Thieves use mini digger to steal power toolspublished at 17:53 Greenwich Mean Time 23 January 2017
Police have launched an appeal after thieves stole a quantity of power tools, external from a building site in Tamworth, using a mini digger.
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Murder-accused in court over bus stabbing
Pub bombings: legal aid breakthrough
Woman appears in court in connection with teen's shooting
Schools close after water main bursts
Aston Villa hint at more signings
Updates from Friday 27 January 2017
Thieves use mini digger to steal power toolspublished at 17:53 Greenwich Mean Time 23 January 2017
Antarctica expedition raises money for soldiers charitypublished at 17:52 Greenwich Mean Time 23 January 2017
Bob Hockenhull
BBC Midlands TodayIt's taken 66 days, crossing the most inhospitable terrain on the planet.
Facing temperatures of -50C, six army reservists from the Midlands, external have completed a 1,100 mile traverse of Antarctica, a feat only ever achieved by a handful of people.
Among them, Dr Jamie Facer who is based at Queen Elizabeth Hospital in Birmingham. He and his team raised £100,000 for The Soldiers' Charity with their trek on foot.
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End of twitter postListen: Caitlin Moran on Desert Island Discspublished at 17:49 Greenwich Mean Time 23 January 2017
Stephanie Barnard
BBC Local LiveIf you were stranded on a desert island, what music would you take with you?
It's one of the longest-standing hypothetical questions in British cultural life and Wolverhampton writer Caitlin Moran is the latest to answer on BBC Radio Four's Desert Island Discs.
Here's "10 things we learnt" from her discussion.
And here she is on her work that covers her working class, Wolverhampton roots.
Media caption, Caitlin Moran on why she writes.
Overnight weather forecastpublished at 17:48 Greenwich Mean Time 23 January 2017
Charlie Slater
BBC Weather presenterStaying dry and cold overnight for all of us, with frost and freezing fog returning quite widely, leading to some locally dense patches forming by dawn - lows of -4C (25F).
Media caption, Charlie Slater has your forecast
Tomorrow, fog will be slow to clear and it'll be cold where it persists. Some sunny spells will also develop.
Man undergoes surgery after Birmingham shootingpublished at 17:43 Greenwich Mean Time 23 January 2017
A man was shot in Winson Green, Birmingham, last night.
Police say he "suffered a shotgun injury to his lower leg and has since undergone surgery to remove the pellets". His condition is described as "not life-threatening".
It happened in Bernard Place at 20:00. The road was sealed off to allow forensics experts to investigate the scene.
CCTV inquiries are progressing.
Libraries awarded £91k for South Asian exhibitionpublished at 17:27 Greenwich Mean Time 23 January 2017
The Library of Birmingham and British Library are teaming up, external for a project celebrating South Asian culture in the city.
The National Lottery has given £91,000 to a major exhibition, allowing events and workshops to take place over the year.
A series of photographic portraits covering 70 years will also go on display.
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End of twitter postQuote MessageWe are delighted that we can support the Library of Birmingham to explore over 400 years of South Asian heritage in the UK. Thanks to National Lottery players, this fascinating and timely project will help people gain a better understanding of Birmingham’s diverse cultural heritage and how it has helped to form the city we know today."
Vanessa Harbar, Head of the Heritage Lottery Fund, West Midlands
Antarctic trek for dead adventurerpublished at 17:21 Greenwich Mean Time 23 January 2017
A team of army reservists has completed a 1,100 mile (1,770km) trek across the Antarctic in honour of an adventurer who died making the journey.
Read MoreBurglars attack woman in her homepublished at 17:08 Greenwich Mean Time 23 January 2017
BBC Radio StokeA woman's been attacked in her home with a wooden stick during a burglary in Tamworth, external.
The break-in happened on Saturday night in Robinia, Amington say Staffordshire Police, when three people in balaclavas got in and stole cash, bank cards and electronic equipment.
Image source, GoogleThe force say the 41-year-old woman suffered a minor injury but didn’t need hospital treatment.
Detectives say they later found a transit van used in the incident and a 24-year-old man's been arrested and released on bail.
Freezing fog warningpublished at 16:52 Greenwich Mean Time 23 January 2017
Areas of freezing fog tonight and into tomorrow could cause difficult driving conditions, says the Met office.
Its yellow warning of fog , externalis valid from 17:00 this evening to 11:00 tomorrow.
