Summary

  • Men jailed over M6 'heroin cloud'

  • Nursery worker accused of sex offences

  • Tributes paid to bus crash victim

  • Further arrest over death of teenager found in street

  • Boy seriously injured in school stabbing

  • Woman dies in 'hit-and-run'

  • Builder faces murder trial

  • Updates from Friday 11 November 2016

  1. Will Brexit affect Christmas markets?published at 00:00 Greenwich Mean Time 14 November 2016

    Will Brexit have an impact on England's European Christmas markets?

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  2. Diana's Audi sold at car auctionpublished at 17:41 Greenwich Mean Time 13 November 2016

    A collection of cars formerly owned by royals and celebrities are sold at auction for more than £450,000.

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  3. £7.6m casino creates 100 new jobspublished at 16:08 Greenwich Mean Time 13 November 2016

    A £7.6 million city casino has opened, creating 100 new jobs.

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  4. Tribute to hit-and-run crash victimpublished at 18:38 Greenwich Mean Time 12 November 2016

    The parents of a woman killed in a suspected hit-and-run crash pay tribute to their "beautiful fun-loving daughter".

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  5. Milton Keynes Dons 1-1 Walsallpublished at 17:20 Greenwich Mean Time 12 November 2016

    Dean Bowditch scores a last-minute equaliser as managerless MK Dons rescue a point at home to Walsall.

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  6. Boys charged with attempted murderpublished at 11:01 Greenwich Mean Time 12 November 2016

    Three teenage boys are charged with attempted murder after a 15-year-old boy was stabbed several times in a school's grounds.

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  7. Man charged with teen's manslaughterpublished at 10:06 Greenwich Mean Time 12 November 2016

    A construction worker is charged with the kidnap and manslaughter of a teenager.

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  8. Boy seriously hurt in school stabbingpublished at 19:12 Greenwich Mean Time 11 November 2016

    A 15-year-old boy is in hospital with serious injuries after being stabbed at a Birmingham school.

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  9. Fleeing drug dealers threw heroin on M6published at 18:25 Greenwich Mean Time 11 November 2016

    Two drug dealers who flung heroin out of their car on to a motorway as they fled from police are jailed.

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  10. The men who built Spaghetti Junctionpublished at 18:06 Greenwich Mean Time 11 November 2016

    A search is under way to identify workers who feature in a photo taken underneath one of England's best-known motorway junctions that they helped to build.

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  11. Our coverage across the daypublished at 18:01 Greenwich Mean Time 11 November 2016

    That's it for our live updates today. We'll be back with our usual mix of news, sport, travel and weather from 08:00 on Monday.  

  12. Coming up on Midlands Today: Drug dealers jailedpublished at 17:57 Greenwich Mean Time 11 November 2016

    BBC Midlands Today

    Two drug dealers who flung an estimated kilo of heroin out of their car as they were being pursued by the police have been jailed. 

    The dramatic chase along the M6 last year, which reached speeds of 130 mph, was filmed by police. 

    Our reporter Sarah Falkland will have more on BBC1 from 18:30

    Chase footage
  13. Boy killed by bus 'fought like a lion till the end'published at 17:56 Greenwich Mean Time 11 November 2016

    Monica Rimmer
    Journalist, BBC Online

    The family of 12-year-old Aston Soulsby who died a few days after being hit by a bus has described him as a "lion" who "fought...till the end". 

    In a statement, Aston's parents, external said he was "full of hopes and dreams" and "lived each day with a cheeky smile and a sensitive heart".

    Aston SoulsbyImage source, West Midlands Police
  14. Baggies players to feature in qualifierspublished at 17:55 Greenwich Mean Time 11 November 2016

    Three West Brom players could make an appearance tonight in the 2018 World Cup qualifiers. 

    Northern Ireland take on Azerbaijan at Windsor Park. 

    You can follow updates on the game here

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  15. Tributes paid to boy, 12, killed by buspublished at 17:54 Greenwich Mean Time 11 November 2016

    Tributes are paid to a "brave" schoolboy, 12, who died after being hit by a bus in Wednesbury.

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  16. The men who built Spaghetti Junctionpublished at 17:53 Greenwich Mean Time 11 November 2016

    A search is under way to identify workers who feature in a photo taken underneath one of England's best-known motorway junctions that they helped to build.

    The Birmingham Irish Association has launched a project called We Built This City to mark Irish workers' contribution to Birmingham landmarks - including Spaghetti Junction on the M6.

    Project leader Yvonne Price has managed to identify three of the men in the 1972 photograph by former Irish Post photographer Brendan Farrell.  

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    Spaghetti Junction: Search for workers who helped build iconic route

  17. Latest: Builder faces murder trial; appeal launched to find Spaghetti Junction builderspublished at 17:45 Greenwich Mean Time 11 November 2016

    Sophie Calvert
    BBC WM

    This afternoon's headlines from the WM newsroom include: 

    - A nursery worker has appeared in court accused of child sex offences

    - A builder has denied murdering his former partner in 1981 and will go on trial next year

    - An appeal has been launched to identify people who helped to build Birmingham's Spaghetti Junction

  18. Heroin thrown from 130mph speeding carpublished at 17:17 Greenwich Mean Time 11 November 2016

    Drug dealers create a cloud of heroin on a motorway by throwing it from a car travelling at 130mph while chased by police.

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  19. Teens set out their stall for market projectpublished at 17:02 Greenwich Mean Time 11 November 2016

    Entrepreneurial teenagers have been sharing their experiences of selling at a market that exclusively deals in wares created by young people.

    The Teenage Market is a national project that has regular events in the Black Country , external- each designed to give teens a free showcase for their creative talents while connecting areas' young populations with the market experience.

    Lucy Walters, 13, from Hagley, Worcestershire, is among those bringing an influx of energy to local commerce, combing her love of craft and cake-making with business, thanks to her Trinkets and Treats stall. She said it was an "amazing opportunity".

    Lucy WaltersImage source, Dudley Borough Council

    "I want to set up some more businesses, but this is a good start," she said.

    Meanwhile, 15-year-old Alice Perry, from Dudley Wood, sells restored ukeleles and uses the money she makes to fund a trip to Paris for her Guides group.

    "It's really good," she said. You're with people your own age with similar mind sets; it's nice to get to know people like yourself."

    The next event is on Saturday at Netherton Arts Centre, Northfield Road, Netherton, Dudley, external.