A4540 West Midlands both ways severe accident, between A435 Haden Way and A441 Pershore Road.
A4540 West Midlands - A4540 Belgrave Middleway in Birmingham closed and slow traffic in both directions between Haden Circus and Belgrave Interchange, because of an accident.
To report traffic and travel incidents dial 0330 123 0184 at any time
M6 Staffordshire southbound severe disruption, between J13 for A449 and J12 for A5.
M6 Staffordshire - One lane closed on M6 southbound between J13, A449 (Stafford South) and J12, A5 (Gailey), because of vehicle tyre change. Traffic is coping well.
To report traffic and travel incidents dial 0330 123 0184 at any time
It's been a tough year or so for
Aston Villa
, but alongside the recent revival in their senior team's Championship fortunes (five wins in six before the international break) - they also deserve a shout out for their excellent work in the FA People's Cup disability categories.
Uniquely, Villa teams qualified from the first round in
all five disability categories
: Adult Female (straight to finals), Youth and Adult Male Premiership, Championship and League (all competing today).
In the Youth category, they've made it through to today's final against
Cedarsfield
after a goal bonanza of a group section - both scoring 18 goals in three matches.
Cedarsfield beat Villa in the final group game 3-1 to top the table. Who will win the rematch and today's trophy?
Goals Star City
Severe accident: M40 Warwickshire southbound
BBC News Travel
M40 Warwickshire southbound severe accident, between M42 J3A and J15 for A46.
M40 Warwickshire - One lane closed on M40 southbound between M42 J3a and J15, A46 (Longbridge Island), because of an accident. Traffic is coping well.
To report traffic and travel incidents dial 0330 123 0184 at any time
Severe accident: M42 Warwickshire southbound
BBC News Travel
M42 Warwickshire southbound severe accident, at J3A for M40.
M42 Warwickshire - M42 in Tanworth-In-Arden lane closed on exit slip road and hard shoulder closed on exit slip road southbound at J3a M40, because of an accident earlier on, a fuel spillage and emergency repairs. Traffic is coping well.
To report traffic and travel incidents dial 0330 123 0184 at any time
A459 West Midlands northbound severe accident, between Greenly Road and A4039 Goldthorn Hill.
A459 West Midlands - A459 Wolverhampton Road East in Wolverhampton blocked northbound between the Greenly Road junction and the A4039 Goldthorn Hill junction, because of an accident.
To report traffic and travel incidents dial 0330 123 0184 at any time
M6 West Midlands southbound severe disruption, between J8 for M5 and J7 for A34.
M6 West Midlands - One lane closed and slow traffic on M6 southbound between J8 M5 and J7, A34 (Great Barr), because of a broken down vehicle.
To report traffic and travel incidents dial 0330 123 0184 at any time
Severe accident: M6 West Midlands northbound
BBC News Travel
M6 West Midlands northbound severe accident, between J6 for A38 and J7 for A34.
M6 West Midlands - Three lanes closed and slow traffic on M6 northbound between J6 A38(M) Aston Expressway and J7, A34 (Great Barr), because of an accident.
To report traffic and travel incidents dial 0330 123 0184 at any time
Severe accident: M6 Staffordshire southbound
BBC News Travel
M6 Staffordshire southbound severe accident, between J11 for A460 and J10A for M54.
M6 Staffordshire - One lane closed and very slow traffic on M6 southbound between J11, A460 (Cannock) and J10a M54, because of an accident.
To report traffic and travel incidents dial 0330 123 0184 at any time
Severe accident: M42 West Midlands northbound
BBC News Travel
M42 West Midlands northbound severe accident, between J4 for A34 and J5 for A41.
M42 West Midlands - Slow traffic and one lane closed on M42 northbound between J4, A34 (Shirley) and J5, A41 (Solihull), because of a multi-vehicle accident.
To report traffic and travel incidents dial 0330 123 0184 at any time
Severe disruption: M6 Staffordshire southbound
BBC News Travel
M6 Staffordshire southbound severe disruption, between J13 for A449 and J12 for A5.
