BBC Local Live: Birmingham and the Black Country

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Policeman who abused boys a 'sex predator all his life'
Key suspect named in takeaway murder
NHS trusts' deficits run into millions of pounds
Updates from Friday 4 November 2016

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Blues 1-1 Villa: 'The atmosphere was electric'published at 11:28 Greenwich Mean Time 31 October 2016
Mikey Burrows
BBC WM Sport
Bragging rights may have been shared, but Steve Bruce was still the happier of the two managers after Blues and Villa played out a 1-1 draw yesterday.
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The atmosphere was electric. We started really well with good balance and had a few chances, and then we conceded very poorly, which is really disappointing in a big derby. We didn't do our jobs properly."
Gary Rowett, Birmingham City manager
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Wherever we go, we're Aston Villa and people want to turn us over because of who we are and what we are. I'm proud of the way we performed and got a result."
Steve Bruce, Aston Villa boss
Kingsley Burrell: Officers due to appear in court next monthpublished at 10:59 Greenwich Mean Time 31 October 2016
Giles Latcham
BBC Midlands Today
Three police officers have appeared in court following the death of Kingsley Burrell in March 2011.
The charges are in connection with evidence given to an inquest into Mr Burrell's death in May last year, which ruled that "prolonged restraint" and a delay in seeking basic medical help contributed to Mr Burrell's death.
The 29-year-old died from a cardiac arrest. He'd been detained under the Mental Health Act following a disturbance in Winson Green in Birmingham in which he'd claimed he and his son, aged four, had been threatened by armed men.
The three officers weren't asked to enter pleas and were remanded on unconditional bail to appear at the Crown Court on 28 November.
Kingsley Burrell: Three officers chargedpublished at 10:35 Greenwich Mean Time 31 October 2016
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Giles Latcham
BBC Midlands Today
Three police officers have appeared in court charged in connection with the case of Kingsley Burrell, who died in hospital following his arrest.
The three, Paul Adey, 36, Mark Fannon, 45, and Paul Greenfield, 50, face charges of perjury and perverting the course of justice.
The charges are in connection with evidence given to an inquest into Mr Burrell's death in May last year.
Image source, Burrell family
Man arrested on suspicion of burglary, two stabbings and robberypublished at 10:13 Greenwich Mean Time 31 October 2016
A man has been arrested on suspicion of breaking into a property, stabbing two men, attempting to rob a shop and being involved in a crash with an ambulance last night.
A man, thought to be in his 30s, entered a house in Brownhills, near Walsall, on Sunday afternoon and stabbed the men there before stealing their vehicle.
He tried to rob a store before driving off and was involved in a crash with an ambulance responding to the stabbing.
Honey supplies back on trackpublished at 09:43 Greenwich Mean Time 31 October 2016
Joanne Malin
BBC Midlands Today
Bees in the Midlands overcame summer starvation threats to provide more honey per hive than last year, according to figures released by the British Beekeepers Association. , external
The cold and windy spring meant bee keepers had to feed their colonies to keep them alive.
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But the industry says its members' hives were saved by a long, warm autumn.
Police praise fans: Blues v Villa goes by without 'major incident'published at 08:54 Greenwich Mean Time 31 October 2016
Police say they're pleased there were no major incidents surrounding yesterday's 1-1 draw between Birmingham City and Aston Villa.
It's one of the biggest derbys in football, and in the past it's been a catalyst for some violent clashes.
The policing operation involved hundreds of officers and months of planning.
Fourteen arrests were made and police say the operation was a success with rival groups of fans kept apart.
Image source, Getty Images
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We've had two sets of fans out that were really passionate. They were mainly well behaved both inside and outside of the stadium. We have had some hooligan groups who have been intent on coming together so we've had to take some action by putting police officers in between the two sets."
Nick Rowe, Match day commander, West Midlands Police
Latest: Man arrested on suspicion of double stabbing; police praise fans after Blues Villa derbypublished at 08:36 Greenwich Mean Time 31 October 2016
Stephanie Barnard
BBC Local Live
The top stories we're looking at in the newsroom this morning include:
- A man has been arrested after a double stabbing in Brownhills
- Police praise fans as there were "no major incidents" surrounding yesterday's 1-1 draw between Birmingham City and Aston Villa
- A man believed to be the father of two children who died after a house fire in Birmingham is in an induced coma in hospital
Weather: It was get brighter as the day progressespublished at 08:14 Greenwich Mean Time 31 October 2016
BBC Weather
Any fog will be slow to lift through this morning.
Some brightness will develop by midday though and we should see sunny spells through this afternoon - highs of 13C (55F).
Good morning - Live updates for Birmingham and the Black Countrypublished at 08:00 Greenwich Mean Time 31 October 2016
Stephanie Barnard
BBC Local Live
A rather spooky grey misty start to the morning - a great start to your Halloween.
I'm back in the newsroom bringing you the latest news, sport, travel and weather updates for Birmingham and the Black Country between now and 18:00.
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Stabbing man in ambulance collisionpublished at 07:40 Greenwich Mean Time 31 October 2016
A man breaks into a property, stabs two men, steals a vehicle, tries to rob a store and is involved in a collision with an ambulance.
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