Summary

  • Tennis: Dan Evans reveals positive cocaine test

  • Life sentence for toddler murderer

  • Man charged with murder bid over Highgate disorder

  • The 'tearful' police officers leaving work in 'meltdown'

  • Man who tortured boy has sentence increased

  • Armed officers to patrol Eid events

  • Villa wait on Terry contract offer

  • Updates on Friday 23 June 2017

Live Reporting

Simon Glover

  1. First Midlands black MP gets to work

    Eleanor Smith, a former theatre nurse, took Enoch Powell's old seat, Wolverhampton South West.

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  2. Grenfell Tower minute's silence to be observed in Birmingham

    Sandwell Council and Birmingham City Council are among the authorities that will be observing a minute's silence at 11:00 to remember the victims of the Grenfell Tower fire.

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  3. Essex v Warwickshire - day four

    Listen to BBC local radio commentary as Essex host Warwickshire in County Championship division one.

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  4. Birmingham's plan for children's services shakeup

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    Plans to cut children centres in Birmingham from 70 to 10 have been revealed.

    The cost saving measures are out for consultation and, if approved, could be implemented by November.

    Kids bike

    The centres currently offer services that include stay-and-play groups and health care schemes.

    It's proposed Birmingham Community Healthcare NHS Foundation Trust will take over the running, instead of 76 different contracts currently in place.

  5. Football: Redditch bring in two players

    Trevor Owens
    Sports Editor, BBC Hereford & Worcester

    Redditch United have announced two new signings.

    Football

    Manager Darren Byfield has brought in striker Jamie Matthews and midfielder Stuart McNaught.

    Both players join the reds from Hednesford Town.

  6. Warwickshire need to 'dig deep' in latest county match

    Warwickshire's head coach Jim Troughton says his players will have to dig deep as they start their latest County Championship match against Essex in Chelmsford.

    The Bears haven't won a four-day game this season.

    Play gets under way at 11:00 and you can follow live updates here.

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    We are now in a fight, there's no other way of looking at it. [The players] have got to draw on their experience, and the skills that they've got, and you know they have, and show that and get in a little bit of a fight with the opposition. It's going to be a battle now."

    Jim Troughton, Warwickshire Cricket Club

  7. Logo revealed as Brum launches bid to host Games

    An explosion of paint and a heart on its side adorn the logo Birmingham is using for its bid to host the 2022 Commonwealth Games.

    It is reflective of the candidate city's tagline - "heart of the UK".

    What do you make of it?

    LogoBirmingham City Council

    The team behind the bid has submitted its pitch to the Government.

    Birmingham is vying with Liverpool to host the athletics event.

  8. Man 'hit by car in gang-related incident' - injuries 'life-threatening'

    A man has been left with life-threatening injuries after what police believe to be a 'gang-related' incident in which he was hit by a car.

    Car at scene near police cordon

    The West Midlands Force said it received multiple emergency calls reporting a collision and injured people in Birmingham.

    According to police, officers attending the scene in Ravenhurst Street, Highgate, shortly before 19:00 on Sunday found three damaged cars.

    One person was taken to hospital with life-threatening injuries. The force said it believed he was hurt when one of the vehicles hit him.

    Force incident manager Sean Phillips said officers were in hospital "assisting" other injured people.

    Cars inside police cordon

    Ravenhurst Street and Moseley Street are currently closed while the scene is examined. A 25 year-old man has been arrested on suspicion of wounding and is currently in custody. This incident is believed to be gang-related.”

    Sean Phillips, West Midlands Police

  9. Man seriously hurt in 'gang' incident

    A 25-year-old man is arrested after the incident in which a "number of people" were injured.

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  10. Many happy returns: Birmingham tennis tournament gets under way

    The main action at the Aegon Classic gets under way in Edgbaston today.

    The world women's number one Angelique Kerber has had to pull out due to a recurring hamstring injury.

    She's one of four high-profile players who have had to withdraw, including Maria Sharapova.

    Aegon Classi

  11. Hairy moment as 200 tarantulas found in van

    Straws were drawn as to who should investigate after it was stopped near West Bromwich, police say.

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  12. Video: Another hot and sunny day in store

    Charlie Slater
    BBC Weather presenter

    Blue skies and sunshine throughout the day with high UV levels and a very high pollen count with top temperatures of 30C (86F).

    Latest weather for the West Midlands

  13. Live updates for Birmingham and the Black Country

    Monica Rimmer
    Journalist, BBC Online

    Good morning from the BBC WM newsroom.

    We'll be bringing you the latest news, sport, travel and weather updates for Birmingham and the Black Country between now and 18:00.

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