M6 Staffordshire - Three lanes closed and very slow traffic on M6 southbound between J13, A449 (Stafford South) and J12, A5 (Gailey).
To report traffic and travel incidents dial 0330 123 0184 at any time
That's it from us on Friday. Join us again from 08:00 on Monday for more news, sport, travel and weather updates.
Any breaking news will be posted here in the meantime. Enjoy your weekend.
Coming up on TV
Nick Owen
Presenter, BBC Midlands Today
We'll have all the latest on the major police investigation in Birmingham following Wednesday's attack in Westminster and the community reaction to the atrocity.
Birmingham vigil after Westminster terror: 'Important we stand together'
Lisa Wright
Journalist, BBC News Online
Fawn Goodwin, 20, from Birmingham helped organise the
event. She said: "It's really important that we show solidarity with the
people who are affected by it, but also that we are anti-racist and that's the
main reason why I'm here.
"I don't want the attack that happened to reflect
badly on the Muslim community. I think it's really important that we all stand
together."
BBC
Authorities must do more to prevent radicalisation, Birmingham vigil told
BBC WM
A former government counter-terrorism adviser says the authorities need to do more to engage with hard-to-reach Muslim communities in Birmingham, if attacks like the one seen on Wednesday in London are to be avoided.
Jahan Mahmood's comments come as a unity meeting was held at Birmingham Central Mosque today.
Imam Dr Ather Hussein spoke to condemn the attack, saying Islam does not condone the taking of innocent lives.
Birmingham vigil in wake of Westminster terror attack: 'Not in Muslims' name'
Lisa Wright
Journalist, BBC News Online
I'm at a vigil in Birmingham organised in the wake of the terror attack in Westminster on Wednesday.
Mona Elshazly, originally from Egypt but now living in Handsworth Wood, said: "I'm here because I feel sorry for what's happened in Westminster and to show solidarity for people in London and to tell everyone that what's happened doesn't happen under my name or Muslims' name."
BBC
Severe accident: M6 West Midlands northbound
BBC News Travel
M6 West Midlands northbound severe accident, between J5 for A452 and J6 for A38.
M6 West Midlands - Queuing traffic and one lane closed on M6 northbound between J5, A452 (Castle Bromwich) and J6 A38(M) Aston Expressway, because of an accident. Travel time is around 15 minutes.
To report traffic and travel incidents dial 0330 123 0184 at any time
Officer charged with assaulting a woman in custody
Alex Homer
BBC Local Live
A serving West Midlands Police officer has been charged with assaulting a woman in custody.
Sgt Matthew Shaw, aged 40, is alleged to have assaulted the woman at Birmingham Central Police Station on 13 February 2015.
Police watchdog the Independent Police Complaints Commission (IPCC) investigated a complaint it said it received in April 2016.
Mr Shaw is due to appear before magistrated in Newcastle-under-Lyme on Monday.
Staffordshire Police say they arrested a driver on Hednesford Road, Cannock after they saw him using a mobile phone at the wheel and then found cannabis in the car.
Google
The force says the 38-year-old was arrested on suspicion of possession of cannabis with intent to supply.
Officers say they then searched a house in Lothians Road, Pelsall, where they found 51 cannabis plants and "a large amount" of harvested cannabis.
Severe disruption: M54 Staffordshire westbound
BBC News Travel
M54 Staffordshire westbound severe disruption, at J1 for A460 Wolverhampton.
M54 Staffordshire - M54 lane closed on exit slip road westbound at J1, A460 (Wolverhampton), because of a broken down vehicle. Traffic is coping well.
To report traffic and travel incidents dial 0330 123 0184 at any time
Germanwings crash two years on: Father denies pilot crashed plane on purpose
BBC WM
The father of the Germanwings pilot who crashed his aircraft in the French Alps killing all 150 people on board says his son did not deliberately bring the plane down.
MATTHEWS FAMILY
Prosecutors believe Andreas Lubitz locked his co-pilot out of the cabin before flying the aircraft into the mountainside.
On the second anniversary of the crash Guenther Lubitz said his son was not depressed at the time but that he was overcome by fumes in the cockpit.
