Lescott move to Rangers falls throughpublished at 12:45 British Summer Time 19 August 2016
Rangers' proposed move for Aston Villa's Joleon Lescott is off after the defender failed his medical, BBC Scotland understands.
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Updates from Friday 12 August 2016
Lescott move to Rangers falls throughpublished at 12:45 British Summer Time 19 August 2016
Items stolen from police: 'How on earth could all this property go missing?'published at 12:34 British Summer Time 19 August 2016
Tom Turrell
BBC Midlands TodayNine bikes from the West Midlands force, a sat nav in West Merica and a lap top in Staffordshire are among the items stolen from police across the region. They are bound to raise an eyebrow among many.
Their value ranges from a few pounds to tens of thousands of pounds. "But," I hear you ask, "how on earth could all this property go missing from under the noses of officers?"
In the case of the £113,000 stolen from within the bowels of the Warwickshire force HQ, the answer is, despite a court hearing, nobody knows.
Image source, ThinkstockYou can see more on this story on Midlands Today, BBC One, at 13:30 and 18:30.
Berahino could be set for West Brom staypublished at 10:52 British Summer Time 19 August 2016
England Under-21 striker Saido Berahino could remain at West Brom until his contract expires at the end of the season.
Read MorePsoriasis sufferer 'treated like leper'published at 10:21 British Summer Time 19 August 2016
A psoriasis sufferer is calling for more aware of the condition after being "treated like a leper".
Read MoreFactory fire 'started deliberately'published at 07:39 British Summer Time 19 August 2016
A large fire at a derelict factory in the Black Country is being treated as arson, firefighters say.
Read MoreCannabis plant stolen from policepublished at 00:20 British Summer Time 19 August 2016
A cannabis plant, barbecue, police force flag and emergency vehicles are among items to have been stolen from police in the West Midlands region.
Read MoreMan avoids Turkish extradition bidpublished at 20:56 British Summer Time 18 August 2016
A man escapes being extradited to Turkey after a court rules he could be tortured and probably will not get a fair trial.
Read MoreOfficers probed over footballer deathpublished at 19:09 British Summer Time 18 August 2016
Two police officers are under criminal investigation over the death of Aston Villa star Dalian Atkinson who died shortly after he was shot with a Taser.
Read MoreWest Brom 1-2 Evertonpublished at 17:41 British Summer Time 18 August 2016
Follow live text coverage of West Brom against Everton in the Premier League from The Hawthorns.
Read MoreVilla's Lescott to have Rangers medicalpublished at 16:22 British Summer Time 18 August 2016
Aston Villa defender Joleon Lescott is due to have a medical after being offered a two-year contract by Scottish Premiership side Rangers.
Read MoreMoussa says Walsall move was 'pivotal'published at 15:20 British Summer Time 18 August 2016
Walsall midfielder Franck Moussa says his summer move to the club could be the pivotal moment of his career.
Read MoreFormer Coventry school-teacher gets his own TV showpublished at 14:45 British Summer Time 18 August 2016
Former Coventry school teacher Guz Khan has been given his own BBC TV comedy show.
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End of twitter postM42: Lanes closed and heavy southbound trafficpublished at 12:48 British Summer Time 18 August 2016
BBC TravelThere's a lane closed and heavy traffic on the M42 southbound between J9, M6 Toll (Curdworth) and J8 M6, because of an accident, BBC Travel reports.
There's also a lane closed and slow traffic on M42 southbound before J6, A45 (Birmingham Airport), because of emergency repairs.
Who will pay for a West Midlands Mayor?published at 12:44 British Summer Time 18 August 2016
No decision has yet been made on how much a West Midlands mayor would be paid.
That's according to Bob Sleigh, the leader of Solihull Council, who is also the chairman of the combined authority board, who are working on the plans.
The remuneration panel is yet to meet, but Councillor Sleigh says any salary should be commensurate with the role, which is probably more than £40,000 per year:
Homes evacuated over factory firepublished at 10:11 British Summer Time 18 August 2016
A "serious" fire at a derelict factory in the Black Country led to some nearby homes being evacuated.
Read MoreHomes evacuated over factory firepublished at 09:49 British Summer Time 18 August 2016
Residents are forced to temporarily leave their homes because of a factory fire in the Black Country.
Read MoreMusic festival under inner-city flyoverpublished at 00:53 British Summer Time 18 August 2016
A one-day music and arts festival will take place in Birmingham on Saturday under an inner-city road.
Read MorePC misconduct action over abuse claimpublished at 20:48 British Summer Time 17 August 2016
A police officer will face misconduct action relating to a claim of abuse of a patient at a nursing home, the Independent Police Complaints Commission (IPCC) confirms.
Read MoreFurther arrests over fatal stabbingpublished at 19:02 British Summer Time 17 August 2016
Two more teenagers are arrested in connection with the murder of a man found stabbed in a house in the Black Country.
Read MoreHibernian sign Shinnie on loanpublished at 18:56 British Summer Time 17 August 2016
Hibernian sign Birmingham City forward Andrew Shinnie on a season-long loan, subject to international clearance.
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