Detectives name a man they wish to speak to about the fatal stabbing of a man outside a Dixie Chicken takeaway.

A 42ft-tall pile of rubbish that has towered above neighbouring houses is finally cleared after five years.

Live updates resume from 08:00 tomorrow but keep an eye out here for breaking news and other local stories throughout the evening.  

Stourbridge News

This week's front page of the Stourbridge News, external includes the story: Anger over death of tragic Alfie, 17.

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A man driving a mobility scooter has died after crashing with a car, West Midlands Police has said.

Officers were called to Oldbury Road, Smethwick, at around 09.10 yesterday to reports a man had been seriously injured.

The 68-year-old, from Smethwick, was taken to hospital but died this morning.

Sgt Alan Wood said: “The investigation is in its early stages and enquiries are continuing." 

BBC WM Sport

Walsall have a doubt over midfielder Kieron Morris for their FA Cup first round tie at home to Macclesfield.

It's over an ankle problem. 

Manager Jon Whitney says he will field his strongest available line-up.

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Richard Wilford
BBC WM

Wolves are effectively the last ever Elite League speedway champions following an announcement of a major shake-up in the league's structure.

Wolves will be part of a new top flight - the Speedway Great Britain Premiership; a league including newcomers Rye House and Somerset.

Below that will be the SGB Championship - but neither the Birmingham Brummies nor the Cradley Heathens have chosen to join that league.

Both will likely take their places in the National League where the Brummies would be defending their title.

Birmingham Mail

A girl of 11 was grabbed from behind in an underpass in a terrifying ordeal as she walked home from school.  , external

Allen Cook
BBC Local Live

Two men have tried to change a large number of fake £20 notes in a number of shops, external, police say. 

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Staffordshire Police say they've had reports of the duo going into stores in the Cannock area to try and swap them. 

Officers say they were last seen going into a shop on North Street at midday today and then left, heading towards the A5.

A woman whose ex-partner murdered their baby son says today's sentence of life imprisonment "is not long enough" and could not bring back her "gorgeous" boy.

Daniel Sanzone, 23, was told he would serve a minimum of 15 years for shaking Joshua Millinson so violently at his Wolverhampton home he went deaf and blind.

Speaking after today's sentencing, Joshua's mother, Zoe Howell, said of her son: "He was gorgeous, he was amazing and he was perfect. I couldn’t have wished for anything more."

Ms Howell was cleared at Birmingham Crown Court of child cruelty and causing or allowing Joshua's death. She said: "I've lost my son and I've had to go through all this. People have been slating me for something I didn't do."

Image source, West Midlands Police

Annabel Rackham
Journalist, BBC West Midlands

The top stories for Birmingham and the Black Country this afternoon include:   

• Father who shook his two-week-old son so violently the baby went blind and deaf has been jailed for life
• Imam jailed for sexually assaulting girls in a mosque
•  Student who designs leather jackets in her bedroom has attracted celebrity following   

Birmingham Mail

Thousands of residents using council tips must now pay to dump certain types of rubbish.  , external

A nine-year-old boy fighting a rare form of cancer is winning online support in his battle to beat the disease.

A father who shook his two-week-old son so violently the baby went blind and deaf is jailed for life.

Shefali Oza
BBC Midlands Today

A little milder overnight than last night, but still cold, with frost a risk in some rural areas. 

There'll be patchy rain and showers at times through the night with lows of 5C.

Allen Cook
BBC Local Live

A man's needed hospital treatment after a crash involving a lorry, a car and a coach carrying 50 students. 

West Midlands Ambulance Service says it happened this morning on the A5 near the Weeford Island between Lichfield and Tamworth. , external

Image source, West Midlands Ambulance Service

Paramedics say five people were treated for minor injuries and a sixth, the driver of the car, suffered suspected broken ribs. 

They say he'd managed to get himself out of the car but was taken by ambulance to Good Hope Hospital., external

Here are some images of the ongoing work to update the line between Bromsgrove and Birmingham, external - pictures courtesy of Network Rail.

The line is due to reopen on Sunday.

Annabel Rackham
Journalist, BBC West Midlands

The top stories for Birmingham and the Black Country this afternoon include:    

• A man who murdered his two-week-old son has been sentenced to life in prison
• Imam who sexually assaulted girls in a mosque has been jailed
• Man's VAT fraud cost more than £200,000

Elizabeth Glinka
BBC Midlands Today

A father who shook his 13-day-old son so violently he couldn't see or hear was unable to accept the infant's mother was "no longer able to focus all her attention" on him, a judge has said.

Jailing Daniel Sanzone, 23, for life for murder, Judge Mr Justice Jay said injuries inflicted on Joshua Millinson must have left the newborn in "considerable distress". 

He described Sanzone, 23, of Wolverhampton, as "immature" and ordered him to serve a minimum of 15 years in jail.

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Elizabeth Glinka
BBC Midlands Today

A father who murdered his baby son has been sentenced to life in prison.

Joshua Millinson was two weeks old when he suffered "catastrophic and irreversible" brain injuries at the hands of Wolverhampton man Daniel Sanzone, 23.