One of the passengers who died was 50-year-old Martyn Matthews from Wolverhampton.
London terror attack: Police receive flowers in sympathy
Vanessa Pearce
BBC Local Live
Flowers continue to be laid at police stations in thanks and sympathy after the London attack.
West Midlands Police and Crime Commissioner David Jamieson tweets this picture of flowers left by a police colleague.
M6 West Midlands southbound severe disruption, between J7 for A34 and J6 for A38.
M6 West Midlands - One lane blocked and very slow traffic on M6 southbound between J7, A34 (Great Barr) and J6 A38(M) Aston Expressway, because of a broken down car.
To report traffic and travel incidents dial 0330 123 0184 at any time
The news has been confirmed by the Lichfield Diocese - he served in the role from 1984 to 2003.
Andrew Festing
Before becoming Bishop of Lichfield he'd been a special envoy for the Archbishop of Canterbury in South Africa during the apartheid period in the 1980s.
The diocese says the former bishop, who had been living with dementia for several years, died today at a care home in Surrey.
The diocese covers large parts of Staffordshire, northern Shropshire and the Black Country.
London attack: Police appeal for information on Khalid Masood
M6 Warwickshire northbound severe accident, between J1 for A426 Rugby and J2 for M69.
M6 Warwickshire - One lane closed and queuing traffic on M6 northbound between J1, A426 (Rugby) and J2, M69 (Coventry), because of an accident.
To report traffic and travel incidents dial 0330 123 0184 at any time
Severe accident: M6 West Midlands southbound
BBC News Travel
M6 West Midlands southbound severe accident, between J7 for A34 and J6 for A38.
M6 West Midlands - Two lanes closed and queuing traffic on M6 southbound between J7, A34 (Great Barr) and J6 A38(M) Aston Expressway, because of an accident. Travel time is around 15 minutes.
To report traffic and travel incidents dial 0330 123 0184 at any time
Neighbour said Westminster terrorist lived in Birmingham for months
After Westminster terrorist Khalid Masood's rampage on Wednesday, police searched a home in Winson Green, Birmingham.
Neighbours said Masood
lived there for about seven months until December last year.
Iwona Romek was in disbelief when she realised her neighbour and the attacker were one and the same.
She told the Press Association: "Now I'm scared that someone like that was
living close to me."
Ms Romek said she had seen him with a child aged between five and six and a
partner, but that they had moved away about two to three months ago.
Work to create Dudley's new museum within the borough's archive centre
is almost complete
.
Anti-terror leaflets given out at mosques during Friday prayers
Leaflets opposing the so-called Islamic State group are being handed out at Birmingham mosques during Friday prayers in the wake of the Westminster terror attack by Khalid Masood, who had been living in Winson Green.
Live Reporting
All times stated are UK
Man killed in police chase hit-and-run
Police are hunting the driver of a Ford Mondeo who fled the scene in the car after hitting the man.
Read moreSevere accident: A4540 West Midlands both ways
A4540 West Midlands both ways severe accident, between A435 Haden Way and A441 Pershore Road.
A4540 West Midlands - A4540 Belgrave Middleway in Birmingham closed and slow traffic in both directions between Haden Circus and Belgrave Interchange, because of an accident.
To report traffic and travel incidents dial 0330 123 0184 at any time
Kevin Howells's team of the season
Kevin Howells
BBC Radio 5 live
BBC Radio 5 live's Kevin Howells chooses his County Championship team of the season
Read moreSevere disruption: M6 Staffordshire southbound
M6 Staffordshire southbound severe disruption, between J13 for A449 and J12 for A5.
M6 Staffordshire - One lane closed on M6 southbound between J13, A449 (Stafford South) and J12, A5 (Gailey), because of vehicle tyre change. Traffic is coping well.
To report traffic and travel incidents dial 0330 123 0184 at any time
London attacker's friends' home searched
Counter-terrorism officers comb the house where associates of Westminster attacker Khalid Masood lived.
