Man charged with murdering woman and her son
Aaron Barley is aged 23 of no fixed abode
He is also charged with the attempted murder of boy's father
Updates from Friday 31 March 2017
Jennifer Bartram
BBC Weather
After a bright and sunny afternoon, here's how tonight and tomorrow are looking.
You can keep up-to-date with the latest forecasts with the BBC Weather website .
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CCTV images of a man police want to identify, external have been released in connection with their investigation into a teenager's death.
Image source, West Midlands PoliceKaydel Williams died after being found with serious head and chest injuries in Hunton Road, Erdington, Birmingham, on the evening of 7 October last year.
West Midlands Police said it believed "several people" were involved in the death of the 19 year old from Tipton.
Image source, West Midlands PoliceA 34-year-old construction worker was charged with the kidnap and manslaughter of Kaydel in November.
Andy Giddings
BBC Shropshire
The University of Wolverhampton has unveiled a rebuilt car for the new F3 motor racing season.
Its driver, Shane Kelly, finished second in the championship, missing out on top-spot by a single point.
Image source, University of WolverhamptonSince then, the car has been redesigned at the university's Telford Innovation Centre, which officially opened its new £10m engineering facilities last week.
Quote MessageWe literally take the car apart and look at the engineering make-up in detail – adjusting the camber, replacing bolts, adjusting the gear ratio and we use data analysis to adjust things like the wing angle – all with a view to making the car handle much better and improve the all-round performance."
James Waters, Engineering student
We've been left feline a little confused this morning but are within a whisker of the truth.
A cat found in Birmingham and thought to have gone missing in Spain actually disappeared, it seems, a little closer to home.
It was a microchip at the heart of the mystery. Slinky - as she's been called by the man who found her in his Acocks Green garden - was taken, upon discovery, to a vet whose check on the animal's chip revealed a Spanish address.
It left us wondering how many of a cat's nine lives were used to cross the Channel - and was the tale a bit paella in the sky?
Well, it looks like "Slinky" was rescued in Spain and brought to England before going missing. What a Cava up.
To find the owner, it looks like her temporary guardians won't have to, ahem, cast a net too widely.
Drivers are being told to avoid the M42 southbound after a serious collision involving two cars closed the carriageway between junctions eight and seven.
Emergency services are still on the scene and traffic is being diverted on to the M6.
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Traffic is being diverted on to the M6 after a "serious" crash on the M42 southbound between junctions eight and seven.
The ambulance service says it still has crews at the scene after it was called to reports of a car on its side at about 14:30.
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The MP for Erdington is backing a campaign for a change in the law to make medical professionals legally required to report those who are unfit to drive to the DVLA.
Poppy-Arabella Clarke died after a car driven by John Place, aged 72, hit the three year old as she crossed a road with her mother in Sutton Coldfield last year.
The pensioner had been told only weeks before the crash to stop driving because of poor eyesight . Earlier this month, he was jailed for four years.
Image source, Clarke familyQuote MessageI've got every reason to believe that there will be strong cross-party support. When the law is changed we will name it after Poppy-Arabella. The problem with the law at the moment is that it does not impose the obligation to report those who are unfit to drive as it should."
Jack Dromey, MP for Erdington
Birmingham City Ladies are to host Chelsea in the Women's FA Cup semi-finals.
The 2012 winners knocked out holders Arsenal on Sunday in the last eight.
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You can watch the draw on BBC 5live's Facebook page., external
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Manchester City Women are to host Liverpool in the Women's FA Cup semi-finals, while Chelsea will visit Birmingham City.
Read MoreWest Brom defender Jonas Olsson has his contract at The Hawthorns cancelled to join Swedish side Djurgarden IF.
Read MorePolice are hunting the driver of a Ford Mondeo who fled the scene in the car after hitting the man.
Read MoreA man died when he was hit by a car being pursued by police in Birmingham.
Read MoreA road in Nechells has been closed after an unexploded grenade was discovered, police say.
Officers were called to Trevor Street this morning by a removal man who found the device "amongst property".
Police from the West Midlands force are at the scene and an explosive ordnance disposal team has been called.
A police cordon is in place.
BBC WM Sport
Birmingham City Ladies will find out their opponents in the semi-finals of the Women's FA Cup this afternoon.
It follows yesterday's 1-0 win over holders Arsenal. They'll face either Manchester City, Liverpool or Chelsea in the last four.
You can hear the draw live on BBC 5live later this afternoon at 14:45.
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Walsall's Belgian midfielder Florent Cuvelier sign a one-year contract extension with the League One side.
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BBC Coventry & Warwickshire Sport
Warwickshire have named a 15-man squad for the two-day friendly against Northampton at Edgbaston starting Tuesday 28 March.
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It will be the team's first home pre-season friendly.
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Birmingham City Ladies pulled off a big FA Women's Cup shock to reach the semi-finals yesterday, external .
They knocked out 14-time winners Arsenal, winning 1-0 at Damson Park , external after a goal from German defender Marisa Ewers (pictured left).
Image source, Getty ImagesChelsea, Manchester City and Liverpool make up the rest of the semi-final lineup and the draw takes place this afternoon.
Tamworth's Sue Davey, who was killed by terrorists when she was on holiday in Tunisia in 2015, is to have her name on a memorial honouring victims of the attack. , external
