BBC Local Live: Breast surgeon performed needless operations

Summary

Breast surgeon Ian Paterson guilty of wounding
He performed needless operations on patients
There were ten victims - nine women and a man
Paterson 'wanted to play God'
He mutilated women 'for power'
Updates from Friday 28 April 2017

Live Reporting

Your pictures: Water wonderful viewpublished at 15:48 British Summer Time 26 April 2017
BBC Weather Watchers
The BBC Weather Watchers have been impressing with their photos today, particularly these two water-based wonders.
This lovely picture came from maxaragon in Tettenhall, Wolverhampton.
We love that you can see the landscape reflected in the water.
Image source, maxaragon
Ryan Lewis shared this picture taken in Witton, another great picture.
Image source, Ryan Lewis
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Car-jacking: Young boys in youth offenders' institutespublished at 15:17 British Summer Time 26 April 2017
Monica Rimmer
Journalist, BBC Online
West Midlands Police have carried out morning raids in Birmingham and arrested three 16-year-olds on suspicion of being involved in a number of car-jackings.
The investigation has been ongoing and police have revealed three other suspects, a 13-year-old boy and two 14-year-old boys are now in youth offenders’ institutes having been charged and remanded.
Bid to bring home stag do crash victimpublished at 14:48 British Summer Time 26 April 2017
Adrian O'Kane was returning to his hotel in the early hours of Sunday when he was hit by a motorist.
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Labour has made itself 'irrelevant' says departing Birmingham MPpublished at 14:38 British Summer Time 26 April 2017
Rob Mayor
Political Reporter, BBC WM
The outgoing MP for Birmingham Edgbaston and one of Labour's leading Brexit supporters is accusing the party of making itself "irrelevant".
Writing in the Telegraph, external, Gisela Stuart, who co-chaired the Vote Leave campaign during the referendum, says the party had to "think hard" about why it did not share the "optimism" of voters who backed Brexit.
She adds that Labour has to be more than a pressure group or movement and sell itself as a party of government that shared voters' desires.
Murder investigation after man dies in crash caused by jealous Walsall expublished at 14:23 British Summer Time 26 April 2017
Walsall Advertiser
A dad who was left paralysed after a crash caused by a Walsall man, external has sadly died.
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Car-jacking: Three teenagers arrested by policepublished at 14:00 British Summer Time 26 April 2017
Monica Rimmer
Journalist, BBC Online
Three teenagers who are suspected of being involved in car-jackings across Birmingham have been arrested during morning raids, West Midlands Police say, external.
The 16-year-old boys are being questioned in police custody and were arrested earlier today at addresses in the Tyseley, Balsall Heath and Moseley area.
Image source, West Midlands Police
Police have recovered a large sum of cash, mobile phones, a car key and clothing.
Wolves winger 'force to be reckoned with', says team matepublished at 13:41 British Summer Time 26 April 2017
BBC Sport
Fit-again winger Jordan Graham will add an extra dimension to Wolves attack next season, according to team-mate Richard Stearman.
Graham, 21, played the last half an hour of Tuesday's 1-0 home defeat by Huddersfield, after 15 months out with a cruciate knee ligament injury.
Image source, Rex Features
"I thought he really livened the game up and got some bums off seats when he came on," Stearman, 29, told BBC WM.
"If he can stay fit then he'll be a force to be reckoned with next season."
Your pictures: Dudley skylinepublished at 13:20 British Summer Time 26 April 2017
BBC Weather Watchers
BBC Weather Watcher Nilly MJ sent in this great picture of the sky over Dudley.
If you have a picture you'd like to share, you can send it in via the BBC Weather Watcher website.
Image source, Nilly MJ
Coming up on BBC Midlands Today: Car-jackings investigatedpublished at 12:54 British Summer Time 26 April 2017
Tom Turrell
BBC Midlands Today
West Midlands Police have arrested two teenagers during dawn raids in Birmingham, in connection with a series of violent car robberies.
The car jackings have seen women and elderly people dragged from their vehicles, electrocuted with stun guns, and beaten up before the thieves made off with their cars.
Today's operation brings the total number of arrests in the case to 20.
I'll have more on BBC Midlands Today on BBC1 from 13:30 or you can watch it back on the BBC iPlayer.
Family tell of 'easy-going, lovely man' who died on stag partypublished at 12:27 British Summer Time 26 April 2017
Alex Lester
Presenter, BBC WM
I've been speaking to the sister of Adrian O'Kane, who died at the weekend after being hit by a driver allegedly high on drink and drugs in Majorca.
