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
The star witness in the Kevin Nunes murder investigation and family members were sent on a taxpayer-funded holiday to South Africa costing thousands of pounds, external.
Image source, Facebook/PADrivers need to keep avoiding the area in Selly Oak where a water main has burst, West Midlands Police say.
As it is close to Birmingham's Queen Elizabeth Hospital, access needs to be maintained for ambulances.
Image source, TwitterWest Midlands Fire have been at the scene in Selly Oak where a water main burst.
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A man with diabetes is missing from his home in Sedgley.
William Jewkes, 75, has not been seen since around 11:00 on Tuesday 22 November.
West Midlands Police say he left home on foot and has not taken any money, diabetes medication or a coat with him.
"This is totally out of character and his family are extremely worried," a spokesperson said.
Image source, West Midlands PoliceA burst water main has brought flooding chaos to Selly Oak this afternoon.
Gallons of water have leaked out on to Harborne Lane.
Severn Trent engineers are on site and say the pipe has been sealed.
Residents have taken over a swimming pool and library at the Castle Vale estate in Birmingham, which was once labelled a "civic pigsty" by an MP.
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BBC Sport
Solihull Moors suffered their third National League defeat in a row.
Kieffer Moore scored a hat-trick as the Moors lost 3-0 at Torquay.
The loss meant Torquay could leapfrog their opponents in the National League table.
Patrick Burns
Political editor, Midlands
It's Philip Hammond's first Autumn Statement since his move from foreign secretary to chancellor of the exchequer.
I've been looking at what his announcements mean to us living and working in the Midlands.
Image source, PAA recent survey by Midlands Connect, a collaboration of 28 councils and 10 local enterprise partnerships across the East and West Midlands, suggests a quarter of local businesses would consider relocating elsewhere in the country if there's no improvement in connectivity.
He promised more details of road improvements would be announced in the Midlands by Transport Secretary Chris Grayling within the next few days.
But the most ambitious individual transport initiative is a £5m Rail Hub which will, among others things, enable 10 more train services every hour through Birmingham's New Street station, the cross roads of the rail network.
Read more of my analysis here on the BBC News website.
A burst water main has brought flooding chaos to Selly Oak this afternoon.
Water is flooding Harborne Lane. Drivers are being urged to avoid the area.
Severn Trent are on site and say the pipe has been switched off.
Image source, Severn TrentQuote MessageThis afternoon we’ve discovered that one of our really big water pipes has burst at Harborne Lane near Selly Oak. We've now turned off the pipe and so there should be no impact on customer supplies. However it has flooded the road, although the water is now draining away.
Severn Trent, Spokesperson
A 72-year-old man was hit in the head with a metal pole after being chased by another driver in Birmingham, police say.
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Bob Hockenhull
BBC Midlands Today
Harborne Lane in Selly Oak is closed after a 42 inch mains water pipe bursts, sending tens of thousands of gallons of water gushing into the street.
The incident is being dealt with by Severn Trent.
Chancellor Philip Hammond's Autumn Statement aims o get the Midlands moving
Read MoreA giant Christmas card sending festive greetings to UK servicemen and women has been signed by thousands of people.
Read MorePeople living on a Birmingham estate lead the way when rescuing council services from cuts.
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Residents on a Birmingham estate are being asked to show other local communities how they can rescue council services threatened by budget cuts.
The Castle Vale Tenants Association stepped in to save their library from closure in 2014.
The local authority was so impressed, 18 months ago it asked the residents to take over the running of the estate's swimming pool as well.
Largely cloudy at first with further outbreaks of light and patchy rain.
This will ease through the afternoon allowing skies to slowly brighten up, particularly in the north of the region. Despite this, it will remain cold.
Weather for the West Midlands.
A burst water main is flooding parts of Selly Oak.
Click play to watch the video of the flooding.
Severn Trent are on scene dealing with the problem and say the pipe has now been switched off.
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Birmingham City Council are advising people to avoid the Harborne Lane roundabout at the junction with Aston Webb boulevard because of a burst water main.
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This afternoon's headlines for Birmingham and the Black Country include:
- Sir Lenny Henry made his first speech as the new Chancellor of Birmingham City University last night
- A Birmingham author has been shortlisted for the Costa book awards
- A world record attempt for the most signatures on a greetings card is taking place in Birmingham today
BBC Midlands Today
Today we meet David Finney who 40 years ago founded The Bridge Swimming Club in Redditch.
He's been running it ever since. His dedication has seen him shortlisted as one of our three finalists.
Our reporter Dan Pallett's been to see him and will have more on BBC One from 13:30.
We also look at the effect of the Autumn Statement on our region.
