A senior firefighter in the West Midlands has died after suffering a heart attack on holiday. 

Watch commander John Sale, a fire officer at Canley Fire Station in Coventry, was with his family in St David's in Wales when he fell ill.

He was taken to hospital but died this morning, West Midlands Fire Service said, external. 

Mr Sale, who was in his 50s, joined the brigade in 1994 as a recruit, originally training at Coventry Fire Station before moving to Willenhall Fire Station.

During his career he also served at Walsall, Wednesbury and Foleshill fire stations, headquarters, the brigade's command development centre and finally on green watch at Canley Fire Station.

Fire stations will fly their flags at half-mast until Thursday evening as a mark of respect.

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Aston Villa sign midfielder Mile Jedinak from Crystal Palace on a three-year deal for an undisclosed fee.

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Journalist, BBC WM

British actors Simon Pegg and Mark Rylance are starring in Ready Player One, which is being filmed in Digbeth.

If you look closely you can see Steven Spielberg in a white hat among the crew.

The remains of the Warner Brothers set are still here but are being packed away this morning.

Here's what it looked like last night.

I'm told most of the filming was done under a railway bridge in Floodgate Street and "perfect for what they want", as the film is set in 2044.  

Three Birmingham care homes are set to close putting 162 jobs at risk and affecting 95 residents.

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BBC Local Live

A woman's suffered a serious injury after her motorbike collided with a car in Featherstone , externalthis morning. 

West Midlands Ambulance Service say they were called at 07:55 to Baneberry Drive and found the woman next to her bike and a car "with significant damage to its side". 

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They say she was fully conscious and treated for a serious leg injury and cuts to her arm before being airlifted to the Royal Stoke University Hospital. 

Paramedics also treated the car's driver and a bus driver who'd seen the crash for shock.

Aston Villa boss Roberto di Matteo says his side need time to turn around their fortunes this season.

Kay Crewdson
BBC weather presenter

A lovely day's ahead - it will be dry and fine with lots of sunshine.

It'll feel warm, so make sure you put your sun cream on if you're heading out.

Great Britain's 2012 bronze medallist Robbie Grabarz finishes joint fourth in the Olympic high jump as Canada's Derek Drouin wins gold.

Louise Hancock
Newsreader, BBC WM

A skip firm has been fined £600,000 and its owner given a two-year suspended sentence after a worker was killed falling from a skip, say police, external. 

Bikram Mahli, from Yale Road in Willenhall, was found guilty of manslaughter and gross negligence, and admitted employer breach of general duty at Wolverhampton Crown Court yesterday. 

He was also fined £10,000 and banned from being a director of a company for 10 years.

The Hollywood film director Steven Spielberg is in Birmingham filming a sci-fi thriller.

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The West Midlands was one of only two regions in the UK to see unemployment rise between April and June, official figures indicate.

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Across the UK the total fell by 52,000 to 1.64 million - in the West Midlands it increased by 18,000 to 173,000, external compared with January to March. 

The only other region to see unemployment rise was London where it rose by 7,000 people.

Birmingham MP Gisela Stuart is to chair an inquiry into the rights of EU migrants living in the UK, but how will the immigration issue be tackled?

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BBC WM Sport

Warwickshire are playing Essex at Edgbaston in the quarter-final of the Royal London One-Day Cup. 

Listen to commentary on BBC WM from 11:00.

Last night Aston Villa fans paid tribute to the club's former striker Dalian Atkinson, who died after being shot with a Taser by police in Telford.  

Supporters took to their feet when a minute's applause was held 10 minutes into the game against Huddersfield Town.  

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Journalist, BBC WM

Hollywood film director Steven Spielberg has been spotted in Digbeth, on the set of his new film.

There's been a real buzz after Spielberg was seen on the set of Ready Player One, based on a science fiction novel from 2011.

A crane from a local company was used by crews last night - here's a sneak peek.

Police have arrested two more teenagers on suspicion of the murder of a 41-year-old man in Dudley.

West Midlands Police say, external they arrested a 15-year-old and an 18-year-old last night in connection with the death of Simon Johnson, who was found with stab wounds at a property in Cradley Road, Netherton, last Thursday.

The older teen continues to be questioned, while the 15-year-old has been released on bail.

Two other teenagers arrested over the death have been released on bail. Police continue to appeal for witnesses.

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A charity which supports former footballers had been in contact with Dalian Atkinson before his death.

Ched Evans scores two second-half goals as Chesterfield beat Walsall to go top of the early League One table.

Craig Davies' last-minute goal earns Wigan Athletic a point at home to unbeaten Birmingham City in the Championship.

Aston Villa are denied victory late on as Michael Hefele's equaliser maintains Huddersfield's unbeaten league start.