News & Sport

'Quickie Divorce' For Cheryl And Ashley Cole: The four-year marriage of Cheryl and Ashley Cole has ended in divorce at the High Court in London.; Read the full story

ICC: Pakistan Trio 'Have Case To Answer': Cricket's governing body has pledged to stamp out corruption in the sport - as the three Pakistan cricketers caught in an alleged betting scam are quizzed by Met detectives.; Read the full story

Four Killed In Fires In Southern Russia: Forest fires have flared up again in southern Russia, killing four people and threatening to spread to neighbouring regions.; Read the full story

Gaza Militants Threaten Attacks On Israel: Thirteen Palestinian militant groups have joined forces to step up attacks on Israel following the "productive" peace talks in Washington.; Read the full story

Onions Ruled Out Of Ashes Series: England fast bowler Graham Onions will undergo back surgery next week that will rule him out of competing in the Ashes series in Australia this winter.; Read the full story

Capello Learns Lessons Of World Cup Failure: England manager Fabio Capello insists he has learned enough lessons from England's World Cup campaign to get his team back on track for the forthcoming Euro 2012 qualifying campaign.; Read the full story

Burger King Agrees £2bn 3G Capital Buyout: Burger King Holding has agreed to be bought by private equity firm 3G Capital in a deal valued at $3.26bn (£2.12bn).; Read the full story

Arctic Weather Ends Oil Rig Occupation: Four Greenpeace activists have been arrested after abandoning a protest aimed at disrupting drilling on the Stena Don oil rig in Baffin Bay, Greenland.; Read the full story

Robbie Tops The Bill To Light Up Blackpool: Robbie Williams is due in Blackpool tonight to switch on the lights that will stay on for the next 66 days.; Read the full story

Features

The Forces: Smooth Radio brings you news, charity appeals and more.

Walking With The Wounded: A team of ex-servicemen who lost limbs in action will take part in Walking With The Wounded and hope to make a new record - to trek to the North Pole.

Global Challenge: Is going green really going to save the planet? Does it matter to you? We look at energy saving tips and advice and discuss the issues.

Smooth Radio Websafe: In the Smooth Radio Websafe reports, we looked into what children are really doing online.

Helmand Heroes: Smooth Radio’s Katie Collins reports from Camp Bastion in Afghanistan, where more than 300 soldiers have died in combat

Armed Forces Day events: See a map of your local Armed Forces Day events.

Weather & Travel

West Midlands Weather

Friday: Mostly Sunny; Max: 20°C; Min: 8°C

Saturday: Mostly Cloudy; Max: 20°C; Min: 10°C

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West Midlands Traffic & Travel

A428 (both ways): Brandon; Road closed due to fallen power cables, expect delays

M5 (southbound): Worcestershire; One lane closed and queueing traffic due to overturned caravan. Matrix sign set to 40 mph

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