Former bank vaults, once some of the most secure in Birmingham, have been smashed open as part of an ongoing redevelopment project, the Business Desk reports, external .

A piece of timber which hit university worker Tahnie Martin showed 'signs of neglect', an inquest hears.

A pub landlady is celebrating after her disabled daughter's benefits were reinstated - here's today's frontpage, external .

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The man suspected of killing an eight-year-old boy from Birmingham with a grenade has died, police say.

Alex Homer
BBC Local Live

"Signs of decay and neglect" have been found on the wooden water tank cover which struck and killed a pedestrian during Storm Doris in Wolverhampton, an inquest has heard.

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An investigation is looking into what maintenance had been undertaken on the cover before it hit and killed Tahnie Martin, a 29-year-old University of Wolverhampton worker, near Starbucks on Dudley Street, the coroner was told.

Ms Martin, from Stafford, was pronounced dead near Wolverhampton's Mander Centre on Thursday last week after being hit by a two-metre-long piece of timber amid high winds.

Det Sgt John Garbett, of West Midlands Police, told the court officers had recovered CCTV footage showing the moment the object fell from a roof and hit Ms Martin.

"The debris that struck Miss Martin shows signs of decay and neglect," he said. "There are certain inquiries being made by the environmental heath department [of the council] in relation to the maintenance schedule."

The officer confirmed formal contact had not yet been made with the owner of the building. The inquest will not resume until April.

Tesco has dropped plans for a supermarket in Strichley, Birmingham, 19 years after it was first mooted.

The supermarket giant said it had made the "difficult decision" not to go ahead after a "detailed review".

Traders close to the site had previously criticised the wait and said some businesses had moved to make way for it, leading to a decline in trade.

Lidl won planning permission to open a new branch in nearby Pershore Road in December.

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A Chinese vase has sold for £810,000 at a Birmingham auction house – more than 450 times its estimate, external .  

The Velar will be pitched at a market between its Evoque and Sport models and be built in Solihull.

Louise Hancock
Newsreader, BBC WM

More than 50 motorists were stopped by the Central Motorway Police Group (CMPG) for using their hand-held mobiles at the wheel yesterday.

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Penalties doubled from Wednesday in England, Wales and Scotland, with  offenders receiving a £200 fine and six penalty points  and new drivers could also lose their licence for a single offence. 

The CMPG is made up of officers and staff from West Midlands, West Mercia and Staffordshire police forces.

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A new TV series showing life behind the scenes at Birmingham Central Mosque starts tonight on Channel 4.

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A year of filming has gone in to Extremely British Muslims. 

It looks at the lives of newly-arrived refugees from Syria and the impact of the Paris terror attacks 

The three-part documentary also examines the launch of the government's Prevent strategy to tackle radicalisation in schools. 

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A millionaire businessman convicted of illegally evicting tenants has seen three charges dropped on appeal at court - where he had parked his £200,000 Ferrari on the pavement, external .  

Louise Hancock
Newsreader, BBC WM

Birmingham is leading the way when it comes to treating ovarian cancer.

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There are 7,300 cases each year, but late detection makes treatment more difficult.

Five years from diagnosis, survival rates are still just 46% and often symptoms are mistaken for something else. 

Janos Balega, an ovarian cancer specialist based in Birmingham, said it was not entirely clear why outcomes were better in Birmingham.

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Motorists are facing eight weeks of delays while one of Wolverhampton's main access routes is closed at night, external for major improvement work.

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About nine out of every 10 families in the West Midlands are unable to afford newly built homes in their local area , a report by housing charity Shelter says. 

Its research shows rising house prices are hitting all parts of England, not just London and the South East. 

In the West Midlands, 93% of privately renting working families could not afford to buy a newly built home, even if they used the government's Help to Buy scheme, the charity says.

In the region, the average price of a new home was £206,950.

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The charity wants to see a new style of building, modelled on that of Victorian philanthropists, where short-term profits are replaced by "long-term community gains".

Ministers agree the system is broken and want to make housing affordable.

Inspectors say West Midlands Police needs to improve the way it investigates offences involving vulnerable victims and working with other public service organisations.

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Her Majesty's Inspectorate of Constabulary says overall the force is good and has praised it for tackling serious and organised crime. 

Nationally,  the report says a third of the 43 forces  in England and Wales need improvement.

Louise Hancock
Newsreader, BBC WM

Tesco's decision to drop plans for a supermarket in Birmingham 19 years after it was first proposed is a "blow to the community", according to one of the city's MPs.

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The supermarket giant says it has made the "difficult decision" not to go ahead after a "detailed review".

Traders close to the Stirchley site had  previously criticised the wait  and said some businesses had moved to make way for it, leading to a decline in trade.

In December,  Lidl was granted planning permission to open a new branch in nearby Pershore Road , external .

Labour's Steve McCabe says there was a "heavy price" paid by the community which has been left with a big derelict site after the loss of a bowling alley and a community centre there.

Daniel Wainwright
Data unit - English regions

Almost 4,000 motorists a day are fined for driving in bus lanes , with the most lucrative camera making £6,000 every 24 hours.

Wolverhampton and Birmingham came in the top five councils with the most lucrative single camera - Wolverhampton's Victoria Square (where there's two cameras) made an average of £4,750 a day between November 2015 and last April.

Motoring organisation the RAC said the cameras had become a "cash bonanza" for local authorities.

Councils say cameras are clearly signed and they expect income to fall as drivers learn to stay out of the lanes.

Charlie Slater
BBC Weather presenter

Windy at first with some early morning sunshine likely in the south. 

There will be a little rain perhaps in the north for a time, this will clear to allow plenty of sunshine across the region by the afternoon. 

Winds will ease through the day with highs of 8C (46F).  

Alex Homer
BBC Local Live

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