Updates on Tuesday 19 January
Alex Homer
BBC Local Live
Four schools in the Black Country have been given the all clear by police after receiving bomb scare calls this morning.
Bristnall Hall, Oldbury Academy and Holly Lodge in Sandwell were all evacuated. Leasowes School in Halesowen was also affected but not evacuated.
West Midlands Police said it was still investigating who made the calls.
Some people in Bristol say they're being plagued by a mysterious low-level hum.
BBC Points West wants to know, external if you've ever heard the West Country burr.
Adam Drew commented to say he thought it could be the frequency of the wind blowing against the Clifton Suspension Bridge.
He said: "With so much steel it would be like a tuning fork and be heard for miles - echoing through the gorge."
David Thorne said he thought it could be mini movements of the earth which causes vibrations and the humming sound.
A fundraising appeal to help a five-year-old boy from Dorset get treatment for an inoperable brain tumour has reached its £50,000 target.
Riley Blaker, from Weymouth, has been given months to live but he will now receive pioneering treatment, not available on the NHS, which could prolong his life.
Here's a timeline showing the key dates surrounding the death of 13-month-old Poppi Worthington.
A judge has found the toddler was sexually assaulted by her father shortly before her sudden death in Cumbria.
An inquest took just seven minutes to declare the death of 13-month-old Poppi Worthington "unexplained".
But now a judge has found the toddler was sexually assaulted by her father shortly before her sudden death.
Poppi, who was found with serious injuries at her home in Barrow, was pronounced dead when she was taken to hospital in December 2012.
Her father, Paul Worthington, 47, was arrested and questioned on suspicion of sexual assault but never charged with any offence. He denied any wrongdoing.
The British Medical Association has suspended a planned strike by junior doctors as talks with the government continue.
The strike, over a new contract, was set for 26-28 January.
Next week's strike by junior doctors has been suspended as talks continue with the government over new contracts, the British Medical Association says.
If you are just catching up on the news on Tuesday, there have been bomb scare calls at four Black Country schools.
The three Sandwell schools were evacuated while pupils at Leasowes have been taken into the school sports hall.
Image source, GoogleAvon and Somerset Police say four bomb hoaxes at schools in Bristol are not linked to the bomb scare calls which affected four schools in the West Midlands this morning.
The police force won't say which schools were involved but two were evacuated with the other two remaining open.
A 13-month-old girl was sexually assaulted by her father shortly before her sudden death, a judge has found.
Poppi Worthington, who was found with serious injuries at her home in Barrow, was pronounced dead when she was taken to hospital in December 2012.
Her father, Paul Worthington, 47, was arrested and questioned on suspicion of sexual assault but never charged with any offence. He denied any wrongdoing.
Image source, Family photoA judge has found a 13-month-old girl from Cumbria was sexually assaulted by her father before her sudden death.
A council in the West Midlands has opened a rest centre for those pupils affected by the school bomb threats who are unable to get home.
Sandwell Council said the Harry Mitchell Centre in Broomfield, Smethwick, has been opened for children, external who have had to leave school and aren’t able to get home.Youth workers have also been deployed in the area to assist any children getting home or to the Harry Mitchell Centre.
A total of 4,815 pupils attend the four West Midland schools affected earlier by bomb alerts, according to Ofsted.
For the latest updates on the bomb alert which has affected four schools in the West Midlands follow our Birmingham and Black Country live page.
Rob Mayor
Black Country Political Reporter, BBC WM
I'm outside Oldbury Academy. I can see two police officers on the door, staff are leaving the building and say just a few colleagues remain inside "finishing up".
West Midlands Police, external has named the four schools affected by "bomb scare calls" this morning. They are:
Three schools in Sandwell and one in Dudley have been evacuated because of bomb scares, external.
Four schools in the West Midlands have been affected by bomb scare calls.
Sandwell Council has released a statement saying it is working with police.
The council said: "There is no suggestion of any other threat to other schools in Sandwell.
"Parents are being reassured everything is being done to ensure the safety of the children and there is no reason to panic."
Alex Homer
BBC West Midlands
Police said calls were received by the schools at about 09:00 and 09:30.
For the latest updates on the bomb alert which has affected four schools in the West Midlands follow our Birmingham and Black Country live page.
Three schools in Sandwell have been evacuated, external after they received bomb scare calls.
