Summary

  • Birmingham Commonwealth Games bid 'not fully compliant'

  • Lack of maintenance partly to blame for Storm Doris death

  • Fire in block of flats in Burslem

  • Pig on the loose bites woman's legs

  • Hospitals warn of "extreme pressures" on A&E

  • Updates from Friday 5 October 2017

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Stephanie Barnard and Jerry Chester

  1. Monarch ceases trading: 'Suitcase packed for three weeks'

    John Shepherd, from Tamworth, Staffordshire, was due to travel to Cyprus on a Monarch flight on Tuesday.

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    "My cat woke us up at 4am and we turned on the radio and we heard Monarch was in trouble," he told the BBC.

    "I was due to fly to Cyprus tomorrow morning with my 92-year-old blind dad.

    "He’s had his suitcase packed for three weeks.

    "We’ve been very lucky in that we went straight on the internet and have managed to book flights from Manchester to Cyprus – but it’s cost a fair bit of money.

    "I’m worried we’ve lost all the money on the flights. We’ve now got to go through rigmarole of contacting the credit card company and seeing if we can get it back.

    "I’m amazed a company as big as them has gone so quickly.”

  2. Video: Your 50-second weather forecast

    Rich Davis
    BBC Weather presenter

    After a bright and breezy start, with some sunny spells, cloud will thicken bringing the chance of showers later with top temperatures of 14C (57F).

    Latest weather for the Midlands

  3. Monarch airlines collapse: 'Bit of a shock'

    Seventeen flights out of Birmingham Airport and 10 arrivals have been cancelled after the collapse of Monarch Airlines.

    Monarch Airlines sign

    Mike Olley was due to fly back to Birmingham from Malaga today.

    "We got a text this morning saying that Monarch had gone out of business.

    "I thought it was a prank. Our flight is at 12:15 back home today. We haven’t got any information on our flight yet.

    "Bit of a shock to the system but I am reassured by the assurances of Chris Grayling. The CAA seems very up to speed but I feel sorry for the staff."

  4. Monarch flights cancelled from Birmingham Airport

    Birmingham Airport says passengers with Monarch tickets shouldn't go to the airport as all flights have been cancelled as the company has ceased trading.

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    The collapse of the UK's fifth biggest airline will affect dozens of flights as the firm was one of the main airlines using Birmingham.

    All affected customers should check monarch.caa.co.uk for more information and you can follow live updates on the story here.

  5. Why couldn't I go to Man Utd trial?

    Robbie Sokhal, now 27, was offered a trial by Manchester United at the age of six.

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    BBC News

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