Missing man swept off rocks namedpublished at 18:12 British Summer Time 24 August 2016
A 23-year-old man who remains missing more than two weeks after being swept out to sea off the Ceredigion coast is named.
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Bomb disposal team sent to Birmingham after 'terror' arrests
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Custody death protesters occupy CPS offices
'Lack of proper' records checks cancels kids' activities
'Unsafe' A&E services' knock-on effect in Black Country
Updates from Friday 26 August 2016
Missing man swept off rocks namedpublished at 18:12 British Summer Time 24 August 2016
Local Live for Birmingham and the Black Country....published at 18:00 British Summer Time 24 August 2016
Thanks for joining us. We'll see you on Thursday from 08:00 for the normal mix of news, sport, travel and weather updates.
Keep an eye out here until then for any more news or updates.
Weather: Overnight forecast for the West Midlandspublished at 17:56 British Summer Time 24 August 2016
Shefali Oza
BBC Midlands TodayThese will gradually ease through the early hours, but with a few showers remaining by morning - lows of 16C (61F).
Tomorrow, a bright day with some heavy showers likely through the day.
Homemade in Smethwick: Life in picturespublished at 17:49 British Summer Time 24 August 2016
Satnam Rana
BBC Midlands TodayDo you have a favorite meal? Well, if you're looking for inspiration for something new, how about a colourful collection of recipes handed down through the generations in the Black Country
Rooted in no fewer than 130 countries and centered on the multicultural area of Smethwick.
The project, Homemade in Smethwick documents the people who live there through photos, stories and food.
See more on Midlands Today at 18:30, BBC One.
Latest headlines: Tasered footballer given CPR for 35 minutes; aeroplane u-turn after bird strikepublished at 17:39 British Summer Time 24 August 2016
Stephanie Barnard
BBC Local LiveThe top stories for BBC Birmingham and the Black Country this afternoon include:
- An inquest in Shropshire heard how hospital doctors battled for 35 minutes to save the former Aston Villa footballer Dalian Atkinson
- The family of a Birmingham man murdered in a racist attack say they have been racially abused
- A passenger plane has had to return to Birmingham Airport after a bird strike
New tourist attraction gathers crowdspublished at 17:30 British Summer Time 24 August 2016
Phil Mackie
Midlands correspondent, BBC NewsA steady stream of onlookers at Birmingham's newest tourist attraction... the demolition at Paradise Circus!
Relive Warwickshire's One-Day Cup semi-final winpublished at 17:15 British Summer Time 24 August 2016
Relive the action as Warwickshire beat Somerset by eight wickets at Edgbaston to reach the One-Day Cup final.
Read MoreParamedic attacks 'I had my nose broken'published at 17:07 British Summer Time 24 August 2016
A paramedic who was attacked in Birmingham, says they should be given body-cameras.
West Midlands Ambulance Service says it's considering introducing them to prevent physical assaults after figures show almost 300 attacks happened across the region last year.
Quote MessageThe first time a patient kicked off I ended up with two cracked ribs, the next time I was spat at and after that I was knocked out by a patient. In January I had my nose broken
Tony White, Paramedic
Appeal to trace wanted manpublished at 16:57 British Summer Time 24 August 2016
Alec Blackman
BBC Coventry & WarwickshirePolice in Warwickshire say they need the public's help in locating a man from Leamington Spa , externalwho is wanted on recall to prison.
22-year-old Liam Timms was released from HMP Oakwood in Wolverhampton in June, after serving a sentence for burglary.
However, officers say he has since breached the terms of his release.
Image source, Warwickshire PoliceImage caption, Liam Timms
Detectives say Timms has connections to Leamington Spa and Birmingham.
Grass fires in Wolverhamptonpublished at 16:49 British Summer Time 24 August 2016
Firefighters are tackling a large grass fire in a Wolverhampton park.
The blaze is near to Northycote Farm at Fallings Park.
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End of twitter postLichfield Dash returns to Cathedral Close after four years awaypublished at 16:40 British Summer Time 24 August 2016
After a break of four years, the famous Lichfield Dash returned to the city last Saturday., external
Image source, Lichfield MercuryBury sign Vaughan after Blues exitpublished at 16:15 British Summer Time 24 August 2016
League One side Bury sign striker James Vaughan on a free transfer after he was released by Birmingham City.
