Government inspectors say Dudley Council is making "positive progress" in children's social care, after being rated inadequate last year .

In a letter to the authority, the watchdog Ofsted says staff morale is good with reduced case loads allowing social workers more time to see children. 

But they also say there is "much more to do" to ensure all children receive effective services.  

Vanessa Pearce
BBC Local Live

A two-car collision has closed two out of four lanes on the M6 southbound between junctions seven and six.

After Westminster terrorist Khalid Masood's rampage on Wednesday, police searched a home in Winson Green, Birmingham.

Neighbours said Masood lived there for about seven months until December last year.

Iwona Romek was in disbelief when she realised her neighbour and the attacker were one and the same. 

She told the Press Association: "Now I'm scared that someone like that was living close to me." 

Ms Romek said she had seen him with a child aged between five and six and a partner, but that they had moved away about two to three months ago. 

Dr Ather Hussain says Islam does not condone people driving cars into others or using suicide vests.

Dudley News

Work to create Dudley's new museum within the borough's archive centre is almost complete, external .  

Leaflets opposing the so-called Islamic State group are being handed out at Birmingham mosques during Friday prayers in the wake of the Westminster terror attack by Khalid Masood, who had been living in Winson Green.

Police have appealed to anyone who knew the Westminster attacker Khalid Masood to come forward with information.

The Kent schoolboy had been most recently living in the West Midlands, according to the Metropolitan Police.

The Electoral Roll recorded Quayside, Winson Green, Birmingham, as Masood's most recent address and neighbours believed they recognised him.

Officers investigating Wednesday's attack said they wanted to hear about "associates and places he visited".

He used a "number" of aliases, police said, and they revealed earlier on Friday he was born Adrian Russell Ajao. 

Giles Latcham
BBC Midlands Today

A major police investigation is continuing in Birmingham following Wednesday's attack in Westminster. 

Another man was arrested in the city overnight and officers are searching a property in Hockley near a former home of Khalid Masood - the man identified as the attacker.

I'll have the latest on the Midlands Today on BBC One from 13:30.

Monica Rimmer
Journalist, BBC Online

Sajid Javid, the communities secretary and MP for Bromsgrove, says his job in the wake of the Westminster terror attack is to ensure no communities feel targeted or vulnerable in the wake of the attack.

Walsall's Belgian midfielder Florent Cuvelier sign a one-year contract extension with the League One side.

Alex Homer
BBC Local Live

More than 230 drivers were fined for not wearing their seatbelt during a week-long police crackdown across the West Midlands. 

Officers handed out £100 penalties to 236 motorists.

The force says excuses included a driver claiming they did not believe a seatbelt was required while travelling at 25mph or less, according to police, external .

You have been using Your Questions to ask about the West Midlands - here are some of our answers.

Jack Dowling
Journalist, BBC Radio Stoke

A man from the Walsall area has  told BBC Radio Stoke he's missed a best friend's funeral due to delays caused by this morning's closure of the M6 in Staffordshire.

Highways England  said the motorway was closed between junctions 14 and 15, external  due to emergency repairs on an "unsafe" bridge at the A51, north of Stafford services.  

Micheal McDonagh, from Aldridge, says he set off at 07:40 but was still in Staffordshire at 11:30 with the funeral in Manchester already underway.

The Bullring Bull is supporting Red Nose Day today with his very own red nose. 

A contactless red nose next to the landmark and the shopping centre will allow people to make donations via their bank card.

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Academy award winner Adrien Brody is joining the cast of the Birmingham-based period drama Peaky Blinders.

Filming began this week for the fourth series of the BBC 2 gangster.

Richie Anderson
BBC WM

Red noses will be worn today as schools, businesses, friends and neighbours raise money for Comic Relief . 

Tonight on BBC One comedians, actors, musicians and fundraisers from across the UK are coming together to raise money for disadvantaged people all over the world, as well as here in the West Midlands.

Carlisle United sign midfielder Samir Nabi for the rest of the season and striker Ben Tomlinson on non-contract terms.

Chris Goreham
BBC Radio Norfolk sport

Away from his Red Nose Day recreation of his infamous Strictly Come Dancing Gangnam Style interpretation....

Norwich City chairman Ed Balls has confirmed that caretaker manager Alan Irvine will be in charge when the Canaries play Aston Villa next weekend. 

Irvine has been looking after the team since Alex Neil was sacked a fortnight ago . 

The club wants to appoint a new sporting director before choosing a head coach.  

It's believed that Huddersfield Town's Stuart Webber is in line to take the sporting director post.

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Mr Balls said: "We're a long way down the track. There's a lot of speculation which I'm not going to comment on, but we are close to getting this [sporting director] announced. 

"Alan Irvine is definitely in charge for the Villa game [ Saturday, 1 April ]." 

Express and Star

An eighth West Midlands person has been arrested in connection with the Westminster terrorist attack, external , while the killer's birth name has been revealed as Adrian Russell Ajao.

Steve Hermon
Journalist, BBC WM

Solihull Moors are aiming to secure their place in the top level of non-league football for another season. 

They can move a step closer this weekend when they host Barrow after an injury-time defeat to league leaders Forest Green in midweek.

Moors' boss Liam McDonald told us he expects them to bounce back and we'll be reporting from the game on DAB radio.

We'll also have reports from Stourbridge, who hope to solidify their place in the play-offs in the Northern Premier League at home to Grantham, as well as Chasetown, who host Romulus in First Division South.