Derailment disrupts train services
Further delays due to overhead wire damage
Police target drivers 'too close' to cyclists
Team Jamaica could again use Brum as base
Updates from Friday 16 September 2016
The announcement will come at the party's annual conference in Bournemouth.
A ballot of party members closed on Thursday and the result will be announced at 13:30.
Image source, Getty ImagesAll London Midland services to and from Euston station have been cancelled "for the next few hours" after a landslide at Watford Junction.
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UKIP will announce its new leader at the party's conference in Bournemouth shortly, with five candidates vying to succeed Nigel Farage.
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Train operator London Midland is advising all passengers to make checks before they travel after a train derailed near Watford Junction this morning, disrupting services.
The extent of delays is "unknown" it says, referring people travelling south to its website, external and National Rail, external.
Tickets are being accepted by other operators, London Midland adds. , external
There is also information @LondonMidland., external
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A train has derailed near Watford Junction, causing delays on lines across the Midlands.
It is the 06:19 service from Milton Keynes to Euston, London. No injuries have been reported
Disruption to London Midland and Virgin services, from the Midlands into Euston, is expected.
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A train has derailed near Watford Junction causing major disruption to services in and out of London Euston station.
All line were blocked earlier but some have since reopened, according to Virgin Trains which says the "majority of services" are subject to delays and alterations.
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BBC WM Sport
Walsall defender James O'Connor and midfielder Isaiah Osbourne were both due to return to training today after injury, ahead of the weekend home game with League One leaders Bolton.
We spoke to Jon Whitney this afternoon looking ahead to Saturday...
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BBC WM
The Liberal Democrat candidate for the position of West Midlands Metro mayor says people really want to see change.
Local business woman Beverley Nielson will be on the ballot paper for the vote next May.
Quote MessageWe are a region which I think is at its best when we are looking at radical liberal values. We are embracing change - we are driving it through and we are a great independent group of people in this region and have a great track record."
Beverley Nielson, Liberal Democrats metro mayor candidate, West Midlands
Labour has put forward former Birmingham MP and current West Midlands MEP Sion Simon as its candidate.
Retailer John Lewis' Chief Executive Andy Street has stood down as chair of the Greater Birmingham and Solihull Local Enterprise Partnership to stand as the Conservative party nomination.
The move ensures the language students benefit from a more modern environment with an even greater range of resources, and means an extension of the library opening hours.
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Aston Villa have fitness worries over Jack Grealish, Ross McCormack and Ritchie De Laet (pictured left to right) ahead of Saturday's trip to Ipswich, which'll be live on BBC WM 95.6.
Grealish missed last night's draw with Brentford due to a hamstring injury while McCormack and De Laet were substituted during the game.
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A new test to work out how well private hire taxi drivers know Birmingham's streets is being introduced.
The city council's licensing committee, external approved a new exam which will replace its current knowledge test next month.
Potential drivers will have to show they can read a map of the city, as well as demonstrate a good understanding of licensing laws.
Shefali Oza
BBC Midlands Today
Late in the night it should start to become drier from the west - lows of 14C (57F).
The weather for the West Midlands.
The removal of almost 15 tonnes of concrete from the site of Birmingham's old library has revealed a new skyline for the city. Demolition work has given new views of the city's museum and art gallery.
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Peter Wilson
BBC Midlands Today Special Correspondent
Nudge Theory - a trial project from West Midlands Police - uses small psychological boosts and suggestions in the hope of helping criminals avoid reoffending.
In addition to supportive messages on cell walls, the interventions include sending letters to known offenders on key birthdays, their 18th or 21st, suggesting it's time to rethink their future.
The reoffending rates of detainees exposed to the cell graffiti will be compared to those who stay in regular cells, to gauge any behaviour change.
Nudge theory has been used across the world in different ways. At a Dutch airport, flies were painted in the middle of urinals to encourage men to take better aim.
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