Prisoners attack staff and start fires
Body found near missing teens' beach
Man due to stand trial over cold case murder
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Updates from Friday 12 August 2016
Sarah Falkland
BBC Midlands Today
A grieving father who lost his son during the Birmingham riots, five years ago this week, says he won't give up fighting for a public inquiry.
Tune in to Midlands Today at 13:30, when I'll be speaking to Tariq Jahan, who lost his son Haroon in the violence.
A nine-year-old Wolverhampton boy has completed a 90-mile walk from Manchester to his home city.
Alfie Baugh, who began his journey on Monday, arrived at the Diabetes Unit at New Cross Hospital over the weekend.
He's raised thousands of pounds for charity, after being inspired by his father, Dave, who has type one diabetes.
Raj Kaur Bilkhu
Broadcast Journalist
The latest this lunchtime:
- Sea search continues for two Birmingham teenagers who were swimming off the Welsh coast yesterday
- Grieving father Tariq Jahan says he is fighting for a public inquiry into his son's death in the 2011 Birmingham riots, after he was told it will cost too much
- Transplant boy is aiming for gold
Adrian Goldberg
Presenter, BBC WM
Five years on from the Birmingham riots that were sparked by racial tension, I've been speaking to a father who lost his 18-year-old son.
Haroon Jahan died in his father's arms after he was hit in what was described as an orchestrated "chariot charge" of cars.
An emotive speech by Tariq Jahan ended the riots that could've cost many more lives.
But he told me time doesn't always heal the pain of losing a child.
Image source, Tariq JahanQuote MessageWhen you stand over your child and you watch the life ebb out of him, it never goes away, no matter how much time you have in this life. It's not enough to get rid of those nightmares."
Tariq Jahan
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A man has been charged with wounding after a suspected road rage attack, external in Kitts Green, Birmingham on Friday night, police say.
Daniel Bond, 29, of Elmore Close, Solihull, is due before Birmingham magistrates later.
Police say a 37-year-old man remains in a critical condition in hospital after an assault in Gressel Lane (pictured) at around 18:30.
Image source, Google
Sara Blizzard
BBC Weather
It won't be as warm as the weekend this afternoon, but it will be fresher with sunny intervals.
Temperatures will peak at 18C (64F).
The weather for the West Midlands with Sara Blizzard.
The search for two Birmingham teenagers missing off the Welsh coast continues this morning.
The 14 and 15-year-old's were swimming in the sea at Barmouth Beach when they got into difficulties yesterday afternoon.
They were part of a large group visiting the area.
Image source, GoogleRaj Kaur Bilkhu
Broadcast Journalist
Some of the top news stories this hour:
- A third person has been charged with the murder, external of Birmingham teenager Kenichi Phillips, who was shot in Ladywood in March
- The search continues of two teenagers who were lost at sea yesterday off the Welsh coast near Barmouth beach
- Tariq Jahan, who lost his 18-year-old son in the 2011 Birmingham riots, says "time will never heal the nightmare" of seeing his child die
A third person has been charged with the murder of a Birmingham teenager, external who was killed in March, police say.
Kenichi Phillips, who was 18, was shot dead as he sat in the back of a car in Ladywood on 17 March just before 19:00.
West Midlands Police say Deandre Bailey, 24, of no fixed address, will appear before Birmingham magistrates today.
Two others have already been charged with murder and are in custody; Dean Silvera, 37, from Dial Close, Druids Heath and a 17-year-old who cannot be named due to his age.
Image source, FacebookWest Midlands Police are also looking for Isaiah Wright-Young, external, 36, from Birmingham who they have named as a key suspect.
A 29-year-old man has been arrested in connection with a suspected road rage attack, external in Kitts Green.
A 37-year-old man is in an induced coma in hospital after being assaulted on Gressel Lane on Friday evening.
A man is in hospital after being shot in Saltley in the early hours of this morning, external, police say.
Police say the 28-year-old has "non-life threatening injuries" to his arm.
The shooting on George Arthur Road (pictured) is being treated as "a targeted attack", West Midlands Police say.
Image source, Google
Jennifer Meierhans
BBC News Online
When three Asian men were killed in Birmingham protecting businesses from black looters, many feared the city faced a race riot.
Yet a speech by a grieving father is now credited with almost single-handedly bringing the city back from the brink.
I take a look back at Tariq Jahan's speech that stopped riots across the country.
Image source, ReutersHere are some of the main stories we are looking at in Birmingham and the Black Country:
- A man is in hospital after being shot in Saltley in the early hours of this morning
- The search for two Birmingham teenagers missing off the Welsh coast will continue this morning
- A father who called for calm during the Birmingham riots five years ago says he won't give up fighting for a public inquiry
Sara Blizzard
BBC Weather
A fresher day for the West Midlands with sunny intervals, especially during the afternoon. Highs of 17C (63F).
The weather for the West Midlands with Sara Blizzard.
One lane is blocked on the M6 southbound between J5 (Castle Bromwich) and J4a (M42) by a broken-down vehicle. More for BBC Travel.
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