Great Barr Observer

Perry Barr MP Khalid Mahmood says the cull, external of "the eyes and ears of the streets" is resulting in an increase in crime.

BBC WM Sport

West Bromwich Albion boss Tony Pulis says staying in the Premier League will always be the main target despite pushing for a European place this season.

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The Baggies' boss was the special guest on the BBC WM Football Phone-in last night and he told one caller he will always value results over performance.

Charlie Slater
BBC Weather presenter

A cloudy day across the West Midlands, with outbreaks of rain for many, though some drier interludes are likely too. 

Otherwise, breezy at first, especially in the south, though the winds will temporarily ease during the afternoon - highs of 11C (52F).

Kevin Pashby
BBC WM

Residents living in new properties in part of Birmingham have told us their dream homes have been wrecked by the stench of sewage, damp and mould.

Housing firm Bovis Homes has set aside £7m to compensate customers who were sold unfinished builds - or properties with electrical and plumbing faults.

More than 1,500 people have joined the Bovis Homes Victim group on Facebook. 

The house builders have properties for sale across the West Midlands including Great Barr, Redditch and Lichfield.

Alex Homer
BBC Local Live

I'm back with Wednesday's news, sport, travel and weather updates.

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Relatives praise "excellent care" and support for families in Birmingham.

That's it from us on the Live team - please join us again from 08:00 on Wednesday for more news, sport, travel and weather for Birmingham and the Black Country.

Keep an eye out here for breaking news in the meantime.

Birmingham Mail

A bungling ram-raider who covered her face with a plastic bag instead of a mask, external has been jailed for trying to hold up a Smyths toy shop.

Jane Dreaper
Health Correspondent, BBC Breakfast

A boss at Birmingham Children's Hospital has been praising the 3,700 staff who have worked tirelessly to help improve standards.

Chief executive, Sarah-Jane Marsh, said: "We're proud and delighted. The staff who work here and for the patients and families that use our services, they have world class care on their doorstep serving Birmingham, the region and the whole country."

Olly, who turned four last week, is being treated for a brain tumour. His father, Russell, has praised staff who are "always up for a laugh and joke" through difficult times. 

The M6 northbound is closed between 21:00 and 06:00 all this week between junctions 7 and 10 due to structural repairs being carried out.

An area of Edgbaston is cordoned off this evening following the discovery of a man’s body, police say.

Officers were called to a lake in Edgbaston Park Road just before 15.30.

The body of the man remains at the scene while investigations are on-going and has not been formally identified at this stage.

Sue O'Dowd is in two minds about what to do with her vintage Tesco carrier bag, bought at a store in Birmingham 36 years ago.

She said she was "rather attached to it" because she bought it in the year her daughter was born and Tesco suggested she put the bag in a frame.

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But Mrs O'Dowd, from Much Wenlock, revealed she had thought about donating it to a museum.

She also said it was in good condition with "one tiny little hole in one corner" and believes it has survived so well because it was used to store spare wool.

Sara Blizzard
BBC Weather

Cloudy sky and strong winds will mean a mild night with some rain and drizzle - lows of 10C (50F).

You can get a detailed forecast here, including warnings of strong winds moving in on Thursday.

Kevin Pashby
BBC WM

A police review of evidence in the unsolved murder of Black Country paper boy Carl Bridgewater will deliver its findings next month. 

The 13-year-old was shot dead in 1978 after walking into Yew Tree Farm near Stourbridge during a suspected burglary. 

Staffordshire Police has been carrying out a "forensic review" following a TV documentary last year which raised new questions over who may have been responsible.  

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Building work on a new multimillion-pound Walsall Manor unit, external is set to start soon after funding from the NHS was released.

Andy Giddings
BBC Shropshire

How's this for a "bag for life" - a woman still has a plastic bag she was given in 1981.

Sue O'Dowd, from Much Wenlock, picked up the bag celebrating Tesco's 50th birthday at a store near Five Ways in Birmingham.

Describing it as better quality than modern bags, she said it was currently being used, 36 years later, to store wool.

Image source, Frankie O'Dowd

Stephanie Barnard
BBC Local Live

A man who paid for two dozen roses for the wedding of a couple who tied the knot on Valentine's Day says he wants to remain anonymous.

Paul Bruce, who has terminal cancer, married his partner Emma Davies at Mary Stevens Hospice in Stourbridge on 14 February.

When a matron went to collect the flowers for the service, a man in the shop offered to pay for red roses after overhearing their story.

A spokesman for the hospice told me: "He has no intention of wanting to be found. The couple have expressed their huge thanks to him. The mystery man said he only did what any other normal person would've done."

Paul continues to be cared for at the hospice.

Martin Winch
BBC Local Live

The region is set to benefit from millions of pounds thanks to this year's Champions Trophy, according to the chief executive of Warwickshire County Cricket Club. 

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Edgbaston has been chosen as one of three venues for the international tournament in June. 

Neil Snowball says they're expecting all five matches to sell out which is good news for the whole of the region. 

The latest fly-tipping incident saw 110 fridges dumped in a street.

The chief inspector of hospitals says 100% of children referred to the hospital were seen within six weeks at Birmingham Children's Hospital - leading to it being rated one of the best of its kind in the country. 

The CQC highlighted a number of outstanding services including:, external

• Innovative approach to rare and undiagnosed condition
• Complex care team supporting families on planned holidays
• Outstanding care from storytelling therapists to help anxious and distressed children
• Staff going the extra mile to help disabled patients