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
Charlie Slater
BBC Weather presenter
There is plenty of cloud and some showers forecast overnight, but temperatures won't drop much below 9C (48F).
Tomorrow will be another cloudy day, but the rain should go.
Charlie Slater with the weather forecast for the West Midlands
The BBC in the West Midlands is looking for a digital apprentice to cover Wolverhampton.
From following Facebook to making jaw-dropping videos, we want people who know what makes a good story.
Here's one of last year's apprentices talking about working in TV, radio and online.
Georgia Coan explains why you should apply for the Digital Journalism Apprenticeship.
Those who can bring us a creative take on their experiences of living in the UK in 2017 are asked to get in touch.
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BBC Sport
Image source, Getty ImagesAndy Murray will miss out as he recovers from an elbow injury.
Kyle Edmund, Dom Inglot and Jamie Murray will line up for Britain for the tie in Rouen between 7 and 9 April.
Patrick Burns
Political editor, Midlands
The Prime Minister is in Birmingham this afternoon giving a speech to government officials from Qatar.
The event at the city's International Convention Centre is a business and investment forum between the middle eastern state and UK.
International trade secretary, Dr Liam Fox, is also here as the Government prepares tomorrow to set Britain on course to leave the EU.
Quote MessageWe are a champion of international free trade and when you look at the world as it's developing now, 90% of global growth is being generated outside of the EU and that's where a lot of our prosperity will come from. We are focusing the UK on that and the regions of the UK as well - £5bn over three years into Birmingham and the region could make a very big difference."
Dr Liam Fox, International trade secretary
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Knifemen left staff "extremely shocked and distressed" after a violent robbery in Walsall., external
Mike Taylor
BBC WM Sport
Wolves beat the Poole Pirates by 50 points to 40, external in the first leg of the Elite Shield at Monmore last night.
The hosts pulled away in the last three heats of the meeting to give themselves a 10-point lead ahead of the second leg on Wednesday.
Listen to an interview with Wolves boss Peter Adams on the BBC WM Sport Facebook page. , external
The wife of Birmingham terrorist Khalid Masood has broken her silence to condemn , external the killer who claimed four lives in the London terror attacks.
Eleven men were discovered at two premises, leading to four people being arrested.
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Stephanie Barnard
BBC Local Live
More details on this afternoon's stabbing in Birmingham...
A spokesman for the ambulance service says it received a 999 call at about 13:05 reporting a "medical emergency" at a residential house on Wensleydale Road in Perry Barr.
Two ambulances attended the address and one remains at the scene.
A man has been stabbed on a residential road in Birmingham, say police.
Emergency services were called to a house on Wensleydale Road, Perry Barr, at about 13:10.
One man has been arrested.
Image source, GoogleA 27-year-old woman has been charged in connection with the stabbing of a man in Birmingham on Sunday morning.
West Midlands Police has charged the woman with wounding with intent.
The injured man, 36, was found on Booth Street, Handsworth, with a serious neck injury.
Two men who were arrested have been released on bail.
A former chairman of governors at a school embroiled in an alleged "Trojan Horse" Muslim takeover plot is waiting to hear whether he has won an appeal after being barred from involvement in the management of schools.
Department for Education (DfE) officials concluded in September 2015 that Tahir Alam - who held the post at Park View School in Alum Rock, Birmingham, from 1997 to 2014 - had engaged in conduct aimed at undermining fundamental British values.
He has been challenging the decision at a specialist tribunal hearing in London where evidence has been analysed.
This image has been released by police, external investigating a Birmingham nightclub shooting.
It happened at Second City Suite in Sherlock Street, in the city centre, on Saturday 4 February.
Six people have been arrested in connection with the incident which left a man with a wound to the leg. Five have been released without charge and a 31-year-old man released on bail.
Image source, West Midlands PoliceQuote MessageThe man pictured is not thought to be directly involved in the shooting, but was in the area at the time and may have vital information about what happened. Identifying this individual is now our priority."
DC Sarah Evans, West Midlands Police
With the 2017 county season here, keep up to date with the latest signings, departures and rumours ahead of next season.
Read MoreA schoolboy has designed the "tails" side of the new pound coin designed to frustrate counterfeiters.
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BBC WM Sport
The sports headlines this afternoon include:
A surgeon accused of carrying out unnecessary mastectomies at West Midlands hospitals has told a court he would be prepared to "over-treat" a patient as if she had a bleak cancer diagnosis owing to her fear of the illness.
Ian Paterson, 59, said patient Doctor Rosemary Platt - whose breast he removed in 2001 - was "cancer-phobic", but prosecutors said the procedure was "quite unnecessary", with Nottingham Crown Court having previously heard she was under the impression she had cancer - rather than being at risk of developing it - after abnormalities had been found in lumps.
Mr Paterson, from Altrincham, Greater Manchester, said all treatment options were presented to the "anxious lady" and "the way to protect herself was that she would do everything she could to maximise her protection".
Image source, Trinity MirrorHe said her mastectomy "was carried out to prevent cancer, not treat it", telling the court he would be prepared to "over-treat" her as if her problems were "at the black end of the spectrum" because of her fears.
He denies 20 counts of wounding with intent against nine women and one man relating to procedures he carried out between 1997 and 2011 when he was working for hospitals run by the Heart of England NHS Trust and Spire Healthcare.
The trial continues.
Yoxall residents are calling for “transparency" from Staffordshire County Council following their calls for a 7.5 tonne weight restriction along the A515. , external
Stephanie Barnard
BBC Local Live
An architect is making a name for himself by photographing buildings and scooping a top photography award
Tim Cornbill is an amateur photographer who captures the changing skyline of Birmingham.
Capturing a city's changing skyline
Now he's won an international photography award for a picture of a building he took while on holiday in Berlin.
Here's Tim's winning image
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It’s the gripping TV drama which everyone is talking about – and it’s written by a Midlander., external
The man behind BBC’s Line of Duty is Jed Mercurio.
