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Updates from Friday 16 June 2017
Passengers on trams in Birmingham are in for a surprise on BBC Music Day.
The usual on-board announcements have been replaced with the distinctive voice of Ozzy Osbourne.
Listen to Ozzy as you've never heard him before!
We spoke to residents and the people who run a tower block in Birmingham.
Read MoreThe covers are coming out at Edgbaston, rain is delaying play between India and Bangladesh.
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Westminster, Birmingham and Manchester have had applications for 301 new phone boxes in 12 months.
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BBC Sport
Birmingham City have made a contract offer to former Chelsea and England captain John Terry, according to Blues boss Harry Redknapp.
"We've made him a good offer and we have done the best we can," Redknapp told TalkSport., external
"It's up to John now, but we would love him at Birmingham."
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BBC Business News
Image source, Getty ImagesFabergé, the maker of bejeweled eggs, may soon be part of a company that owns Wolverhampton Football Club.
Fosun International, the Chinese conglomerate which also controls Club Med, has confirmed that it has made a £225m offer for Gemfields, the precious stones miner which also owns Fabergé.
It follows a bid for Gemfields by Pallinghurst last month. The South African private equity group is the largest shareholder in Gemfields.
Shares in Gemfields rose 9.8% in early trading.
Birmingham City have made a contract offer to former Chelsea captain John Terry, says Blues boss Harry Redknapp.
Read MoreCricket fans are being urged to arrive early for today's Champions Trophy semi-final match at Edgbaston.
Roads in the area are closed from 08:00 - 11:00 and for up to two hours after the match has ended.
The game between India and Bangladesh is a sell out and all the spectators will have their bags searched on the way in.
Play gets under way at 10:30, for the road closures take a look at the link below.
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Peter Plisner
BBC Midlands Today
The M6 Toll has been sold to a company called IFM. It already owns Manchester Airports Group, Anglian Water and Arqiva - which run the transmitters used for BBC broadcasts.
Ownership of the M6 Toll has passed from one Australian company to another.
Now it’s a group of pension funds that sees the road as a good investment.
Despite the losses of previous year, IFM sees it not only as a viable asset, but a profitable one too.
Losses of the past happened mainly because of a huge mortgage needed to pay for the construction of the road.
Following restructuring, in recent years, and the latest sale of the road, that mortgage has effectively been wiped away, clearing the way for the M6 Toll to finally make a profit.
Growth in traffic and more roadworks on the Midlands motorways can only add to the profit potential.
Monica Rimmer
Journalist, BBC Online
You might hear a familiar voice if you're on the tram between Birmingham and Wolverhampton today.
Black Sabbath front man Ozzy Osborne is providing the passenger announcements as part of BBC Music Day.
Ozzy has also had a tram named after him last year as part of Midland Metro's unveiling in the centre of the city.
Image source, Getty ImagesIt would seem his announcements have not been missed by these pleased commuters...
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Security will be stepped up for today's Champions Trophy semi-final match at Edgbaston.
The game between India and Bangladesh is a sell out.
All the spectators will have their bags searched on the way in.
Warwickshire's chief executive Neil Snowball says the security arrangements for the tournament have worked well so far:
Quote MessageWe remain extremely vigilant, we're not taking anything for granted at all, we're still on the highest level of security here all around the stadium. We'll have full searches and are encouraging all spectators who are fortunate enough to have a ticket to get here in plenty of time.
Neil Snowball, Warwickshire chief executive
Alex Hamilton
BBC Weather
After a bright start there's the possibility of some light showers around lunchtime, before a warm and sunny afternoon.
The pollen count is expected to be very high and top temperatures expected of 20C (68F).
Latest weather for the West Midlands
Peter Plisner
BBC Midlands Today
The BBC has learned that the M6 Toll has been sold.
The road, which bypasses the most congested parts of the M6, was put up for sale by its Australian owners last year.
The new owner is an investment group called IFM, which is owned by several pension funds.
IFM already runs a number of toll roads around the world and has some other big investments in the UK.
Monica Rimmer
Journalist, BBC Online
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The auctioned Russian item from the 19th Century has been loaned out to university students.
Read MoreWalsall sign 24-year-old left-back Luke Leahy on a two-year deal after his contract expires at Falkirk.
Read MoreWe'll be back with our usual mix of news, sport, travel and weather from 08:00 on Thursday, but keep an eye out here for more updates and breaking news before then.
Bob Hockenhull
BBC Midlands Today
Children at a dance class near Wolverhampton have become television stars after being featured in an eight-part documentary series.
Baby Ballroom on Channel 5 Star follows the children as they train and take part in junior dancing competitions.
The group, based in Wombourne, have impressed the show's producers so much there may even be a second series.
Satnam Rana
BBC Midlands Today
The childhood memories of landlocked Midlanders are the inspiration for a new theatre production called Life's a Beach., external
The show's being performed in three converted caravans at Bantock Park, in Wolverhamton and includes tales of pesky seagulls and a mysterious mermaid.
Image source, Black Country TouringThe stories have all come from memories shared by people in the Black Country.
See more on this story on BBC One at 18:30 on Midlands Today.
One of the most influential voices in folk-rock, Nick Drake, will be commemorated with a blue plaque in Birmingham tomorrow.
David Bowie and John Peel are among a number of people who will all receive blue plaques in their honour, thanks to nominations made by BBC local radio listeners.
The singer-songwriter will be commemorated in Far Leys, where he died aged 26.
In 2010 people who knew Nick Drake recall their memories...
Those who knew him and artists who've performed his songs discuss Nick Drake.
Forty-seven plaques will be unveiled on BBC Music Day this Thursday, recognising pioneering musicians and music venues around the UK.
