This is a Friday that will go down in history but will you get home in time for the news.
The weather will see showers across the region this evening.
The train and metro services are running without any major delays at the moment.
As for the motorway network there has been a lot of congestion on the M6 in Great Barr due to a breakdown and this is also causing delays on the M5.
There are delays of 15 minutes on the M42 southbound after earlier accident between J5 Solihull and J3 Redditch.
There were delays of 15 minutes in Dudley on Himley Road as traffic heads towards Under 5s Day at Himley Hall, expect congestion this evening as the event ends
Updated: 7pm: There are delays of 45 minutes on the M42 southbound between J7 M6 and J4 Shirley, this is due to a breakdown vehicle.
There are still delays on the M6 and M5 at Great Barr which has had problems that have caused knock on effects on both motorways.
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