Campsites in the West Midlands say they're benefiting from good weather and a rise in interest in UK holidays. 

Membership of the Warwickshire-based Camping and Caravanning Club is the highest it's been in its 115 year history, with 600,000 members.

The club says visits to campsites are 8% up om last year.

Surrey's bowlers dominate the final day as the visitors cruise to victory over Warwickshire at Edgbaston.

A lost pet cat is back home after a legal row prevented him from being returned to his family.

BBC Travel

There's delays and slow traffic on the M42 northbound between J3, A435 (Redditch) and J3a M40, because of an accident earlier on, BBC Travel news reports.

Travel time is at least 60 minutes. Congestion to J1, A38 (Bromsgrove).  

The owner of a Bengal cat which vanished four years ago had to fight to reclaim him despite microchipping her pet, she says.

BBC Midlands Today

A record number of us are expected to holiday in the UK this year, according to a number of tourism surveys. 

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This lunchtime on Midlands Today from 13:30 we're looking at why it appears an increasing number of holidaymakers are camping or caravanning in the Midlands.

Warwickshire and Ireland fast bowler Boyd Rankin will miss the rest of the 2016 season after breaking his leg.

BBC Travel

• A three-vehicle crash has closed two lanes on M42 southbound at J6, A45 for Birmingham Airport, causing congestion to J7 M6.  
• One lane is closed causing slow traffic on M6 southbound at J6 A38(M) Spaghetti Junction, because of an accident involving a single vehicle.  

For the latest disruption on the roads visit BBC Travel

Re-live Tuesday's text commentary on the final day of the latest County Championship matches, as the Roses game is drawn.

Coventry City sign Southampton defender Jordan Turnbull on a three-year deal for an undisclosed fee.

Surrey's Kumar Sangakkara and Sam Curran both make half-centuries before Warwickshire begin badly, chasing 396 to win.

BBC Midlands Today
Hilary McConnell, Producer

The former Aston Villa footballer Dalian Atkinson has died after being shot by police with a Taser - we'll have the latest from our reporter at the scene at 18:30 on BBC One.

Plus we’ll hear from our local competitors at Rio and whether any more medals will be coming back this way.

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Find out why the ban of “zombie knives" comes into force this week and we meet the family reunited with their pet cat four years after it went missing, but it was only returned after a row over micro-chipping.  

BBC Weather

It's set to be a sunny and dry day across the region. At times there may be some patchy cloud but generally there will be lengthy spells of sunshine which will make it feel pleasantly warm in the light wind - highs of 24C (75F).

Follow live text and ball-by-ball commentary of the latest County Championship fixtures, as Middlesex beat Durham

Charlie Slater
BBC Weather presenter

Plenty of blue skies and sunshine today with temperatures around 24C (75F).

Here's the forecast for the next 24 hours.

Sam Curran's career-best 5-44 gives Surrey the edge after Keith Barker leads Warwickshire's fightback at Edgbaston.

Warwickshire spinner Jeetan Patel stars again to take his season's haul of first-class wickets to 14 against Surrey.

Listen to BBC Radio 5 live sports extra and local radio commentary of the One-Day Cup quarter-final between Warwickshire and Essex.

Coventry and Shrewsbury pick up their first League One points of the season but are both still to find the net.

Listen to live BBC radio commentary from Tuesday's action in the National League and National League North.