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Emergency services say they're dealing with a "serious collision" involving a bus.
The crash took place on the A49 in Dorrington, Shropshire.
The ambulance service has been called and one lane is closed.
British Transport Police is investigating a fight on board a train from Derby to Crewe and has released CCTV images of seven men officers want to talk to.
Police said the trouble broke out on platforms two and three in Derby on 24 August and then continued on board the 19:44 service to Crewe.
Image source, British Transport Police
Image source, British Transport PoliceBTP said a number of other passengers were on the train at the time and has appealed to them for information.
For drivers on the M6 it's been a day to forget from the moment the motorway was shut near Stafford just after midnight.
Image source, West Midlands Ambulance ServiceA lorry had hit the central barrier, overturned and caught fire, although the ambulance service said the driver only suffered minor injuries. , external
But, because of the blaze and with debris and fuel spread over both sides of the carriageway, Highways England took several hours to clear the route and make repairs.
Huge queues and stationary traffic were reported not just on the M6 either side of the accident, but on surrounding routes.
Several told us they'd been stuck in tailbacks for five hours. Some, including delivery drivers said they'd been forced to turn around unable to complete their jobs, despite spending most of the day in traffic jams.
Image source, Highways EnglandDrivers spent that time struggling to get more than a few hundred yards in an hour and surrounding routes quickly became jammed with cars and lorries.
The strongest criticism from drivers throughout the day was regarding warning signs and advice for those heading towards the scene of the cash.
It was about 12 hours after the crash when the first lanes reopened, on the southbound side, with three reopening on the northbound side before 16:00., external
Stoke-on-Trent Live
Here are three stories from the Stoke-on-Trent Live website today:
The gable end of the house fell away, leaving rooms exposed and debris across the street.
Read MoreWorcestershire reach 153-2 in their second innings, a lead of 165 over Glamorgan, after a five-wicket haul for Pears seamer Charlie Morris.
Read MoreWe've had another update from Highways England on those closures tonight J12-J13 from 22:00.
The good news is that one lane will remain open southbound throughout the night.
The bad news is that the northbound carriageway will shut completely from 22:00 till about 06:00 to allow for repairs to the concrete barrier.
Even after 06:00, only three lanes will be open in each direction past the scene of today's crash for the next few days to allow the concrete to cure.
After that, the temporary barriers should be removed and all lanes will reopened.
Here's the condition of the central reservation barrier this afternoon.
Image source, Highways EnglandAnd this gives a sense of how it was damaged.
Image source, Highways EnglandA body has been found in the Shelton area of Stoke-on-Trent.
Staffordshire Police said it was called to Beresford Street this morning after it was discovered in an outhouse.
Image source, Staffordshire PoliceThe force hasn't yet given any more details about the body, or said if it's a man or a woman.
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The Stoke City manager, Nathan Jones, has said "there's not masses wrong" with his team.
They're bottom of the Championship table with just one point from the first six games, but Jones argued: "between both boxes we're an excellent side. To be fair we're probably scoring enough to win games."
Image source, Getty ImagesJones went on to explain: "What's happened is: when we haven't scored, then we've conceded. And then when we have scored, we've conceded even more."
Stoke are at home to fifth-place Bristol City at the weekend.
It's not just drivers who have suffered today, as Colin Lloyd says, living in the small town of Penkridge.
"Spare a thought for us and everybody else living on the A449 in Penkridge suffering all day with the stream of lorries crawling past our house and the traffic fumes AND we have to suffer it again tonight from 22:00!" he wrote.
Earlier Richard Hancher told us his mother had been effectively left trapped in her home near J12, because of the volume of traffic passing outside.
A number of drivers hampered efforts to get the M6 moving again in Staffordshire today, Highways England has said.
Both sides of the motorway were shut from about 00:30 after a lorry crash between J12 and J13.
Drivers have complained to the BBC and on Twitter about how long it's taken to get the M6 moving again.
In response, Highways England's said it's had cases of vehicles blocking lanes and, in some cases, drivers even ignoring the red X's on motorway signs and so adding to the traffic jams.
A spokesperson also defended criticism we've received from several drivers about a lack of information on the approach to the incident, by saying warning signs were displayed in Cumbria, Blackpool and Manchester, and from the south as far as the M25, M1 and M40.
