Man, 27, gets suspended sentencepublished at 11:51 British Summer Time 29 August 2017
A Stourbridge man who threatened to burn a woman’s house down, external has been handed a suspended sentence.
Summary
Birmingham bin strike resumes
Lost Crossroads episodes discovered
Kidnapped estate agent Stephanie Slater dies
Callum Lees death: Man charged with murder
Boy, 11, killed by lorry
Man shot in leg
Updates from Friday 1 September 2017
Man, 27, gets suspended sentencepublished at 11:51 British Summer Time 29 August 2017
Road re-opens after pedestrian killedpublished at 11:31 British Summer Time 29 August 2017
Stephanie Barnard
BBC Local LiveCity Road in Edgbaston has re-opened after a police cordon was lifted.
A 47-year-old man died after being hit by a car there earlier this morning.
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End of twitter postCounty ins & outs 2017published at 11:06 British Summer Time 29 August 2017
With the 2017 county season here, keep up to date with the latest signings, departures and rumours ahead of next season.
Read MorePetition to stop student's deportation has more than 70k signaturespublished at 11:04 British Summer Time 29 August 2017
BBC Midlands TodayA petition to prevent a Wolverhampton student being deported and losing his place at Oxford University has reached more than 70,000 signatures
Brian White moved to the UK from Botswana with his adoptive parents six years ago, but an application for naturalisation was rejected and he now fears being returned to his country of birth.
Friend Luke Wilcox started a petition calling on the Home Office to grant Brian British citizenship. , external
West Brom's Nyom disappointed to miss out on perfect startpublished at 10:37 British Summer Time 29 August 2017
Seven points from a possible nine may be a good start in most people’s books, external – but Allan Nyom admits West Brom are disappointed not to head into the international break with a perfect record.
Gun shots fired at housepublished at 10:02 British Summer Time 29 August 2017
Ben Godfrey
BBC Midlands TodayPolice say they're examining CCTV footage after gun shots were fired at a house in Birmingham.
People inside the house in Spring Road, Tyseley, heard a loud bang at about 12:40 on Sunday and discovered a bullet hole in their front door.
West Midlands Police says a dark-coloured vehicle was in the area around the time and police want to locate the driver.
Jarvis takes six as Lancs bowl out Bearspublished at 09:25 British Summer Time 29 August 2017
Kyle Jarvis takes 6-67 and Ryan McLaren 4-45 as Lancashire bowl out Division One bottom club Warwickshire for 200.
Read MoreMan dies after being hit by a carpublished at 09:22 British Summer Time 29 August 2017
A man taken to hospital with serious injuries in Edgbaston earlier this morning has died.
West Midlands Ambulance Service said, external the man, a pedestrian, was hurt when he was hit by a car on City Road at about 01:50.
The road remains closed between the junction of Rotton Park Road and Shenstone Road.
Good news for rail passengerspublished at 09:02 British Summer Time 29 August 2017
Good news for train passengers travelling on the Chase railway line this morning.
The line between Rugeley and Walsall has reopened after two weeks of upgrades which left passengers on bus replacement services.
London Midland says, external tracks have been realigned, and new gantries added.
Image source, London MidlandRoad closed after serious crashpublished at 08:31 British Summer Time 29 August 2017
Stephanie Barnard
BBC Local LiveCity Road in Edgbaston is closed after a crash earlier this morning.
It happened between the junction of Rotton Park Road and Shenstone Road, says West Midlands Police.
A 47-year-old is being treated in hospital for serious injuries.
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End of twitter postWatch: Your weather forecast for the next 24 hourspublished at 08:17 British Summer Time 29 August 2017
Rich Davis
BBC Weather presenterA fairly cloudy day with some sporadic outbreaks of drizzle.
For all it will feel much cooler, with highs of 20C (68F).
Media caption, Weather for the West Midlands.
Tuesday: Live updates for Birmingham and the Black Countrypublished at 08:02 British Summer Time 29 August 2017
Stephanie Barnard
BBC Local LiveGood morning - we're back after the bank holiday weekend. I hope you enjoyed the sunshine.
I'll be bringing you the latest news, sport, travel and weather updates for Birmingham and the Black Country between now and 18:00.
If you'd like to get in touch, you can reach us on Facebook , externalor tweet @BBCWM, external.
