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
BBC WM Sport
West Brom chairman John Williams has revealed he tried to persuade outgoing chief executive Mark Jenkins to stay.
Jenkins is ending 14 years at the Hawthorns next month, saying the change of ownership is a natural moment to go.
He'll be replaced by Stoke City's Chief Financial Officer Martin Goodman.
The front page of Stourbridge News is dominated with residents' anger over plans for a housing estate, external.
Image source, Stourbridge NewsThe figures showing the latest number of weapons surrendered across Birmingham and the Black Country has been released.
More than 140 weapons have been handed in.
Among the items was a zombie knife and three swords.
Image source, West Midlands PCCQuote MessageThese bins are only successful if the community supports them and I would like to thank everyone who deposited a weapon for doing the responsible thing. It gives me great satisfaction that there are now scores of potentially deadly weapons off our streets.
David Jamieson, West Midlands Police and Crime Commissioner
Monica Rimmer
Journalist, BBC Online
A major water main burst on Wednesday flooded parts of Selly Oak.
Snappersk sent us this picture of the scene in Harborne Lane.
The road junction collapsed under the weight of the flooding.
Image source, SnapperskSnappersk also sent us this video of the water bubbling before the junction collapsed.
Road junction affected by burst water main in Selly Oak
Dominic Casciani
Home Affairs Correspondent
One of the suspects in the Paris and Brussels terrorism attacks was given £3,000 in a secret meeting in Birmingham months before the killings, a jury has heard.
Kingston Crown Court was told Mohammed Abrini - the so-called "Man in the Hat" - came to England in July 2015 and was given the cash in a Birmingham Park.
Zakaria Boufassil, 26, denies preparing for acts of terrorism by handing over the cash. A second man, Mohammed Ali Ahmed, has already pleaded guilty to the same offence.
Image source, GoogleQuote MessageThere can be no doubt that the money was handed over with the intention of assisting acts of terrorism. That much is clear from the guilty plea by Mohammed Ali Ahmed
Max Hill QC
A lorry driver is left red-faced after his vehicle got wedged under a concrete overpass.
Read MoreWarwickshire leg-spinner Josh Poysden and wicket-keeper Alex Mellor sign on for two more years with the Bears.
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Peter Plisner
BBC Midlands Today
The train operator London Midland says it has been forced to intervene after a surge in passengers travelling without tickets at Rugeley, Staffordshire.
Francis Thomas, London Midland
The town's station is close to the large Amazon warehouse and there are concerns that some workers aren't buying tickets.
Francis Thomas from London Midland (featured in video) says Revenue Protection Officers have been deployed.
Amazon, which in September announced it would take on 4,500 extra seasonal workers in Rugeley, says it is now offering special tickets to staff.
Louise Hancock
Newsreader, BBC WM
The headlines in the WM newsroom this lunchtime include:
- A mother and stepfather have been charged with murdering their toddler
- Severn Trent is continuing repairs to a burst water main on a major road in Birmingham this morning
- A war veteran is to get a hero's send off at his funeral later, thanks to a social media campaign
A man accused of being a member of so-called Islamic State appears in court to face terrorism charges.
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Peter Wilson
BBC Midlands Today Special Correspondent
A man who was arrested and later released following the August 2011 riots has received an out-of-court payment from West Midlands Police after claiming wrongful arrest and alleged assault.
Emmanuel Prophet, from Birmingham, says he had nothing to do with the riots and his lawyers claim he was targeted by the police only because of the colour of his skin.
The force has not admitted any liability and says no officers have been disciplined.
The top of a lorry was ripped off after its driver got the vehicle wedged under an overpass in Birmingham.
The truck became stuck earlier beneath the 9ft 3in (2.8m) bridge in Dale End, where similar crashes have happened before.
The 7.5-tonne lorry struck the underside of the busy overpass, which takes bus traffic in and out of the city centre, at about 10:10.
Image source, PAA lorry became wedged in the same spot in June, after another truck got trapped back in February.
Image source, PAMonica Rimmer
Journalist, BBC Online
A clean-up is under way after a water main burst flooding roads in Birmingham.
This picture from Severn Trent shows just how much damage it caused.
The junction in Harborne Lane collapsed from the weight of the water, taking a lamp-post down with it.
Severn Trent says the water main that burst in Selly Oak was "really big".
West Midlands Fire service confirmed 10 homes were "moderately affected".
Image source, Severn TrentBefore and after: The damage the burst water main caused
The pipe has been turned off and engineers are now, external repairing the pipe.
Part of Harborne Lane will stay closed from the roundabout at the junction of the A38 up to the petrol station just before the junction with Quinton Road.
Severn Trent says there hasn't been any impact on residents' water supply.
Parts of Harborne Lane have reopened, Network West Midlands says.
Some buses will now be able to get through.
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A war veteran is to get a hero's send off at his funeral later, thanks to a social media campaign.
Harry Arrowsmith was an RAF flight sergeant in a Lancaster Bomber during World War Two.
The 91-year-old, from Solihull, died earlier this month, but just a handful of people were due to attend his funeral.
His story was shared thousands of times on social media and now hundreds of people are expected at the Robin Hood crematorium.
Image source, Family PictureHarry Arrowsmith, second from left, and his crew from the 207 Squad
BBC Sport
Warwickshire's Chris Woakes is set to replace Stuart Broad who missed England's practice session in Mohali with a foot injury ahead of the Third test against India on Saturday.
Spinner Zafar Ansari was also absent with a back spasm. England look likely to bring in Jos Buttler for Ben Duckett, with Ansari replaced by either Gareth Batty, Steven Finn or Jake Ball.
Image source, Getty ImagesA man with diabetes is missing from his home in Sedgley.
Police say they are "urgently" searching for 75-year-old William Jewkes, who has not been seen since about 11:00 on Tuesday.
West Midlands Police says, external he left home without money, diabetes medication or a coat.
"This is totally out of character and his family are extremely worried," a spokesperson said.
Image source, Family handoutA man who claims he was arrested during the 2011 Birmingham riots because he was black wins a payout from police.
Read MoreLouise Hancock
Newsreader, BBC WM
The headlines for Birmingham and the Black Country this morning include:
- Severn Trent is continuing repairs to a burst water main on a major road in Birmingham this morning
- A war veteran will get a hero's send off at his funeral in Birmingham later, after a social media campaign
- A man has received an out-of-court payment from West Midlands Police after claiming wrongful arrest and alleged assault
Monica Rimmer
Journalist, BBC Online
A mother and stepfather have been charged with murdering their toddler, external.
It happened on 20 November at a home in Wednesfield High Street, Wolverhampton.
West Midlands Police says the two-and-a-half year old boy was found with head and body injuries.
A post-mortem test showed he died from peritonitis as a result of blunt force trauma to his abdomen.
The 25-year-old mother and 27-year-old stepfather are set to appear at Wolverhampton Magistrates' Court later.
