Bears will stick to principles - Brownpublished at 13:37 British Summer Time 9 June 2016
Warwickshire will mix more attacking batting with their "conservative" roots in 50-over cricket says Dougie Brown.
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Police's 'failings' over custody death
Terrorism suspect arrested
Sandwell could follow Birmingham in seeking remedy for ailing children's services
PC who rang 999 with fake terror kidnap plot is sacked by force
Updates on Thursday 9 June 2016
Bears will stick to principles - Brownpublished at 13:37 British Summer Time 9 June 2016
Coming up on TVpublished at 13:20 British Summer Time 9 June 2016
Nicola Beckford
Reporter, BBC Midlands TodayPeople around the region are counting the cost of last night's flash flooding which caused widespread damage and disruption.
And we speak to the new Walsall manager Jon Whitney.
Join us for the Midlands Today on BBC One at 13:30.
West Brom's Rimstock bought in multi-million pound dealpublished at 13:02 British Summer Time 9 June 2016
One of the Black Country's leading manufacturing firms has been bought by American investors, external in a multi-million pound deal.
Community 'bridge-building' soldier to receive an MBE todaypublished at 12:41 British Summer Time 9 June 2016
A soldier from Birmingham will be presented with an MBE at Buckingham Palace later today.
Captain Naveed Muhammad is being given the award for working to build bridges between the armed forces and Muslim community.
As part of his work he gives talks at mosques, community events and schools - including Birmingham's Rockwood Academy (pictured here).
He's served in Iraq and Afghanistan and is one of 600 Muslims serving in the British Armed forces.
Latest: School closures; causes of blocked drains revealed; soldier to receive an MBEpublished at 12:20 British Summer Time 9 June 2016
Alex Homer
BBC Local LiveIf you are just catching up on Thursday's headlines, here are our top stories so far:
- Some 5,000 pupils are affected by school closures caused by the effects of yesterday's flash flooding
- Blocked drains: Severn Trent has revealed a motorbike, false teeth and tennis balls are among the causes
- A British Army soldier building bridges between the forces and the Muslim community is due to receive an MBE today
Jeff Astle fatal brain injury: Daughter of former Albion striker to join expert panelpublished at 11:54 British Summer Time 9 June 2016
The daughter of former West Bromwich Albion striker Jeff Astle has been asked to join an expert panel looking at whether there is a link between heading a football and brain injury.
Jeff died from a degenerative brain disease which has been linked to heading old, heavy leather footballs.
Image source, PAYesterday his widow Lorraine and his daughter Dawn met the FA's new head of Performance Medicine to discuss what progress had been made since their last meeting in December 2014.
Dawn told us the FA was in early talks with researchers for a UK-based study on long-term effects of football on brain function.
Tributes after body found in Lichfield hotelpublished at 11:33 British Summer Time 9 June 2016
A woman who was found dead in a Lichfield hotel room, external last weekend has been formally identified.
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End of twitter postWatch: Flooding fallout - 'Fridge was swimming'published at 10:59 British Summer Time 9 June 2016
Richie Anderson
BBC WMA woman's West Midlands home has been blighted by Wednesday's flash flooding that left white goods floating in downstairs rooms."The fridge was swimming" said Smethwick resident Sonia Owens.
Media caption, Flash flooding: 'My fridge was swimming' - Smethwick resident
Two Birmingham men jailed for cash machine theftspublished at 10:39 British Summer Time 9 June 2016
BBC WMTwo men from Birmingham have been jailed after an investigation into cash machine thefts across the West Midlands.
Manuel Scarlat and Gheorge Constantine were arrested in March after an elderly man was targeted while using an ATM in Redditch.
Both admitted conspiracy to commit theft at Worcester Crown Court and 18-year-old Scarlat was given a two year sentence and 44-year-old Constantine, 20 months.
