Car plunges over flyover in smashpublished at 18:05 British Summer Time 18 June 2017
A man and two children inside the vehicle had a "miraculous escape", paramedics say.
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Motorist drove car into man at car boot sale
Mistakes made in murder case - police chief
Council waste collection jobs 'axed'
Teens in Jo Cox remembrance events
Family of seven escapes fire
Edgbaston breaks attendance record
Manchester bomb victim talks of his surgery
Back problem keeps Hollywood star from Wolverhampton
Updates from Friday 16 June 2017
Car plunges over flyover in smashpublished at 18:05 British Summer Time 18 June 2017
Hairy moment as 200 tarantulas found in vanpublished at 13:15 British Summer Time 18 June 2017
Straws were drawn as to who should investigate after it was stopped near West Bromwich, police say.
Read MoreWaste collectors urged not to strikepublished at 16:29 British Summer Time 17 June 2017
Unite members say they are considering their next step over working patterns and job losses.
Read MoreMan charged over terrorist publicationpublished at 16:22 British Summer Time 17 June 2017
Christopher Jesus Soares, from Walsall, is charged with distributing a terrorist publication.
Read MoreCable theft disrupts rail servicespublished at 13:05 British Summer Time 17 June 2017
Up to 100 yards of signalling cable stolen overnight caused passengers to use replacement buses.
Read MoreIslamic State recruiter found guiltypublished at 19:56 British Summer Time 16 June 2017
Awat Hamasalih helped two British would-be jihadis in their attempt to join fighters in Syria.
Read MoreCouncils review high-rises' fire safetypublished at 19:12 British Summer Time 16 June 2017
Local authority staff are also working with tenants on fire safety after the Grenfell Tower blaze.
Read MorePolice officer in dance with strangerpublished at 18:49 British Summer Time 16 June 2017
PCSO Steve Hopley's dance with the woman in a shopping centre was filmed by a passerby.
Read MoreOur live coverage across the daypublished at 18:00 British Summer Time 16 June 2017
We will back from 08:00 on Monday with more news, sport, travel and weather.
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Pedestrian named following fatal crashpublished at 17:58 British Summer Time 16 June 2017
A man who died following a crash in Walsall has been named as John Hickinbottom, 74.
He was hit by a BMW last Friday and died on Monday in hospital.
West Midlands Police said the car overturned and after landing on its roof, the occupants left the scene.
Image source, West Midlands PoliceA 29-year-old man was arrested in connection with the collision and has been released pending investigation.
Islamic State recruiter living in Birmingham found guilty of terror offencespublished at 17:48 British Summer Time 16 June 2017
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Phil Mackie
Midlands correspondent, BBC NewsAn Islamic State recruiter who helped two British would-be jihadis in their attempt to join fighters in Syria is facing years behind bars.
Iraqi Kurd Awat Hamasalih, 35, came to the UK in 2002, became a British citizen in 2008 then went on to launch an "active and committed" campaign for IS from his home in Birmingham.
He helped the terror group through speeches, social media, crowdfunding and even tipping off an IS commander in Iraq of imminent attack.
Hamasalih was also found in possession of a military document containing information about the identities of Peshmerga fighters resisting IS expansion.
The jury found Hamasalih, of Finchley Road, Kingstanding, Birmingham, guilty by a majority of 10 to two after 15 hours' deliberation.
Teenagers show heart for Jo Coxpublished at 17:39 British Summer Time 16 June 2017
More than 200 school pupils take part in the tribute to the murdered MP.
Read MoreWeather: Scorchiopublished at 17:30 British Summer Time 16 June 2017
Rebecca Wood
BBC Midlands TodayWe're forecast a hot weekend and a muggy night tonight.
Temperatures could reach as high as 27C (81F).
Media caption, Rebecca Wood has your forecast
Council 'to axe fifth of its waste collection jobs'published at 17:23 British Summer Time 16 June 2017
More than 120 waste collection jobs are being axed at Birmingham City Council, says the union Unite which estimates it amounts to a fifth of "the actual refuse collection squad".
The BBC has contacted the local authority for comment on the number quoted by the union - 122 - and the claim it is 20% of the provision.
It has so far said that it has consulted extensively on a "new waste services operating model", with "alternative employment within the council" offered for those affected. An additional £10m per year, it said, would need to be found if its proposed changes were not made to an operation it called inefficient and outdated.
Industrial action is now being considered by members of Unite which also says the jobs will go "in the next fortnight".
Man who 'drove at traffic marshal to avoid queue' avoids jailpublished at 17:19 British Summer Time 16 June 2017
Allen Cook
BBC Local LiveA man who drove his car into a marshal at a car boot sale in Staffordshire has been given a suspended sentence and a driving ban.
Martin Wiggin from Stourbridge had pleaded guilty to dangerous driving.
The Crown Prosecution Service says he hit the traffic marshal's legs as he tried to avoid the long queue leaving the car boot sale in Wombourne in May 2015.
The 48-year-old was given a two month suspended prison sentence at Stafford Crown Court, banned from driving for 18 months and told he would have to pass an extended driving test.
Gardener's World 50th anniversary show in Birminghampublished at 17:12 British Summer Time 16 June 2017
It's been 50 years since Percy Thrower launched Gardener's World, one of the first BBC programmes to be shot in colour.
The show was produced for many years in Birmingham.
A special edition filmed at Gardener's World Live at the NEC is being shown tonight on BBC Two in celebration.
Dudley man charged with attempted murder in Worcesterpublished at 16:59 British Summer Time 16 June 2017
A man from Dudley has been charged with attempted murder following an incident on George Street, Worcester on Sunday night.
Image source, West Mercia PoliceEthan Bell-Milne, 19, from Himley Street in Dudley was charged with attempted murder, wounding with intent and possession of an offensive weapon.
He has been detained and will appear at Worcester Magistrates' Court later today.
A 33-year-old woman and a 41-year-old man, both from Worcester, who were arrested on suspicion of aiding and abetting attempted murder have been released without charge.
Road closures warning for Staffordshire triathlonpublished at 16:58 British Summer Time 16 June 2017
Allen Cook
BBC Local LivePeople in Lichfield, Burton, Cannock Chase and the surrounding areas are being warned of road closures and diversions this Sunday, external.
Image source, Staffordshire County CouncilLichfield Police says it's because of the Staffordshire Ironman race which will see more than 2,000 people take on the course. , external
They'll be running, swimming and biking through the area and the county council's released a list of the roads affected on their website here, external.
Brummie boxers in amateur champion bidpublished at 16:39 British Summer Time 16 June 2017
Dan Pallett
BBC Midlands Today SportFour West Midlands boxers will attempt to become European amateur champions in Ukraine over the next week.
Galal Yafai, who's the younger brother of world professional champion Kal, is joined in the team by fellow Brummie Niall Farrell.
The Darlaston middleweight Ben Whittaker and Burton's Super heavyweight Frazer Clarke make up the Midlands quartet.
Mum cuts son and partner's faces into bushespublished at 16:17 British Summer Time 16 June 2017
