Birmingham to host BBC Sports Personalitypublished at 11:38 Greenwich Mean Time 28 November 2016
Birmingham's Genting Arena will host the 2016 BBC Sports Personality of the Year ceremony on 18 December.
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Woman hurt by car that failed to stop for police
Tory conferences to cost police £1.5m
Fire at former school
Alton Towers crash victim calls for ride's closure
More time to question terror suspects
Restaurant fire 'an accident'
Updates from Friday 2 September 2016
Birmingham to host BBC Sports Personalitypublished at 11:38 Greenwich Mean Time 28 November 2016
Man critically hurt in street stabbingpublished at 10:21 British Summer Time 4 September 2016
A 19-year-old man is in a critical condition in hospital after a brawl involving up to 30 men, police say.
Read MoreThe South Asian mental health 'taboo'published at 00:00 British Summer Time 4 September 2016
A culture of shame among South Asians is a barrier to members of the community with mental illness accessing help, says cricketer Monty Panesar.
Read MoreMiddlesex's lead in Division One cutpublished at 17:53 British Summer Time 3 September 2016
Middlesex have their lead at the top of Division One cut to four points after rain sees them draw with Warwickshire.
Read MoreTaser police bodycam use 'inconsistent'published at 17:33 British Summer Time 3 September 2016
Police forces are criticised for a "complete lack of consistency" over whether officers armed with Tasers are deployed with body cameras.
Read MoreMan stabbed to death in city attackpublished at 11:38 British Summer Time 3 September 2016
A man was stabbed to death in a "targeted" attack in Wolverhampton, police say.
Read MoreMiddlesex on top but facing rain threatpublished at 19:05 British Summer Time 2 September 2016
County Championship leaders Middlesex reduce Warwickshire to 74-3 in pursuit of 338 to win, although rain is forecast on Saturday.
Read MoreOur coverage across the daypublished at 18:00 British Summer Time 2 September 2016
That's it from us on Friday. Join us again from 08:00 on Monday for a mix of news, sport, travel and weather - and keep an eye out here for more updates this evening and into the morning.
Have a great weekend.
Coming up on TVpublished at 17:55 British Summer Time 2 September 2016
Nick Owen
Presenter, BBC Midlands TodayA Wednesbury woman left with a damaged liver and blood clots after a rollercoaster ride at Alton Towers crashed last year has called for it to be shut indefinitely after 30 people were trapped in a new incident.
The BBC has found out that West Midlands Police is facing a bill of £1.5m to plan security operations for three Conservative Party conferences in Birmingham.
And we look at how the weather is set for this weekend's Moseley Folk Festival.
Join us for these stories and more on the Midlands Today on BBC One at 18:30.
Pensioner loses savings in distraction burglarypublished at 17:49 British Summer Time 2 September 2016
Police want to identify this pair in connection with a ruse by con men who talked their way into a pensioner's home and stole handbags containing savings.
It happened in Baldwin Street, Bilston; with the callers telling the victim they'd been sent by the council to carry out building work.
The offence - one of several similar incidents reported recently in the Wolverhampton area - happened on 25 August, police say, external.
Image source, West Midlands PoliceWatch: Latest weather forecast for the West Midlandspublished at 17:40 British Summer Time 2 September 2016
Rebecca Wood
BBC Midlands TodayAs we head through the latter part of today, we're left with a drier night.
Lows of 11C (52F).
Find out more about the weekend ahead.
Media caption, The weather for the West Midlands.
Wolves left back heads to Nuneatonpublished at 17:34 British Summer Time 2 September 2016
BBC Coventry & Warwickshire SportNuneaton Town have confirmed the signing of 20-year-old left back Ben O'Hanlon on loan from Wolverhampton Wanderers.
The former England Under-18 international joins on an initial one-month deal.
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End of twitter postFlatpack Launches Birmingham on Filmpublished at 17:29 British Summer Time 2 September 2016
Grapevine BirminghamFlatpack: Assemble today announces Birmingham on Film, external - a landmark season (16 September-15 October 2016) exploring how Birmingham has evolved on film and TV over the last decade.
Lucas and Bartley elected as Green Party co-leaderspublished at 17:23 British Summer Time 2 September 2016
Caroline Lucas and Jonathan Bartley have been elected co-leaders of the Green Party of England and Wales in a job-sharing arrangement at the party's autumn conference in Birmingham.
They saw off competition from five others to succeed Natalie Bennett, who is stepping down after four years.
Ms Lucas, the Greens' only MP, was leader of the party between 2008 and 2012 while Mr Bartley is the party's work and pensions spokesman.
Mr Bartley said it was a "great pleasure" to be in Birmingham, which was home to the Cadbury family, whose Quaker ways "showed the whole world how decent housing and a green environment were vital to everyone's wellbeing" when they set up Bournville.
Latest: Call for rollercoaster's closure; fire at former school; woman fights for her life after crashpublished at 17:17 British Summer Time 2 September 2016
Alex Homer
BBC Local LiveHere is a recap of our headlines on Friday:
- A victim of the Smiler rollercoaster crash at Alton Towers has called for the ride to be shut indefinitely after 30 people were trapped in a new incident
- Police have been asked to investigate a fire in a former Stourbridge school
- A woman has been critically injured after her car was hit by another, whose driver moments before had failed to pull over for police
Travel: Hodge Hill crash warningpublished at 17:04 British Summer Time 2 September 2016
BBC TravelColeshill Road in Hodge Hill is blocked and there is slow traffic in both directions near the junction with Ventnor Avenue because of a crash involving a taxi from which people needed cutting free.
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End of twitter post 2School fire referred to police for investigationpublished at 16:52 British Summer Time 2 September 2016
West Midlands Fire Service has asked police to investigate the fire at the former Longlands School in Stourbridge.
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End of twitter post 2Cricket: Middlesex stretch their lead against the Bearspublished at 16:39 British Summer Time 2 September 2016
BBC SportWarwickshire eventually brought to an end Sam Robson's prolonged vigil of 74 for Middlesex at Edgbaston.
He put on 97 runs in partnership with Stevie Eskinazi as the visitors stretched their lead.
Discoloured water in Balsall Heath investigatedpublished at 16:25 British Summer Time 2 September 2016
Severn Trent says it is looking into discoloured water around Balsall Heath but says "although unappealing, we have no reason to believe there is any risk to your health, however we understand that whilst the supply is discoloured you may choose not to drink the water".
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End of twitter postBirmingham on Film: 100 years of the city in filmpublished at 16:05 British Summer Time 2 September 2016
A film festival celebrating Birmingham over the past 100 years starts next month., external
The Flat Pack Festival is hosting "a season of special screenings and events that will take you on a whistle-stop time-machine tour from 1902 right up to the present day."
The festival runs from 16 September to 15 October.
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