'Trojan Horse' governor in ban appealpublished at 17:48 Greenwich Mean Time 15 March 2017
Lawyers representing the education secretary say Tahir Alam's ban should not be "revoked".
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'Trojan Horse' governor in ban appealpublished at 17:48 Greenwich Mean Time 15 March 2017
Is it safe to eat food you've dropped on the floor?published at 17:46 Greenwich Mean Time 15 March 2017
NewsroundSome people say if you drop something on the floor and pick it up in less than five seconds it's ok to eat, but is it safe ?
Image source, iStockFood safety expert, Professor Anthony Hilton, from Aston University, says the "five-second rule" for eating things dropped on the floor is usually correct.
He says if food is not on the floor for very long it won't have time to pick up harmful bugs, so unless it's got dirt on it you can actually see it should be okay to eat.
Winger Arthur to leave Birminghampublished at 17:40 Greenwich Mean Time 15 March 2017
Birmingham City will allow winger Koby Arthur to leave the club when his contract expires at the end of the season.
Read MoreRise in parking charges defended by council leaderpublished at 17:40 Greenwich Mean Time 15 March 2017
BBC WMThe leader of Birmingham City Council has defended a proposed hike on Sunday parking charges.
Image source, GoogleOn-street parking in the area near Colmore Row currently costs £2.50 for two hours on a Sunday, but from the start of April it is going up to £6.
Labour's John Clancy said he "regretfully" had to look at ways of "raising revenue in the city" after £600m of cuts in the past six years.
Watch: A clear night ahead but turning cloudy tomorrowpublished at 17:30 Greenwich Mean Time 15 March 2017
Shefali Oza
BBC Midlands TodayIt will be a clear and settled start to the evening. It will feel cool under clear skies, allowing areas of fog to develop through the early hours. However, it should remain dry for most - lows of 4C (39F).
Tomorrow will be much cloudier, with outbreaks of light rain expected through the afternoon.
Media caption, Latest weather forecast for the Midlands
Travellers move into park - 24 hours before £20k barriers installed published at 17:21 Greenwich Mean Time 15 March 2017
Travellers have moved back onto a Birmingham park 24 hours before the council were to due install £20,000 worth of railings , external .
'Trojan Horse' governor bids to overturn schools banpublished at 16:59 Greenwich Mean Time 15 March 2017
The former chairman of the Birmingham education trust at the centre of the so-called "Trojan Horse" allegations of hardline Muslims attempting to takeover city schools, is appealing his ban from any involvement in schools.
Tahir Alam, chairman of governors at Park View School in Alum Rock, Birmingham, from 1997 to 2014, and chairman of a trust managing the school, was banned in September 2015 after the Secretary of State considered evidence from a government inquiry.
A three-strong tribunal in London has begun hearing his appeal.
The provenance of the so-called Trojan Horse letter has never been established, but a government inquiry, led by former counter-terrorism chief Peter Clarke , found "sustained action, carried out by a number of associated individuals, to introduce an intolerant and aggressive Islamist ethos into a few schools in Birmingham".
It was one of several inquiries to be carried out.
Mr Alam previously called the ban an "abuse of authority" and described the allegations made in the reports as "completely false".
Baseball bat-armed men rob Co-oppublished at 16:42 Greenwich Mean Time 15 March 2017
Allen Cook
BBC Local LiveTwo men armed with a baseball bat have stolen cash and cigarettes totalling £8,000 from a Co-op store. , external
Image source, GoogleStaffordshire Police say they went into the High Street branch in Pattingham at around 05:45 today.
Officers say they threatened staff with the bat and then locked them in the toilet while they stole the cash and cigarettes.
Witnesses to fatal Stechford crash urged to come forwardpublished at 16:21 Greenwich Mean Time 15 March 2017
BBC WMWitnesses to a fatal car crash in Stechford are being urged to pass information on to the police.
Juel Downer, aged 24, from Bordesley Green, died in hospital four days after suffering serious injuries on 24 February.
The black Seat Leon in which he was a passenger hit a black VW Golf at the junction of Stechford Road and Hodge Hill Road at around 22:25, according to West Midlands Police, external .
Bungling robber fails to win appeal over botched Asda Darlaston cigarette raid published at 16:03 Greenwich Mean Time 15 March 2017
A bungling robber who had to abandon £9,000 worth of cigarettes because the bag was too heavy has failed to convince top judges his sentence was too tough, external .
