CCTV shows woman killed in hit-and-runpublished at 14:45 Greenwich Mean Time 30 November 2017
The family of a grandmother killed in a hit-and-run backs police release of crash footage.
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CCTV shows woman killed in hit-and-runpublished at 14:45 Greenwich Mean Time 30 November 2017
Drones the answer to providing rural broadband?published at 14:42 Greenwich Mean Time 30 November 2017
Today Programme
BBC Radio 4Are drones the answer for providing high-speed broadband in rural areas?
Openreach, which runs the broadband infrastructure, seems to think so.
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End of X postNew home wanted for giant inflatable Santa Clauspublished at 14:31 Greenwich Mean Time 30 November 2017
Matt Lee
Reporter, BBC Radio StokeRunning short of ideas of what to do to decorate your home this Christmas?
Well, a Staffordshire company is looking for a home for a 25-foot-tall (8m) Santa.
Bloon Inflatables in Stafford made the blow up Father Christmas for a company which it says then cancelled its order.
New battery centre 'to create thousands of new jobs'published at 14:21 Greenwich Mean Time 30 November 2017
Peter Plisner
BBC Midlands TodayIt is believed a new national centre for battery development could not only revolutionise the automotive sector, but help create thousands of new jobs.
Yesterday, the government announced an £80m investment to help develop the new centre in Coventry and Warwickshire.
Media caption, A new £80m car battery centre could create 10,000 jobs
Jim O'Boyle, responsible for jobs and regeneration at Coventry City Council said it could signal a new "revolution" for Britain's automotive industry and put Coventry at the centre of it.
Industry expert Prof David Bailey, from Aston Business School, said there was already a lot of expertise in the area, not only in the automotive sector and supply chain, but also in research and development.
Charlie Dunn: Couple 'had previous warnings' before deathpublished at 14:10 Greenwich Mean Time 30 November 2017
Allen Cook
BBC NewsJurors have heard a couple on trial, accused of negligence over the death of a five-year-old boy, were given a "warning" of what could happen a year before his death.
In July, Charlie Dunn from Tamworth was found submerged in a paddling area on a visit to Bosworth Water Park.
Image caption, Bosworth Water Park
At Birmingham Crown Court, his stepfather Paul Smith, 36, and Charlie's mother, Lynsey Dunn, 28, of Caledonian, Glascote Heath deny being grossly negligent.
At the start of their trial today, jurors heard the prosecution say in 2015, a neighbour stopped the unsupervised toddler driving a toy car on to a main road.
The court also heard it alleged that the pair were told off by a woman during a previous visit to the water park that she was "not happy that the defendants were not supervising Charlie near to the water".
Mr Smith also denies a count of attempting to intimidate a witness.
Bruce hopeful of short Jedinak lay-offpublished at 14:05 Greenwich Mean Time 30 November 2017
Aston Villa manager Steve Bruce is hopeful that midfielder Mile Jedinak will return to action before Christmas.
Read MoreIn the papers: Neighbourhood controversy from MPpublished at 13:59 Greenwich Mean Time 30 November 2017
Here are some of the main stories today on the Lichfield Mercury's website:
Trump's far-right retweets 'play into hands of extremists'published at 13:49 Greenwich Mean Time 30 November 2017
Allen Cook
BBC NewsAn expert on Islamic Education in Warwickshire says Donald Trump's sharing of far-right posts has played "straight into the hands of extremists".
The US president retweeted three videos posted by a British far-right group.
Media caption, UK home secretary says Trump's retweets "wrong"
UK MPs have attacked the sharing of the posts, accusing Mr Trump of fuelling hate.
Dr Abdullah Sahin, a reader in Islamic Education at the University of Warwick, says he believes the president's retweets "hinder" anti-extremism efforts.
Quote MessageIt plays straight into the hands of extremists and unfortunately offers a justification for the false narrative that the West is waging a war against Islam and Muslims."
Dr Abdullah Sahin, Reader in Islamic Education at the University of Warwick
Drowned boy 'supervised by strangers' at water parkpublished at 13:37 Greenwich Mean Time 30 November 2017
Allen Cook
BBC NewsA five-year-old boy who died at a waterpark was "left alone" in a busy park by his mother and stepfather, a court's heard.
Charlie Dunn, from Tamworth, died in hospital after being found submerged in a lake at Bosworth Water Park in Leicestershire on 23 July 2016.
Image source, Family HandoutHis stepfather Paul Smith, 36, and Charlie's mother, Lynsey Dunn, 28, are on trial at Birmingham Crown Court and both deny causing the youngster's death by gross negligence.
Today, the prosecution said the pair let him "go off by himself" to play in a pool and he was supervised by strangers after being left alone.
The trial continues.
Drowned five-year-old told to 'go off and play'published at 13:30 Greenwich Mean Time 30 November 2017
BreakingAllen Cook
BBC NewsA court has heard a five-year-old boy from Tamworth was found drowned more than two hours after his mum and stepdad let him "go off by himself" to play in a pool at a water park.
Both deny causing the youngster's death by gross negligence.