Read moreVillans on the rise
#PeoplesCup
It's been a tough year or so for Aston Villa , but alongside the recent revival in their senior team's Championship fortunes (five wins in six before the international break) - they also deserve a shout out for their excellent work in the FA People's Cup disability categories.
Uniquely, Villa teams qualified from the first round in all five disability categories : Adult Female (straight to finals), Youth and Adult Male Premiership, Championship and League (all competing today).
In the Youth category, they've made it through to today's final against Cedarsfield after a goal bonanza of a group section - both scoring 18 goals in three matches.
Cedarsfield beat Villa in the final group game 3-1 to top the table. Who will win the rematch and today's trophy?
Severe accident: M40 Warwickshire southbound
M40 Warwickshire southbound severe accident, between M42 J3A and J15 for A46.
M40 Warwickshire - One lane closed on M40 southbound between M42 J3a and J15, A46 (Longbridge Island), because of an accident. Traffic is coping well.
To report traffic and travel incidents dial 0330 123 0184 at any time
Severe accident: M42 Warwickshire southbound
M42 Warwickshire southbound severe accident, at J3A for M40.
M42 Warwickshire - M42 in Tanworth-In-Arden lane closed on exit slip road and hard shoulder closed on exit slip road southbound at J3a M40, because of an accident earlier on, a fuel spillage and emergency repairs. Traffic is coping well.
To report traffic and travel incidents dial 0330 123 0184 at any time
Mud, sweat and cheers
Neil Heath
BBC News
How did "mud running" become the fastest growing mass participation sport in the UK?
Read moreSevere accident: A459 West Midlands northbound
A459 West Midlands northbound severe accident, between Greenly Road and A4039 Goldthorn Hill.
A459 West Midlands - A459 Wolverhampton Road East in Wolverhampton blocked northbound between the Greenly Road junction and the A4039 Goldthorn Hill junction, because of an accident.
To report traffic and travel incidents dial 0330 123 0184 at any time
Hundreds of Muslims condemn terror attack
Crowds gather in Birmingham and call for the city not to be defined by terrorist extremism.
Read moreSevere disruption: M6 West Midlands southbound
M6 West Midlands southbound severe disruption, between J8 for M5 and J7 for A34.
M6 West Midlands - One lane closed and slow traffic on M6 southbound between J8 M5 and J7, A34 (Great Barr), because of a broken down vehicle.
To report traffic and travel incidents dial 0330 123 0184 at any time
Severe accident: M6 West Midlands northbound
M6 West Midlands northbound severe accident, between J6 for A38 and J7 for A34.
M6 West Midlands - Three lanes closed and slow traffic on M6 northbound between J6 A38(M) Aston Expressway and J7, A34 (Great Barr), because of an accident.
To report traffic and travel incidents dial 0330 123 0184 at any time
Severe accident: M6 Staffordshire southbound
M6 Staffordshire southbound severe accident, between J11 for A460 and J10A for M54.
M6 Staffordshire - One lane closed and very slow traffic on M6 southbound between J11, A460 (Cannock) and J10a M54, because of an accident.
To report traffic and travel incidents dial 0330 123 0184 at any time
Severe accident: M42 West Midlands northbound
M42 West Midlands northbound severe accident, between J4 for A34 and J5 for A41.
M42 West Midlands - Slow traffic and one lane closed on M42 northbound between J4, A34 (Shirley) and J5, A41 (Solihull), because of a multi-vehicle accident.
To report traffic and travel incidents dial 0330 123 0184 at any time
Severe disruption: M6 Staffordshire southbound
M6 Staffordshire southbound severe disruption, between J13 for A449 and J12 for A5.
M6 Staffordshire - Three lanes closed and very slow traffic on M6 southbound between J13, A449 (Stafford South) and J12, A5 (Gailey).
To report traffic and travel incidents dial 0330 123 0184 at any time
Unity vigil held after London attack
The event was held to bring the community together in the aftermath of the terror attack.
Read moreOur coverage this week
That's it from us on Friday. Join us again from 08:00 on Monday for more news, sport, travel and weather updates.
Any breaking news will be posted here in the meantime. Enjoy your weekend.
