Housing 'experts' panel launchedpublished at 08:00 British Summer Time 8 September 2016
A panel launches to find more land for new houses and businesses in the West Midlands.
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Teenagers jailed over Watford fan attack
Walsall brothers jailed over terrorism funding charges
American Airlines drop Birmingham to New York route
Four charged with terror offences remanded in custody
John Lewis boss applies to stand as West Midlands mayor
Updates from Friday 9 September 2016
Housing 'experts' panel launchedpublished at 08:00 British Summer Time 8 September 2016
Living in the slums of Birminghampublished at 01:29 British Summer Time 8 September 2016
The housing charity Shelter is appealing for help to find people pictured living in the slums of Birmingham in the 1960s and 70s.
Read MoreWhat happened to the slum children?published at 01:26 British Summer Time 8 September 2016
A charity is trying to trace children who were photographed in the post-war slums of Britain.
Read MoreMan jailed for 'horrific' attack on wifepublished at 19:22 British Summer Time 7 September 2016
A man is jailed for 20 years for attempting to murder his wife in a "horrific" attack at their family home.
Read MoreBears tail rallies in Taunton thrillerpublished at 18:45 British Summer Time 7 September 2016
Somerset spinner Jack Leach takes 5-33 before ninth-wicket pair Rikki Clarke and Chris Wright rally Warwickshire.
Read MoreDebt advice firm announces 500 job cutspublished at 18:31 British Summer Time 7 September 2016
Up to 500 jobs are under threat after a debt advice company announced plans to restructure.
Read MoreGood evening from Local Live for Birmingham and the Black Countrypublished at 18:01 British Summer Time 7 September 2016
That brings to an end our updates on Wednesday.
Join us again from 08:00 on Thursday when we'll have more news, sport, travel and weather to tell you about.
Please keep an eye out on here for any news that breaks this evening.
Watch: Overnight weather forecast from Shefalipublished at 17:56 British Summer Time 7 September 2016
Shefali Oza
BBC Midlands TodayIt will be a dry and warm evening with some late sunny intervals.
Then overnight it will remain dry and warm with clear spells, although it will become a bit cloudier towards dawn - lows of lows of 14C (57F).
Media caption, Shefali Oza has your forecast
Speedway: Heathens and Brummies latestpublished at 17:51 British Summer Time 7 September 2016
BBC WM SportCradley Heathens have some confidence back, according to team manager Will Pottinger.
After 3 defeats in a row, they returned to winning ways with a 60-30 victory over Stoke at Monmore last night., external
The result keeps them 4th in the National League table - the final play off spot.
The Birmingham Brummies are in action tonight at Perry Barr. They take on Kent in the Knock out Cup semi-final.
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End of twitter postLearning to drive at the age of fivepublished at 17:47 British Summer Time 7 September 2016
Children as young as five have been testing out an electric two-seater car which has been designed for primary school age children.
Read MoreCyclist taken to hospital after road crashpublished at 17:42 British Summer Time 7 September 2016
A cyclist in his 50s was transferred to a major trauma centre in the early hours of this morning after a road crash in Upper Gornal yesterday evening., external
Metro mayor: Lib Dems confirm candidatepublished at 17:38 British Summer Time 7 September 2016
The Liberal Democrats have selected their candidate to fight next year's West Midlands Mayoral election.
Beverley Nielsen is a director at Birmingham City University and has served as a Worcestershire county councillor.
Last month Labour announced its candidate - former Birmingham MP and current West Midlands MEP Sion Simon.
Andy Street, the MD of highstreet retailer John Lewis is expected to be confirmed as the Conservative nomination.
Grealish signs new contract with Villapublished at 17:31 British Summer Time 7 September 2016
Aston Villa's England Under-21 midfielder Jack Grealish signs a new long-term contract with the Championship club.
Read MoreSky scraper hotel on plot the 'size of a house' to be builtpublished at 17:18 British Summer Time 7 September 2016
Stephanie Barnard
BBC Local LiveA building plot "the same size of a house" is where a new 26-storey hotel will be built in Birmingham city centre., external
Image source, Glenn Howells ArchitectsBirmingham City Council approved the plans last week, external to demolish Gallan House, a 1960s office block to build a 238 room hotel.
Image source, GoogleQuote MessageIt's the most tallest slender building we've ever done. The front print is only the size of a house. It's 26 storys but it's a knitting needle of a building. There are some shocking buildings in that part of the city and we think it needs a great transformation and it's a great location to do something which is a marker for the entrance of the station [New Street]
Glenn Howells, Architect
Firefighters called to New Street Station following reports of a man with a ringpublished at 16:57 British Summer Time 7 September 2016
Firefighters, from Highgate Fire Station, were dispatched to the concourse at New Street Station this morning, external following reports a man with a ring on finger – but all was not what it seemed.
Image source, West Midlands Fire ServiceAbout 100 children seek asylum in Birmingham and Black Countrypublished at 16:44 British Summer Time 7 September 2016
Chris Blakemore
BBC WMAbout 100 unaccompanied asylum seekers are being cared for by local authorities in Birmingham and the Black Country.
New figures show they include 72 in Birmingham and 23 in Sandwell.
The largest group are boys aged 16 and 17, coming from Afghanistan.
Hot hot hot: Chilli festival returnspublished at 16:16 British Summer Time 7 September 2016
Stephanie Barnard
BBC Local LiveIf you like your food hot write down 17 September in your diary.
Birmingham Chilli Festival, external returns for its seventh year to celebrate everything chilli hot in Brindleyplace Square later this month.
Image source, ThinkstockRare giraffes born at safari parkpublished at 15:53 British Summer Time 7 September 2016
Two Rothschild's giraffes, one of the rarest sub-species in the world, have been born at a safari park in Worcestershire.
West Midlands Safari Park, near Bewdley, say the new arrivals are already six feet tall.
Image source, West Midlands Safari ParkThe species is native to Kenya and eastern Uganda, but there are only 670 left living in the wild, according to the Rothschild's giraffe project, external.
Birmingham's thinnest skyscraper?published at 15:39 British Summer Time 7 September 2016
Birmingham city centre is to get a new skyscraper, a 26-storey hotel described by the architect as a "knitting needle of a building".
Read More£2bn investment for city, says council leaderpublished at 15:12 British Summer Time 7 September 2016
Stephanie Barnard
BBC Local LiveA £2bn deal has been signed with a Chinese company to invest in Birmingham, as the city's council leader continues his trade mission in the Far East., external
It is hoped Country Garden will help with regeneration around HS2 as well as building thousands of new houses.
Quote MessageWe've got to build 90,000 homes over the next 10 to 15 years. I have promised to do that and this is one of the ways we can do this - go around the world bringing capital direct to out city and not relying on the government or London but bringing it direct to London
John Clancy, Birmingham City Council leader