Image source, Family picture
Stephanie Price told me the family is devastated over the loss of Adrian, who was a father of two.
A fundraising campaign has been set up to pay for legal costs and to bring his body back.
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He was a very easy-going, lovely, lovely man. He loves a laugh. It just should not have happened. He's not even a big drinker, he was on his way home. Everyone is in complete shock, we're devastated
Stephanie Price, Adrian's sister
Birmingham woman overcame bullies to be Miss Birmingham finalistpublished at 11:58 British Summer Time 26 April 2017
Monica Rimmer
Journalist, BBC Online
A Birmingham woman who developed bulimia after bullies called her "fat and ugly" could be the next Miss England.
Image source, Tia Burke
Tia Burke, 22, is now a beauty queen and has made it to the final of Miss Birmingham, external next month.
Just eight years ago she was the victim of a bullying campaign, carried out by school friends.
Rowdy Aston Villa fans accused of 'bullying' couple on train after Birmingham City winpublished at 11:34 British Summer Time 26 April 2017
Birmingham Mail
Rowdy Aston Villa fans have been slammed after a video emerged of them, external "bullying" a young couple on a train after the Blues derby victory.
Thousands of vehicles seized during crackdown on uninsured driverspublished at 11:14 British Summer Time 26 April 2017
Simon Glover
BBC Online
A total of 12,296 vehicles were seized in the past 12 months as part of a crackdown on uninsured and unlicensed drivers, police have revealed, external.
Image source, Automobili Lamborghini
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A Lamborghini Huracán was among the 12,296 vehicle seized by police in the past 12 months
The vehicles, which included a Lamborghini Huracan and Bentley Continental, were pulled off the roads between April 2016 and March this year after drivers were caught breaking the law.
The force say uninsured drivers can face six to eight points on their license, a £300 fixed penalty notice or a substantial fine if the matter is pursued through the courts.
Exhibition hails untold success storiespublished at 11:09 British Summer Time 26 April 2017
'This Birmingham' will include famous and less well known inspiring people from the city.
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Graham tipped to make impact for Wolvespublished at 11:08 British Summer Time 26 April 2017
Fit-again Wolves winger Jordan Graham will be a 'force to be reckoned with' next season, says team-mate Richard Stearman.
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Bears can peak again in the cup - Bellpublished at 10:45 British Summer Time 26 April 2017
Warwickshire skipper Ian Bell hopes their One-Day Cup defence can kick-start a difficult start to the season.
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Wolves 0-1 Huddersfield Townpublished at 10:31 British Summer Time 26 April 2017
BBC WM Sport
Wolves are now five games without a win in the Championship, following a 1-0 defeat to Huddersfield at Molineux.
Image source, Rex Features
That result secured the visitors' position in the play-offs, while Wolves remain in 15th.
Wolves boss Paul Lambert said there wasn't too much of a difference between the two teams during the game.
Signalling problems at Cosford fixedpublished at 10:08 British Summer Time 26 April 2017
BBC News Travel
It could take a bit of time to clear delays on trains between Shrewsbury and Wolverhampton, but engineers have fixed the signalling problems near Cosford.
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Police raids carried out over car-jacking incidentspublished at 09:54 British Summer Time 26 April 2017
Daz Hale
BBC WM
Two 16-year-old boys have been arrested on suspicion of conspiracy to commit robbery in connection with an investigation into a spate of car-jackings across Birmingham.
Twelve officers raided properties earlier and two mobile phones were seized.
Police want to find evidence of mobiles they think were used to co-ordinate the crimes and believe the car-jackings were organised via encrypted messaging service WhatsApp.
They are also looking to find weapons used.
Some victims have been shocked with stungun-type devices.
Walsall 0-1 Port Valepublished at 09:31 British Summer Time 26 April 2017
Ged Scott
BBC Sport
Chris Eagles hit a stunning late winner as Walsall lost at home to relegation-threatened Port Vale last night.
The veteran winger hit a superb right-foot angled drive from the edge of the area which arrowed into the top left corner.
The result gave Vale a slim chance of staying in League One, moving them to within a point of 20th-placed Gillingham.
Image source, Rex Features
The Saddlers themselves went close to breaking the deadlock in the first period when Lee Morris's left-foot curler hit the bar, before James O'Connor's header was brilliantly tipped over by Vale keeper Leonardo Fasan.