Big cities lose out most but others benefit in biggest change to England school funding for decades.

Camran Green, 17, died after being stabbed in the stomach with a 14in blade.

Melvin James had been hospitalise before returning home, an inquest hears.

Image source, Gloucestershire Police/ BBC

Despite having a care team, Camran Green was able to travel by train from Birmingham to Cheltenham at weekends.

This is how he met his killer Steven Sharpe , who fatally stabbed him with a 14 inch "Rambo" knife (pictured below) in a failed robbery attempt.

His mother Emma Barrow is upset he wasn't better looked after.

Dudley City Council says this was a tragic case and its thoughts are with the family.

The care he received will now form the subject of a serious case review.

Image source, Gloucestershire Police

Shop staff and a hot dog vendor tried to help Tahnie Martin, killed by storm debris, her family say.

West Bromwich Albion's 18-year-old dual-qualified striker Tyler Roberts says he is committed to representing Wales.

That's all from us on Tuesday. Please join us again from 08:00 on Wednesday for more news, sport, travel and weather updates.

Any breaking news will be posted here in the meantime.

Nick Owen
Presenter, BBC Midlands Today

The sister of a woman killed in the Birmingham pub bombings 43 years ago says "the truth has died" with the death of Martin McGuinness. 

A convicted killer will not be questioned over the unsolved murder of a newspaper delivery boy near Stourbridge nearly 40 years ago. 

And we catch up with Hollywood star John Malkovich in Birmingham for the UK premiere of a new organ opera.

Join us for the Midlands Today on BBC One from 18:30.

Birmingham Mail

A doorman was rushed to hospital with a neck wound after he was  glassed at a city centre bar, external .  

A university worker who was struck by debris from a building during Storm Doris was engaged, her family has said, as they paid tribute, external to a "much-loved" daughter.

Image source, West Midlands Police

Tahnie Martin, 29, died from serious head injuries after she was hit by a 2m-long piece of timber amid high winds in Wolverhampton city centre.

The debris is thought to have broken away shortly before hitting Solihull-born Miss Martin, who lived in Stafford and worked at the University of Wolverhampton.

Relatives said her death had left a "massive hole" and it was "impossible to imagine a future with any happiness without her".

They thanked the emergency services and shop workers who tried to help her.

The investigation to establish the circumstances of her death is now being led by the City of Wolverhampton Council, supported by West Midlands Police and the Health and Safety Executive. 

Image source, Maxine Nelmes

Sharpe was said to have been high on heroin and cocaine at the time and planned to rob Camran Green of his takings.

The robbery went wrong and Sharpe stabbed Mr Green a single time in the body with a 14in blade.

The judge told Sharpe he must serve a minimum of 24 years and six months of his life sentence.

He said: "The murky world of drugs has taken yet another young life."

Alex Hamilton
BBC Weather

We're forecast rain overnight, with sleet and even snow in places.

And there will be more wet weather tomorrow. Overnight lows of 5C (41F).

The mother of murdered teenager Camran Green, 17, has made a plea to others to stay away from drugs.

She was speaking outside Bristol Crown Court today.

Steven Sharpe, 31, has been handed a minimum jail term of more than 24 years for killing Camran.

Express and Star

A man who stabbed his sister and mother before turning the knife on himself had suffered a 'medical episode' in the run-up to the attack, an inquest heard, external . 

Following the jailing of Steven Sharpe , Det Ch Insp Ruth Mather of Gloucestershire Police said Camran Green fitted a type of man used by drug gangs from big cities.

She said vulnerable young men like him are frequently being used as drug runners in smaller towns.

A legal challenge was mounted which the council says it will not resist.

A bogus handyman is being sought by police, external after being linked with a series of distraction burglaries across Great Barr and Witton.

Image source, West Midlands Police

Police say the man is white, carries tools and has knocked on doors in the area purporting to be servicing disability ramps and rails.

On Tuesday 7 March officers said he pretended to carry out work outside homes in Brookvale Road and Walsall Road and managed to enter the properties and make off with wallets and purses.

The following Friday, he was in Birkenshaw Road and again managed to distract the home owner before stealing cash, police said. 

The man is described as aged around 40 – 50 and is approximately 5ft 8ins – 5ft 10ins tall with short, greying brown hair.  

Image source, Gloucestershire Police/BBC

Steven Sharpe, the killer of teenager Camran Green (pictured), has been handed a minimum jail term of more than 24 years .

Bristol Crown Court was told Camran had travelled to Gloucestershire from the West Midlands to supply drugs through the so-called "county lines" drugs network.

Steve Hermon
Journalist, BBC WM

Wolves speedway star Freddie Lindgren believes he is capable of an even better year in 2017. 

The Swede was a key part of his team's Elite League title success last season which helped re-establish him on the World Grand Prix circuit. 

And he told us he was "hungry" for more of the same.

Police say an operation is in place to address a recent spike in car robberies.