Updates from Friday 15 July 2016
BBC WM
Parents of pupils at a Birmingham school are holding a protest march this morning against plans to shut it.
The trust that runs Baverstock Academy in Druids Heath is consulting on plans to close the site by August 2017.
It's been in special measures since an Ofsted inspection two years ago and is said to have a hole in its budget of half a million pounds.
BBC Sport
A maiden century from Liam Dawson put Hampshire in control of their County Championship match against Warwickshire at Edgbaston.
The visitors will resume on 304-4 later this morning.
Image source, Rex Features
Louise Hancock
Newsreader, BBC WM
Former Birmingham City owner Carson Yeung has lost his final appeal against his money laundering conviction and has been returned to prison.
The judgement has been made by the Hong Kong Court of Final Appeal.
Yeung still has shares in the club's parent company but he's now banned from being a director of a football club under EFL rules.
BBC WM Sport
Stilyan Petrov is being backed to play a big part for Aston Villa this season after making an amazing return to the team.
He has played his first game for the club in more than four years following his battle with leukaemia.
Stan, as he's known to fans, is in pre-season training and featured in Villa's 8-0 win against Graz in Austria over the weekend.
Image source, Rex FeaturesQuote MessageHe's been through a tough time. You can see out there that he can still play football and he's still got it. I think Stan can play a big part this season.
Joe Bennett, Left-back, Aston Villa
Stephanie Barnard
BBC Local Live
The top stories in the newsroom this morning include:
- Post mortem examinations are due to be carried out today on the five men who died at a recycling plant
- Parents of pupils at a Birmingham school are holding a protest march this morning against plans to shut it
- Stilyan Petrov is being backed to play a big part for Aston Villa this season after making a return to the team following an absence of more than four years
Ben Godfrey
BBC Midlands Today
Post mortem examinations are due to be carried out today after the deaths of five men at a recycling plant in Birmingham.
Recap of Thursday's events: Wall collapse kills five in Birmingham
It took until Friday afternoon for all five bodies to be recovered from the site.
More than £22,000 has been raised for the men's families thanks to donations from across the country.
Alexandra Hamilton
BBC Weather
It'll be generally cloudy at first, although some brighter spells are likely to develop by the afternoon with highs of 20C (68F).
Latest weather for the West Midlands
BBC Travel
- One lane closed and very slow traffic on M42 northbound before J6, A45 (Birmingham Airport), because of a broken-down car
- Traffic is slow on the M6 Toll southbound between J2t, A446 (Coleshill) and J1t, M42 (Curdworth), because of a broken-down vehicle. All lanes have been re-opened but drivers are warned to expect delays
- There's slow traffic on the A38(M) Aston Expressway inbound in Birmingham between M6 J6, Spaghetti Junction and A38, Dartmouth Circus
Stephanie Barnard
BBC Local Live
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