School closed by floodpublished at 08:19 British Summer Time 9 October 2017
St Andrews School in Shifnal, Shropshire, has closed classes 1-4 because of a flood.
Open as usual for classes 5 and up.
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School closed by floodpublished at 08:19 British Summer Time 9 October 2017
Traffic officers to help Oldbury congestionpublished at 08:14 British Summer Time 9 October 2017
Traffic officers are being drafted in to help tackle congestion on local roads for the first time because of delays caused by major roadworks on the M5.
Work to repair the Oldbury viaduct in Sandwell is expected to last until August 2018, causing delays on the motorway and surrounding areas.
Traffic officers, who usually only patrol motorways and trunk roads, will take to smaller streets.
They'll be on hand to clear breakdowns and help traffic to flow faster.
Pete Waterman's 'ghost' E-Type Jaguar to be soldpublished at 08:00 British Summer Time 9 October 2017
A rare Jaguar E-Type, owned by music producer Pete Waterman, is expected to raise about £140,000 when it's sold at auction next month, external.
The Series III 2+2-seater Jaguar E-Type has been owned by Waterman since the late 1980s and is so rare the car was referred to as a "ghost" as it was presumed lost for 30 years.
Image source, PABoth the E-type and Waterman himself were born in Coventry.
The Jaguar, never made available to the public, will go on sale at the Imperial War Museum Duxford on 15 November.
Image source, PAWorcester's micro home takes in first residentpublished at 07:49 British Summer Time 9 October 2017
A unique micro home, created to tackle homelessness, will welcome its first resident today in Worcester.
Media caption, Inside Worcester's unique micro home built for the homeless
The iKozie cost £40,000 to build and was built by The Homeless Foundation.
The creator hopes it will help a homeless person transition from hostels to independent living.
The end of bin strikes?published at 07:29 British Summer Time 9 October 2017
It might not be the last of bin strikes in Birmingham.
Last month the High Court granted an interim injunction against the council's bid to make workers redundant.
That decision led the Unite union to halt strikes.
Image source, gettyA trial to determine if the council acted unlawfully in issuing redundancy notices will now take place in November.
Birmingham bin strike: Crews resume collectionspublished at 07:19 British Summer Time 9 October 2017
Bin collections will start up again in Birmingham today after refuse workers suspended their three-month strike.
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End of twitter postThe dispute over job losses meant bins overflowed and bags full of rubbish piled up in the streets.
Birmingham City Council says crews are back out to begin clearing the backlog.
Residents are being asked to separate household rubbish, recycling and garden waste as normal.
Video: Your 50-second weather forecastpublished at 07:12 British Summer Time 9 October 2017
Alex Hamilton
BBC WeatherA cloudy and overcast day could be broken up with patches of brightness but there's also the chance of a few isolated showers with top temperatures of 17C (63F).
Media caption, Latest weather for the West Midlands
We've changed how we bring you live page contentpublished at 07:04 British Summer Time 9 October 2017
Tom Warren
BBC NewsWe've changed how we bring you short-form live page content.
Since last week we now have one stream of updates - Midlands Live - covering the West Midlands region and south Cheshire.
Alongside this, we're putting extra effort into creating even more original online content that brings local news from our region to the widest possible audience.
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Live updates for the West Midlandspublished at 07:00 British Summer Time 9 October 2017
Vanessa Pearce
BBC NewsWelcome 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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