Melted snow alerts drug police
Jogger killed by car
Prison sentence for owner of neglected dog
Tributes planned for former Wolves and Villa boss Taylor
Updates from Friday 13 January 2017
Ian Winter
BBC Midlands Today Sport
We look back at non-league Stourbridge's journey to the third round of the FA Cup before defeat to Wycombe Wanderers and recap the rest of the action involving our teams.
Join us for more on the Midlands Today on BBC One.
Charlie Slater
BBC Weather presenter
Some persistent rainfall as we make our way through the day. Highs of 9C (48F).
Latest weather for the West Midlands
Suspected flytippers have been the subject of a raid by Birmingham City Council this morning.
The authority's waste enforcement unit swooped in the south of the city to seize a van (pictured), suspected to have been used to dump rubbish illegally.
The council says its takes a "zero tolerance" approach to the problem.
BBC Midlands Today
Ashley Giles returns to Warwickshire this morning as the club's sport director.
Former England spinner Giles led the Bears to victory in the 2012 County Championship. He will oversee the men's and women's teams, as well as the club academy.
Image source, Getty ImagesThree people require hospital treatment after a crash involving a car and a van on the A75 at the weekend.
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Pat Murphy
BBC Midlands football reporter
I'm told Nottingham Forest's Henri Lansbury wants to come to Aston Villa so he'll arrive either this month if the new Forest owners agree or on a free in the summer.
It seems there's no need for Villa to increase their bid of £3m because they believe Lansbury will not go elsewhere.
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Louise Hancock
Newsreader, BBC WM
A young Black Country boy has traveled to Germany to meet the stem cell donor who saved his life.
Five-year-old Gaurav Bains from Tipton had the life saving treatment in 2014.
On the third anniversary of the procedure, he and his family have met up with Stefan Richinger to thank him.
His dad Sunny says it was a "moving experience".
With the 2017 county season here, keep up to date with the latest signings, departures and rumours ahead of next season.
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Birmingham Post
Work on one of the city's tallest buildings is finally set to start next month, external - more than a year after planning permission was granted.
Alex Homer
BBC Local Live
Here is a recap of Monday's top stories so far:
- Commuters have been caught in delays on the M6 this morning due to two crashes, one in Wednesbury and the other near to Corley Service Station
- A second man has appeared in court charged in connection with a riot at HMP Birmingham
- Ashley Giles today makes his return to Warwickshire CCC in his new role as the club's sport director
Three inmates died inside Birmingham Prison in the month leading up to the massive riot - the worst in any UK prison in more than 20 years, the Mail can reveal today, external.
BBC Sport
West Bromwich Albion and Sunderland are interested in signing Italy defender Francesco Acerbi, 28, from Sassuolo.(GazzaMercato - in Italian), external
Here's the rest of the latest transfer gossip.
Stourbridge FC’s cruel FA Cup defeat to Wycombe Wanderers was made worse by the actions of one fan who threw a flare, external onto the pitch.
A second man has appeared in court charged in connection with last month's disorder at HMP Birmingham.
Robert Smith, aged 33, appeared at Birmingham Magistrates' Court on Saturday accused of prison mutiny. He is to appear next at Birmingham Crown Court on 3 February.
On Friday, inmate Ross Queen appeared at the same court where his solicitor indicated he would deny charges of prison mutiny and taking a photograph inside the prison.
Police said officers were working with G4S, the firm which runs the prison, to investigate the trouble.
Image source, ReutersIt's already being talked about in some of the newspapers this morning, external and our BBC Weather forecaster Charlie Slater says the "rumours are true" - we could see snow later this week.
Keep up-to-date with the latest forecast for your area on the BBC Weather website.
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Charlie Slater
BBC Weather presenter
Rain pushing in through this morning, clearing away in the afternoon leaving some drier and brighter weather for a time where the wind will also pick up. Highs of 10C (50F).
Latest weather for the West Midlands
BBC Travel
One lane is closed and there are severe delays and there is queuing traffic on the M6 southbound between junction nine for Wednesbury and junction eight for the M5 interchange because of a crash and recovery work, drivers are warned.
Alex Homer
BBC Local Live
I'm back with Monday's news, sport, travel and weather updates.
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