the Championship.

Chuks Aneke scores just six minutes into his Charlton debut as they beat Stoke to record their second straight victory.

Bolton field their youngest ever team as they hold Coventry to a goalless draw to claim their first point of the League One season.

Rhys Healey scores a last-minute winner as MK Dons' League One campaign gets up and running with victory over Shrewsbury.

Nathan Broadhead scores the first senior goals of his career on his full league debut as Burton come from behind to win at Gillingham.

Solihull get their penalty routine right second time around in a home win over Aldershot in the National League.

Port Vale and Northampton are left waiting for their first League Two win of the season after playing out a 1-1 draw at Vale Park.

James Hardy scores a late equaliser on his EFL debut to earn Walsall a 1-1 draw at home to Forest Green.

Former Oldham favourite Chris Porter scores a brace against his old club as Crewe get a comeback victory at Boundary Park.

Tommy Rowe scores on his debut to earn a new-look Bristol City side a point against Birmingham City at St Andrew's.