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Updates from Friday 9 September 2016
Sian Grzeszczyk
BBC Midlands Today
The new Bishop of Lichfield is touring the Midlands as he starts his new job.
The Right Reverend Dr Michael Ipgrave is making a 40-mile pilgrimage to Lichfield to mark his arrival in the role.
His diocese covers much of Shropshire, the Black Country and Staffordshire.
Bishop Ipgrave formally takes on the role this Saturday
Relive the action from day three of the final week of the County Championship as Somerset thump Notts by 325 runs and Yorkshire keep their title hopes alive.
Read MoreKeaton Jennings, Ben Duckett, Graham Napier and Jeetan Patel are in the running for the PCA Player of the Year award.
Read MoreFirefighters say they'll be at the scene of a large fire at a derelict hotel in Hockley Heath, external near Solihull for most of the day.
They were called to the building in Aylesbury Road just after 21:00 yesterday.
Efforts to tackle the fire have been hampered by a large tree preventing crews from using an aerial ladder. Parts of the roof and tiles have also fell from the building.
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Firefighters battle a "major fire" at a derelict hotel in Solihull overnight.
Read MoreA man carrying a toddler and another thief barge their way inside a 90-year-old woman's house before stealing her purse.
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Mary Rhodes
Presenter, BBC Midlands Today
We'll take you on board the famous steam train The Flying Scotsman on the programme tonight.
One of the main roads through Coventry is to be renamed after one of the city's footballing legends and we hear about a court case involving a brothel which had been running in Birmingham.
Join us for more on these stories and others on the Midlands Today on BBC One at 18:30.
Warwickshire left-armer Keith Barker takes 4-30 to help earn a 67-run first-innings lead over Lancashire at Edgbaston.
Read MoreThree men and three women plead guilty to running a brothel in Birmingham.
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Shefali Oza
BBC Midlands Today
We start to see a cold front come in from the west tonight, leaving lows of 13C (55F).
The BBC weather forecast for Wednesday afternoon in the West Midlands
BBC Sport
Warwickshire have given themselves a first innings lead after bowling out Lancashire for 152 in reply to the Bears' own 219.
Both teams have left the field due to a rain delay but follow the game's progress online.
Lee Thomas
Newsreader, BBC Radio Stoke
A fire at a Staffordshire farm that's been burning for over two weeks is to be capped with soil "immediately".
Cannock Chase District Council says it will take up to four days to cover the site at Slitting Mill in Rugeley and although it won't put the wood waste fire out, it will reduce the amount of smoke.
Air quality monitoring will be undertaken on site to ensure any smoke that is released once the capping work has been completed, remains a low risk to local residents.
Post is suspended in part of West Bromwich for more than two weeks owing to fears about a "roaming" dog.
Read MoreWho's the real opposition leader, Jeremy Corbyn or Diane James?
Read MoreComplaints to Severn Trent fell by 28% last year, giving the water company the second-best record in England and Wales.
The figures have been released today by the Consumer Council for Water, external, which says the company has seen falling complaints for a number of years now.
Image source, PASevern Trent serves more than 4.2 million homes and businesses and says the fall is down to the hard work of its teams and to their use of new technology and social media to keep customers informed.
Quote MessageWe’ve changed and improved our processes, and trained and upskilled our front line staff so they’re able to resolve customers’ issues first time. In addition, we’ve opened up more channels of communication so our customers can contact us when and how they want to."
Leah Fry, Head of customer experience at Severn Trent
A boy died after accidentally choking himself as he tried to experience the sensation of passing out and coming round, an inquest hears.
Read MoreA man appears before magistrates charged with murder in connection with a stabbing in a Birmingham street.
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Warwickshire will be hoping to shift the momentum in their favour today as they resume their potential relegation deciding game against Lancashire at Edgbaston.
The visitors took charge on the first day of the match, bowling out the Bears for 219 with only Sam Hain passing 50.
If Hampshire beat Durham, a scenario which looks more likely after the hosts closed on 370-6 at Southampton, then the losers of this match will go down.
Body cameras are to be worn by West Midlands firefighters from early 2017, the service announces.
Read MoreA tattooed man who changed his name to the King of Ink Land has described how he was moved out of public view in a former job.
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