Police check lorry over 'arms hanging out back'
Work to repair sink hole continues after flooding
Thousands of homes set for city green belt
Cricket: Day-night matches announced
Updates from Friday 25 November
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Warwickshire will play a County Championship match under floodlights using a pink ball for the first time.
It's part of a full round of nine floodlit championship fixtures starting on 26 June - ahead of Edgbaston hosting England's first ever day-night floodlit test.
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Newsreader, BBC WM
A plan for 51,000 new homes in Birmingham can go ahead after the government upheld ambitions set out in the city's Development Plan.
The creation of 6,000 properties on green belt land in Sutton Coldfield is also permitted after a government order blocking the proposal was lifted.
The cloud will thicken from the north through the afternoon though - highs of 10C (50F).
Stephanie Barnard
BBC Local Live
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A terror suspect went paintballing in Solihull 'to prepare himself for combat', jurors are told.
Read MoreMore than 100 people attend the funeral of a former RAF gunner after an online appeal by a family friend received a huge response.
Read MoreThat's it for today's Local Live updates for Birmingham and the Black Country.
We'll be back from 08:00 tomorrow, but until then, keep an eye on this page for breaking news.
BBC Midlands Today
All this week, we've been meeting the finalists in our search for the BBC Midlands Sports Unsung Hero. Today it's Richard Brough, from Birmingham.
When he discovered he'd made it on to our shortlist of three, Richard said he couldn't understand why. Have a watch of our report and maybe you'll see why.
Richard Brough has been a Birmingham water polo coach for more than 50 years
Monica Rimmer
Journalist, BBC Online
Severn Trent says it is trying to work out what caused a burst water pipe near Selly Oak yesterday.
It's left a big hole in the road and 10 homes with "moderate" damage.
The company is hoping parts of Harborne Lane will at least be partially open by Friday afternoon.
Aftermath of burst water main in Selly Oak
A teenager from Dudley has been jailed for three years and nine months, external after threatening a man with an imitation gun and stealing his car.
He faces a further year in jail after driving his car at another motorist.
Shakeel Janjua, 19, pleaded guilty to robbery and possession of a firearm at Wolverhampton Crown Court on 21 November.
Image source, West Midlands PoliceA dry night will follow with variable amounts of cloud and clear spells.
Chilly, but with a fairly fresh breeze persisting, temperatures will remain above freezing. Lows of 4C (39F).
The latest weather for the West Midlands
Giles Latcham
BBC Midlands Today
More than 100 mourners have turned out for the funeral of a World War Two veteran most of them never knew.
Widower Harry Arrowsmith, from Solihull, risked his life defending his country and survived - outliving most of his relatives and friends.
It looked like the 91-year-old's send off might be a small and rather bleak affair.
Appeals on social media prompted a big turnout from other veterans and ordinary members of the public eager to pay tribute.
Image source, Family pictureFifty-four weapons have been surrendered at a bin on Dunstall Road in Wolverhampton.
Another eight weapons were binned at a site in Heath Town, Wolverhampton - among the eight items were three swords.
The site on Dunstall Road had the highest number of dumped weapons across the eight bins on offer.
Image source, West Midlands PoliceThen weapons surrendered at the bin on Dunstall Road, Wolverhampton
A mother and stepfather are charged with murder after the death of a toddler.
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Leg spinner Josh Poysden and wicket-keeper Alex Mellor have signed new deals with Warwickshire. , external
The contracts commit them both to the Edgbaston club until 2018.
Image source, GettyMonica Rimmer
Journalist, BBC Online
The repairs to the sink hole in Selly Oak will take "weeks" not "days", according to Severn Trent.
A water main burst on Harborne Lane yesterday afternoon, sending thousands of gallons of water across the road's surface.
Severn Trent was able to stem the tide but says the pipe is 10m underneath the surface, external.
Quote MessageWe'll be on site round the clock to keep everyone safe and to get on with the work but we expect it to take quite a long time until everything is back to normal - unfortunately we're talking weeks rather than days."
Severn Trent
Almost 2,000 football-related arrests were made in 2015-16, the first rise for three years
Read MoreWolves' Jon Dadi Bodvarsson says the Championship team are already "on message" of how to play under Paul Lambert.
Read MoreMonica Rimmer
Journalist, BBC Online
The mother and stepfather of a two-and-a-half year old boy who are accused of beating him to death at a house in Wednesfield have been remanded into custody.
Emergency services were called to a house in High Street on 20 November. The boy had injuries to his head and body and died in hospital.
The boy's mother, 25, and his 27-year-old stepfather are charged with murder. They are due to appear at Wolverhampton Crown Court on Friday.
Image source, GooglePolice were called to an address in Wednesfield High Street
A dog becomes a champion slimmer after shedding more than a third of his body weight thanks to a diet and swimming sessions.
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