Our live coverage from across the daypublished at 18:00 GMT 22 March 2016
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Updates for Tuesday 22 March 2016
More news, sport, travel and weather from 08:00 on Wednesday
That's it from Local Live for Birmingham and the Black Country for Tuesday. Join us again from 08:00 on Wednesday for more news, sport, travel and weather updates.
West Bromwich Albion's injured utility man Chris Brunt talks to BBC Midlands Today about his hopes of following Northern Ireland at Euro 2016 in France this summer.
Chris Brunt
Peter Plisner
BBC Midlands Today
An Airbus A380 has just landed at Birmingham Airport.
It's not the largest plane in the world but it's pretty massive at nearly 80ft high, 260ft wide, 240ft long - and weighing 590 tonnes.
The world's largest passenger airline is due to start flying to Dubai regularly from Easter Sunday after its test flight today.
I will be live at the airport at 18:30 on BBC One.
Charlie Slater
BBC Weather presenter
A dull, cloudy, overcast afternoon. Lows of 6C (43F).
Find out what tonight is going to be like.
Afternoon weather forecast from BBC Midlands Today
BBC Travel
One lane is closed and there is very slow traffic on the M54 in both directions between J2 for Wolverhampton and J3 for Albrighton because of barrier repairs.
Travel time is around 35 minutes, drivers are being warned.
Alex Homer
BBC Local Live
Here is a recap of the news we have been reporting in the past few hours:
- A man is fighting for his life after being stabbed at Birmingham's Alexander Park Stadium
- Brussels flights to and from Birmingham Airport face "indefinite delays" following explosions in the Belgian city's airport and metro system
- A drug dealer found with loaded guns, ammunition and drugs at his Sutton Coldfield home has been jailed for 12 years
Police investigating the kidnap of a teenage girl from a bus stop in Tamworth have said it appears to be "an isolated incident" as they appeal for witnesses to come forward, external.
West Bromwich Albion's Chris Brunt has been invited to be part of Northern Ireland's Euro 2016 party in France this summer, even though he will miss the tournament through injury.
The 31-year-old utility man from Belfast is expected to be out of action for at least a further six months after undergoing knee surgery in early March.
But he has been invited to France by Northern Ireland boss Michael O'Neill.
The Health Secretary Jeremy Hunt is insisting improvements are being made at Walsall Manor Hospital after hearing that safety fears mean women are "denied the choice" to have their babies there.
In the Commons, Valerie Vaz, Labour MP for Walsall South, asked about the situation at the Manor, which is in special measures. She asked whether safe staffing levels were in place.
Jeremy Hunt listed several changes he said were improving the situation, including 83 more doctors and 426 more nurses at the hospital since May 2010.
A drug dealer who was found with loaded guns and ammunition at his Sutton Coldfield home has been jailed for 12 years, say police.
A 9mm Heckler and Kock plus 8mm Baum - both automatic pistols - were recovered at Sundeep Khatkar's house in Walsall Road, Four Oaks, along with more than 120 bullets.
The force also said officers found a stun gun and cocaine and crack cocaine valued at more than £60,000.
Khatkar, aged 33, admitted seven charges relating to the possession of firearms, ammunition and class A drugs with intent to supply and was jailed at Birmingham Crown Court yesterday.
Alex Homer
BBC Local Live
If you are just catching up on Tuesday's stories, here are our headlines:
- A man is fighting for his life after being stabbed at Birmingham's Alexander Park Stadium
- Brussels flights to and from Birmingham Airport face "indefinite delays" following explosions in the Belgian city's airport and metro system
- Charges should be lifted more quickly on the M6 Toll during emergencies, finds a hearing into last month's M6 traffic chaos
Staffordshire Police have today confirmed that a car set on fire on a Cannock housing estate was in fact stolen, external.
West Midlands Police has said the threat level for the region has not increased, external as a result of this morning's terror attacks in Brussels.
Assistant Chief Constable Marcus Beale said the force had "appropriate police resources already in place at Birmingham Airport" and the situation would "continue to be reviewed".
He added "the threat to the UK from international terrorism remains at severe".
Questions continue to be asked over the sell-off of Lichfield's historic Friary building, external to a private developer.
The 14:10 flight planned to leave Birmingham Airport for Brussels is delayed, according to the website.
A spokesman said earlier that flights to and from the Belgian city were subject to "indefinite delays" in the wake of the explosions at its airport and metro system which have claimed dozens of lives.
A binman was injured as a passing car trapped him against the lorry he was working on.
The 53-year-old man suffered an arm injury in Coldstream Drive, Wordsley, Stourbridge, at around 07:50, according to West Midlands Ambulance Service.
A spokesman said he was taken to Russells Hall Hospital for further assessment and treatment, while two colleagues who went to help him were discharged at the scene.
The driver of the car was uninjured, he added.
Peter Plisner
BBC Midlands Today
Flights from Birmingham to Brussels have been cancelled this morning following the attacks in Belgium.
Many passengers have been left stranded in Brussels and those due to fly to the city from Birmingham Airport have been sent home.
I am at the airport and will bring you all the latest on the Midlands Today on BBC One now
A raft of improvements have been recommended following a fatal M6 crash that caused 24 hours of disruption last month - including relaxing protocols on lifting M6 toll charges.
A hearing was held last week into the tailbacks and the effect on thousands of motorists.
In all, there are 11 recommendations called for by the Labour West Midlands Police and Crime Commissioner (PCC) David Jamieson. Among them is lowering the thresholds to activate the so-called Operation Freeway measure - suspending charges on the M6 Toll during emergencies.
The PCC recommends putting that decision in the hands of the Metro Mayor of the West Midlands, once that role is formalised.
Motorists faced delays after a lorry lost control, external on the M54 motorway, near Wolverhampton, today.
A man has sustained what police believe to be life-threatening injuries in a stabbing at Birmingham's Alexander Park Stadium.
Officers were called to the Perry Barr venue just before 10:30.
A 41-year-old woman has been arrested on suspicion of assault and is currently helping police with their inquiries. An area of the stadium has been cordoned off while forensic experts examine the scene.
The injured man, aged 46, has been taken to hospital suffering from serious injuries.