'Angry' PC 'escorted from arrest scene'published at 14:42 British Summer Time 13 July 2016
A police officer had to be escorted from an arrest after shouting and balling his fist in the face of a suspect, a disciplinary panel hears.
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'Angry' PC 'escorted from arrest scene'published at 14:42 British Summer Time 13 July 2016
Hot spot for fake goodspublished at 14:32 British Summer Time 13 July 2016
Birmingham is a hot spot for fake goods in the UK, according to Trading Standards.
Officers seized more than 7,000 tobacco items in the city - valued at more than £35,000 - in just one day.
Fake tobacco was said to be particularly prevalent in Handsworth.
Other notable hauls included counterfeit clothing with a value of almost £157,000, found in Lozells.
Man trapped against wall after crashpublished at 14:11 British Summer Time 13 July 2016
A man is in hospital after he was trapped between a car and a wall following a crash in Birmingham.
Read MoreDudley News front pagepublished at 14:08 British Summer Time 13 July 2016
The front page of the Dudley News, external carries the story "Labour does U-turn over refuse collections".
Image source, Dudley News'We are putting money into schools'published at 13:45 British Summer Time 13 July 2016
Chris Blakemore
BBC WMThere are calls for urgent action to be taken in secondary schools across the Black Country after the head of Ofsted in the West Midlands said pupils' achievements by the age 16 was "poor" in comparison to elsewhere in the region.
Lorna Fitzjohn wrote a letter , externalsaying of 151 local authorities, Sandwell, Walsall and Wolverhampton are among the worst 25 in England for GCSE attainment
The cabinet member for children's services in Sandwell, Simon Hackett, said: "A lot of the power for looking after schools has gone from local councils to the government in the form of academies. We are putting money into the schools we do have responsibility for, to try and improve standards."
Parents of stabbed girl to close charitypublished at 13:13 British Summer Time 13 July 2016
Jennifer Meierhans
BBC News OnlineThe parents of Rosie Ross, the Walsall schoolgirl who was stabbed to death in Birmingham 15 years ago, are preparing for a last memorial walk in her memory.
Since Rosie's death at the age of 16 in 2001, more than £350,000 has been raised for local projects which help young people.
Karen and Sean Ross will close their charity, Rosie's Helping Hands, external, following Sunday's event at Aldridge Airfield in Walsall.
Trains delayed between Birmingham and Coventrypublished at 12:53 British Summer Time 13 July 2016
BBC TravelRail passengers travelling between Birmingham and Coventry are warned to expect delays of up to 15 minutes due to faulty train.
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End of twitter postHSBC reaffirms Brum move after Brexit votepublished at 12:48 British Summer Time 13 July 2016
Louise Hancock
Newsreader, BBC WMHSBC's UK boss has reaffirmed the bank's commitment to Birmingham in the wake of the Brexit vote.
Speaking at a Chamber of Commerce event, Nigel Hinshelwood said the EU referendum result would not affect HSBC's strategy - or its move to a new national headquarters at Arena Central in 2017.
Image source, Marketing BirminghamThe local Chamber says the relocation of HSBC UK's head office at the end of next year is expected to see a thousand people moving from London along with the creation of 200 new posts.
Ten things you MUST see at CBBC Live in Birminghampublished at 12:32 British Summer Time 13 July 2016
CBBC Live takes place in Centenary Square on Saturday and Sunday, July 16 and 17.
Council 'accepts more needs to be done' to boost school standardspublished at 12:04 British Summer Time 13 July 2016
Wolverhampton Council says it accepts it needs to improve secondary education after standards were deemed "unacceptable" by the region's Ofsted chief.
The director of education for the authority said: "We accept that still more needs to be done to improve standards still further – particularly around secondary education – and we are rising to the challenge."
But Julien Kramer adds "there has never been a better time to be a pupil in Wolverhampton".
Quote MessageOfsted itself rates more Wolverhampton schools as either Good or Outstanding than ever before, with 83% of primary, secondary, nursery and special schools now holding one of the top two grades. This is already higher than the national average, and by supporting schools to improve and challenging where performance is below par, we expect more schools to become Good or Outstanding in the coming months.
