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Updates on Friday 15 September
We'll be back with our usual mix of news, sport, travel and weather from 08:00 tomorrow, but keep an eye out here for more updates this evening and into the morning.
Phil Mackie
Midlands correspondent, BBC News
About 750 victims of rogue breast surgeon Ian Paterson are to be paid compensation from a new £37m fund.
Ian Paterson's victims fall broadly into two camps - those who underwent unnecessary surgery, and those who did need operations but were left prone to cancer returning because of the untried technique Paterson used.
The criminal trial dealt with cases from the first group. Nine women and a man - who were either subjected to intrusive surgery or had their breasts removed despite there being no evidence that there was anything wrong them.
The civil case which was settled today also involved the many others whose cases didn't come to court as well as those who were treated using something a called cleavage-sparing operation in which tumours were removed but potentially cancerous tissue was left behind. The technique was something that was only ever performed by Paterson and never properly tested.
What is cleavage-sparing surgery?
Police officers say they are unable to arrest anyone caught using laughing gas as a high because it's not illegal.
West Midlands Police says the gas, also known as nitrous oxide, is often often used by chefs and in car motors, but some young people are inhaling it for a quick high.
The force says it's seen a rise in young people using it at music venues across the city as it's believed to be safe.
Quote MessageLaughing gas, as it's commonly called, is considered to be a psychoactive substance and a person can be arrested and charged if they are found in possession of canisters, with the intention to supply it to others; knowing they may use it as a psychoactive substance. It is not an offence to possess it only. We would say there is no safe use of a psychoactive substance and there are risks to health and wellbeing
West Midlands Police
In August, the Home Office said it would continue to prosecute those who sell nitrous oxide, despite the collapse of the first contested cases under new laws.
Stephanie Barnard
BBC Local Live
A travel writer for a US magazine says Birmingham "is now kind of hot for travel", showcasing the city's "world-class food scene and dazzling public library".
Bill Donahue takes a tour of the city, external and boasts about the city's canals, its "singing bright graffiti murals" and "huge portion serving" restaurants to the American readers of the Boston Globe.
Image source, Rex FeaturesQuote MessageI find myself at the base of a canal lock a mile from the roundhouse, beside a giant pool loudly filling with water. The sound is somewhere between heavy rain and a waterfall. The effect is haunting. This could be an art installation in a museum, I think
Bill Donahue, Boston Globe
The mayor is flattered with the recommendation.
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Shefali Oza
BBC Midlands Today
There will be further showers this evening, though the winds will be lighter than last night. Lows of 8C (46F).
Thursday will be breezy and cool again. There will be a few heavy showers around but these will be less frequent than they have been in recent days. Highs of 16C (61F).
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A Muslim convert has been convicted of planning , externalto join Islamic State in Syria - after his pregnant wife 'snitched' on him.
Kathryn Stanczyszyn
Political Reporter, BBC WM
Birmingham City Council's Labour cabinet has approved recommendations to continue with plans to modernise its waste service.
The proposals include 113 bin workers losing their current roles, leading to 76 days of industrial action by the Unite union.
Redundancy notices were issued to the workers on 31 August, despite Unite insisting it had come to a deal with the council to negotiate keeping the roles.
On Monday, the council leader John Clancy resigned over the handling of the dispute.
Tomorrow, the union goes to the High Court to argue the redundancy notices should be considered legally void.
Quote MessageWe are clear that we issued redundancies in the correct manner. I can totally see where Unite will feel they had discussions with the previous leader of the council, but those were discussions with an individual and not with the corporate being that is Birmingham City Council."
Lisa Trickett, Cabinet member in charge of waste, Birmingham City Council
Stephanie Barnard
BBC Local Live
Is the Lichfield MP Michael Fabricant appearing on a TV dating show?
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PM Theresa May said she understood he was appearing on a Channel 4 celebrity special of First Dates after he posed a question to her about Birmingham's bid to host the Commonwealth Games.
Mrs May said: "I have noticed that he is shortly to appear on a Channel 4 programme called Celebrity First Dates. What I'm not sure about is whether he is the celebrity or the first date."
A rather red faced Fabricant could be seen on the benches smiling. He tweeted that he could neither "confirm or deny" the rumour when asked by BBC Politics.
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Rob Mayor
Political reporter, BBC WM
The MP for Walsall North, Eddie Hughes, has taken the first step towards a law change he says will save around 25 lives a year.
Mr Hughes, who was assistant chief executive of a social housing provider before becoming an MP, wants carbon monoxide monitors to be mandatory in all new build and rented homes.
