Girl raised alarm about tragic fire - saving four livespublished at 17:45 Greenwich Mean Time 10 February 2017
A young girl raised the alarm when she spotted a major house fire, external - potentially saving four people.
Summary
Fatal house fire
Forty years since Abba played Brum
Man who swallowed 100 packets of cocaine jailed
Lego builds towards attraction in city
Updates from Friday 10 February 2017
Girl raised alarm about tragic fire - saving four livespublished at 17:45 Greenwich Mean Time 10 February 2017
Coming up on Midlands Today: Thank You For The Musicpublished at 17:42 Greenwich Mean Time 10 February 2017
BBC Midlands TodayWhat were you doing 40 years ago today?
There's a chance you might have been part of a bit of musical history as Abba took to the stage of the Birmingham Odeon to play their first live concert in the UK.
Demand for tickets was huge, with more than 50,000 fans clamoring for just over 2,000 seats.
Our reporter Ben Sidwell has more on BBC1 from 18:30.
Woman, 80, has £3,000 stolen by 'fake fence repairers'published at 17:37 Greenwich Mean Time 10 February 2017
Allen Cook
BBC Local LiveTwo men tricked an 80-year-old woman and stolen more than £3,000 from her house by posing as fence repairers, external, police say.
Officers say they knocked at the victim's door on Oakdene Avenue, Burntwood on Wednesday morning.
Image source, Staffordshire PoliceOne of them looked at the fence and made her an offer to repair it, watching her go to a cupboard to collect cash.
They say he then asked her to open a door and stole £3,100 before the pair left.
Fatal house fire latestpublished at 17:31 Greenwich Mean Time 10 February 2017
City Road in Birmingham will remain closed until at least 20:00 following a fatal house fire, West Midlands Fire Service says as it continues its investigations into the blaze.
Emergency services were called to City Road in the Edgbaston area at about 04.40.
Image source, Jemma Graham/West Midlands FireA spokesman said firefighters were battling a fire affecting two properties.
A 75-year-old man was pronounced dead at the scene.
Image source, Jemma Graham/West Midlands FireBarnt Green train death: Victim travelled from Irelandpublished at 17:19 Greenwich Mean Time 10 February 2017
The 29-year-old woman who died at Barnt Green railway station yesterday was from Dublin and had travelled from Ireland, British Transport Police say.
Police say the woman, who hasn't yet been named, arrived on a ferry from Ireland into Holyhead in the early hours of yesterday, before getting a coach to Birmingham.
Image source, GooglePolice say she was then spotted on CCTV at New Street station with a man at around 05:30.
The pair are understood to have been trying to get to Worcester and boarded a Redditch-bound service shortly before 06:00, getting off at Barnt Green, where they tried to walk across the line to another platform.
She was hit by a train at around 06:55 - police have now released a CCTV image of the man who was with her, who they say is a "key witness".
Image source, British Transport PoliceCrowd's reaction to Abba's first UK gigpublished at 17:19 Greenwich Mean Time 10 February 2017
Tens of thousands of people applied for tickets to the show 40 years ago but only 2,400 got to see their Swedish idols.
Read MoreWeather: A chilly night and rain forecast this weekendpublished at 17:11 Greenwich Mean Time 10 February 2017
Rebecca Wood
BBC WeatherIt could be a chilly night, with temperatures forecast to drop below freezing tonight.
And we could have some showers over the weekend.
Media caption, BBC Midlands Today's Rebecca Wood has your forecast
Midlands Today viewer photospublished at 16:49 Greenwich Mean Time 10 February 2017
BBC Midlands TodayHere's two of our favourite pictures sent into BBC Midlands Today.
This photo was taken in Stourbridge by Rachel Smith.
Image source, Rachel SmithDianne Statham took this closeup shot in Birmingham.
Image source, Dianne StathamYou can see the full album of pictures here, external.
Barnt Green train death: 'Key witness' sought by policepublished at 16:31 Greenwich Mean Time 10 February 2017
BreakingA CCTV image of a "key witness" to the death of a woman at Barnt Green railway station yesterday has been released by British Transport Police.
The woman, aged 29 and from Dublin, died after being struck by a train at around 06:55.
Image source, British Transport PoliceBritish Transport Police say her death is not believed to be suspicious and witness reports say she was seen trying to cross the tracks with a man when she was struck.
Officers have been tracing her final movements and have uncovered a CCTV image from Birmingham New Street of a man they would like to speak to about the incident.
Quote MessageIt appears the man made it to the other side but sadly, the woman was struck and died at the scene. I would like to stress he is not in any trouble – we just need to talk to him."
