Summary

  • Injuries as ceiling collapses at school prom

  • Terror trial juror discharged over 'attractive' policeman

  • 'Street race' killers jailed

  • 'Sleeping' teacher barred from food fight school

  • Block of flats declared fire risk

  • Second arrest over fake acid attack

  • Updates from Friday 21 July 2017

  1. Ceiling collapses at school prompublished at 09:23 British Summer Time 21 July 2017

    Six people receive treatment from emergency workers, including a girl, 10, hit by glass.

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  2. People injured as ceiling collapses at school prompublished at 09:16 British Summer Time 21 July 2017

    A ceiling has collapsed at a banqueting venue during a school prom in Birmingham, leaving six people needing treatment from emergency workers.

    West Midlands Ambulance Service said Al Miraj Banqueting Suite, on Wordsworth Road, Small Heath, was holding hundreds of people when it received 999 calls at about 20:00 last night.

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    Ceiling collapses at Birmingham wedding venue

    Among those hurt was a 10-year-old girl whose face was cut by glass.

    Others were treated for the effects of shock. A young boy given treatment for leg pain was taken to hospital.

  3. Roadworks worth staying home forpublished at 08:51 British Summer Time 21 July 2017

    Drivers using the M5 in the West Midlands can expect more than a year of delays due to major roadworks.

    Highways England says it needs to repair the Oldbury Viaduct between junctions 1 and 2.

    Amid anticipated delays, motorists have been given several tips and asked to consider working from home.

    The next phase of the works is due to get under way.

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    Drivers advised to work at home amid major M5 roadworks

  4. Live updates for Birmingham and the Black Countrypublished at 08:03 British Summer Time 21 July 2017

    Monica Rimmer
    Journalist, BBC Online

    Good morning from the WM newsroom.

    I'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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  5. Men guilty of 'hail of bullets' murderpublished at 21:54 British Summer Time 20 July 2017

    Carl Campbell's killers were spotted looking "quite happy with themselves" after the murder.

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  6. Villa bring in Whelan and Sambapublished at 21:23 British Summer Time 20 July 2017

    Aston Villa sign Stoke City midfielder Glenn Whelan for £1m and bring in free-agent defender Chris Samba

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  7. School 'will not judge' new head's pastpublished at 20:56 British Summer Time 20 July 2017

    Liam Nolan, once praised by David Cameron, has a new school after quitting previous post amid controversy.

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  8. Roadworks worth staying at home forpublished at 19:14 British Summer Time 20 July 2017

    Repairs to the Oldbury Viaduct mean a speed limit of 30mph for more than a year.

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  9. Frei leaves Birmingham for Basaksehirpublished at 18:08 British Summer Time 20 July 2017

    Midfielder Kerim Frei leaves Birmingham City to join Turkish side Basaksehir for an undisclosed fee.

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  10. Our coverage across the daypublished at 18:00 British Summer Time 20 July 2017

    We'll be back with our usual mix of news, sport, travel and weather from 08:00 tomorrow.

    Keep an eye out here for more updates this evening and into the morning.

  11. Wolves sign Monaco defender on season-long loanpublished at 17:55 British Summer Time 20 July 2017

    BBC Sport

    Wolves have signed Monaco defender Ruben Vinagre on a season-long loan.

    Vinagre, 18, was part of the Portugal Under-17 squad which beat Spain to win the European Championships last summer.

    Ruben Vinagre (right)Image source, Getty Images
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    Ruben Vinagre (right)

    The former Sporting left-back, who is yet to make a senior appearance for Monaco, will be involved with Wolves' first-team and Under-23 squads.

    "I like English football and the Championship and this is the perfect chance for me to get some experience," Vinagre told the club website., external

  12. Men found guilty of drive-by shootingpublished at 17:40 British Summer Time 20 July 2017

    Three men have been found guilty of carrying out a drive-by shooting in which a Black Country dad died.

    Father-of-one Carl Campbell was ambushed as he sat in a car at traffic lights in Dartmouth Street, West Bromwich, on 27 December last year.

    Jaspal Rai, 25, of no fixed address, was found guilty of murder, possession of a firearm with intent to endanger life and also possession of a firearm.

    Pictured L-R: Chauhan, Humza, RaiImage source, West Midlands Police
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    Pictured L-R: Chauhan, Humza, Rai

    Vikesh Chauhan, 24, was found guilty of the same offences as well as attempted murder.

    Mohammed Humza, 20, did not appear in court but previously pleaded guilty to murder but denies possession of a firearm with intent to endanger life.

    The men will be sentenced at a later date.

  13. Weather: Heavy rain for several dayspublished at 17:28 British Summer Time 20 July 2017

    Shefali Oza
    BBC Midlands Today

    We might have some showers tonight and over the next three days we are forecast some heavy rain.

    It will remain warm though, with temperatures as high as 15C (59F) overnight.

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    Shefali Oza with the weather forecast for the West Midlands

  14. Shane Bryant inquest: Suspected robber 'identified from fingerprints'published at 17:19 British Summer Time 20 July 2017

    A suspected robber who died in hospital after being restrained by members of the public has been identified by his fingerprint records, an inquest hears.

    Shane Bryant, 30, from Birmingham, died in hospital on Saturday after being taken ill during a supermarket raid in Ashby-de-la-Zouch, Leicestershire.

    SHANE BRYANTImage source, SHANE BRYANT/FACEBOOK

    North Leicestershire's coroner was told further tests were being carried out to establish the cause of death.

    Mr Bryant's inquest has been opened and adjourned until 10 October.

  15. Man shouts 'acid' as he sprays drinkerpublished at 16:58 British Summer Time 20 July 2017

    The victim was outside a pub when a man leapt out of a car and sprayed a liquid at him.

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  16. The lollipop man who plays air guitarpublished at 16:51 British Summer Time 20 July 2017

    Keith Bennett, 65, is hugely popular in Wolverhampton for spreading joy on the morning commute.

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  17. Your pictures: Fields and flowerspublished at 16:49 British Summer Time 20 July 2017

    BBC Weather Watchers

    Our BBC Weather Watchers have sent in some lovely pictures of their travels today.

    Lapworth is the setting for this one, taken by Orion.

    CanalImage source, Orion

    Di's walk took this lovely picture of a sea of flowers in Kingstanding.

    To share your weather pictures, sign up here.

    FlowersImage source, Di's walk
  18. Terror-accused boy to go on trialpublished at 16:30 British Summer Time 20 July 2017

    The 17-year-old is accused of planning a terror attack in Cardiff.

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