Summary

  • Updates on Wednesday 10 February 2016

  • News, sport, weather and travel updates to resume at 08:00 on Thursday

Live Reporting

Alex Homer

  1. Watch: Latest weather forecast for the West Midlands

    We do have some sunshine coming, finally. More settled conditions. Highs of 8C (46F).

    Find out more about this afternoon and this evening.

  2. Latest: Birmingham pub bombings inquest resumption call, junior doctors' strike and more

    Alex Homer
    BBC Local Live

    Here are the top stories in the BBC WM newsroom on Wednesday:

    - Birmingham's senior coroner will today be asked to resume an inquest for the 21 victims of the 1974 pub bombings in the city

    - Junior doctors are on strike today in their continuing row over pay and working hours

    - There will be an internal investigation at a Walsall funeral home where it is claimed coffins were stored in corridors

  3. Birmingham pub bombings: Call for inquest to resume

    A senior coroner will be asked today to resume an inquest into the deaths of the victims of the Birmingham pub bombings. 

    A total of 21 people died when bombs were detonated in the Mulberry Bush and the Tavern in the Town in 1974. 

    The original inquests were adjourned when six people were jailed - but those convictions were later overturned and the inquests never resumed. 

    Damage from the pub bombingsGetty Images

  4. Travel: Marlbrook delays warning

    BBC Travel

    There is slow traffic on the A38 Birmingham Road in Marlbrook at the junction with Golden Cross Lane. Congestion is back to Bromsgrove, drivers are warned.

  5. Good morning from Local Live for Birmingham and the Black Country

    Alex Homer
    BBC Local Live

    I'm back in the BBC WM newsroom with Wednesday's news, sport, travel and weather.

    If you see some news you think we should be covering, or want to showcase your pictures of Birmingham and the Black Country or share your thoughts, email us or tweet @bbcwm.