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Updates from Friday 26 May 2017
Charlie Slater
BBC Weather presenter
After a cloudy morning, there will be some bright and sunny spells with top temperatures of 21C (70F).
Latest weather for the West Midlands
A wood is being shut to the public after complaints of "dogging", drug dealing and out-of-control dogs.
The Woodland Trust says all entrances to Uffmoor Wood, near Halesowen, West Midlands, will be padlocked from Wednesday after it became one of its most "problematic" sites.
Image source, The Woodland TrustThe beauty spot is located about a mile from Halesowen
It follows reports of dog attacks, dog fouling, drug abuse, the use of off-road bikes and illicit sexual activity.
The trust says the closure is a "last resort".
We'll bring you the latest news, sport, travel and weather from across Birmingham and the Black Country.
The Woodland Trust says the closure of the "unsafe" site in the West Midlands is "unprecedented".
Read MoreTwo women and seven men have appeared in court charged with conspiring to use drones to fly drugs, weapons and other contraband into several UK jails.
They are accused of supplying the banned goods to inmates at Winson Green prison in Birmingham, as well as HMP Hewell, Worcestershire, HMP Stoke Heath, Shropshire, and HMP Featherstone, near Wolverhampton.
They each face five counts of conspiring to supply prohibited items into prisons between July 2015 and January 2017.
Among those appearing at Birmingham Magistrates' Court on Monday was Sanjay Patel, 37, of Bush Court, Cheltenham.
The case has been adjourned until June 23.
Teenage boys were tricked into sending him naked pictures of themselves as he posed as girls online.
Read MoreMarcus Trescothick breaks Somerset's record for the most first-class centuries to help his side avoid defeat by Warwickshire.
Read MoreWe'll be back with our usual mix of news, sport, travel and weather from 08:00 tomorrow, but keep an eye out here for more updates this evening and into the morning.
A landowner has been left to foot the bill of removing a huge pile of rubbish after it was dumped just off a country lane outside Birmingham.
Bromsgrove District Council said it was made aware of the fly-tipping about "a few weeks" ago, as well as the Environment Agency, police, county and parish councils and even the local MP.
Image source, SnapperSKThe sign warning people not to fly-tip in the area was in fact added to the gate post after the offence Bromsgrove District Council said in a bid to support the landowner.
Image source, SnapperSKRubbish dumped off country lane near Birmingham
Rebecca Wood
BBC Midlands Today
Today I'm at RHS Chelsea Flower Show meeting some of the people who have put together some of the lovely blooms from the West Midlands.
What a stunning display here - this is this year's contribution from Birmingham City Council which has all been funded entirely through sponsorship
See more on BBC Midlands Today at 18:30 on BBC One.
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Doggers and drug dealers have forced the closure of a beauty spot near Romsley. , external
A family has been left distraught after two laptops to help their young children communicate were stolen from Wolverhampton railway station on 14 May.
Image source, British Transport PoliceThe computers, which were in a carrier bag, were briefly left on the main concourse before a man walked over to the bag and picked them up.
British Transport Police has released images of a man it would like to talk to following the theft.
He walked out of the station "right past the victims" and the machines were "not easily" replaceable, a spokesman added.
Alex Hamilton
BBC Weather
We're forecast a mild and overcast night, with temperatures not expected to fall below 10C (50F).
Tomorrow we can expect more sunshine and temperatures up to 22C (72F).
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Stephanie Barnard
BBC Local Live
People living on the top two floors of a block of flats in Chelmsley Wood have been evacuated this afternoon after a fire on the roof.
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The fire service was called to a 10-storey tower block in Moorend Avenue earlier this afternoon.
One man was treated for minor burns and the effects of breathing in smoke.
The fire is now under control.
Officers issue more than 30 tickets in just over an hour in an area of Birmingham.
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Mike Perkins
Newsreader, BBC Hereford & Worcester
Nine people have appeared in court charged with conspiring to use drones to fly drugs, weapons and other contraband into several jails.
HMP Hewell in Redditch, HMP Stoke Heath in Shropshire, HMP Winson Green in Birmingham and HMP Featherstone near Wolverhampton are all believed to have been targeted.
As well as using drones, the two women and seven men are also accused of throwing contraband over prison walls.
Image source, GoogleThe nine are charged with conspiring to supply prohibited items into prisons between July 2015 and January 2017. They are next set to appear at Birmingham Crown Court on 23 June.
Another two alleged co-conspirators are due to appear before magistrates later this week.
In case you missed them, here are some of the weekend's top stories, external from across the Black Country and North Worcestershire.
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There are fewer than 800 places left for the Birmingham International Marathon., external
Image source, Birmingham International MarathonRunners considering taking part in the 26-mile race in October are being urged by organisers to sign up immediately to avoid missing out.
They say they've received more than 8,000 entries already, making it one of the UK's top six marathons in its first year.
Voters are asked if they back the Conservative or Labour leader over caring for older people.
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