Birmingham Commonwealth Games bid 'not fully compliant'
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Fire in block of flats in Burslem
Pig on the loose bites woman's legs
Hospitals warn of "extreme pressures" on A&E
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A teenage gymnast from Sutton Coldfield is due to compete in the all-around final at the world championships in Canada tonight.
Image source, Getty ImagesAlice Kinsella, who's 16 and part of the Park Wrekin club in Shropshire, is taking part in her first senior world championships.
She set a personal best on the bars on her way to qualifying for the final.
More than 80 job centres across the UK are to close in a bid to making savings of £140m a year, the government has announced.
This morning we told you about Tile Hill centre in Coventry closing next year.
Other closures in the West Midlands include St Stephen's House in Redditch and Telford job centre on Church Street - both will close in March.
Quote MessageThe changes we are making to our estate across the country will offer a more efficient service, and deliver good value for the taxpayer - saving over £140m a year, for the next 10 years."
The Department for Work and Pensions
The Department for Work and Pensions says it is closing 87 centres in total across the UK.
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Traffic has been brought to a halt, external on the M6 northbound J15-J16 outside Stoke-on-Trent to allow emergency services to clear debris caused by an earlier crash.
Image source, Highways EnglandA supermarket will receive a 'major makeover' and offer up new jobs after being handed a £1.3m cash injection for its transformation, external.
Here are the top sport stories we're talking about in the Midlands this morning:
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BBC Coventry & Warwickshire
Tile Hill will lose its job centre, the Department of Work and Pensions has confirmed.
The centre on Torrington Avenue is to close in March 2018 - as part of plans to save money on the number of buildings they have. , external
Services will be relocated to Cofa Court in the city centre.
Image source, GoogleWeekly bin collections resume in Birmingham from Monday morning. , external
The dispute between the council and the city's bin men hasn't been fully resolved though.
Birmingham's bin strike has been suspended after the High Court granted an interim injunction against the council's bid to make workers redundant.
Image source, ReutersThe city council is reminding people to seperate their recycling waste in to the correct bins as collections restart from Monday.
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There are delays on the A38 northbound outside Lichfield after a crash.
Highways England says police are working to clear the vehicles, but traffic is slow in the area.
A popular Staffordshire food festival kicks off today having sold more tickets than ever.
The Stone Food and Drink festival, external has been running for more than 12 years and attracts about 20,000 people.
Image source, The Stone Food and Drink festivalThe Shrewsbury Town manager Paul Hurst has won the League One manager of the month award for September.
He has guided his side to six wins and one draw in seven matches and they sit at the top of the league table, four points clear of the next nearest team. They are also the only unbeaten side left in the English Football League.
Perhaps surprisingly, it's Hurst's first major managerial award.
Shrewsbury's Hurst wins September manager award
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Journalist, BBC Radio Stoke
The trust that runs Staffordshire's two main hospitals is appealing for help from the public to try and reduce what it calls "increasing pressures" on its accident and emergency units.
The University Hospital of North Midlands Trust says A&E services at the County Hospital in Stafford and the Royal Stoke are seeing more patients.
People are being reminded to only go to A&E for genuine emergencies.
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The family of a man who died after being detained by police in Birmingham are due to stage a public rally in the city centre later,, external after three police offers were cleared of lying about his death.
Kingsley Burrell, 29, died from cardiac arrest in March 2011, four days after being detained by police.
This week a jury acquitted three police officers of charges of perjury and perverting the court of justice.
Image source, PAMr Burrell's family are calling for a public inquiry, based on allegations not proved in court, that while in a mental health unit his head had been covered.
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Alex Hamilton
BBC Weather
After a chilly start with some shallow mist in places it will be a fine and dry day.
Light winds will mean it will feel pleasant in the bright Autumnal sunshine - highs of 14C (57F).
Latest weather forecast for the West Midlands
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BBC News
Welcome to live updates for the Midlands.
We'll be bringing you the latest news, sport, travel and weather for the West Midlands and south Cheshire between now and 19:00.
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BBC reporter and cancer patient Satnam Rana examines the cancer taboo among black and Asian women.
Read MoreWe'll be back with our usual mix of news, sport, travel and weather from 07:00 tomorrow, but keep an eye out here for more updates this evening and into the morning.
Aston Martin was the only car maker in Coventry and Warwickshire to see a rise in vehicle sales in the last month - according to industry body figures.
Image source, PAThe Gaydon-based luxury brand sold 144 cars last month, 14 more than in September 2016.
Jaguar saw more than 500 fewer cars sold last month - while Land Rover saw their sales dip by 125 vehicles.
The sharp fall in sales will cause "considerable concern", the Society of Motor Manufacturers and Traders (SMMT) said.
A gambling addict offered to help a man with directions before viciously stealing his casino winnings, external in a terrifying robbery near to the stage entrance to the Hippodrome.
Birmingham Central Mosque becomes the first in the West Midlands to sign the covenant.
Read MoreIt will be "many months" before their investigation into Cheshire East Council reaches a conclusion, Cheshire Police has said.
Officers began an investigation into alleged misconduct in public office nearly two years ago, after concerns over the way contracts were awarded.
Image source, GoogleThe force is now also now looking into the alleged manipulation of air quality data, a grant to a school and a land deal, relating to land on Cledford Road in Middlewich.
