Our live coverage across the daypublished at 18:00
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Updates on Monday 25 January 2016
News, sport, travel and weather updates to resume at 08:00 on Tuesday
Our live coverage across the daypublished at 18:00
Watch: Latest weather forecast for the West Midlandspublished at 17:56
Charlie Slater
BBC Weather presenterIt's been a dull and cloudy afternoon. Temperatures are very mild for this time of year but find out what tonight is due to be like.
Tareena Shakil trial: Mother tells court going to Syria was 'mistake'published at 17:50
A mother accused of taking her son to join the Islamic State group has told a court she "made a mistake" when she fled to Syria.
Tareena Shakil, from Birmingham, told friends she was going on holiday to Turkey in October 2014 before she entered territory held by the group.
Image source, West Midlands PoliceShe told Birmingham Crown Court she came back early last year "of my own free will". The 26-year-old denies joining IS or encouraging acts of terror on Twitter.
Wolves: Dave Edwards and Michal Zyro face injury lay-offspublished at 17:42
Wales international Dave Edwards needs surgery on a foot injury which may keep the Wolves midfielder out for 12 weeks.
The injury will leave Edwards, 29, with little time to prove his fitness for this summer's European Championship.
Image source, PAWolves suffered a further blow after learning that Poland's Michal Zyro, 23, faces up to eight weeks out with the calf injury sustained last week.
Your say on elderly driverspublished at 17:35
FacebookEarlier we asked you if motorists over 70 should face medical checks or another driving test, or if we should stop picking on elderly drivers.
You have been having your say on the BBC WM Facebook page.
John Rowland posted, external: "without checking the stats i think you will find the accidents caused by young newish drivers still outweigh the accidents caused by pensioner age drivers."
John Morris posted, external: "a woman across the road from me can hardly walk yet drives a car... never mind 70, it should be 50."
Travel: M6 severe delays warningpublished at 17:23
BBC TravelThere is slow traffic on the M6 northbound between J6 A38(M) and J7 for Great Barr because of an earlier crash, even though all lanes have reopened.
Street food vendor's van 'stolen' in Digbethpublished at 17:12
A street food vendor's van that has appeared at events around Birmingham has been stolen.
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End of twitter postLatest: Gun-dealing ring jailed; drink drive officer; terror-accused 'made a mistake'published at 17:06
Alex Homer
BBC Local LiveIf you are just catching up on Monday's news, here is what we have been covering in the past few hours:
- Three members of a Birmingham gun dealing ring have been jailed
- A West Midlands Police officer with commendations for bravery and long service has admitted being nearly three times the legal drink-driving limit
- A mother accused of taking her son to join the Islamic State group tells a court she "made a mistake" when she fled to Syria
Aston Villa: West Brom boss Tony Pulis says rivals are 'not bad'published at 16:51
BBC WM SportWest Bromwich Albion boss Tony Pulis says his side's failure to beat Aston Villa on Saturday was largely down to the fact that the Premier League's bottom club are actually "not bad".
Image source, PARather than worry about his own side's failings, Pulis is simply pleased to be doing better than Villa despite spending considerably less money.
"Villa have got £84m worth of talent and they're not bad," he told BBC WM.
BBC WM Takeover: Your chance on the airwavespublished at 16:35
Steve Hermon
Journalist, BBC WMTime is running out for people in Birmingham and the Black Country to get involved in BBC WM Takeover.
It will see listeners become presenters, producers and reporters for one week in March but the deadline to apply is tonight.
It’s a great opportunity for people to see behind the scenes and how we cover local stories, like one we reported on recently in Dudley.
Find out more details about BBC WM Takeover.
Last members of Birmingham gun ring jailedpublished at 16:13
Three members of a Birmingham gun dealing ring have been jailed for 29 years - the last of 18 men to be sentenced.
Darren Mentore, 34, of no fixed address; Clinton Officer, 32, of Wallflower Street, Shepherds Bush, London; and Jamal Shaka Smith, 35, of Ladywood Middleway, Birmingham, were handed prison terms of 12, 11 and six years respectively at the city’s crown court on Friday.
The three men were part of a network of 17 individuals who worked for Nosakhere Stephenson, described by police as the mastermind, who was jailed in November 2015.
Image source, West Midlands PoliceThe ring was uncovered by a surveillance operation carried out by West Midlands Police in 2014.