Read MoreNearly 300 attacks on paramedics in one yearpublished at 16:05 British Summer Time 24 August 2016
Matthew Bone
Reporter, BBC Midlands TodayBody cameras could be issued to ambulance staff across the West Midlands because of a rise in the number of attacks on paramedics.
There were 298 attacks on ambulance staff last year - that's nearly a third more than in 2012.
CCTV cameras are already being fitted to vehicles to offer them extra protection from patients who are angry, drunk or on drugs.
Pink ball cricket at Edgbastonpublished at 15:46 British Summer Time 24 August 2016
Warwickshire's annual Second XI Championship home fixture with neighbours Worcestershire does not normally command much attention, except among the most passionate of Midlands cricket aficionados.
But this week's three-day meeting at Edgbaston is a bit different, as it is being played with a pink ball as a day/night game, instead of on the club pitch at Barnt Green, where it had originally been scheduled.
The ECB are constantly looking at ways of increasing the popularity of domestic cricket. They first experimented with day/night cricket using pink balls in September 2011, in an end-of-season County Championship fixture between Kent and Glamorgan at Canterbury.
Australia used pink balls last November in their day-night Test match against New Zealand in Adelaide, which attracted record-breaking attendances.
Today's third and final day's play got underway at 14:00 BST. Warwickshire currently stand on 142-3 in their second innings, having scored 304-9 declared in their first innings, to which Worcestershire replied with 300-7 dec.
Image source, Tom Rawlings - Warwickshire CCCImage caption, Edgbaston under lights in the Second XI game between Warwickshire and Worcestershire
This special delivery is yourspublished at 15:34 British Summer Time 24 August 2016
What do butcher's, takeaways and paramedics have in common - they sometimes deliver.
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End of twitter post 2Police officer who sued force over Bin Laden jibe is sacked for threatening witnesspublished at 15:20 British Summer Time 24 August 2016
A West Midlands Police officer who once sued the force after a manager said he resembled Osama bin Laden, has been sacked for threatening a court witness, external.
Weather: Fine and dry daypublished at 15:01 British Summer Time 24 August 2016
Feeling pleasantly warm in the sunshine, although somewhat fresher compared to Tuesday - highs of 22C (72F).
Sport headlines: Pulis refuses to criticse squad after 2-2 draw; Veretout waves goodbye to Villa for a seasonpublished at 14:37 British Summer Time 24 August 2016
BBC WM SportThe sport headlines this lunch time include:
- West Bromwich Albion head coach Tony Pulis refused to criticise his team after their EFL Cup defeat at Northampton Town
- Wolves will learn who they`ll face in the third round of the competition when the draw is made tonight
- Aston Villa midfielder Jordan Veretout has joined St Etienne on a season long loan
- Wolves midfielder Dave Edwards, Aston Villa defender James Chester and David Cotterill of Blues have all been included in the Wales squad for the World Cup qualifier against Moldova in Cardiff on 5 September
Fire services 'paying more for the same kit', Home Office figures suggestpublished at 14:17 British Summer Time 24 August 2016
West Midlands Fire Service paid £100 more for leather firefighting boots than colleagues in Cornwall, according to spending figures for "common equipment" being released today by the Home Office.
The government is publishing its national overview illustrating, while the cost of several products was broadly similar across the country, in some cases authorities paid as much as five times more than others for the same kit.
Our region's service paid £175 for boots which the Home Office said cost £75 a pair in Cornwall. Cornall ordered 574, compared to one pair in the West Midlands, according to the figures.
Image source, Getty ImagesBrandon Lewis, minister for policing and the fire service, said: "It makes no sense for fire and rescue authorities to buy separately when there are both financial and operational benefits to buying together."
A note accompanying the figures from the Home Office said: "For some authorities, this was several years ago, and the general cost of certain items (electronic items in particular) may have changed in the intervening period."
Bears' Test hero Woakes to feature in ODI seriespublished at 14:02 British Summer Time 24 August 2016
BBC Coventry & Warwickshire SportWarwickshire's Chris Woakes has been named in the starting XI to take on Pakistan in the first One-day international at the AGEAS Bowl in Southampton.