Julien Kramer, Director of education at Wolverhampton City Council
'Severe recycling plant fire' tackled overnightpublished at 11:40 British Summer Time 13 July 2016
Andrew Dawkins
BBC News OnlineFirefighters have been tackling a “severe fire” at a recycling plant in Oldbury, the fire service says.
Ten appliances were deployed to the scene in Union Road around 19:15 yesterday, where there was a fire on a conveyor belt. It has now been brought under control.
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End of twitter postPoundland agree to takeoverpublished at 11:24 British Summer Time 13 July 2016
Black Country-based Poundland has agreed to a £597m takeover by the South African retail group Steinhoff International.
The discount chain which is based in Wllenhall has around 600 shops in the UK, Ireland and Spain.
Last year, Poundland took over its rival 99p Stores but has since seen a slowdown in sales.
Warwickshire look to bat through day fourpublished at 10:44 British Summer Time 13 July 2016
Richard Wilford
BBC Coventry & WarwickshireWarwickshire will look to bat through the final day of their Championship match against Hampshire to secure a draw at Edgbaston.
Image source, Rex FeaturesRain meant there was no play on the third day, leaving Warwickshire on 131 for three in their first innings, still 400 runs behind.
When play gets underway, you can follow the action with ball-by-ball commentary.
'Unacceptably low' standards in schoolspublished at 10:25 British Summer Time 13 July 2016
A government watchdog raises concerns over "unacceptably low" standards in secondary school education in the Black Country.
Read MoreWatch: Latest weather forecastpublished at 10:13 British Summer Time 13 July 2016
A mainly dry day but we will see some showers. Safe to say a rather disappointing outlook considering it's July.
Here's Charlie Slater with your 24-hour forecast...
Wolves takeover 'in the region of £40m'published at 09:51 British Summer Time 13 July 2016
BBC WM SportThe Wolves takeover saga continues this morning with reports that a deal in the region of £40m is close, allowing Chinese businessman Robin Li to buy the club.
The reports also cast further doubt over the future of Head coach Kenny Jackett, with the team due to head to Ireland at the weekend. The club has declined to comment.
Meanwhile, Wolves target Nick Powell has opted to sign for fellow Championship side Wigan instead.
Image source, Getty ImagesHeadlines: 'Unacceptably low levels' in secondary education; Wolves takeover latestpublished at 09:28 British Summer Time 13 July 2016
Stephanie Barnard
BBC Local LiveThe top stories in the newsroom this morning include:
- Watchdog raises concerns over "unacceptably low" standards in secondary school education in the Black Country
- Developers have been chosen for a planned £60m shopping complex in Wolverhampton
- A Wolves takeover deal in the region of £40m is said to be close
Motorist dies following Bridle Lane crash in Sutton Coldfieldpublished at 09:09 British Summer Time 13 July 2016
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Image source, Google'Unacceptably low levels' of secondary education in the Black Countrypublished at 08:44 British Summer Time 13 July 2016
Standards in secondary schools in the Black Country are "unacceptably low", says the head of Ofsted in the West Midlands, external.
Lorna Fitzjohn says pupils' achievements by age 16 is "poor" in comparison to elsewhere in the region and nationally.
There are 76 secondary schools in Dudley, Sandwell, Walsall and Wolverhampton, 53 of which are run by academy trusts. Ms Fitzjohn says failings "are prevalent in both kinds of schools".
She has written to local authorities, academy trusts and politicians urging them to take action against "continuing weaknesses".
Image source, OfstedDevelopers chosen for £60m shopping complexpublished at 08:26 British Summer Time 13 July 2016
Developers have been chosen for a planned £60m shopping complex in Wolverhampton.
The Westside development will cover a 6.4-acre site.
Plans were unveiled at the Houses of Parliament on Tuesday, with Urban & Civic handed a six-month period in which to develop the project.
The building is set be completed in two phases, with the final parts due by 2022.
