'Drive-by shooting' victim namedpublished at 15:20 British Summer Time 15 September 2017
Police described the shooting in Birmingham as a "shocking and cold-blooded killing".
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Man describes Tube explosion
Woman denies chef murder
Drive-by shooting victim is named
Police make 'knife' arrest at New Street station
Bears relegated
Gun amnesty
Computer hacker sentenced
Updates on Friday 15 September
'Drive-by shooting' victim namedpublished at 15:20 British Summer Time 15 September 2017
Bin strike fallout 'not irreperable'published at 15:04 British Summer Time 15 September 2017
BBC WMThe chief executive of Birmingham City Council says she's hopeful an agreement can be reached to end the bin strike.
Image source, Getty ImagesThe dispute over changes to contracts for binmen began 78 days ago and has seen council leader John Clancy resign over his handling of talks, which led to a brief suspension of industrial action.
A union representing workers has taken the issue to the High Court and has regularly criticised chief executive Stella Manzie.
Yesterday a judge adjourned a hearing to determine whether the council's issuing of redundancy notices to some binmen was lawful.
Quote MessageI regret very much the language that has been used not by me, the language that has been used in the conduct of those negotiations, but I do not see them as irreparable. I think there is always a way forward if people choose to come round the table."
Stella Manzie, Birmingham City Council chief exec
Transport police make 'knife' arrest at New Streetpublished at 14:50 British Summer Time 15 September 2017
Police have arrested a man with a knife near Birmingham New Street station.
British Transport Police said it happened outside HSBC bank near the site at 13:15.
Officers were responding to a call expressing concern for a man's welfare.
“The incident is believed to be drug related,” said police, adding they drew Tasers but did not discharge them.
Halted recycling costs council £300kpublished at 14:46 British Summer Time 15 September 2017
Birmingham City Council is collecting all waste together amid the lengthy strike by refuse workers.
Read MoreTribute to man killed in drive-by shootingpublished at 14:10 British Summer Time 15 September 2017
The family of a Birmingham man killed in a drive-by shooting say they will "miss his beautiful soul and smile".
Father-of-four Mekel Sterling, 36, was shot on Great Hampton Row, Hockley, just after 21:30 on Wednesday and died in hospital a short while later, West Midlands Police, external said.
Mr Sterling's family said: “Our son and brother was a lovely man and was loved by all."
Forensic searches have been taking place outside shops at the scene and CCTV footage examined.
Image source, Family issue / West Midlands PolicePassenger recalls 'mania' of tube blastpublished at 14:03 British Summer Time 15 September 2017
An eyewitness to the aftermath of the Parsons Green Tube explosion has described the sounds and smells.
Read MoreMPs urged to take Walsall traveller plight to parliamentpublished at 14:01 British Summer Time 15 September 2017
Walsall MPs have been urged to take the fight over illegal traveller camps blighting the borough to Parliament, external.
Gateshead sign Blues' Maxwell on loanpublished at 13:46 British Summer Time 15 September 2017
National League club Gateshead sign Birmingham City midfielder Luke Maxwell on a three-month loan deal.
Read MoreMan killed in drive-by shooting is namedpublished at 13:35 British Summer Time 15 September 2017
A Birmingham man killed in a drive-by shooting on Wednesday has been named.
Image source, West Midlands PoliceFather-of-four Mekel Sterling, 36, was shot on Great Hampton Row, Hockley, just after 21:30 and died in hospital a short while later, West Midlands Police, external said.
BBC Midlands Todaypublished at 13:26 British Summer Time 15 September 2017
Giles Latcham
BBC Midlands TodayOn the programme you'll hear from Birmingham City Council's chief executive, Stella Manzie, over the bins dispute.
Yesterday a judge adjourned a hearing to determine whether the authority has lawfully issued redundancy notices to binmen taking industrial action in the city.
Join me for BBC Midlands Today at 13:30 on BBC One.
M54 link road plans: Ancient woodland impact from one optionpublished at 13:22 British Summer Time 15 September 2017
Allen Cook
BBC Local LiveAncient Staffordshire woodland could be in the path of a new link road under one option to connect the M54 with the M6 and M6 Toll.
Highways England has produced three options for the route, which is aimed at stopping drivers having to leave the M54 and use local A-roads in order to get to the other motorways.
