A street preacher has been charged after allegedly shouting at a woman "for wearing tight jeans" and swearing, say police.

Krissoni Henderson, 31, was arrested earlier this month after a 38-year-old woman said she feared for her safety, external after a verbal confrontation on New Street in Birmingham.

He has been charged with using insulting, threatening words or behaviour and using racially aggravated insulting words and will appear before magistrates on 6 September.

BBC WM

Lichfield library is being moved into an old church. 

Plans for it to be at St Mary's for the next 30 years have been approved. , external

It's already home to a museum, café and tourist information. 

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BBC Sport

Republic of Ireland goalkeeper Shay Given has announced his retirement from international football aged 40.

The Stoke City keeper, formerly of Aston Villa, Newcastle, Celtic and Blackburn Rovers, won 134 caps over 20 years and was part of the Republic's Euro 2016 squad.

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Announcing his decision on social media on Thursday, the Donegal native wrote: "I was one of the lucky ones... but now it is time to hang up the gloves."

He is set to continue his club career with Stoke.

Stephanie Barnard
BBC Local Live

The top stories for Birmingham and the Black Country this morning include:

- Commuters in Birmingham are more likely to have to stand on trains than in any other major city outside London

- Abusive and threatening messages sent to a Birmingham MP - including a mocked up picture of her dying - are being reported to the police

- Wolves are closing in on their first signings since the takeover by Chinese group Fosun

Alexandra Hamilton
BBC Weather

A revolutionary blood test to detect brain injury without the need for a traditional MRI scan.

Abusive and threatening messages sent to a Birmingham MP, including a mocked up picture of her dying, are going to be reported to police, according to the Labour member.

Jess Phillips, MP for Yardley, says the material has been sent via social media in the past couple of days.

In May, Ms Phillips said she had received up to 5,000 abusive messages after starting an anti online bullying campaign.

BBC Midlands Today

Birmingham rail passengers are less likely to get a seat on a train than anywhere else outside London. 

Official figures show one in five passengers are left standing during morning and evening rush hours. 

Train operators claim they're tackling the problem - London Midland says it's invested £64m on trains over the past 18 months. 

BBC Travel

Two lanes are closed on the M6 southbound between J7, A34 (Great Barr) and J6, for the A38(M) Aston Expressway, because of a broken down vehicle and recovery work. 

Travel time is at about an hour and cars are queuing to J10a, for the M54.  

Alexandra Hamilton
BBC Weather

Patchy rain will move southwards through today, easing this afternoon. 

Sunshine and showers will follow but these showers could be heavy at times especially in the south, with highs of 22C (72F).

Stephanie Barnard
BBC Local Live

It's Friday and I'm back in the newsroom bringing you the latest news, sport, travel and weather updates for Birmingham and the Black Country between now and 18:00.

If you'd like to get in touch with the BBC Local Live team today you can do so on email, by tweeting @bbcwm, external or visit the BBC WM Facebook page, external.

The families of the Birmingham pub bombings victims have said receiving legal aid is crucial, ahead of the resumed inquests into their deaths.

That's it from me on Thursday. Join us from 08:00 on Friday for more news, sport, travel and weather updates but keep an eye out on this stream overnight for news updates.

Mary Rhodes
Presenter, BBC Midlands Today

Time is running out - that is the fear of some of the families of the victims of the Birmingham pub bombings, who are asking for legal aid ahead of the new hearings into their deaths.

Police are appealing for information after a gunman walked into a takeaway and blasted a hole in the ceiling with a shotgun.

Join us more on these stories and others on the Midlands Today on BBC One at 18:30.

BBC Travel

Severe delays are persisting around the A41 Holyhead Road in Handsworth because of the crash we reported earlier.

Here is the latest.

Alex Homer
BBC Local Live

Here are our top stories from the past few hours:

- Police are appealing for information after a man fired a shotgun into the ceiling of a Birmingham takeaway and ran away from the scene

- The Catholic Archdiocese of Birmingham is one of two case studies chosen for a public inquiry into possible child protection failures

- A coach company is trying to reunite a wedding album with its owners - ahead of their 51st anniversary - after it was found in Birmingham

Paul Franks
Presenter, BBC WM

Jess Phillips changed the locks at home as the death of fellow MP Jo Cox had convinced not to be so "cavalier" about safety she said.

She told me she suffered an "awful lot of hatred and vitriol" and it was "time consuming and depressing cataloguing it all".

By standing up to abuse, she felt "she got more" but suspected it was a similar situation for other MPs, including her colleagues in Birmingham.

The Birmingham Yardley MP said she would be passing the mocked up picture of her dying onto a police officer she had been in touch with today.

Rebecca Wood
BBC Midlands Today

It's going to be a dry end to today and overnight we will see the cloud thickening up.

Lows of 15C (59F).

Find out more.

MP Jess Phillips has tweeted she has had to change the locks on the doors of her home after receiving a "mocked up picture of her dying".

The Birmingham Yardley MP has previously said she received 600 rape threats to her Twitter account from internet trolls in one night.

West Midlands Police said it had not yet received a report about the picture.

Tamworth Herald

Tamworth's iconic Moat House is to reopen its doors next month, external.