Live updates for Coventry and Warwickshire have finished for the day but we'll be back from 08:00 Wednesday with the latest news, sport, travel and weather.

A broken down vehicle is causing problems on the M42 between J3 for the A435 and J3A for the M40.

One lane is closed and very slow traffic.

More details on BBC Travel. 

Clear skies overnight mean it'll be another cool night, especially in rural spots.

Some patchy mist or fog could form in places later with an overnight low of 10C (50F).

A £1.8bn scheme to improve the West Midlands roads will see hard shoulders turned into extra lanes to improve capacity, Highways England says. But it could mean five years of roadworks.

And we'll be taking a look at some of the weird and wonderful items being auctioned off by the estate of the late publisher Felix Dennis in south Warwickshire.

Join me on Midlands Today at 18:30 on BBC One.

A man's been charged with assault after a fisherman was pushed into a pond, external in Coventry city centre.

Footage of the incident was shared on YouTube and received thousands of views before being removed. 

Police are still trying to trace the fisherman. 

A signalling problem near Small Heath in Birmingham is causing delays of up to 30 minutes to trains between Birmingham Snow Hill and Leamington Spa / Stratford-upon-Avon, Network Rail reports, external.

There is no firm estimate yet of how long disruption will last but it is likely to continue until at least 18:15. 

Philip Churm
BBC Coventry & Warwickshire

These are the latest stories we're covering:

- A Coventry PE teacher has been found guilty of sexual activity with a 15-year-old

- 'Smart motorway' schemes have been announced for Coventry and Warwickshire

- A Coventry care home has been rated inadequate

A Coventry PE teacher has been found guilty of sexual activity with a 15-year-old. 

Richard Maycock, 44 from Swanage Green in Coventry, also pleaded guilty at an earlier hearing to two counts of sexual activity with a child by a person in a position of trust.

Sentencing is due to take place later. 

Police are appealing for help to trace a teenager who has been missing from his Coventry home for over a week, external. 

Image source, West Midlands Police

15-year-old Joel Callum was last seen on 21 September at his Pinley Fields home in Stoke. 

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For the first time patients can now use the Hospital of St Cross for Ear, Nose and Throat (ENT) operations, external.

Philip Churm
BBC Coventry & Warwickshire

These are the latest headlines:

- £1.8 billion will be invested in the West Midlands motorway network

- A Coventry care home has been rated inadequate by the CQC

- Labour says HS2 should be run as a public service

Clive Eakin
BBC Coventry & Warwickshire Sport

Coventry Bees have had a £3,000 fine quashed after the Speedway Control Board acknowledged their disciplinary hearing failed to comply with regulations, external. 

Image source, Empics

The fine was imposed after the Bees withdrew their riders during the home meeting against Poole citing safety concerns, which was subsequently abandoned due to rain. 

The SCB has pre-empted an appeal by Coventry and admitted the composition of their court had been flawed.

Birmingham Mail

Labour will press ahead with building a new high-speed rail line linking Birmingham with London and the North - and will run it directly as a public service, external, the shadow transport secretary has pledged.

Image source, Birmingham Mail

"Smart motorway" schemes are to be introduced around the M42/M40 interchange in Warwickshire, as well as between junction 2 and 4 of the M6.

Image source, bbc

The government is spending £1.8bn to complete a dozen road projects on motorways and A roads in the Midlands.

The schemes will see the hard shoulder becoming a permanent extra lane and variable mandatory speed limits are also part of the initiative.

A driver escaped serious injury when his van rolled over after a crash on the M6 earlier, external, according to the ambulance service. 

The service was called to an island near junction 2 of the M6 just before 11:00.

Coventry Telegraph

The Ricoh Arena railway station has been hit by another setback, external as council bosses admit they now don’t know when it will open.

A residential care home in Coventry that looks after people with dementia has been rated inadequate by the Care Quality Commission. , external

Cordelia court, in Stoke, is a home that looks after up to 23 older people.

An inspection by the CQC at the end of July found the service was inadequate and it has been put in special measures

It's been given six months to improve or the care home could face closure. 

BBC Travel

There's congestion in the roadworks area of the of the B4102 Astley Lane, in Nuneaton, at the B4112 Ansley Road junction. 

More details on BBC Travel. 

Afine and dry afternoon with plenty of sunshine is forecast and it will feel warm, with a top temperature of 18C (64F).

Bits of cloud will move in later in the afternoon, but with light winds it'll feel warm.