Image source, parliament.ukThe gas, which is undetectable to human senses, can be given off by faulty heating appliances and sees hundreds of people hospitalised every year.
He’s been given permission to draft a new law, which will come to the House of Commons for its second reading in January.
BBC Midlands Today
Latest unemployment figures show the number of people out of work across the West Midlands fell by 2,000 in the three months to July.
A total of 164,000 were out of work. Nationally the number of jobless now stands at 1.46 million - its lowest level since 1975.
Chelsea, Everton, Arsenal, Man Utd & Man City through - plus details of the draw for the fourth round of the Carabao Cup.
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BBC Local Live
Today is Roald Dahl Day, external - celebrating the author who brought us such fantastic books including Charlie and the Chocolate Factory, The BFG and The Witches.
Birmingham Children's Hospital is tucking into marvellous cake celebrating all things sweet.
Did you know the hospital has three rare disease nurses funded by Roald Dahl's Marvellous Children's Charity for seriously ill children?
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A senior medic sees Paterson's CV and is 'astonished' he was allowed to treat breast cancer patients.
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Political Reporter, BBC WM
There were 90 questions put to councillors in the council chamber yesterday - so many that there was a delay in the printing of them.
The concerns from the opposition parties very much laid out bare and some cabinet members furiously distanced themselves from the ongoing bin dispute deal - "I was on holiday at the time" to "I wasn't aware of conversations".
Image source, ReutersEven the interim leader Ian Ward stood up and said printed answers written by John Clancy were factually incorrect as he didn't have time to change them.
It was made very clear by Mr Ward that in his eyes those redundancy notices issued to refuse workers were reasonable and there was no chance of going back on that, which is completely at odds with what Unite says was agreed.
"The challenges are enormous, time is of the essence and the site is extremely vulnerable" - that is how an architecture charity boss summed up the current plight of a Grade II-listed factory in the Black Country., external
A West Midlands MP asked the prime minister to back Birmingham's bid to host the the Commonwealth Games, which would benefit his Lichfield constituency.
But before giving her answer on the games, Theresa May mentioned Michael Fabricant's rumoured appearance on Channel 4's Celebrity First Dates, asking if he was to be the celebrity or the date.
Phil Mackie
Midlands correspondent, BBC News
Three police officers have gone on trial accused of perjury and perverting the course of justice following the death of a man with mental health problems in 2011.
Kingsley Burrell, 29, died after being restrained in a secure unit.
The officers deny lying in their official accounts of the incident.
Image source, Burrell familyMr Burrell was being cared for at a psychiatric unit in Birmingham when he became violent and aggressive, the court was told.
Three West Midlands police officers - Paul Adey, Paul Greenfield and Mark Fannon - restrained him so he could be taken to a secure unit.
The 29-year-old died from cardio-respiratory arrest after being left there - face down with his head covered, a jury has heard.
In their notebooks and during an inquest, they denied putting a sheet or blanket over his head to stop him spitting.
The court was told other witnesses said it had been put there and it could be seen on CCTV.
James Fanning
Reporter, BBC WM
Laughing gas canisters are being scattered throughout a high street in Birmingham, people living in the Highgate area of the city have told BBC WM.
The small canisters contain nitrous oxide that should be used for things such as whipping cream or in a car motor, but some people inhale them to get a quick high.
West Midlands Police says its use has grown among young people, because they think it's safe.
Two teenagers I spoke to said the canisters were readily available from their local shop.
Spire Healthcare has agreed to pay £27.2m into a fund to provide compensation to about 750 victims of rogue breast surgeon Ian Paterson.
The 59-year-old was found guilty in April of 17 counts of intentionally wounding his patients in operations and was jailed for 20 years, after his original 15-year sentence was increased.
Image source, SWNSThe Conservative Lichfield MP has asked the prime minister to back Birmingham's 2022 bid to host the Commonwealth Games over Kuala Lumpur, during this lunchtime's PMQs.
Michael Fabricant asked: "Would the PM speak to the chancellor to ensure he backs the bid to see Birmingham win the games over Kuala Lumpur?"
Quote MessageThe Commonwealth games being hosted in the UK in 2022 in Birmingham would present a unique opportunity for the West Midlands and it would of course promote global Britain across the Commonwealth. The next step is for Birmingham to demonstrate value for money in their bid but subject to that, I have no doubt Birmingham will continue the UK's rich history of hosting successful sporting events
Theresa May, During PMQs