Eight guns, including a pump action shotgun and a Mac 10 Machine pistol, were recovered from premises in Great Barr and Handsworth - with one taken from a car in Hockley as it was being handed over to a buyer.
Chris Rogers: English franchise cricket would be 'a real win'published at 15:54
BBC SportNew Somerset skipper Chris Rogers says English cricket would benefit from following Australia's lead by having big city franchise Twenty20 teams.
Image source, Getty ImagesWarwickshire's decision to rebrand as the Birmingham Bears for the 2014 season, backed by financial support from their local city council, makes them them the only English county to go down this route so far.
The Bears enjoyed almost overnight success, winning the competition at Edgbaston in 2014, then following that up by reaching finals day again on their own ground in 2015.
Science fiction style gloves that make musicpublished at 15:38
Satnam Rana
BBC Midlands TodayCerebral palsy causes Kris Halpin's hands to shake but he has trialed this technology to allow him to continue to play music.
The Mi.Mu gloves, invented by Harry Potter composer Imogen Heap, contain sensors that recognise hand movements.
Police appeal over Tile Cross Road machete attackpublished at 15:17
West Midlands Police is appealing for information about the machete attack that left a 50-year-old man with serious injuries.
Det Insp Caroline Corfield, from Force CID, said: "This was a nasty attack that happened in a busy area in broad daylight this morning."
"We’ve already had several witnesses come forward and I’d ask anyone else who has information about what happened to contact us as soon as possible," she said.
"At this early stage we believe this to have been a targeted attack. This kind of violence will not be tolerated and we need your help to bring those responsible to justice."
Do drivers aged over 70 need re-testing?published at 15:02
BBC Inside OutThere are now more than four million drivers over the age of 70 and that figure is increasing fast - by 10,000 every month.
So is it time to introduce medical checks or even another test? Angela Rippon has been investigating for us.
It comes after an 88-year-old driver ploughed through the window of a hairdressers in Wordsley, West Midlands, after losing control of her car.
Police also recently stopped a car travelling the wrong way along the M6 Toll, driven by a 77-year-old man with dementia who had been reported missing from his home.
More on this tonight, at 19:30 on BBC One.
Cannabis factory discovered in Perry Barr – man arrested and 40 plants seizedpublished at 14:51
Great Barr ObserverA small cannabis factory has been discovered at an address in Perry Barr, external.
Image source, Perry Barr PoliceDrink-drive officer 'set to lose job and home'published at 14:30
Giles Latcham
BBC Midlands TodayMagistrates were also told PC Blount was being treated for stress in his job and if he were to be dismissed by the force, he would also lose his accommodation as he was staying at a police-owned building after going through a divorce.
The court was told one of his commendations for bravery was for disarming a criminal who was wielding an axe.
He sat head bowed through most of the hearing, looking on the verge of tears.
Drink-drive officer was 'slurring his words' when he was stoppedpublished at 14:19
Giles Latcham
BBC Midlands TodayMagistrates heard two officers spotted PC Blount on the side of the A454 Black Country Route near Wolverhampton early one morning last November inspecting "quite substantial damage" to his Vauxhall.
They watched him get back into his car and drive off "quite erratically". They stopped him and the court heard he was "unsteady on his feet and slurring his speech".
Watch: New technology helps disabled Tamworth man still make musicpublished at 14:01
Satnam Rana
BBC Midlands TodayA musician from Tamworth with cerebral palsy has helped to develop a special glove which allows him to create music and perform.
Media caption, Kris Halpin
Kris Halpin , externalsays his condition has made guitar and piano playing increasingly difficult so he's worked with a company called Drake Music, external to develop the glove which acts as a musical interface.
He says it has changed his life.
Long-serving officer facing sack for drink-drivingpublished at 13:46
Giles Latcham
BBC Midlands TodayA West Midlands Police officer with commendations for bravery and long service is facing the sack for drink driving.
PC Christopher Blount, aged 49, was found to be nearly three times over the legal limit when he was stopped by fellow officers last November, with a reading of 101mg of alcohol per 100ml of breath.
At Wolverhampton Magistrates' Court today he lost his licence and was told to expect a community service order.
Image source, Express & StarIn mitigation, the court was told it was "utterly a one-off" and it "ran contrary to what he held dear".
He had 27 years' service, including in the force's regional collision unit, which works on the festive anti drink-drive campaign.