A jogger suffered a broken leg, broken nose and head injuries after being hit by a car in Sutton Coldfield, external. 

It happened in Fox Hollies Road, near to the junction with Thimble End Road. The driver stopped at the scene.

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Police are appealing for witnesses to the collision, which happened at 18:30 GMT on 22 February.  

Firefighters have tackled a blaze at a pizza takeaway in Stirchley, Birmingham.

Earlier we told you about a critically ill stabbing victim - his identity is so far unknown.

Here's detectives' description of the man who was found in the Sparkhill area of Birmingham last night:

They say he is in his mid-20s and has a dark complexion – possibly of Eastern European or Asian ethnicity. He is clean-shaven, of medium build, with dark hair around half an inch in length.

A witness described how up to 12 men ran away from the scene while they tended to the victim. Some of them shouted “Ravi”, which is thought could be the name of the injured man who sustained multiple stab wounds to the legs.

A man is critically ill in hospital after being stabbed multiple times in the legs.

The victim was found in Percy Road, Sparkhill, Birmingham, around 10pm last night - but so far, detectives have been unable to find out who he is.

Police are appealing for help to identify him. He has undergone surgery and remains in a stable condition in a critical care ward. 

Astronaut Tim Peake tweeted a picture of Wales from space - and he also captured some of the West Midlands.

Staff at a Birmingham demolition firm will be holding a four-minute silence at 16:00 to remember the employees involved in the collapse at Didcot power station. 

One person died and three people are still missing. 

Five other employees of Coleman and Co who were injured have now been released from hospital and are expected to make a full recovery.   

Here are some of the top stories from BBCWM's newsroom this afternoon:

- Birmingham demolition firm observes a four-minute silence for victims of collapse at Didcot power station.

- A new idea from America to keep deer away from roads is being trialled in Cannock Chase.

- Father's anger at 18 teacher strikes in 10 months at his sons' school.

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BBC Midlands Today

The father of two pupils at a Birmingham school where teachers are out on strike for the 18th day in 10 months says he is angry about the impact on his sons' education.

Omar Farooq says the strikes at Small Heath School have cost him £500 a year in private tuition fees.

A previous dispute highlighted concerns the school would be turned into an academy.

Now teachers are striking over the suspension of a colleague.

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A Walsall youngster who cannot walk, breathe or eat unaided and requires 24/7 care has had his back garden transformed to allow him to enjoy the outdoors, external.

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Northern Ireland's Chris Brunt is set to learn the extent of a knee injury which is feared may rule him out of Euro 2016.

Brunt, 31, was carried off during West Brom's Premier League win over Crystal Palace on Saturday and there are concerns the damage could be serious.  

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BBC Midlands Today

A new portrait of William Shakespeare, completed after the artist's friend stood in as a body double, will go on show to the public from 20 April.  

Black Country artist Geoff Tristram noticed his friend Simon Millichip bore something of a resemblance to the Bard so asked him to act as stand-in.

Mr Millichip went to the Shakespeare birthplace, in Stratford-upon-Avon, dressed in costume and then posed for photos. 

The images form the basis for the portrait, commissioned by councils in Stratford to mark the 400th anniversary of Shakespeare's death, in April.

A West Midlands firefighter is off to Buckingham Palace today to collect his OBE for his services to national and international search and rescue.

Group Commander Sean Moore, 49, was recognised in the New Year Honours list., external

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Mr Moore responded to Hurricane Rita in the US, and earthquakes in Turkey, Indonesia, Haiti, New Zealand, Japan and Nepal. Last year he coordinated the UK response to flooding in Bosnia.

Mr Moore said he was “humbled and honoured” to have been awarded.  

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A junior soldier from Cannock has been named the fittest at the Army Foundation College, external – after running a mile and a half in just eight minutes and 14 seconds.

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BBC News Online

Two men have been jailed after they stole 38 mobile phones from fans at a Libertines concert and stuffed them down one of their trouser legs.

Emanuel Paraschiv and Marius Buzura, both 30 and from London, targeted the audience at the Barclaycard Arena in Birmingham on 27 January.

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They admitted conspiracy to steal at Birmingham Crown Court and were each jailed for three years.  

Jennifer Meierhans
BBC News Online

Here's an overview of some of the top stories this morning:

- Two men jailed after stealing 38 phones at a Libertines gig in Birmingham.

- Birmingham man appears in court charged with the kidnap and sexual assault of a 15-year-old girl in the 1980s

- Secondary school places decided today

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In football, Aston Villa could face a fan walkout protest during tonight's home game with Everton. 

Supporters, angered by the club's league position, are planning to leave Villa Park in the 74th minute - a figure representing Villa's founding year, 1874. 

No-one knows how many fans will take part, but the Villa manager Remi Garde says he understands their frustration.

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Louise Hancock
Newsreader, BBC WM

Parents across the West Midlands will find out which secondary school their children will attend today.

It comes as councils are warning that it could soon be impossible to meet their legal duty to ensure every child has a place in secondary school. 

The Local Government Association says an extra half a million places will be needed by 2024. The Government said that was "scaremongering".

A Birmingham school where strikes have been held over fears it could be turned into academy will today be hit by new industrial action.

The staff at Small Heath School had been concerned staff's pay and conditions would be affected if it were made an academy.

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But the school says the latest action - to take place today, Wednesday and Thursday - is a "new dispute" over the suspension of a member of the National Union of Teachers.

"It is regrettable that NUT members have chosen to act in this manner," the school said, external. 

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Presenter, BBC WM

New measures to tackle street drinking could be introduced in Moseley and Kings Heath. 

Birmingham City Council is consulting on a so-called Public Space Protection Order. 

It would give police powers to ask people to hand over open alcoholic drinks, other "intoxicating substances" like legal highs, or materials suspected of being used for graffiti.

Officers could also order groups of three or more people suspected of causing anti-social behaviour to disperse. But locals in Old Park Village in Wolverhampton, where a similar order has already been introduced, do not believe it has helped kerb problems there.

Alex Homer
BBC Local Live

Here are the top stories on Tuesday so far:

- New industrial action is taking place at a strike-hit Birmingham school  

- A walkout is planned by Aston Villa supporters during the game against Everton

- New plans to tackle street drinking and anti-social behaviour in Moseley and Kings Heath