Image source, Highways EnglandA consultation's started today on the three routes and one of them, Option C East, would see the existing M54 widened from junction one towards the M6.
But Highways England says that choice would then see it "affecting" areas of ancient woodland at Burn's Wood, Spring Coppice and Keeper's Wood.
Woman denies chef murderpublished at 13:06 British Summer Time 15 September 2017
A 35-year-old woman has denied murdering a chef found stabbed in a car.
Image source, West Midlands PolicePhilip Rolph, a 65-year-old grandfather, was found in Alder Drive, Chelmsley Wood. He died on 7 July.
The accused, Georgina Henshaw, of Alder Drive, Chelmsley Wood, is being held at HMP Foston Hall in Derbyshire and appeared at Birmingham Crown Court via video link.
She was remanded into custody until a trial, expected to begin on 2 January next year.
Football clubs tweet support for missing Clarke Carlislepublished at 12:59 British Summer Time 15 September 2017
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End of twitter post 4Wolverhampton learning quarter expansion to cost £50 millionpublished at 12:50 British Summer Time 15 September 2017
A new learning quarter in the centre of Wolverhampton will cost £50 million, external.
Toddler hit by car has head injurypublished at 12:24 British Summer Time 15 September 2017
A toddler has been left with multiple injuries after being hit by a car.
Image source, Google MapsIt happened in Blakemore Road near to the junction with Castlefort Road, Walsall, at about 08:40.
The young girl was treated for head, nose and hip injuries and taken to Birmingham Children’s Hospital, West Midlands Ambulance Service, external said.
The car driver was not injured.
Cricket: Bears' Giles speaks of 'hard work in Division Two'published at 11:49 British Summer Time 15 September 2017
Warwickshire's, external sport director Ashley Giles says only hard work will get the Bears out of Division Two of the County Championship next season.
Image source, Philip Brown - Getty ImagesThe Bears' relegation should be confirmed today after they were beaten by an innings and 56 runs against Essex yesterday.
Giles told the BBC: "It's going to take some hard work and we need guys who are truly on board for that hard work because if anyone thinks it's just going to be easy jumping back up from Division Two, they've got another thing coming."
He is hoping former captain Ian Bell [pictured above] will stay at Edgbaston and put a difficult season behind him next year.
Quote MessageBelly coming out of that England environment, [it] sometimes can be really tough to make that transition to county cricket. We know he's class, consistently putting [in] those performances for the Bears and for England and more than anything we just want to see him happy and he's happy when he's scoring runs and we're winning matches, so that's what we've got to try and get him back to."
Ashley Giles, Warwickshire sport director
Wragge Report: Ex-Sandwell Council deputy may never fully pay his legal costspublished at 11:33 British Summer Time 15 September 2017
A former deputy council leader says he may never fully pay the six-figure sum he is said to owe Sandwell Council in legal costs, external after revealing he had questioned whether the amount was 'reasonable'.
Trial over safety concerns at block of flatspublished at 11:15 British Summer Time 15 September 2017
Monica Rimmer
Journalist, BBC OnlineThe leaseholders of a block of flats accused of breaching fire regulations are to face trial.
In July, eighty residents, mostly Romanian nationals, were moved from Metro Court in West Bromwich amid safety concerns.
Image source, GoogleFirst Job Ltd and director Daniel Orasanu, 42, and former director Carmen Maria Lupu, 27, both of Smestow Bridge Industrial Estate, Wombourne, Wolverhampton, pleaded not guilty at Wolverhampton Crown Court on Thursday.
They are due to stand trial in June 2018.
Attraction shut due to water leakpublished at 10:48 British Summer Time 15 September 2017
A Birmingham attraction has been closed because of a water leak.
The Thinktank at Millennium Point said it was fixing the problem.
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End of twitter postMan sentenced for stealing US military datapublished at 10:34 British Summer Time 15 September 2017
Sean Caffrey, 25, from Sutton Coldfield, hacked into the US Department of Defense system in 2014.
He accessed and stole the ranks, user-names and email addresses of more than 800 users, as well as hacking about 30,000 satellite phones.
Caffrey was given a suspended sentence of 18 months at Birmingham Crown Court.
Image caption, Sean Caffrey caused "an international security breach", prosecutors say
