Cannock designer outlet village to get green lightpublished at 13:31
Planning permission for a multi-million pound designer village in Cannock is set to be granted next week , external
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Boy charged with bus stabbing
Great Britain to face Japan in Birmingham in 2016
Deal struck to buy one of the 16 Caparo businesses, securing 76 West Midlands jobs
Call for better pub bombings memorial
Services to be held in the West Midlands to remember those killed in Paris
Woman in a serious condition after being hit by a car in Birmingham
More than 600 people are waiting for an organ transplant in the West Midlands
Updates for Friday 20 November 2015
Cannock designer outlet village to get green lightpublished at 13:31
Image source, Cannock MercuryComing up on Midlands Today at 13:30published at 13:14
Joanne Malin
BBC Midlands TodayOn Midlands Today at 13:30 on BBC One, we’ll be with Wolverhampton’s French community as they mark the first week since the Paris terror attacks.
Plus, we’ll be finding out how part of the Caparo steel firm has been sold off after it went into administration last month.
Join me for those stories and more on Midlands Today this lunchtime.
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End of twitter postLatest headlines: Services to remember those killed in the Paris attacks and brother speaks out for the first time 41 years after the Birmingham pub bombingspublished at 12:58
Stephanie Barnard
BBC Local LiveThe top stories in the BBC WM newsroom right now:
- A deal has been struck to buy one of the 16 UK Caparo businesses, securing 76 West Midlands jobs
- Services to be held in the West Midlands today in memory of the 129 victims of the Paris terror attacks a week ago
- The brother of the youngest victim of the Birmingham pub bombings says the death of his sister devastated his whole family
Caparo testing technology department bought - saving 76 jobspublished at 12:45
A deal has been struck to buy one of the 16 Caparo businesses in the UK, securing 76 jobs based in four locations and two customer sites.
Caparo Testing Technologies has been bought by Applus+, a company operating globally in the testing, inspection and certification sector.
Robert Moran, partner at PwC, leading the Caparo sales process, says: "We continue to hold advanced and encouraging discussions with a number of parties around the sale of remaining Caparo Industries Group companies.”
BBC Midlands Today: Stories we're working on todaypublished at 12:35
John Bray
BBC Midlands TodayOn tonight’s programme we will be talking to French university students in Wolverhampton as the city pays tribute to the 129 people killed in Paris a week ago.
Our reporter Joanne Writtle is at the Civic Centre as a minute's silence is held.
And we hear from Brian Davies, whose sister died in the Birmingham pub bombings amid calls for a better memorial to the victims in the city.
And Rebecca Wood is out filming today looking at a new photography exhibition featuring the best Instagram images of Birmingham.
Paris attacks are evil, says Staffordshire PCCpublished at 12:20
Staffordshire's police and crime commissioner has responded, external to the Paris attacks with a statement on the ongoing terror threat.
Image source, Lichfield MercuryRescue deal for one Caparo businesspublished at 12:05
Peter Plisner
BBC Midlands TodayA rescue deal has been struck for one of the 16 Caparo steel businesses that went into administration almost a month ago.
Administrators have sold Caparo Testing Technologies, which employs about 80 workers across sites in the Black Country and the south of England.
Talks about the sale of other parts of Caparo are described as "advanced and encouraging".
One this day: Blues beat Chelsea 1-0published at 11:46
Lee Bowyer's cool finish took spirited Birmingham out of the relegation zone and sent Chelsea crashing to a third Premier League defeat in four games - five years ago today.
This morning Blues tweeted...
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End of twitter postWoman hit by car in Kings Norton seriously injuredpublished at 11:24
A woman is in a serious condition in hospital after being hit by a car in Birmingham.
West Midlands Ambulance Service says, external the woman was hit by a car on Primrose Hill, in Kings Norton, at about 17:20 yesterday.
The woman, thought to be in her 50s, sustained a serious head injury and is being treated at the QE Hospital.