Coming up on TV
Nick Owen
Presenter, BBC Midlands Today
We'll have all the latest on the major police investigation in Birmingham following Wednesday's attack in Westminster and the community reaction to the atrocity.
Join us for the Midlands Today on BBC One from 18:30.
Birmingham vigil after Westminster terror: 'Important we stand together'
Lisa Wright
Journalist, BBC News Online
Fawn Goodwin, 20, from Birmingham helped organise the event. She said: "It's really important that we show solidarity with the people who are affected by it, but also that we are anti-racist and that's the main reason why I'm here.
"I don't want the attack that happened to reflect badly on the Muslim community. I think it's really important that we all stand together."
Authorities must do more to prevent radicalisation, Birmingham vigil told
BBC WM
A former government counter-terrorism adviser says the authorities need to do more to engage with hard-to-reach Muslim communities in Birmingham, if attacks like the one seen on Wednesday in London are to be avoided.
Jahan Mahmood's comments come as a unity meeting was held at Birmingham Central Mosque today.
Imam Dr Ather Hussein spoke to condemn the attack, saying Islam does not condone the taking of innocent lives.
Birmingham vigil in wake of Westminster terror attack: 'Not in Muslims' name'
Lisa Wright
Journalist, BBC News Online
I'm at a vigil in Birmingham organised in the wake of the terror attack in Westminster on Wednesday.
Mona Elshazly, originally from Egypt but now living in Handsworth Wood, said: "I'm here because I feel sorry for what's happened in Westminster and to show solidarity for people in London and to tell everyone that what's happened doesn't happen under my name or Muslims' name."
Severe accident: M6 West Midlands northbound
M6 West Midlands northbound severe accident, between J5 for A452 and J6 for A38.
M6 West Midlands - Queuing traffic and one lane closed on M6 northbound between J5, A452 (Castle Bromwich) and J6 A38(M) Aston Expressway, because of an accident. Travel time is around 15 minutes.
To report traffic and travel incidents dial 0330 123 0184 at any time
Officer charged with assaulting a woman in custody
Alex Homer
BBC Local Live
A serving West Midlands Police officer has been charged with assaulting a woman in custody.
Sgt Matthew Shaw, aged 40, is alleged to have assaulted the woman at Birmingham Central Police Station on 13 February 2015.
Police watchdog the Independent Police Complaints Commission (IPCC) investigated a complaint it said it received in April 2016.
Mr Shaw is due to appear before magistrated in Newcastle-under-Lyme on Monday.
Watch: Weather for this evening and the weekend
Rebecca Wood
BBC Weather
It will be dry, clear and cold tonight with a touch of frost , particularly in rural areas.
We may see a few mist and fog patches forming by dawn in places. Lows of 2C (36F).
'Cannabis factory' worth £60k found after motorist arrested
Allen Cook
BBC Local Live
Cannabis with a street value of about £60,000 has been seized by police after they found a drugs factory in the West Midlands.
Staffordshire Police say they arrested a driver on Hednesford Road, Cannock after they saw him using a mobile phone at the wheel and then found cannabis in the car.
The force says the 38-year-old was arrested on suspicion of possession of cannabis with intent to supply.
Officers say they then searched a house in Lothians Road, Pelsall, where they found 51 cannabis plants and "a large amount" of harvested cannabis.
Severe disruption: M54 Staffordshire westbound
M54 Staffordshire westbound severe disruption, at J1 for A460 Wolverhampton.
M54 Staffordshire - M54 lane closed on exit slip road westbound at J1, A460 (Wolverhampton), because of a broken down vehicle. Traffic is coping well.
To report traffic and travel incidents dial 0330 123 0184 at any time
Germanwings crash two years on: Father denies pilot crashed plane on purpose
BBC WM
The father of the Germanwings pilot who crashed his aircraft in the French Alps killing all 150 people on board says his son did not deliberately bring the plane down.
Prosecutors believe Andreas Lubitz locked his co-pilot out of the cabin before flying the aircraft into the mountainside.
