Our updates from Mondaypublished at 18:00 Greenwich Mean Time 14 March 2016
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Updates on Monday 14 March 2016
More news, sport, travel and weather from 08:00 on Tuesday
Our updates from Mondaypublished at 18:00 Greenwich Mean Time 14 March 2016
'Garden city' could see 45,000 new homespublished at 17:56 Greenwich Mean Time 14 March 2016
Ben Godfrey
BBC Midlands TodayBlack Country business leaders want to build 45,000 new homes over the next 10 years, using former industrial land.
They've used the phrase "Garden City" - not strictly what they have planned - as a way of attracting investment.
I'll have more on tonight's Midlands Today on BBC One at 18:30.
Police appeal after man assaulted at bus stationpublished at 17:52 Greenwich Mean Time 14 March 2016
Police are appealing for information after a 67-year-old man was assaulted at a bus, external station near Walsall.
Image source, Walsall AdvertiserLatest headlines: Blues reach significant agreement with Yeung; Three people cut from their cars after a head-on smashpublished at 17:50 Greenwich Mean Time 14 March 2016
Stephanie Barnard
BBC Local LiveThe top stories in the BBC WM newsroom this evening include:
- Birmingham City Football Club and its parent company BIHL have reached a significant agreement with former owner Carson Yeung
- Three people have been cut free from their cars after a head-on collision in Cradley Heath this afternoon
- Birmingham Airport says flights are returning back to normal after a baggage failure caused hours of delays
Man appears in court following spate of Tamworth break-inspublished at 17:42 Greenwich Mean Time 14 March 2016
A man has appeared in court following a spate of break-ins in Tamworth., external
Watch: Overnight forecast for the West Midlandspublished at 17:40 Greenwich Mean Time 14 March 2016
It will feel cold, with a frost and some fog likely to develop in rural areas, with lows of 0C (32F).
Delays on M42 after bales shed on to roadpublished at 17:30 Greenwich Mean Time 14 March 2016
Traffic police say they are clearing lanes of the M42 in Birmingham, near its junction with the M6, after bales were shed on to the road
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End of twitter postReported rail crime on the increase, says policepublished at 17:25 Greenwich Mean Time 14 March 2016
Amy Cole
BBC Midlands TodayA campaign encouraging rail passengers to text police directly if they witness a crime has proved a success, with more than 500 incidents reported in the Midlands in the past year.
The highest number of incidents related to begging, public order offences, sexual assaults and drunkenness.
The initiative has been running for three years and British Transport Police has received more than 32,000 texts from passengers.
BBC WM Takeover: Junior doctors' strikepublished at 17:14 Greenwich Mean Time 14 March 2016
All this week, listeners to BBC WM are taking over the airwaves...
After 17:15, BBC WM Takeover reporter George Mafu (pictured) speaks to a junior doctor from Birmingham who says she's considering quitting the profession over the ongoing row with the government.
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End of twitter postBiggest car park in Wolverhampton's city centre shuts for revamppublished at 17:09 Greenwich Mean Time 14 March 2016
The biggest car park in Wolverhampton city centre closed today for five months, external while it undergoes a £2m overhaul.
Three people cut from cars after head-on-collisionpublished at 16:58 Greenwich Mean Time 14 March 2016
Stephanie Barnard
BBC Local LiveThree people have had to be cut free from their cars after a head-on collision in Cradley Heath this afternoon.
Emergency services were called to Corngreaves Road at 15:00.
West Midlands Fire Service tell me that an elderly man and woman were cut free from their car and taken to Russells Hall Hospital.
Another man's car roof was removed as he was freed from his car, before being taken to Sandwell Hospital for treatment.
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End of twitter postBlues reach 'significant' agreement with ex-owner Carson Yeungpublished at 16:37 Greenwich Mean Time 14 March 2016
Richard Wilford
BBC WM SportBirmingham City may have taken a significant step towards the eventual sale of the football club following today’s announcement from parent company, Birmingham International Holdings Limited (BIHL) to the Hong Kong Stock Exchange.
BIHL and the club have agreed with former owner Carson Yeung to end legal action between all parties, action that could have dragged on for a considerable period of time.
For his part, Mr Yeung has agreed not to sell or transfer any of his interests in the club or company until shares in BIHL resume trading - shares that have been suspended since December 2014.
Image source, Getty ImagesPotentially this could remove a major obstacle to the sale of a club that has become an increasingly attractive proposition to investors since stability was restored to the football team under manager Gary Rowett.
Football: O'Connor agrees new Walsall dealpublished at 16:15 Greenwich Mean Time 14 March 2016
BBC SportWalsall centre-back James O'Connor signs a two-year extension to his contract at the Banks's Stadium.
Image source, Getty ImagesStudent police officer literally jumps into action on his first daypublished at 15:51 Greenwich Mean Time 14 March 2016
Royal Sutton Coldfield ObserverHe may be new to the force – but a student officer at West Midlands Police has already made his mark, external after he literally jumped into action in Erdington.
Image source, Royal Sutton Coldfield ObserverDentist admits illegal teeth whiteningpublished at 15:28 Greenwich Mean Time 14 March 2016
A Birmingham man's been given a two-year conditional discharge by magistrates after admitting carrying out teeth whitening illegally at a city salon.
The General Dental Council says, external Dorian Kinderman pleaded guilty to the charges in 2015.
He was prosecuted by the council and was ordered to pay costs of £1,246 after ignoring warning letters from the GDC telling him to stop performing tooth whitening.
Natural Health Centre, in Kings Norton, says Kinderman no longer practises at the surgery and was self-employed on a temporary basis.
Crash at Muckley Corner near Lichfield causes delays this morningpublished at 15:14 Greenwich Mean Time 14 March 2016
Drivers have sustained minor injuries following a three-car collision, external at Muckley Corner, near Lichfield, this morning.
MOTD2: Barton searches for Villa positivespublished at 14:48 Greenwich Mean Time 14 March 2016
Joey Barton
MOTD2 punditThere was an article in the Birmingham Mail this week where former Aston Villa manager John Gregory said the club should have signed me in the summer, external - and 78% of their fans agreed with him.
I think Gregory has said that on numerous occasions, though, and the percentage of Villa fans to agree has gone up each time - when he first said it last summer, it was only about 20%. Read the full analysis on BBC Sport.
Image source, ReutersBirmingham Airport delays: 'Slowly returning back to normal'published at 14:32 Greenwich Mean Time 14 March 2016
Hundreds of passengers at Birmingham Airport have been plagued by delays this morning after "technical problems" on its baggage carousels.
The airport says its operation is now slowly returning back to normal, though a number of outbound flights are delayed., external
Tim Andrews tweeted this photo of the queues at the check-in desks this morning.
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End of twitter postM6 Toll could be free during delayspublished at 14:17 Greenwich Mean Time 14 March 2016
The M6 Toll could be made free during major incidents to alleviate traffic on the M6., external
Image source, Express and StarHome alone: 60 arrests made in the West Midlandspublished at 13:53 Greenwich Mean Time 14 March 2016
BBC BreakfastSixty people were arrested by West Midlands Police accused of leaving their child or children at home alone, in the past year.
An investigation by BBC Breakfast shows more than 500 arrests were made.
In law, there's no minimum age a child can be left on their own. Parents are advised to use their judgement, but they can be prosecuted if children are subjected to unnecessary suffering or injury to health.
Quote MessageIt is vital that children are kept safe and the law is clear that parents can be prosecuted if they leave a child unsupervised in a manner likely to cause unnecessary suffering or injury to health
Spokesperson, Department for Education
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