Image source, Met officeBirmingham sunsetpublished at 16:46 Greenwich Mean Time 23 January 2017
Stephanie Barnard
BBC Local LiveIt feels as though spring is slowly making its way to us.
The evenings are getting lighter - check out our view from the office window.
Dudley by-election to be held next monthpublished at 16:41 Greenwich Mean Time 23 January 2017
Rob Mayor
Black Country Political Reporter, BBC WMCandidates have been confirmed for a local by-election in Dudley on 16 February.
It’s for one of three seats in the council ward of St Thomas which is vacant after Labour’s Glenis Simms resigned citing personal reasons. , external
She gained headlines back in 2014 after switching from the Conservatives, saying she no longer felt at home in David Cameron’s party and claimed she’d been prevented trying to become an MP outside the West Midlands because of her accent.
Simms held a majority of 2,041, healthy in local election terms, but when a different seat was contested in the same ward last year, Labour had a majority of just 1,030.
Help needed to unlock canals traditionpublished at 16:26 Greenwich Mean Time 23 January 2017
An appeal has gone out for new volunteer lock keepers to keep canals in the West Midlands region moving.
Read MoreTwo teens taken to hospital after crashpublished at 16:23 Greenwich Mean Time 23 January 2017
Royal Sutton Coldfield ObserverTwo teenagers were injured after a car crashed in Sutton Coldfield., external
Watch out Barnsley - Steve Bruce has his eye on two playerspublished at 15:59 Greenwich Mean Time 23 January 2017
Aston Villa boss Steve Bruce is still hopeful of bringing in one or two more signings by the end of the week.
Villa are still being strongly linked with the Barnsley pair Conor Hourihane and James Bree.
Image source, Getty ImagesFarmers shoot dead sheep-worrying dogspublished at 15:41 Greenwich Mean Time 23 January 2017
The shootings happened over two days at different farms, as lambing season begins.
Read MoreWife's tribute to 'incredible' husband after fatal crashpublished at 15:19 Greenwich Mean Time 23 January 2017
Allen Cook
BBC Local LiveA man who died in a crash in Lichfield's been described as "an incredible dad" and "a caring son, grandson and brother".
Staffordshire Police have this afternoon named Andrew Dennis, 41, from Tamworth as the victim of the fatal two-vehicle crash on Friday on the A51 Tamworth Road.
Image source, Staffordshire PoliceHis wife Hannah's released a statement saying her husband gave their three children "a great start in life".
She adds that he had a "huge impact" on the lives of many children in various schools in Tamworth over the years.
Wolves to appeal against Ikeme red cardpublished at 15:10 Greenwich Mean Time 23 January 2017
Wolves opt to appeal against goalkeeper Carl Ikeme's red card for pushing Norwich's Wes Hoolahan on Saturday.
Read MoreRunaway cat reunited with Rachel after 14 yearspublished at 15:05 Greenwich Mean Time 23 January 2017
The purr-plexing origins of Tiger the cat, who for the past 14 years has made his home at the Black Country Living Museum, external, have been discovered at last.
Arrests after village grocers robbedpublished at 14:48 Greenwich Mean Time 23 January 2017
Allen Cook
BBC Local LiveTwo men have been arrested after a village grocers was robbed of cash in Staffordshire., external
It happened on Friday evening at the Day Today, Brownshore Lane, Essington, say Staffordshire Police.
Image source, GoogleThey say men went into the store, threatened the shop assistant and left with cash from the till, leaving her unharmed.
The two men from Wolverhampton have been arrested on suspicion of robbery and given bail.
Officers say they're still keen to find a third person, thought to be involved.
Smear test take-up stats highlighted in campaignpublished at 14:22 Greenwich Mean Time 23 January 2017
Stephanie Barnard
BBC Local LiveA cancer charity has launched a week-long campaign reminding women not to avoid having a smear test.
Jo's Cervical Cancer Trust launched "Cervical Cancer Prevention Week" yesterday. The charity says one in four women do not get the potentially life-saving test done.
The Heart of England NHS Trust says it one of the most common cancers in women under 35.
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End of twitter postFollow #SmearForSmear on Twitter, external - women across the country are sharing selfies on social media of lipstick smeared across their face to race awareness of the campaign.
Read more about smear tests on the NHS website, including advice on how to book., external