On the second anniversary of the crash Guenther Lubitz said his son was not depressed at the time but that he was overcome by fumes in the cockpit.
One of the passengers who died was 50-year-old Martyn Matthews from Wolverhampton.
London terror attack: Police receive flowers in sympathy
Vanessa Pearce
BBC Local Live
Flowers continue to be laid at police stations in thanks and sympathy after the London attack.
West Midlands Police and Crime Commissioner David Jamieson tweets this picture of flowers left by a police colleague.
Severe disruption: M6 West Midlands southbound
M6 West Midlands southbound severe disruption, between J7 for A34 and J6 for A38.
M6 West Midlands - One lane blocked and very slow traffic on M6 southbound between J7, A34 (Great Barr) and J6 A38(M) Aston Expressway, because of a broken down car.
To report traffic and travel incidents dial 0330 123 0184 at any time
Former Bishop of Lichfield, Keith Sutton, dies
Allen Cook
BBC Local Live
A former Bishop of Lichfield, the Right Reverend Keith Sutton, has died aged 82 .
The news has been confirmed by the Lichfield Diocese - he served in the role from 1984 to 2003.
Before becoming Bishop of Lichfield he'd been a special envoy for the Archbishop of Canterbury in South Africa during the apartheid period in the 1980s.
The diocese says the former bishop, who had been living with dementia for several years, died today at a care home in Surrey.
The diocese covers large parts of Staffordshire, northern Shropshire and the Black Country.
London attack: Police appeal for information on Khalid Masood
A new picture has emerged of Westminster attacker Khalid Masood - who had been living in Birmingham for months - as police try to establish if he acted alone or was directed by others .
His fourth victim has been named as Leslie Rhodes, 75, from Clapham, south London - one of three people killed by Masood's car on Westminster Bridge.
A Romanian woman who fell from the bridge is stable in hospital.
Police said they had made two more "significant arrests", taking the total number to 11.
Ten people are still being questioned by police.
Inadequate children's social care services in Dudley improving, says Ofsted
Government inspectors say Dudley Council is making "positive progress" in children's social care, after being rated inadequate last year .
In a letter to the authority, the watchdog Ofsted says staff morale is good with reduced case loads allowing social workers more time to see children.
But they also say there is "much more to do" to ensure all children receive effective services.
Two lanes closed after another M6 crash
Vanessa Pearce
BBC Local Live
A two-car collision has closed two out of four lanes on the M6 southbound between junctions seven and six.
Severe accident: M6 Warwickshire northbound
M6 Warwickshire northbound severe accident, between J1 for A426 Rugby and J2 for M69.
M6 Warwickshire - One lane closed and queuing traffic on M6 northbound between J1, A426 (Rugby) and J2, M69 (Coventry), because of an accident.
To report traffic and travel incidents dial 0330 123 0184 at any time
Severe accident: M6 West Midlands southbound
M6 West Midlands southbound severe accident, between J7 for A34 and J6 for A38.
M6 West Midlands - Two lanes closed and queuing traffic on M6 southbound between J7, A34 (Great Barr) and J6 A38(M) Aston Expressway, because of an accident. Travel time is around 15 minutes.
To report traffic and travel incidents dial 0330 123 0184 at any time
Neighbour said Westminster terrorist lived in Birmingham for months
After Westminster terrorist Khalid Masood's rampage on Wednesday, police searched a home in Winson Green, Birmingham.
Neighbours said Masood lived there for about seven months until December last year.
Iwona Romek was in disbelief when she realised her neighbour and the attacker were one and the same.
She told the Press Association: "Now I'm scared that someone like that was living close to me."
Ms Romek said she had seen him with a child aged between five and six and a partner, but that they had moved away about two to three months ago.
Imam preaches against terrorism
Dudley's new museum is taking shape
Dudley News
Work to create Dudley's new museum within the borough's archive centre is almost complete .
Anti-terror leaflets given out at mosques during Friday prayers
Leaflets opposing the so-called Islamic State group are being handed out at Birmingham mosques during Friday prayers in the wake of the Westminster terror attack by Khalid Masood, who had been living in Winson Green.