Death of best friend prompts woman's fundraising bidpublished at 11:04
A kind-hearted woman who lost her best friend to cancer , externaland saw her mum diagnosed with it in the space of just two weeks has vowed to take action and fundraise for a local hospital.
Image source, Walsall AdvertiserWatch: Latest weather for the West Midlandspublished at 10:45
Charlie Slater has your 50-second forecast...
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Villa boss assesses new talent during international breakpublished at 10:25
Steve Hermon
Journalist, BBC WMVilla boss Remi Garde (pictured) says he's used the international break to have a look at as many of his new squad as possible.
Image source, Getty ImagesAhead of their trip to Everton tomorrow, Garde says: "I'm not playing only with 11 players. I havea group of 26 and it was very important during the two weeks to work together and I looked at a few young players from the academy as well."
The game is live on BBC WM 95.6FM, with former Villa player and manager Brian Little part of our commentary team.
Hundreds affected by Kiddisave going bust, says councilpublished at 10:03
Walsall Council say it's aware of up to £10,000 of undelivered goods, after a shop selling pushchairs, car seats and other baby items went bust.
No explanation has been given for Kiddisave's closure, but it's appointed liquidators.
Parents who paid cash deposits have descended on the shop to demand answers.
Adrian Andrew, deputy leader of Walsall Council, says people affected should get in touch with the liquidators and try to claim the money back., external
Police issue 28-picture appeal after derby disorderpublished at 09:53
Great Barr ObserverPolice are appealing for witnesses, external after disorder broke out before the Aston Villa v Birmingham League Cup match at Villa Park on 22 September.
Image source, West Midlands PoliceRead the full police appeal on the West Midlands Police website., external
Hundreds on transplant list in the West Midlandspublished at 09:34
Joanne Malin
BBC Midlands TodayMore than 650 people are waiting for an organ transplant in the West Midlands.
NHS Blood and Transplant figures show 257 of those people have been waiting longer than two years and 83 longer than five.
A campaign's being launched today to highlight the true scale of the shortage of donors.
Video: Call for Birmingham pub bombing memorialpublished at 09:13
Fresh calls have been made for a more prominent memorial to remember victims of the Birmingham pub bombings.
MP welcomes Aston Martin’s growing interestpublished at 09:03
Sutton Coldfield LocalFollowing a series of meetings and discussions with Aston Martin, Sutton Coldfield MP Andrew Mitchell , externalhas said that the company's relocation to the Royal Town’s Peddimore site is “ours for the taking”.
Latest headlines: Boy charged with bus stabbing; memorials to remember Paris victimspublished at 08:53
Stephanie Barnard
BBC Local LiveThe top stories that we're looking at in the BBC WM newsroom at the moment include:
- A 15-year-old has been charged after another teenager was stabbed on a bus in Birmingham
- People across the West Midlands will gather in memory of the those killed in the Paris attacks one week ago
- More than 650 people are waiting for an organ transplant in the West Midlands
Breaking news: Boy charged with Birmingham bus stabbingpublished at 08:33
BreakingA 15-year-old has been charged by police, external after another teenager was stabbed on a bus in Birmingham.
The boy, who cannot be named for legal reasons, has been charged with wounding and possession of an offensive weapon and is due to appear in Birmingham Youth Court later.
The injured boy, aged 15, who was taken to hospital in a critical condition, is thought to have been on the top deck of the number 14 service in Alum Rock Road, Birmingham.
He is no longer critical and continues to recover from his injuries, the force said.
West Midlands remembers those killed in the Paris attackspublished at 08:23
People across the West Midlands will gather today in memory of those who were killed in the terrorist attacks in Paris one week ago.
Image source, Getty ImagesOne hundred and twenty nine people died and more than 300 were injured in a series of gun and bomb explosions in the French capital.
The events outside Wolverhampton Civic Centre, Sandwell Council House and Lichfield Cathedral will include members of all faiths who want to show their solidarity for the victims.