Willenhall firefighters slam 'dozy' Walsall drivers who blocked enginepublished at 10:23 British Summer Time 9 June 2016
"It could be the difference between life and death," blasted furious firefighters after dozy drivers blocked in an engine , external on more than one occasion last week.
Image source, Walsall AdvertiserNotts post 400 again in win over Bearspublished at 09:59 British Summer Time 9 June 2016
Nottinghamshire pass 400 for a second consecutive match as they beat Warwickshire by 36 runs in the One-Day Cup.
Read MoreTennis balls serving up sewer blockages - and that's just the tip of the 'fat-berg'published at 09:36 British Summer Time 9 June 2016
False teeth, tennis balls and a motorbike - these are just some of the things that Severn Trent says have caused sewer blockages here in the West Midlands.
The water company says it has dealt with nearly 12,000 incidents in Birmingham and the Black Country in the last year.
The main cause is people flushing things down the loo and a build-up of fat poured down kitchen sinks - which can produce so-called "fatbergs" such as the one pictured, which was the size of a bus and removed from a London sewer in 2013.
Image source, CountycleanFlash flooding: School closures across the West Midlandspublished at 09:20 British Summer Time 9 June 2016
Alex Homer
BBC Local LiveThese are the school closures we know about so far this morning:
- Saint John Wall Catholic High School, Handsworth, Birmingham - closed to all pupils except for Year 11
- Phoenix Collegiate, West Bromwich - partially closed to Years 7, 8 and 9 only, due to localised flooding
- Holyhead School, Handsworth, Birmingham - closed to all students except Years 11, 12 and 13 due to serious flood damage
- West Heath Primary School, Rednall Road, West Heath - closed today due to flooding in the classrooms
- Wellford Primary School, Handsworth, Birmingham - closed to pupils due to flood damage. Staff to report to school as necessary
- Hamstead Hall Academy, Craythorne Avenue, Birmingham - closed to all pupils except those who have exams
Latest: Flash flooding fallout; dentures bite back to block drains; ATM thefts pair jailedpublished at 09:01 British Summer Time 9 June 2016
Alex Homer
BBC Local LiveHere are the top stories so far this morning:
- Some schools are closed after flash flooding
- Blocked drains: Severn Trent reveals some of the common reasons
- Two Birmingham men have been jailed for cash machine thefts
Flash flooding: Hospitals, schools, homes and businesses hitpublished at 08:45 British Summer Time 9 June 2016
Louise Hancock
Newsreader, BBC WMSix schools across Birmingham and West Bromwich are either partially or fully closed this morning after flash flooding across the West Midlands yesterday.
West Midlands Police took more than 1,000 999 calls in just four hours following torrential rain, while the Fire and Rescue Service says it received more than 400 calls in the space of three hours.
Three crews were called out to Sandwell Hospital after six lift shafts were flooded. Two more were sent to a burst pipe at Birmingham City Hospital's maternity unit.
Thirteen homes and a business on Middlemore Road in Smethwick were evacuated and Wolverhampton's Wulfrun Centre was forced to shut after water came into the main entrance and through roof vents.
Watch: Latest weather for the West Midlandspublished at 08:25 British Summer Time 9 June 2016
Charlie Slater
BBC Weather presenterA cloudier day in store today and there should not be yesterday's heavy showers.
Highs of 22C (72F).
Find out more about the next few days.
Media caption, Latest weather for the West Midlands
Travel: Subsidence causing Handsworth delayspublished at 08:08 British Summer Time 9 June 2016
BBC TravelThe A4040 Rookery Road in Handsworth is closed in both directions between the junction with Onibury Road and the Regent Road junction because of subsidence.
Good morning from Local Live for Birmingham and the Black Countrypublished at 08:00 British Summer Time 9 June 2016
Alex Homer
BBC Local LiveI hope you are well. I'm here with Thursday's news, sport, travel and weather updates.
If you were affected by yesterday's flash flooding, let us know so we can report your stories and send us your pictures over email, tweet @bbcwm, external or reach us on the BBC WM Facebook page, external.
