Stephanie Barnard
BBC Local Live

Where should West Midlands Police cut its spending?

The police and crime commissioner David Jamieson has launched a public consultation exercise.

Do you think your council tax should increase to avoid cuts to the force? It's just one of the ideas to avoid "inevitable reductions in service". Have your say online., external

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All this week a Christmas themed light show is being projected onto the outside of Lichfield Cathedral. 

The free festive performance is designed to raise the profile of the building.

The cathedral lights up between 18:30 and 20:30 until Friday., external

Louise Hancock
Newsreader, BBC WM

The Government's been accused of losing its grip on prisons following the riot at HMP Birmingham.

Justice secretary Liz Truss told the Commons yesterday afternoon that 380 prisoners had been moved from the Winson Green jail following Friday's 12-hour disturbance. 

Yesterday, the chairman of the prison's Independent Monitoring Board said Liz Truss ignored its warnings about potential trouble. 

In the Commons, Edgbaston Labour MP Gisela Stuart questioned whether the justic secretary had read the report. Ms Truss said she had.

A lorry has ploughed into a busy Christmas market in the heart of Berlin, killing 12 people and injuring 48.  

A tourist from Birmingham described what he saw. Mike Fox was shopping at the market when he narrowly avoided being hit by the vehicle. 

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Mike Fox said the act "was definitely deliberate".

He added that he helped people who appeared to have broken limbs, and that others were trapped under Christmas stands. 

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British tourists describe narrowly escaping a lorry that ploughed into a Christmas market in Berlin, Germany, killing nine.

A set of quadruplets born 10 weeks premature are reunited at home in time for Christmas.

Charlie Slater
BBC Weather presenter

A generally dry and fine day ahead. We shouldn't see as much fog as yesterday - temperatures will be around 5C through the day.

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BBC Local Live

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Solving problems in England's jails will take months or longer the justice secretary warns, following Friday's riot at Birmingham prison.

We'll be back from 08:00 tomorrow with our usual mix of news, sport, travel and weather.  

A small aircraft has been filmed making an emergency landing at Birmingham Airport.

The crew of the private medical plane radioed ahead for assistance on Monday and was met by fire engines on the runway.

A spokeswoman for the airport said there were no obvious issues with the aircraft.  

Charlie Slater
BBC Weather presenter

A cloudy evening ahead with some outbreaks of rain and overnight lows of 5C (41F). 

Here's a recap of our main stories today:

• The justice secretary has addressed MPs on the riot at HMP Birmingham 
• After almost 90 years, one of Wolverhampton's major employers, the Goodyear tyre factory, will close for good 
• Police name man who was fatally stabbed 

The justice secretary has named the party that will foot the bill for Friday's disorder at HMP Birmingham.  

Private firm G4S runs the site but the prison service oversaw the operation to restore order. 

The damage to HMP Birmingham after Friday's riot continues to be assessed, justice secretary Liz Truss has told the Commons.

Prisoners gained control of four wings. Two suffered superficial damage, while damage to the other two was more serious. 

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BBC Local Live

Bikes worth over £7,500 have been stolen in a garage break-in in Lichfield, external. 

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The thieves got in, Staffordshire Police say, by forcing the door on the garage at the home on Prince Rupert's Way.

They took seven bikes and a child's car seat.

Friends of a Syrian man, stabbed to death in Birmingham, are raising money for his funeral

A total of 380 prisoners have been transferred from HMP Birmingham since Friday's riot which took more than 12 hours to bring under control, Liz Truss, justice secretary, has just told the Commons.

She announced an investigation into the disturbance, saying it would be led by Sarah Payne a former director of the Welsh prison service.

The incident began at about 09:15 when six prisoners "climbed onto netting", taking keys when officers intervened.

Prisoners gained control of a wing, then another and later another two. All four were not secured until 22:00.

Christmas has come early for zoo animals who have been tearing off wrapping paper to get to tasty treats.

A black leopard and macaques were among those opening presents at Drayton Manor Zoo in Tamworth, Staffordshire.  

Detectives have named a man who was fatally stabbed at the weekend as Ibrahim Ismail.Police said a murder inquiry was launched, external after the 23-year-old was found outside the Raxo Shisha lounge on Moseley Street, Highgate, at about 03.30 on Saturday.

He was pronounced dead on arrival at hospital.