Protest at BMW over closure of car maker's final salary pension scheme published at 15:33 Greenwich Mean Time 15 March 2017
Sarah Bishop
BBC Midlands TodayBMW workers are staging a protest outside the Hams Hall engine plant in Coleshill against the car maker's plans to close their final salary pension scheme.
It follows figures from the company last week showing a surge in net profits and sales.
Simon Powell, from the Unite union, said workers "deserved better".
BMW says it is very proud of its excellent pension provision in the past but they want to protect pension provision for the future.
Watch: More great pictures of Staffordshire and Cheshirepublished at 15:11 Greenwich Mean Time 15 March 2017
Allen Cook
BBC Local LiveHere are another five of the pictures which you've sent in of Staffordshire and Cheshire.
To share your recent photos of the area, share them via email or put them on Instagram, adding the tag #bbcstoke if you agree to share, external .
Media caption, Your photos
Rubery village to be spruced up thanks to £100k fundingpublished at 15:05 Greenwich Mean Time 15 March 2017
Lights, bus shelters, benches, bollards and other features of Rubery village will undergo improvements after a £100,000 funding package was agreed.
Image source, GoogleThe largest chunk of the money, £75,000, has come from Bromsgrove District Council, while Worcestershire County Council has put in £25,000.
Part of the plan is to include a so-called "quality charter" for future works and to ensure the improved features are maintained.
Signalling fault affects trains between Lichfield and Birmingham published at 14:47 Greenwich Mean Time 15 March 2017
Buses are set to replace trains between Four Oaks and Lichfield Trent Valley after a signalling fault left some lines blocked.
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End of twitter post£3m backing for old Tucker Fasteners regenerationpublished at 14:32 Greenwich Mean Time 15 March 2017
Birmingham PostAlmost £3m has been invested in the regeneration of a former industrial site, external in north Birmingham by the new West Midlands Combined Authority.
Recovering Dudley South MP turns up to Parliament Brexit vote in wheelchair after sepsis fight published at 14:05 Greenwich Mean Time 15 March 2017
Lucky-to-be-alive Black Country MP Mike Wood, an avid campaigner for Brexit, was determined not to miss last night's key Article 50 vote - despite still battling back from deadly sepsis, external .
Drivers caught using mobile phones while drivingpublished at 13:46 Greenwich Mean Time 15 March 2017
A driving instructor was also fined for using a mobile while he had a learner in his car, West Midlands Police said.
Image source, Getty ImagesOn 1 March, penalties for drivers caught using a phone doubled to six points and a £200 fine.
In a week-long police clampdown, external 261 distracted drivers were caught.
Quote MessageIt’s shocking so many HGV drivers were among those we caught. These are professional drivers, ones who should be setting high standards, yet we found 30 truckers phoning, texting or using the internet while driving."
Insp Sion Hathaway , Central Motorway Policing Group
Midlands Today: Regeneration plans for Wolverhamptonpublished at 13:20 Greenwich Mean Time 15 March 2017
BBC Midlands TodayThe next phase of a regeneration plans for Wolverhampton could create 2,500 jobs.
The council wants to develop a prestigious office block, called i9, on land next to the historic Chubb buildings.
Image source, GoogleFind out more on Midlands Today on BBC One from 13:30.
Widow 'deeply distressed' at burglary after fatal house firepublished at 13:12 Greenwich Mean Time 15 March 2017
Allen Cook
BBC Local LiveBurglars have broken into a house in Staffordshire , external that was in the middle of being renovated following a fatal house fire.
Staffordshire Police say Colin Dunn died in the blaze at the home on Six Ashes Road, Bobbington in November.
Image source, GoogleThe force says his widow was preparing to move back in having lived there for 32 years.
Officers say the burglary happened between Thursday and Monday and the thieves took TVs and a watch which has sentimental value for Mrs Dunn.
Staffordshire Police say she's been left "deeply distressed and affected" by the burglary.
Development opportunities across the Midlands showcased to developers by government published at 13:00 Greenwich Mean Time 15 March 2017
Louise Hancock
Newsreader, BBC WMA list of investment opportunities forming part of the so-called Midlands Engine - a key promise in the devolution of central government power to cities - has been presented to developers.
The portfolio of 19 projects include the redevelopments of the Curzon Street and Smithfield areas of Birmingham, along with the Wolverhampton Canalside and City Interchange.
