Sex traffickers jailed but 'rapist' loosepublished at 15:12 Greenwich Mean Time 3 February 2017
Police are still hunting the driver who picked up the girls on suspicion of raping the 13 year old.
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Engines 'worth £3m' stolen in JLR heist
Teenagers sentenced over taxi stone attack
Lettuce shortage the tip of the iceberg
'Dr Evil' in court over 'removed ear'
Berahino 'served eight-week suspension' before leaving WBA
Lorry stuck in central Birmingham for second time this week
Man jailed for 14 years for sex assault on baby
Updates from Friday 3 February 2017
Sex traffickers jailed but 'rapist' loosepublished at 15:12 Greenwich Mean Time 3 February 2017
rugby union 'Rugby is a great sport for women'published at 15:08 Greenwich Mean Time 3 February 2017
#getinspired
It's not only the men's Six Nations that kicks off this weekend. The women's equivalent gets under way, too, with Scotland hosting Ireland this evening,followed tomorrow by Wales v Italy and - arguably the pick of the ties - England v France at Twickenham.
The women's game is really taking off across the UK, so watch England full-back Danielle Waterman explain her love of rugby and the different versions you can play - and if you're inspired to pick up the oval ball yourself, check out our Get Inspired guide.
England Women v France Women kicks off at 19:35 GMT on Saturday, with live coverage on BBC Radio 5 live sports extra, plus highlights of all three matches on BBC Two at 22:45 GMT.
Watch: Weather for the West Midlandspublished at 14:41 Greenwich Mean Time 3 February 2017
We've had a fairly dry and bright morning, but it will become windy with gusts of around 40mph and highs of 9C (48F).
Media caption, Latest weather for the West Midlands
Berahino's Baggies return coincides with controversypublished at 14:36 Greenwich Mean Time 3 February 2017
Saido Berahino is due to return to the Hawthorns tomorrow when Stoke take on West Brom.
It comes as Stoke boss Mark Hughes says Berahino served an eight-week suspension before leaving the Baggies. His comments follow newspaper reports the striker was banned after failing an out-of-competition drugs test - a situation about which, when asked, Baggies boss Tony Pulis said "I don't give a damn now".
Before the story broke, Berahino had been talking about his Black Country return, saying it wouldn't make a difference to him if he's booed by Albion fans. That's because, he said, he'd been booed there before.
The striker ended an unhappy 18 months with Albion last month and made his debut for Stoke as a sub in their 1-1 draw with Everton on Wednesday.
Berahino says there's no reason why he shouldn't be involved in tomorrow's game.
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End of twitter postQuote MessageIt's not going to be great but I've been booed before at that ground, so it's not going to make a difference for me really, I'm just going to go there and try and win the game."
Saido Berahino, Footballer
The city of stuck lorriespublished at 14:17 Greenwich Mean Time 3 February 2017
Tram lines and tight squeezes under bridges are the hazards for lorry drivers navigating Birmingham.
Read MoreTaxi attack youths escape jail sentencepublished at 14:14 Greenwich Mean Time 3 February 2017
Four teenagers who threw rocks at taxis, leaving a 77-year-old woman with a fractured skull, have been given rehabilitation orders.
Read MoreTeenagers sentenced over taxi stone attackpublished at 14:01 Greenwich Mean Time 3 February 2017
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Monica Rimmer
Journalist, BBC OnlineFour teenagers involved in injuring a taxi passenger, 77, when she was struck by a thrown stone and left with a fractured skull have been sentenced.
A judge at Birmingham Youth Courth handed each a one-year youth rehabilitation order with curfews.
A 17-year-old had admitted wounding, with three others - two aged 16 and one 15 - convicted of the same offence. All four were convicted of conspiring to damage taxis.
Drinking ban consultation beginspublished at 13:39 Greenwich Mean Time 3 February 2017
People living in Wolverhampton have been given two weeks to take part in a consultation over plans to ban drinking in public places.
A city-wide Designated Public Place Order has been in operation since April 2013 giving the police powers to stop people from drinking if they are thought to be behaving anti-socially.
Now the council is proposing introducing an outright ban on street drinking in the city centre.
'They should have listened to Bob Marley'published at 13:25 Greenwich Mean Time 3 February 2017
Cameroon's Joel Matip and Allan Nyom will regret missing the Africa Cup of Nations and should have listened to Bob Marley, says El Hadji Diouf.
