Stephanie Barnard
BBC Local Live

Two men have been jailed for three years each after throwing a package of heroin out on to the M6 motorway in July.

Kasar Jehangir and Adil Aftab, both from Birmingham, admitted possession with intent to supply Class A drugs at Birmingham Crown Court.

Staffordshire Police say the men were arrested in July after following a car travelling over 120 mph and weaving in between lanes.

After an unmarked police car tried to pull-over the driver, a 34g package of heroin was thrown out of the car window, causing clouds of brown dust, officers said.

The M6 southbound was closed around junction 12 while the drugs were recovered.

Image source, Staffordshire Police

Great Barr Observer

Angry residents have labelled frequent fly-tippers an "absolute disgrace" – after the same spot is being targeted in Great Barr., external

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

It's hoped the 21 men - seen in this 1972 photograph - will share their stories about the creation of modern Birmingham's roads. 

Yvonne Price, from the Birmingham Irish Association, external, is part of the 'We Built this City' project, which was awarded a Heritage Lottery Fund grant to help mark the contribution of the Irish community to Birmingham's infrastructure.

Image source, Brendan Farrell

A nursery worker appears in court accused of 15 sex offences involving children.

BBC Sport

Albion's Chris Brunt could feature for Northern Ireland for the first time in more than a year against Azerbaijan in Belfast. 

The Baggies midfielder has only recently returned from a serious knee injury and he says missing last summers Euros was hard to take. 

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A police incident in Birmingham city centre has piqued the interest of shoppers this afternoon who have been wondering on social media what went on.

Here's what we know.

A car reported by onlookers to have been involved in a police chase has partially mounted a pedestrian area on New Street.

A front tyre had burst.

Witnesses say they saw a number of men abandon the vehicle and run from police.

A police helicopter has been circling above the scene. 

BBC Weather Watchers

BBC Weather Watchers earlybird311 and Elle Nino sent in these two lovely pictures from Halesowen and Solihull. 

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Image source, Elle Nino

Louise Hancock
Newsreader, BBC WM

The headlines in the WM newsroom this afternoon:   

- A 34-year old woman has been arrested in connection with the death of teenager Kaydel Williams

- A woman has been killed in 'hit-and-run'

- A 15-year-old boy has serious injuries after being stabbed at school

Thousands of people across the West Midlands mark Armistice Day as towns and cities fall silent.

BBC Midlands Today

We're just a week away from this year's BBC Children in Need Day with lots of fundraising events planned around the region. 

One school in Dudley has more reason than most to celebrate as some of its children are part of the choir who'll be singing the official Children in Need song on the big night. 

Rebecca Wood will be at Jessons Primary School for us this lunchtime, on BBC1 at 13:30. 

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

Osmond Bell, of Regent Road, Handsworth, Birmingham, was charged by West Midlands Police in August with murdering 24-year-old, mother-of-two Nova Welsh in the city 35 years ago.

The 59-year-old spoke only to confirm his name and enter a not guilty plea during a hearing at Birmingham Crown Court and was remanded in custody until February 6. 

A number of war memorials in the Black Country have been granted listed status, Historic England has announced. 

It's part of the organisation's pledge to protect 2,500 memorials by 2018. 

The Rushall War Memorial in Walsall is one of the monuments to make the list. 

Image source, Historic England

BBC Weather

Cold and frosty at first, with some patchy fog in places. 

This will slowly clear to give a fine but cold day with some crisp sunshine. 

Mikey Burrows
BBC WM Sport

Walsall are starting the search for a new assistant manager today after Dean Holden left for Bristol City yesterday. 

Saddlers boss Jon Whitney says he wants to take his time to get the appointment right.

Image source, Empics

A man is arrested on suspicion of murder after a man was reportedly put into a car and then killed in a potential hit-and-run.

Monica Rimmer
Journalist, BBC Online

A 34-year old woman has been arrested in connection with the death of teenager Kaydel Williams whose body was found in an Erdington street last month.

The woman, from Erdington, is being questioned on suspicion of attempting to pervert the course of justice and assisting an offender.

West Midlands Police says, external it has been granted a further 36 hours to question a 34-year-old man arrested on Wednesday on suspicion of murder, kidnap and robbery.

Tipton man Mr Williams, 19, was discovered with injuries to his head and chest in Hunton Road on 7 October.

Image source, West Midlands Police

Government funding totalling £18m is being offered to councils in England to speed up building up to 800,000 new homes on large developments.

A controlled explosion has been carried out after a chemical found in a school was deemed a potential safety risk.

Wolverhampton Girls High School contacted authorities over a small quantity of the substance, known as DNP, which is used in science experiments. Police and an army bomb disposal squad attended the Tettenhall Road site and the chemical was taken away before being made safe in a controlled explosion.

Headteacher Trudi Young said: "This has been a national issue. All schools across the country have been contacted by the Government about the potential explosive risk posed by the chemical 2,4-dinitrophenylhydrazine (DNP) which is commonly used in science experiments.

"Like many other schools, we contacted the authorities to inform them that a small quantity of the substance was in school."

Stephanie Barnard
BBC Local Live

A two-minute silence has been observed across the UK to remember the nation's war dead for Armistice Day.

Prince Harry will read Rupert Brooke's poem The Soldier, written at the beginning of the war, as part of the service at the National Memorial Arboretum.  

Image source, Getty Images

A woman is killed in a possible hit-and-run crash in Birmingham.