Hales hits century as Notts beat Yorkspublished at 18:41 British Summer Time 30 July 2017
England one-day batsman Alex Hales hits a century as Nottinghamshire chase 224 to beat Yorkshire in the T20 Blast.
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Eight rescued from fire at flats
Industrial action over bins ramps up
Thug attacked man celebrating leukaemia recovery
Megson back at Baggies
Villa skipper's Harry Potter books
Man shot by police in critical but stable condition
'Key witness' sought to machete attack
Updates from Friday 28 July 2017
Hales hits century as Notts beat Yorkspublished at 18:41 British Summer Time 30 July 2017
Listen: T20 Blastpublished at 13:53 British Summer Time 30 July 2017
Listen to BBC local radio commentary from Sunday's six T20 Blast group games.
Read MoreGrealish hurt in pre-season friendlypublished at 18:01 British Summer Time 29 July 2017
Aston Villa midfielder Jack Grealish is taken to hospital after injuring his hip and ribs in a pre-season friendly.
Read More'Mayhem' as driver smashes into wallpublished at 15:53 British Summer Time 29 July 2017
Fire crews say the man had been drinking and fled the scene after the crash.
Read MoreCollege fails fire safety testpublished at 13:56 British Summer Time 29 July 2017
The college says the fire service is satisfied it has "appropriate" safety measures to mitigate fire risks.
Read MoreMinister writes to Mod over soldier casepublished at 13:30 British Summer Time 29 July 2017
Keith Brown has written to the UK government about a Scottish double amputee's medial treatment.
Read MoreGreyhound stadium closes after 90 yearspublished at 13:24 British Summer Time 29 July 2017
Declining crowds have led to the closure of the Birmingham track, its manager says.
Read MoreTwo arrested after girl raped twicepublished at 13:01 British Summer Time 29 July 2017
The pair are being questioned over the first attack on the 14-year-old, police say.
Read MoreLucky seven for Durham on wet T20 nightpublished at 22:48 British Summer Time 28 July 2017
Durham earn a first win of the T20 Blast season as only two of the seven Friday games produce results because of rain.
Read MoreCCTV issued over double rape inquirypublished at 19:17 British Summer Time 28 July 2017
Police now believe a second man was present in the lead up to the first attack.
Read MoreWaste and recycling mixed togetherpublished at 18:40 British Summer Time 28 July 2017
It is a "regrettable but temporary" measure, Birmingham City Council says.
Read MoreOur coverage across the daypublished at 18:01 British Summer Time 28 July 2017
We'll be back with our usual mix of news, sport, travel and weather from 08:00 on Monday.
Woman speaks of gratitude to DIY SOS teampublished at 18:00 British Summer Time 28 July 2017
BBC WMA West Bromwich woman says she's grateful to the team of volunteers that helped build her a bigger house.
Sandra Chambers needed an extension because she looks after her two young grandchildren following the death of her daughter two years ago.
She couldn't afford it so the BBC programme DIY SOS stepped in with local traders.
Quote MessageIt's absolutely amazing the amount of tradespeople who have helped and supported us. It's heartwarming it really is. We're so, so thankful."
Sandra Chambers
Your pictures: Hedgehogs and hillspublished at 17:55 British Summer Time 28 July 2017
We know these pictures are supposed to be of weather, but when one of our BBC Weather Watchers posted this picture, how could we not share it with you?
Trickyair snapped this cute trio in Sheldon, Birmingham.
Image source, TrickyairSusanne took this picture in Stourbridge of the rolling hills, dotted with plenty of colourful flowers.
If there's a picture you'd like to share, you can send them in here.
Image source, SusanneSlip roads closed over weekend at J6 of M6published at 17:49 British Summer Time 28 July 2017
The exit slip roads at J6 (Spaghetti junction) of the M6 will be closed over the weekend to allow work to be carried out to replace damaged concrete.
Highways England is reminding drivers of the closures that will take place from 20:00 on Friday until 06:00 on Monday.
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End of twitter postBurglars jailed for stealing Villa skipper's Harry Potter bookspublished at 17:31 British Summer Time 28 July 2017
A gang that stole Aston Villa captain John Terry's Harry Potter books among other items has been jailed for a series of raids on luxury homes.
The signed, first edition novels valued at £18,000 were taken along with more than £400,000 of designer goods when Mr Terry's Surrey mansion was targeted in February while he was away skiing - a trip he shared with 3.4m Instagram followers.
Thieves took the chance to help themselves to property including designer handbags worth £126,00 and more than £220,000 of jewellery.
Image source, PAFour men were sentenced to a total of 27 years and 11 months in prison.
A fifth man was convicted of handling stolen goods.
Watch: Your 50-second weather forecastpublished at 17:30 British Summer Time 28 July 2017
Rebecca Wood
BBC Midlands TodayOutbreaks of rain and strong winds will continue through tonight eventually clearing away to give a drier end to the night with clear spells.
It will remain on the mild side for most - lows of 14C (57F).
Media caption, Weather for the West Midlands.
Birmingham remains in running for 2022 Commonwealth Gamespublished at 17:25 British Summer Time 28 July 2017
Birmingham remains in the running for the 2022 Commonwealth Games after passing preliminary assessments.
Birmingham has been the subject of recent inspection visits by an independent assessment panel, Commonwealth Games Federation representatives and Department for Digital, Culture, Media and Sport officials.
The assessment panel found Birmingham's plans had sufficient merit to warrant further developing proposals.
Image source, Birmingham City CouncilTeenager arrested over fire at flatspublished at 17:07 British Summer Time 28 July 2017
Eight people are rescued and two treated for smoke inhalation after the fire in the block in Tipton.
Read MoreBaggies welcome back Gary Megson as Pulis' deputypublished at 17:04 British Summer Time 28 July 2017
West Bromwich Albion have appointed former manager Gary Megson as the new Assistant Head Coach.
Megson led the club to their first ever promotion to the Premier League in 2002 and steps in after former assistant Dave Kemp decided to retire.
Image source, Getty ImagesThe former Baggies boss returns 17 years after he was appointed manager with the club battling for relegation.
He went on to secure two promotions to the top flight before departing in October 2004.