Read MoreLatest: Berahino 'served suspension'; online lettuce price hikepublished at 13:13 Greenwich Mean Time 3 February 2017
Alice Rosenthal
BBC WMThe latest headlines for Birmingham and the Black Country include:
- Both West Brom and Stoke City say striker Saido Berahino served an eight-week ban in September
- A man who sexually assaulted a baby has been jailed for 14 years
- Online lettuce price hike just tip of the iceberg
Father died 'overtaking lorry' in West Bromwich on 63rd birthdaypublished at 12:55 Greenwich Mean Time 3 February 2017
A father died after his car crashed with a lorry he was attempting to overtake, external, an inquest heard.
Tip of the iceberg? Lettuce price hike as shortage makes it hard to turn over new leafpublished at 12:39 Greenwich Mean Time 3 February 2017
Alex Homer
BBC Local LiveA Birmingham man is selling a box of iceberg lettuces online at more than three times their usual price to "beat supermarket rationing".
Image source, Dave / GumtreeSome supermarkets are limiting the amount of iceberg lettuce and broccoli customers can buy - blaming poor growing conditions in southern Europe for a shortage in UK stores.
A seller called Dave, who says he is based in Acocks Green, Birmingham, is using an online vending site to shift a box of 12 lettuces for £50 - that's more than £4 each. He says the price is a "little higher" for "these beauties" due to "supply and demand".
Tesco is limiting shoppers to three iceberg lettuces and Morrisons has a limit of two icebergs to stop "bulk buying". Prices have also risen, with Lidl's iceberg lettuce up to £1.19 from 42p.
Hughes and Pulis on Berahino banpublished at 12:27 Greenwich Mean Time 3 February 2017
Stoke manager Mark Hughes says he was "aware" that Saido Berahino had received an eight-week ban while he was at previous club West Brom, while Tony Pulis says Albion looked after Berahino "more than most".
Read MoreYour pictures: Sunrise over Edgbaston and Erdingtonpublished at 12:14 Greenwich Mean Time 3 February 2017
BBC Weather Watcher Dammo sent in this lovely picture of the sunrise over Edgbaston.
Image source, DammoShutterInsect shared this snap of the sunrise in Erdington.
Image source, ShutterInsectWe've had quite a bright morning. If you have any snaps you'd like to share, sign up and become a BBC Weather Watcher.
Stuck lorry 'has been moved'published at 11:52 Greenwich Mean Time 3 February 2017
Earlier this morning a lorry got stuck in central Birmingham for the second time this week - the latest under a bridge in Dale End.
Image source, @lauziamTraffic is starting to return to normal following its removal, according to reports.
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Image source, TwitterSalary discussion for Metro Mayor positionpublished at 11:30 Greenwich Mean Time 3 February 2017
BBC Midlands TodayThere are fewer than three months before the West Midlands votes in the election for a Metro Mayor and discussions are taking place on how much the salary should be.
The new mayor will represent more than three million people in an area stretching from Wolverhampton to Coventry through Birmingham.
Mayor of London Sadiq Khan (pictured) earns around £140,000 a year but two of the candidates for Metro Mayor have said they'll take on the job for the average wage of £30,000 a year.
Image source, AFPBerahino served eight-week ban - Hughespublished at 11:08 Greenwich Mean Time 3 February 2017
BreakingStoke City boss Mark Hughes says striker Saido Berahino served an eight-week Football Association ban when he was at West Brom.
Read MoreSaido Berahino: Striker could feature in West Brom matchpublished at 11:06 Greenwich Mean Time 3 February 2017
Matt Sandoz
Stoke City commentator, BBC Radio StokeSaido Berahino could feature this weekend against his old club West Brom, Stoke City Manager Mark Hughes has said.
He made the comments after confirming the striker served an eight-week suspension before joining the Potters.
Image source, Gareth Copley/Getty ImagesThat move happened less than a fortnight ago but Berahino had not played for West Brom since September.
His relationship with the club broke down during the 2014-15 campaign.
After the transfer, he admited he was "lost" at West Brom and apologised to fans for his behaviour
Solihull daredevil diespublished at 10:51 Greenwich Mean Time 3 February 2017
A stuntman who performed daring feats into his 90s has died.
Tom Lackey from Solihull was 96. He broke a new world record in 2013 after "wing walking" on a plane flying from Scotland to Northern Ireland.
He performed the feat standing on top of a 1942 fabric-covered, plywood and wire biplane.
Delays of up to 30 minutespublished at 10:38 Greenwich Mean Time 3 February 2017
BBC TravelThere's delays of up to 30 minutes on the rail line between Birmingham Moor Street and Tyseley due to an "operational incident", the National Rail website says, external.
Services between Moor Street and Solihull/Stratford-upon-Avon are affected.
