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'Man with knife' at House of Fraser
Man injured amid reports of gun shots
Oxford-bound student faces deportation
'Bin bag barricade'
West Brom sign winger on five-year deal
Updates from Friday 25 August 2017

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Inquest continues into family stabbing deathspublished at 08:38 British Summer Time 22 August 2017
Joanne Malin
BBC Midlands Today
The inquest will continue today into the death of a woman who was killed by her brother.
Melvin James, who'd previously been treated for paranoid psychosis, attacked his mother and sister with a knife at their home in Wolverhampton.
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His sister Anne-Marie died from her injuries as did he, when he turned the weapon on himself.
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Watch: Your 50-second weather forecastpublished at 08:21 British Summer Time 22 August 2017
Charlie Slater
BBC Weather presenter
It will be a fine, warm and rather humid day with plenty of sunny spells. A few showers may develop through the afternoon, but most will remain dry and winds will be light. Highs of 24C ( 75F).
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Weather for the West Midlands.
Tuesday: Live updates for Birmingham and the Black Countrypublished at 08:01 British Summer Time 22 August 2017
Stephanie Barnard
BBC Local Live
Good morning from the BBC WM newsroom.
A rather misty and murky Tuesday morning. We'll have a full weather forecast for you shortly, along with the latest news, sport and travel for Birmingham and the Black Country.
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Birmingham add loan trio to squadpublished at 20:18 British Summer Time 21 August 2017
Birmingham City sign Arsenal's Carl Jenkinson and Cohen Bramall plus Southampton's Sam Gallagher on loan for the season.
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Brides left dress-less by shop closurepublished at 20:06 British Summer Time 21 August 2017
Brides say they have no refunds or dresses after Emily Eve Bridal Boutique shut.
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Transplant girl, 3, can 'start life'published at 19:56 British Summer Time 21 August 2017
Penny Powell's parents were told she would not live past five without a kidney transplant.
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Boy who died 'had no white fish allergy'published at 18:52 British Summer Time 21 August 2017
The nine-year-old died after eating fish fingers and had symptoms similar to an allergic reaction.
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Mother stabbed by son who killed sisterpublished at 18:52 British Summer Time 21 August 2017
Melvin James killed his sister and stabbed his mother before turning the knife on himself, an inquest hears.
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Our coverage across the daypublished at 18:00 British Summer Time 21 August 2017
That's it for Monday's updates - join us again from 08:00 on Tuesday.
Nuno: Wolves made too many mistakespublished at 17:54 British Summer Time 21 August 2017
Head coach Nuno Espirito Santo says Wolves have to be prepared to deal with opponents who try to disrupt them.
Cardiff became the first team to beat Wolves in the Championship this season, winning 2-1 at Molineux on Saturday.
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Cardiff were clear: they had a game plan to cut down our space, be aggressive and don't allow our players the freedom to be creative. But we didn't do a good game - we made too many mistakes and we have to analyse this approach and avoid these kinds of situations."
Nuno Espirito Santo, Wolves head coach
Woman told son 'I love you' as he stabbed herpublished at 17:41 British Summer Time 21 August 2017
A mother told her son "I love you" as he stabbed her "again and again" at a flat in Wolverhampton, an inquest heard.
Melvin James attacked his mother Lynette James as his sister, Anne-Marie, lay fatally wounded in the hallway of the second floor tower block apartment.
In evidence, read by Black Country senior coroner Zafar Siddique, jurors heard Lynette James recall "he plunged the knife into me, again and again. I said 'I love you, son'."
The inquest is looking into the deaths of Anne-Marie and Mr James - who, after attacking his family, fatally stabbed himself. The hearing continues.
Weather: More cloudy weather to comepublished at 17:29 British Summer Time 21 August 2017
Charlie Slater
BBC Weather presenter
There will be more cloud around tomorrow and maybe some rain later in the day, but it should be getting drier and warmer as the week goes on.
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Afternoon weather forecast for the West Midlands
Rugby union: Lichfield trio set to start England semi-finalpublished at 17:16 British Summer Time 21 August 2017
BBC Sport
Three Lichfield players will start for England in their Rugby World Cup semi-final with France in Belfast tomorrow.
After rotating his squad throughout the pool stage, this is the strongest England team named by head coach Simon Middleton in the tournament.
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The Lichfield trio are Emily Scarratt, Natasha Hunt (pictured) and Amy Cokayne, while fellow Lichfield players Justine Lucas and Harriet Millar-Mills are on the bench.
England v France is the second of Tuesday's semi-finals, with New Zealand taking on the USA at 17:00.
The fly-tipping van that spewed rubbishpublished at 17:07 British Summer Time 21 August 2017
A mattress and chest of drawers are among the items filmed flying out the back of the vehicle.
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Four new restaurants to open in Walsall in £65m developmentpublished at 17:02 British Summer Time 21 August 2017
Walsall Advertiser
Four new restaurants are opening in Walsall as part of a multi-million pound development scheme, it has today been announced., external
£2,000 reward put up over Victoria Cross war hero grave damagepublished at 16:42 British Summer Time 21 August 2017
Express and Star
A £2,000 reward has been put up to find the yobs who damaged the grave of a Victoria Cross hero. , external
'Sectioned' man discharged 'without medical notes' before stabbing familypublished at 16:05 British Summer Time 21 August 2017
Lindsay Doyle
BBC Midlands Today
A man who killed his sister and stabbed his mother before fatally stabbing himself had been discharged from hospital with no medical notes, his brother told an inquest.
Leon James was speaking at a hearing into the deaths of Ann-Marie James - stabbed at the family's flat in Wolverhampton - and her killer Melvin James.
He told the inquest in Oldbury his brother Melvin had been sectioned at the Royal Edinburgh Hospital for displaying psychotic paranoid behaviour. He was later discharged.
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Ann-Marie James suffered a stab wound to the chest in the attack
Leon James drove to the hospital to bring him back to live at his mother's flat and said he was not given any notes as to his brother's condition and was simply told to ensure he registered with a GP.
Their mother survived the attack. The inquest continues.
Football: The Racers sign Baggies stopperpublished at 15:40 British Summer Time 21 August 2017
Racing Club Warwick has announced, external that goalkeeper Bobbie Biddle has joined the club on loan from West Bromwich Albion.
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The club says the 16-year-old will add competition for the side's Tom Cross.
'Fish fingers death' schoolboy 'unwell before meal'published at 15:29 British Summer Time 21 August 2017
Giles Latcham
BBC Midlands Today
A schoolboy who died after eating lunch at school had been unwell in the days before his death, an inquest has heard.
Jurors at the hearing were told today that nine-year-old Mohammad Ismaeel Ashraf from Sparkbrook had eaten fish fingers at Al Hijrah School in Birmingham and then developed symptoms similar to an allergic reaction. He later died in hospital.
Paediatrician Dr Robin Tall told the inquest Ismaeel had been unwell in the days before his death with a suspected viral illness and had attended Birmingham Children's Hospital. But Dr Tall said the schoolboy appeared to be getting better and had returned to school two days before his death.
The inquest, which is expected to last three or four days, continues.
Police hunt for Gumtree car thiefpublished at 15:09 British Summer Time 21 August 2017
A thief posing as a car buyer stole a man's Toyota Yaris following a test drive, West Midlands Police said.
According to the force, a man from Alum Rock listed the car for sale on Gumtree with help from his teenage son.
The seller was contacted by a man who took it for a test drive and on his return, said he wanted to go ahead with the sale. However, once the car's owner went inside his property to get documents, the "buyer" turned on the teenager, who was in the car, and threatened him before driving off.
CCTV of a suspect has been released.
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