WELCOME to our traffic and travel report for Monday morning.

There's the usual congestion on A38 The Foregate around The Cross, and on the A44 Deansway around Quay Street.

The M42 northbound is clear from junction 1 (Bromsgrove) to junction 3 A435 (Portway/Redditch) following an apparent incident.

On the M5, the approach to and through the roadworks northbound is clear for junction 2 A4123 (Oldbury) coming from Frankley services.