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Summary
Deputy Labour leader and West Bromwich MP Tom Watson believes Labour will agree a position on UK airstrikes in Syria
Black Friday shopping has moved online, analysts say, with no repeat of last year's chaos in some stores
A "notorious gang member" long linked to Birmingham's Burger Bar Boys has been jailed
A young referee killed in a terror attack in Tunisia is to be recognised with a BBC Get Inspired Unsung Hero Special Award
Updates on Friday 27 November
Have a good weekend from Birmingham and the Black Country Local Livepublished at 18:00
Video: Latest weather forecast for the West Midlandspublished at 17:59
Is it going to rain all weekend? Find out more about the outlook.
Media caption, Latest weather forecast for the West Midlands
Analysis: Fake ambulance drug smugglerspublished at 17:56
Phil Mackie
Midlands correspondent, BBC NewsThe drugs smugglers were making so much money they were able to buy a small fleet of vehicles and have them all painted in their "company" liveryto make them look like genuine medical transport vehicles.
The conspirators - all Dutch nationals - pretended to run a business repatriating sick British patients for insurance companies.
They created fake invoices and receipts, and they even hired people to pretend to be patients.
This was a sophisticated and well funded operation that successfully imported a huge quantity of class A drugs before it was discovered.
Teenage girl hurled from car in crashpublished at 17:49
A teenage girl was thrown from a car in a road smash in Wolverhampton.
Image source, Express & StarVideo: Watson on Labour and Syria: It 'won't come' to resignationspublished at 17:41
Deputy Labour leader and West Bromwich MP Tom Watson says he will not resign over the issue of UK airstrikes in Syria and believes Labour will agree a position on Monday.
Media caption, Watson: It 'won't come' to resignations
Travel: Breakdown causing M6 delayspublished at 17:36
BBC TravelOne lane is blocked and there is heavy traffic on the M6 northbound between J5 for Castle Bromwich and J6 for the Aston Expressway, because of a breakdown, drivers are warned.
Drugs and colour-coded parcels inside fake ambulancepublished at 17:28
Earlier, we reported how a Dutch man had been found guilty over a £1.6bn drugs smuggling operation where he posed as a handyman on a fake ambulance.
Father-of-four Leonardus Bijlsma, 55, will be sentenced at a later date.
Image source, National Crime AgencyHe and three other men were arrested after a raid by officers from the National Crime Agency in Smethwick in June.
When officers examined the bogus ambulance they found colour-coded parcels and 193kg of cocaine worth £30m, 74kg heroin worth £8m in individual deals, and ecstasy tablets and crystal worth £60,000.
Villa needed 'experience' - Richardspublished at 17:22
Pat Murphy
BBC Radio 5 liveAston Villa team captain Micah Richards says the club's summer's signings may not have all been "Premier League-ready".
"People are saying we've not bought quality. I don't necessarily agree with that. All players need time," defender Richards, 27, told BBC Sport.
Image source, PA"In our situation, we could have done with some more experienced heads."
HS2 compensation for families 'treated with contempt'published at 17:12
Birmingham PostA group of families will receive thousands of pounds in compensation after being "treated with contempt, delays and maladministration, external" by HS2.
Dutch 'handyman' guilty of drug smuggling in fake ambulancepublished at 17:06
A Dutch man who claimed he was on board a fake ambulance packed with drugs as a handyman has been found guilty of conspiracy to smuggle and distribute Class A drugs.
Father-of-four Leonardus Bijlsma, 56, will be sentenced at a later date. Co-defendant Dennis Vogelaar was found not guilty by a jury at Birmingham Crown Court.
Image source, NCA/PA WireOlof Schoon, 38, and 51-year-old Richard Engelsbel had already pleaded guilty.
Brunt out for Albion's Sunday visit to West Hampublished at 16:54
BBC SportChris Brunt must serve a suspension for West Bromwich Albion's trip to West Ham on Sunday but Gareth McAuley is available after a ban.
Head coach Tony Pulis admits he has several players nursing injuries.
Image source, Getty ImagesTamworth youngster single-handedly delivers her baby sisterpublished at 16:41
A cool-headed youngster was the first person to see her baby sister enter the world as she delivered her at the family's Tamworth home, external.
Black Country Labour MPs air differences over plans to bomb IS in Syriapublished at 16:21
Deputy Labour leader, Tom Watson, says David Cameron has made a "compelling case" for bombing so-called Islamic State targets in Syria.
The comments from the West Bromwich East MP put him at odds with Labour leader Jeremy Corbyn who does not think Britain should join in the bombing.
Labour MP for Wolverhampton North East Emma Reynolds has added her voice to the row.
She said: "I'm not surprised he [Corbyn] is not backing military action but he is the leader of our party now and he does have to consult the shadow cabinet.
"If he said he was going to reach a collective view then I think he probably should have gone about it a different way."
Black Friday: Sales switch online on discount daypublished at 16:10
The Black Friday shopping phenomenon has shown signs of moving online, analysts say, with no repeat of last year's chaos in some stores.
Image source, EPAConsultants Experian and online retail group IMRG are forecasting UK online purchases will hit £1.07bn, the first time they have passed £1bn in one day.
UK stores opened early, but there were smaller crowds than a year ago.
Rowett 'flattered' by job rumourspublished at 15:59
BBC WM SportBirmingham City manager Gary Rowett is "flattered" by job speculation linking him with the managerial vacancies at Fulham and Queens Park Rangers.
"I'm aware of the speculation," Rowett told BBC WM. "But it's something that we've got to deal with.
Image source, PA"I'm flattered. The clubs I'm linked with are ambitious, who have been in the Premier League recently."
Police continue desperate search for missing Handsworth Wood manpublished at 15:33
Great Barr ObserverPolice are continuing to search for a missing Handsworth Wood man, external who was last seen more than a week ago.
Image source, Great Barr ObserverRemi Garde ponders Villa team before crunch game against Watfordpublished at 15:12
BBC SportAston Villa defender Jores Okore is available for the first time this season for the visit of Watford after regaining fitness following knee surgery.
Jack Grealish has been left out of the squad as punishment for his off-field behaviour last weekend.
Image source, AFPDaring not dastardly Erdington fire crew stop a pigeon in distresspublished at 15:00
Royal Sutton Coldfield ObserverA caring and daring fire crew from Erdington went on top of a three-storey home to help a trapped bird, external.
Image source, Sutton Coldfield ObserverLatest: Young referee recognised; Badly-behaved football fans; Bus lane finespublished at 14:50
Alex Homer
BBC Local LiveHere is a recap of the stories we're reporting:
- A young referee is to be awarded a posthumous BBC Get Inspired Unsung Hero Special Award
- Wolverhampton Wanderers and Birmingham City are in a Championship top 10 for fans with football banning orders
- Drivers captured on camera illegally in bus lanes have been fined nearly half a million pounds by Wolverhampton City Council since June
A selection poser for Kenny Jackettpublished at 13:32
Kenny Jackett admits he's got a "big question, external" to answer in his team selection versus MK Dons tomorrow.
Image source, AMA Sports Photo Agency
