Britain has endured its coldest night of the winter so far with temperatures plummeting close to -18C (0.4F) in some areas – making roads icy, hitting roadworks and forcing sports matches to be called off in the West Midlands today.

Drivers will face disruptions on a busy stretch of the M6 in the Black Country as a month-long £1.5million resurfacing scheme takes place.

Work on a £126.4 million jam-busting project to open up the hard shoulder on a section of the M6 will start within days.

A two-car collision caused long tailbacks on the M6 near Walsall during rush hour today.

The number of towering new gantries to be built as part of a £126.4 million project to open up a section of hard shoulder on the M6 has been reduced to avoid disruption to nearby residents.

A father has been forced to install CCTV at his family’s home amid crime fears as metal thieves target the nearby M6.

A new hotel in the West Midlands has opened to the public.

A fourth lane of the M6 in the West Midlands, which aims to cut congestion, has been shut to traffic on more than 50 occasions since it was launched earlier this year, it emerged today.

Axed plans for a link road between the M54 and M6 northbound could yet become a reality as it emerged three routes were still being considered by transport bosses.

Five suspected metal thieves were questioned by police after being spotted close to overhead gantry cables on the M6 motorway in Walsall.