Det Ch Insp Tony Fitzpatrick, British Transport Police
Aston Villa: Grealish to serve match banpublished at 16:27 Greenwich Mean Time 10 February 2017
BBC SportVilla will host Ipswich Town tomorrow and will be without Jack Grealish who serves a one-game ban following his red card in the 2-1 defeat at Nottingham Forest.
Image source, Rex FeaturesNew Villa signing Conor Hourihane is hoping for a run of good-form to bolster Villa's play-off chances.
Quote MessageWe're going to have to go on a fantastic run to make the play-offs. That has to be the aim until it's mathematically impossible."
Conor Hourihane
CCTV: Images released over bottle attackpublished at 15:58 Greenwich Mean Time 10 February 2017
Images have been released by police, external in connection with an investigation into a bottle attack in a Birmingham bar that left a man with a damaged artery.
The victim was drinking in Sobar at The Arcadian complex when he was hit over the head from behind.
The 20-year-old needed emergency surgery to repair a damaged artery and he sustained neck and facial injuries.
It happened in the early hours of Friday 30 December.
Image source, West Midlands PoliceGritters out across Birminghampublished at 15:31 Greenwich Mean Time 10 February 2017
As it's staying cold tonight with a few light showers of sleet or snow possible, Birmingham City Council's gritters will be out to treat key routes.
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End of twitter postFootball: Play-off places on the horizon for Birmingham Citypublished at 15:10 Greenwich Mean Time 10 February 2017
Birmingham City can move back into play-off contention with a victory at Sheffield Wednesday tonight.
They won for the first time under new manager Gianfranco Zola against Fulham at the weekend.
Victory would move Blues to within six points of tonight's opponents who currently occupy the last play-off spot.
Image source, Getty ImagesMan 'stable' in hospital after motorbike fallpublished at 14:51 Greenwich Mean Time 10 February 2017
Allen Cook
BBC Local LiveA motorbiker who fell off his bike in Lichfield and suffered serious injuries, external remains in hospital in a stable condition.
Staffordshire Police say the 58-year-old was pulling out of Dimbles Lane on to Eastern Avenue yesterday morning when it happened.
The force says he suffered serious chest injuries and was taken to the Queen Elizabeth Hospital Birmingham by air ambulance.
Officers say no other vehicles are believed to have been involved.
Car parking fees on way across Dudley borough nature reservespublished at 14:42 Greenwich Mean Time 10 February 2017
Parking charges could be brought in at parks and nature reserves across the, external Dudley borough.
McCarthy on 'un-sexy' pairing with Brucepublished at 14:18 Greenwich Mean Time 10 February 2017
Brenner Woolley
BBC Radio Suffolk sportIpswich Town boss Mick McCarthy goes head-to-head on Saturday with one of his closest friends in football tomorrow - Aston Villa manager Steve Bruce.
Image source, GettyThe pair, who have six promotions to the Premier League between them, have played and managed against each other on numerous occasions.
McCarthy believes Villa made the perfect choice when they appointed Bruce in October.
"They went looking everywhere and trying to get sexy options and I guess me and Brucey aren't too sexy, but we know what we're doing and we've done good jobs wherever we've been," he said.
"Steve will turn it around, without any doubt."
Your pictures: Snow-less Stourbridgepublished at 13:53 Greenwich Mean Time 10 February 2017
BBC Weather Watcher Susanne sent in this snap from Stourbridge, Dudley.
There's a chance of the odd flurry today, but no snow here.
Image source, SusanneAbba's Brum gig 'could have sold out 10 times over'published at 13:31 Greenwich Mean Time 10 February 2017
We're enjoying a trip down memory lane today as it's 40 years since Abba played their first UK gig in Birmingham.
Rafael Cavar, who wrote about the gig on the website Birmingham Music Archive, external, said: "The demands were so high they could have sold out the Odeon over 10 times.
"I was very lucky to get my ticket on the black market outside the Odeon at a fair price.
"People were paying over £100 (40 times the face value), which was a fortune in those days."
Image source, Getty ImagesPeace man: Calls for Dudley activist memorialpublished at 13:14 Greenwich Mean Time 10 February 2017
There are calls for a permanent memorial to the peace campaigner Bert Bissell, who climbed Ben Nevis on VJ day in 1945.
Bert from Dudley continued his walks for many decades afterwards and raised thousands for charity, building a Peace Cairn (a stack of stones) at the summit of the mountain.
Supporters are today launching a memorial society and are campaigning for a blue plaque near his home.
Man suffers serious head injury after falling from scooter in Manor Waypublished at 12:53 Greenwich Mean Time 10 February 2017
A man was left with a serious head injury after falling from a scooter in Halesowen, external yesterday afternoon.
