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Halesowen Town said they are investigating an incident which saw one of the team’s fans injured after being hit by a flare during the 2-1 win at Stourbridge on Saturday, external.
BBC Midlands
BBC reporter Satnam Rana is today having a mastectomy to treat breast cancer.
The arts and culture correspondent for BBC Midlands Today has launched a campaign to get more people checking themselves and talking about cancer.
Her colleagues at BBC Midlands Today are spreading the word and many of you have shared kind words on the Facebook page, external.
Quote MessageBest of luck to a very brave and very strong lady. Thoughts with you and your family."
Steve Lilly
Quote MessageMuch love to Satnam and her family. Wishing you a speedy recovery. Check em out ladies and gents."
Ruth Wilson
Stoke's Peter Crouch enters the 2018 Guinness World Records book for the most headed goals scored in the Premier League.
Read MoreExclusive access to the giant tunnelling machine at the heart of a £300m operation to keep Birmingham’s water flowing.
Read MoreTwo charity workers from Warwickshire are to be recognised for the support they gave to a rape victim by the head of local policing.
Melissa Horrocks and Louise Rooney from the charity Safeline, external helped the vulnerable young woman from Stratford-upon-Avon bring her attacker to justice.
Neil Henderson, Safeline's CEO, said he hopes this case may help others to come forward.
Zahid Hussain planned to bomb a railway line with a device made from fairy lights.
Read MoreA Birmingham man jailed for planning to carry out terror attacks was in possession of parts and materials which could have made an "extremely dangerous device", West Midlands Police say.
Ch Supt Matt Ward, head of counter terrorism for the West Midlands, said searches of Zahid Hussain's room showed he had products that could make a "viable explosive device".
Image source, West Midlands PoliceQuote MessageThe Christmas tree lights also found at his address, had been adapted and each one could be used as an explosive initiator or detonator."
Quote MessageExamination of his computer discovered browsing history relating to terrorism including bomb making, bomb blast injuries - showing he had a consistent and continued interest in terrorism and conflict."
Matt Ward, Ch Supt, West Midlands Police
Thousands of motorcyclists rode to the National Memorial Arboretum to remember servicemen and women killed in action.
Read MoreA shooting at a chip shop on Overpool Estate, Ward End last night was a "targeted attack", West Midlands Police said
No-one was injured - the shot was fired into the takeaway but no was one hit.
Police said they seized a vehicle last night in Alum Rock that was believed to be involved in the offence.
The force added no arrests had been made and enquiries were ongoing.
More than 100 new jobs could come to the Shropshire border if a factory's long term plans become reality, external.
BBC News Travel
Traffic's at a halt northbound on the M6 to allow emergency services to clear a crash between J15 and J16.
Highways England is warning drivers to expect delays, external.
For the first time farmers in the Midlands are exporting fresh liquid milk overseas.
Read MoreThousands of bikers joined an organised ride to honour the UK's fallen servicemen and women in Staffordshire at the weekend.
Sylvia Jones was one of the many who got in touch via our Facebook site, external to say: Tears flow as I look on my mobile and see the bikers paying their respect to the lads that gave their ultimate sacrifice. Well done for your dedication,to help the hero's each year and to raise much needed funds for the lads and families who's lives are changed forever. Keep it up blue. From Brits, down unda."
Pete Downs wrote: "My first RTTW yesterday. Absolutely amazing. Very humbling experience. Very proud to be part of the ride. I will be back next year. Lest We Forget."
Duane Harrison wrote: "Thanks to all for making my first visit to RTTW A very heart feeling experience i will be attending every year from now on."
A 44-year-old man has been arrested on suspicion of murder following the death of a 23-year-old man in Leek on Saturday, police say., external
Image source, GoogleA 37-year-old woman and a 35-year-old man have also been arrested in connection with the death, on suspicion of supplying a class A drug.
The victim, who was found at an address in Queens Drive, at around midnight has yet to be formally identified.
A homemade bomb, made out of fairy lights and a pressure cooker could have been capable of causing a "significant explosion", a court has heard.
Image source, West Midlands PoliceSentencing Zahid Husain to life in prison at Winchester Crown Court today, Mr Justice Sweeney said if detonated in a crowded area, the device would have been "potentially fatal to those within metres of it and would have potentially caused serious injury among those up to 10 metres away".
Mr Justice Sweeney told Hussain it was clear he had been "strongly committed" to carrying out multiple bombings.
"In your case, culpability is extremely high as more than one explosion was clearly intended, and the harm to be caused was ultimately loss of life or serious injury to the person," he added.
A Birmingham man who planned to bomb a railway line has been jailed for at least 15 years.
A homemade bomb made out of fairy lights and a pressure cooker packed with 1.6kg of shrapnel was found by police along with recipes for explosives and a map showing a drainage chamber.
Zahid Hussain, of Naseby Road, Alum Rock was found guilty of preparing for an act of terrorism in May and was jailed for life this morning at Winchester Crown Court.
Image source, West Midlands PoliceThe 29-year-old viewed hundreds of images from the so-called Islamic State of the war in Syria, the court heard.
Books on guerrilla warfare were also found.
Hussain will remain on licence for a further 30 years.
A blitz on fly-tipping in a Black Country borough has seen 27 people hit with £400 fines, external.
The parent company of the M6 Toll motorway has recorded a pre-tax profit of £19m.
It comes after loans were restructured to reduce interest payments.
Earlier this year, the road was sold to a group of investors led by IFM, owners of Manchester Airports Group, Anglian Water and Arqiva - which also runs the transmitters used for BBC broadcasts.
The road, which opened at a cost of £900m, bypasses the most congested parts of the M6 - starting at junction 3a and rejoining at junction 11a.
A six-month-old baby who was rescued from a flat fire in Northwood, Stoke-on-Trent last Sunday is still in a critical condition in hospital.
Tamunni Fadoul's six-year-old sister Tafaoul Fadul, and their mother, Zainab Adam, 36, died in hospital following the fire on Ringlands Close.
A bus driver has appeared in court charged with killing a seven-year-old passenger and a pedestrian in a city centre crash.
Kailash Chander, 79, is alleged to have caused the deaths of Rowan Fitzgerald and 76-year-old Dora Hancox by dangerous driving in Coventry in October 2015.
Mrs Hancox, a former foster carer from Nuneaton, and primary school pupil Rowan were both pronounced dead at the scene after the double-decker bus struck the side of a Sainsbury's supermarket in Trinity Street.
Mr Chander, from Leamington Spa, also faces two counts of causing serious injury by dangerous driving, while bus operator Midland Red (South) Ltd has already admitted two health and safety breaches.
Image source, West Midlands PoliceFormer Leamington mayor Mr Chander was not asked to enter a plea, speaking only to confirm his name during a 45-minute hearing at Warwick Crown Court.
Judge Andrew Lockhart QC granted Chander unconditional bail to provisionally appear at Birmingham Crown Court at a later date.
