Good morning from the BBC WM newsroom: Live news, sport, travel and weather updatespublished at 08:00 Greenwich Mean Time 8 March 2016
Stephanie Barnard
BBC Local Live
I'll be bringing you live updates on the latest news, sport, travel and weather for Birmingham and the Black Country between now and 18:00.
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