Exactly one week ago pupils from four schools were evacuated following threats.

Students at Holly Lodge, Oldbury Academy and Bristnall Hall in Sandwell were evacuated and lessons at Leasowes High School in Halesowen were halted.  

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The force said no suspicious objects were found and an inquiry is under way to find out who made the calls.  

Today, police say six schools received threats that mirror the series of hoax calls made on 19 January.

The West Midlands Police and Crime Commissioner says "meaningful discussions" have taken place looking at the benefits to the public of combining emergency services.

Home Office proposals, published today, say police, fire andambulance services in England should share control rooms to improve their response to 999 calls.

Coming up on BBC One at 13:30: 

Thousands of children have been evacuated from schools across Birmingham and the Black Country this morning after a series of bomb threats were made. 

Our reporter Elizabeth Glinka is at one of the schools affected this lunchtime bringing you the latest.

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A four-year-old from Walsall who was born with club foot and had to wear special boots, can now swap then for football boots after getting successful treatment at Birmingham Children's Hospital. , external

Oliver had surgery at just a week old and has been in casts and had treatment since then.

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Oldbury Academy confirms it will remain closed for the rest of the day.

Police say six schools in Birmingham and the Black Country received hoax bomb threats this morning.

The academy is due to reopen tomorrow and reminds parents and pupils to visit the website for further updates., external

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The criminals behind a cocaine-selling ring masterminded, external from HMP Swinfen Hall have been jailed.

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The top stories in the BBC WM newsroom at lunchtime include:

- "No credible threat" to six schools in Birmingham and the Black Country warn police after some were evacuated due to a series of bomb hoaxes this morning

- Bosses at Walsall Manor hospital say they are working to improve services after inspectors said the NHS Trust that runs it should be put into special measures

- West Midlands Police has been fined £50,000 after a firearms officer severed part of his finger while disposing of a sub-machine gun

A Stourbridge motorist who killed a man while speeding and driving without insurance has been jailed for three years.

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Omar Tariq (pictured) hit Peter Price, aged 39, while he walked home with friends on Hagley Road West, in Quinton, in November last year.

Police say Tariq was driving at 61mph in a 40mph speed limit area, external and failed to stop.

He continued to drive "a further third of a mile before pulling on to Birch Lane and calling the police".

A mother whose daughters attend Oldbury Academy says her daughters were evacuated from the building following a "threat".

Her daughter Olivia Bowden, 16, explains what happened: "I was in English doing coursework and a teacher came in and told us to leave again because we were being evacuated again."

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West Midlands Police confirm the schools affected by calls this morning:, external

- Oldbury Academy in Pound Road, Oldbury

- Holly Lodge High in Holly Lane, Smethwick

- Bristnall Hall Academy in Bristnall Hall Lane, Oldbury

- George Slater High School in Claypit Lane, West Bromwich

- Earls High School in Furnace Lane, Halesowen (pictured)  

- Four Dwellings Upper School, in Quinton Road West, Quinton

Police reiterate to the public that "there is no credible threat behind the calls".

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BBC WM's Daz Hale has been outside Four Dwellings Academy in Quinton, south Birmingham, which is one of the schools that have been evacuated after bomb threats were made this morning. 

Bristnall Hall and Oldbury Academy, in Sandwell, have also been evacuated.

Another three schools are affected according to police, making a total of six across Birmingham, Dudley and Sandwell. , external

Sandwell Council confirms, external Bristnall Hall Academy, Oldbury Academy, George Salter and Holly Lodge have all been evacuated following bomb threats this morning, which police say are not credible.

The council says all pupils have been sent home for the day.

Hurst Road Community Centre in Oldbury has been opened to any students who are unable to return home.

Bristnall Hall Academy says pupils will return to the classrooms at 11:00.

The academy tweets "the learning must continue" after police said six threats made to schools across Birmingham and the Black Country were not credible., external

The school was evacuated after it received a threat at about 09:00 this morning.

Staff and students have been evacuated from Oldbury Academy and Bristnall Hall Academy this morning.

The academies have both tweeted...

West Midlands Police says bomb threats made to six schools in Birmingham and the Black Country this morning are not credible., external

Six schools have received bomb threats in the West Midlands this morning, external but "but intelligence experts insist there is no credible threat".

West Midlands Police says four schools in Sandwell, one in Dudley and one in south Birmingham received calls at about 09:00. 

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Many of us have wondered what we'd do if we won the lottery - perhaps quit work and move to the Caribbean?

It seems quite a few people (hundreds) have come forward to claim they bought a winning National Lottery ticket, worth £33m.

According to organisers Camelot, those coming forward said their ticket was lost, damaged or stolen.

For those note sure... The winning numbers are 26, 27, 46, 47, 52 and 58.

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Villa look set to confirm the appointment of former Blues number two Eric Black (pictured) as their new assistant manager later. 

He left a similar role at Rotherham yesterday for what they described as "an opportunity too good to turn down".

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The top stories in the newsroom this morning include:

- The NHS trust that runs Walsall Manor Hospital could be put into special measures after inspectors found serious failings

- A Stourbridge man has been jailed for three years for causing death by dangerous driving

 - Aston Villa look set to confirm the appointment of former Blues number two Eric Black as their new assistant manager later

Walsall Healthcare NHS Trust has been deemed "unsafe" because of short-staffed maternity and A&E units and should be put into special measures, an inspector recommends.

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Nine babies died in the womb in one year, the trust reported. A&E patients were not always triage scored to ensure timely treatment, inspectors found.

The trust, external said it was "already taking urgent action" to improve.