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Liam Gallagher has been announced as the headline act for the first ever Peaky Blinders festival in Birmingham this weekend.
He'll join the stars of the show and perform on Saturday night.
Image source, Getty ImagesThe two-day event is being described as a "celebration of the city of Birmingham" by the show's creator, Steven Knight.
And he said they left it until late to reveal the Oasis star was performing, to make sure as many tickets as possible went to fans of the show.
As ever, we'd love to hear your thoughts on that.
Allen Cook
BBC News
Could the long time taken to reopen the M6 in Staffordshire today be partly down to the route being a smart motorway?
The question's being asked by Dafydd who emailed in to ask if the lack of a hard shoulder had made it harder for organisations like Highways England to get to the scene.
The lorry crash happened between J12 and J13 on the M6 which was converted into an all-lane-running smart motorway - meaning the hard shoulder can be used as a fourth lane - several years ago.
Dafydd also wondered why the smart motorway technology, such as CCTV and managed speed limits, wasn't used to get traffic moving again quicker.
Highways England responded by saying it did monitor congestion on its cameras and had traffic officers in the area to help with broken-down vehicles contributing to the congestion.
A spokesperson said some motorists were also ignoring red X’s which had been posted on electronic boards above the motorway banning use of the traditional hard shoulder, which they said "added to the congestion".
The councillor responsible for roads in Herefordshire says he hopes for a decision on two major roads projects before Christmas, but he has raised serious concerns.
Work on the Hereford bypass and southern link road was put on hold by John Harrington to allow a review to be carried out. Yesterday, a council committee called for the work to resume.
Members of the committee argued the roads would reduce congestion in the city and that delays would risk the chance of it getting funding.
Image source, GoogleThe Conservatives lost control of the council in the local elections earlier this year, and the winning Independents said they would take a "long, hard look" at the bypass proposals.
Mr Harrington said he planned to continue with the review of the proposed roads and asked, "are you trying to relieve congestion or are you trying to unlock land for housing?"
He added: "On the balance of the facts and figures we can see at the moment, building a western bypass doesn't show congestion relief, but obviously does unlock some land."
The Ofsted report comes after teachers went on strike over concerns about violence from pupils.
Read MoreAllen Cook
BBC News
Plenty of you getting in touch on the M6.
Image source, TrevorTrevor emailed earlier to say he'd been stuck on the motorway since 08:50 despite being just half a mile from J12 where he worked.
By 14:19, the situation hadn't improved.
"Meetings cancelled, laptop now flat, desperate for the toilet, hungry and dying for a drink," he said.
Trevor, we feel your pain.
While Rhianna got in touch to say she was finding the stationary M6 "very therapeutic and useful" as, by tomorrow afternoon she'll be on the way to Scotland for a five-day road trip.
Where are you, how long's the wait been and where were you going? Email us here.
Shropshire health commissioners have agreed to pay £4m to their counterparts in north Wales, to settle an argument over cross-border treatment costs.
The disagreement started when the Betsi Cadwaladr health board increased the charges for treating patients from this side of the border.
Image source, Getty ImagesThe Shropshire Clinical Commissioning Group had argued against the increase, but its chairman, Julian Povey, said it negotiated to pay the £4m and said it was like "shopping in a market".
The reopened lanes on the M6 in Staffordshire are going to have to close again tonight, Highways England has told the BBC.
The northbound lanes reopened after 15:30, following the southbound side just after 12:30.
But Highways England says lanes on both carriageways will have to close again tonight from 22:00 for further repairs.
These include installing a temporary central barrier while the concrete one is fixed.
Eleven new areas will join the 29 existing badger control areas, Natural England says.
Read MoreAllen Cook
BBC News
Lorry driver Shane Gilbert is among many who have complained about a lack of warning about the closure of the M6 today.
He says he set off from Wiltshire at 04:15 on the way to Runcorn and, although there were signs, to him they lacked any information about the incident or how to avoid it.
Image source, Highways EnglandStill stuck in traffic at 15:16, Shane's now been told to turn around with a full trailer-load - although that will be when he can get moving again.
