Street preacher in court over 'abuse'
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Updates from Friday 29 July 2016
Alex Homer
BBC Local Live
Here are our latest stories on Monday:
- A new combination treatment has been developed in Birmingham to battle liver cancer
- The RSPCA is appealing for information after a decayed dog's body was found in a pond at a residential home
- Wolves' new owners say up to £30m could be available to spend on transfers
Michele Paduano
Health correspondent, BBC Midlands Today
Doctors have taught blood cells to recognise liver cancer in a revolutionary combination treatment.
The "super vaccine" fights the disease while patients receive chemotherapy as well.
The therapy is being carried out at Birmingham's Queen Elizabeth Hospital after five years of regulatory hurdles.
Liver cancer is notoriously difficult to treat, and although still rare, it is on the increase, doctors at the hospital said.
A campaign to ensure there are at least three fast trains in Coventry is under way amid fears of cuts to make way for speedier services to Birmingham, external.
Jim O'Boyle, Coventry City Council's cabinet member for jobs and regeneration, said he would not support a reduction in stops at Coventry in any InterCity West Coast services. He's been speaking in response to the government's consultation on the franchise.
"It's not acceptable that we could see fewer trains stopping at Coventry to speed up the connection between London and Birmingham,” he said, saying a well-connected Coventry had a "critical role" in job creation.
Image source, Crewe Heritage CentreQuote MessageAs a minimum we want to ensure that the franchise for trains between Coventry and London meets the current standard of three fast trains per hour. We will be making a strong case for the three fast trains to remain and for improvements to the service."
Jim O’Boyle, Councillor
BBC Sport
The Bears' next game is tomorrow at home to Northamptonshire, who are scheduled to travel to Worcestershire - destroyed by the Bears at the weekend - the following day.
You can keep up to date on One-Day Cup progress here.
Image source, Getty ImagesWarwickshire all-rounder Rikki Clarke enjoyed his first 'Five-for' in List 'A 'cricket at the age of 35 yesterday, but how will the Bears get on tomorrow?
Mike Taylor
BBC WM
Wolves' new owner will speak publicly for the first time later.
Jeff Shi from the Fosun Group will host a press conference at Molineux alongside outgoing chief executive Jez Moxey following the £45m takeover of the club.
How much money is available for new players will inevitably be up for discussion.
Stoke City are prepared to be patient in their attempts to sign Saido Berahino and Joe Allen, says manager Mark Hughes.
Read MoreA Walsall schoolboy who was locked up for a "remarkably sophisticated" fake insurance fraud has seen his sentence slashed by appeal judges, external.
BBC Sport
Birmingham City's Isabelle Linden scored her first goal in English football to deny Reading their first Women's Super League One win.
Image source, The FAA legal challenge could be mounted against the decision to demolish Hall Green Stadium, external to make way for more than 200 houses.
A World War One soldier has been honoured 100 years after he "demonstrated immense bravery".
Cpl Joseph Davis, from Tipton in the Black Country, won the Victoria Cross (VC).
Wounded himself and with eight injured officers, he led his reserve to safety in the Battle of the Somme.
Image source, Sandwell Museums Service MED
BBC News England
Two people arrested after a five-year-old boy died in a suspected drowning at a water park have been released on police bail.
The boy, named locally as Charlie Dunn, from Tamworth, was pulled from the Blue Lagoon at Bosworth Water Park in Leicestershire on Saturday afternoon.
He died later in hospital and a man and woman were arrested.
Police said the pair had been bailed "pending further inquires", adding an investigation was "ongoing".
Officers are urging witnesses and anyone with video footage taken at the park to come forward.
Around 25 firefighters are at the scene of a factory fire in Tividale.
Five crews are tackling the flames on Hainge Road.
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BBC Sport
Rikki Clarke's new ball spell blew away rivals Worcestershire as he took 5-26 in Warwickshire's One-Day Cup derby victory.
The Bears wore red armbands in tribute to Andy Payne, a long-serving coach at nearby Kings Heath Cricket Club, who lost his battle with leukaemia on Friday.
Image source, Roger WoottonSir Philip Green and others who "got rich" from BHS have been blamed for the retailer's collapse in what MPs called the "unacceptable face of capitalism".
A damning MPs' report, external found Sir Philip, the billionaire former owner of BHS, which had stores across the West Midlands, extracted large sums and left the business on "life support".
Sir Philip's failure to resolve BHS's pension deficit was a major factor in the firm's demise, the report added.
Image source, Reuters
Sara Blizzard
BBC Weather
It is going to have a different feel this week. It will be fresher, there will be some sunshine but there is a chance of some showers.
Highs of 20C (68F).
The weather for the West Midlands.
Rob Mayor
Black Country Political Reporter, BBC WM
A UKIP leadership hopeful and West Midlands MEP is calling for hardline prison reform - and wants inmates to pay £40,000 a year for their stay.
Bill Etheridge is calling for a string of changes, although he admitted to BBC WM his proposal would only work if convicts had assets.
He has also admitted he has never been inside a jail.
Jails "would probably work for people like him," he said, despite comments last week that prisons should be about "punishment rather than rehabilitation".
BBC Travel
There is very slow traffic on the A38(M) Aston Expressway outbound in Birmingham between Dartmouth Circus and Spaghetti Junction in the roadworks area, drivers are warned.
Alex Homer
BBC Local Live
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