Watch: Your 50-second forecastpublished at 11:00 Greenwich Mean Time 13 December 2016
Kay Crewdson
BBC weather presenter
A fair bit of cloud is around, but we could see the odd scattered shower in places.
Latest weather for the West Midlands
Summary
Officers regain control of prison
Specialist police teams take back all four wings at HMP Birmingham
Injured prisoner earlier 'retrieved' from jail and is conscious
Inmates contact BBC blaming 'poor conditions' for violence
Watch: Your 50-second forecastpublished at 11:00 Greenwich Mean Time 13 December 2016
Media caption, Firefighters attend M6 crashpublished at 10:42 Greenwich Mean Time 13 December 2016
Stephanie Barnard
BBC Local LiveTwo lanes are closed on the M6 southbound between J11, A460 (Cannock) and J10, A454 (Wolverhampton), because of a crash.
The fire service says two crews are in attendance.
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End of twitter postMurder charge after park stabbingpublished at 10:13 Greenwich Mean Time 13 December 2016
A 41-year-old man has been charged with murdering a man following a stabbing in a park.
Read MoreUnion fears for jobs at car parts manufacturerpublished at 10:06 Greenwich Mean Time 13 December 2016
BBC WMA union claims jobs are at risk at Euro Car Parts whose main site is in Tamworth.
The Community Union says the company's planning to move its employees to a new site just a few hundred metres away, and it's worried workers could lose their livelihoods.
Euro Car Parts says it can "categorically confirm that it will not be making any compulsory redundancies" at its sites including Tamworth.
Sex attack taxi driver who assaulted a passenger is jailedpublished at 09:42 Greenwich Mean Time 13 December 2016
Cricket: Ireland trio back for Desert T20 tournament in UAEpublished at 09:24 Greenwich Mean Time 13 December 2016
BBC SportWarwickshire's Boyd Rankin, along with Stuart Thompson and Andrew Balbirnie, are back in the Ireland squad for the Desert T20 tournament in the UAE.
The Irish have named a 14-man panel for the round-robin competition in which eight associate countries are playing.
Image source, Getty ImagesMan knocked unconscious in mass brawl outside pubspublished at 09:20 Greenwich Mean Time 13 December 2016
Royal Sutton Coldfield ObserverA man was knocked out splitting his head open and another suffered facial injuries, external in a mass fight outside two Sutton Coldfield pubs in the early hours last weekend.
Football previews: Villa, Wolves, Blues, Walsall and Stourbridgepublished at 09:02 Greenwich Mean Time 13 December 2016
Steve Hermon
Journalist, BBC WM SportWe've got five games from three different competitions on BBC WM tonight.
- Our full match commentary on BBC WM 95.6FM sees Villa travel to Norwich - with Ross McCormack pushing for a starting spot
- Wolves will make a late decision on the fitness of keeper Carl Ikeme as they head to Cardiff tonight which will be live on BBC WM DAB in the Black Country
- Blues welcome back Jonathan Spector and David Davis after suspension for the visit of Ipswich
- Walsall host Oldham for a place in the last sixteen of the Checkatrade Trophy
- Stourbridge's re-arranged FA Cup second round tie against League One Northampton Town takes place at the War Memorial Ground
Man charged with Birmingham murderpublished at 08:42 Greenwich Mean Time 13 December 2016
Louise Hancock
Newsreader, BBC WMPolice investigating a murder in June have charged a Handsworth man. , external
Ranjit Singh, 41, from Clarence Road, appeared before Birmingham Crown Court yesterday accused of murdering Umesh Parekh, a Birmingham man.
Mr Parekh, 34, was fatally stabbed in Waverhill Park in Handsworth on 19 June.
Mr Singh was arrested by police two days later and detained under the Mental Health Act.
Following his court appearance yesterday, he was remanded back to a secure mental health unit.
Weather: Cloudy day ahead with the chance of showerspublished at 08:22 Greenwich Mean Time 13 December 2016
There will be some brighter spells during the afternoon. Further patchy rain will arrive from the south later.
It will feel mild with highs of 13C (55F).
Live updates for Birmingham and the Black Countrypublished at 08:00 Greenwich Mean Time 13 December 2016
Stephanie Barnard
BBC Local LiveI'll be bringing you the latest news, sport, travel and weather updates for Birmingham and the Black Country between now and 18:00.
If you'd like to get in touch you can email, tweet @bbcwm, external or visit the BBC WM Facebook page, external.
101-year-old admits assaulting boypublished at 22:23 Greenwich Mean Time 12 December 2016
A 101-year-old man has admitted indecent assaults on a boy but denies attacking girls
Read MoreWest Brom 0-2 Man Utd: Reaction and analysispublished at 21:45 Greenwich Mean Time 12 December 2016
Follow live reaction, analysis and debate as Zlatan Ibrahimovic helps Manchester United record a comfortable 2-0 victory at West Brom.
Read MoreCardiff 'need belief in front of goal'published at 20:56 Greenwich Mean Time 12 December 2016
Cardiff City are one of the lowest-scoring sides in the Championship and boss Neil Warnock wants them to show more belief.
Read MoreRapist caught after girl's 'secret' callpublished at 18:46 Greenwich Mean Time 12 December 2016
A rapist who was caught after his teenage victim made a "secret" phone call to police, is jailed for 19 years.
Read MoreOur coverage across the daypublished at 18:01 Greenwich Mean Time 12 December 2016
We'll be back with our usual mix of news, sport, travel and weather from 08:00 on Tuesday.
Our top story: Battle for mayor hots uppublished at 18:00 Greenwich Mean Time 12 December 2016
Nick Owen
Presenter, BBC Midlands TodayA "bleak" employment landscape, with not enough graduates choosing to stay here, and higher than average numbers of black and Asian people out of work - that's the finding of a new report published today ahead of the election of a West Midlands mayor in May 2017.
The winner will lead a combined metropolitan authority - similar to the one created in Greater Manchester - and will include Birmingham, Coventry, Dudley, Sandwell, Solihull, Walsall and Wolverhampton.
The report from the Resolution Foundation sets out many of the challenges, external facing the mayor as they lead.
Four parties have nominated their candidates:
- Cllr James Burn, Green Party
- Beverley Nielsen, Liberal Democrat
- Sion Simon MEP, Labour
- Andy Street, Conservative
I'll be live on BBC One from 18:30 with more on this story.
The Ed Doolan Christmas Showpublished at 18:00 Greenwich Mean Time 12 December 2016
BBC WMBBC WM's annual festive extravaganza - The Ed Doolan Christmas Show - was recorded at Birmingham's Symphony Hall this afternoon.
It features special guests Jasper Carrott and Calabro.
You can hear it when it's broadcast on Christmas Day from 16:00.
What a load of rubbish! Twenty fly-tipping cases spotted in just one police patrolpublished at 17:55 Greenwich Mean Time 12 December 2016
Ripped-up sofas, spewing bin bags and tatty mattresses were dumped in the streets, external as the extent of Wolverhampton's fly-tipping problem was laid bare by the police.
Parker resigns from Birmingham City Ladiespublished at 17:53 Greenwich Mean Time 12 December 2016
Birmingham City Ladies manager David Parker has resigned after six years in charge.
In a statement, Blues Ladies say, external they expect to make key announcements regarding a new first team management and coaching structure in the next couple of days.
Parker stepped up from the Centre of Excellence to become manager in 2011 before the start of the FA Women's Super League.
Image source, Getty ImagesSince then, Blues have won the Women's FA Cup, qualified for the Champions League twice, and also reached three Continental Tyres Cup Finals.