The trial continues.
Hospital trust concerned by winter pressurespublished at 13:22 Greenwich Mean Time 30 November 2017
Shrewsbury and Telford Hospitals NHS Trust says it is concerned about the pressure winter may put on its emergency units.
Yesterday, the trust revealed details of a plan to shut Telford A&E overnight if demands on staffing increase any further.
It has also asked NHS England for an extra £1.5m to cope this winter, on top of the more than £2m it has already received.
At a board meeting this lunchtime, the trust said it had seen a 30% increase in ambulance attendances last week.
The board also heard there was a feeling that patient flow had slowed - an issue as hospitals attempt to prevent bed blocking.
George Best Fabergé egg up for auctionpublished at 13:12 Greenwich Mean Time 30 November 2017
A Fabergé egg containing a statuette of George Best is up for auction at Ludlow Raceourse today.
The silver and gold egg is expected to raise between £13,000 and £15,000.
Image source, Mullocks AuctionsThe egg includes a copy of the footballer's European Cup winners medal, along with the crests of Manchester United and Northern Ireland.
The lower half of the egg is decorated with silver and gold footballs and the model of Best himself is presented on a field of gold and silver with a black and gold diamond studded football at his feet.
Image source, Mullocks AuctionsBelated celebration for bobsleigh bronze hopefulspublished at 13:01 Greenwich Mean Time 30 November 2017
They might have missed out on a medal ceremony, but Britain's bobsleighers have been celebrating after hearing they could be awarded a bronze from the Sochi Winter Olympics.
The International Olympic Committee disqualified Russian athletes following the 2016 McLaren report into doping. Russia had claimed both Gold and fourth place at Socchi.
The British crew included Coventry sprinter Joel Fearon and Stuart Benson, who is based at RAF Cosford in Shropshire.
Their medals will depend on whether the disqualified Russian teams decides to appeal their doping ban, but Stuart and his wife had a little bit of bubbly last night all the same.
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End of X postM6 traffic at a standstill after crashpublished at 12:42 Greenwich Mean Time 30 November 2017
Traffic's at a standstill northbound on the M6 at J8 for Wednesbury to allow a vehicles involved in a crash to be cleared.
Highways England officers are at the scene.
Image source, Highways EnglandCCTV images of robbery suspects releasedpublished at 12:32 Greenwich Mean Time 30 November 2017
British Transport Police has issued these CCTV images of a man and a woman they want to speak to in connection with a robbery at Nuneaton railway station a month ago.
Image source, British Transport Police
Image source, British Transport PoliceThe police say a 45-year-old man was approached by a man and a woman there at 22:15 on 20 October and he was grabbed by the arm and racially abused before being punched in the face and robbed in the station car park.
Anti-terror measures at Christmas fayrepublished at 12:15 Greenwich Mean Time 30 November 2017
There will be increased security in Worcester as the city prepares to welcome thousands of visitors over the next few days for the Victorian Christmas Fayre.
It will include these black and yellow concrete blocks, to stop vehicles driving down the streets.
West Mercia Police says it is not aware of any specific threat against the four-day event, which gets under way at 17:30.
The barriers are seen as a precaution following an attack at a Christmas market in Berlin in 2016.
Surgery could see Aston Villa player 'out for months'published at 12:05 Greenwich Mean Time 30 November 2017
BBC WM SportAston Villa midfielder Mile Jedinak could be out for several months if a shoulder injury needs surgery.
Image source, Getty ImagesThe Australia international midfielder was forced off after just 26 minutes in Villa's last game, the home win over Ipswich Town.
Today the club says he's been advised to rest , externaland could be back in just over a month if it heals that way but, if it needs surgery, he could be sidelined for three months.
Mayor demands more money for 'overstretched' policepublished at 11:55 Greenwich Mean Time 30 November 2017
Louise Hancock
Newsreader, BBC WMThe West Midlands Mayor Andy Street has written to the government asking for more money for West Midlands Police.
In it, he says that the force is "overstretched" and unable to prioritise responding to some crimes.
Image source, Getty ImagesEarlier this month, the area's Police and Crime Commissioner David Jamieson said pressures are "much greater" in the region with total recorded crime up 14% in a year.
The West Midlands Police Crime Commissioner received £441m from the government for 2017-18, which is £40m less than the national police funding formula calculates it should receive, according to leaked documents.
The Home Office has said it is "very sensitive to the pressure" police forces are under and are "reviewing demand and resilience, as well as police plans for greater efficiency".
Quote MessageIt's an issue that you keep coming to, MPs, residents, all sorts of people draw the issue out. We have seen disappointing crime figures in the last year as well and that's why I decided now was the right time to make this view."
Andy Street, West Midlands Mayor
In the papers: Call to ban Coca-Cola truckpublished at 11:45 Greenwich Mean Time 30 November 2017
The Birmingham Mail's covering these stories on its website today:
Two in hospital after crashpublished at 11:30 Greenwich Mean Time 30 November 2017
A man in his 20s is being treated for neck and back injuries at Coventry's University Hospital after a two-car collision in Nuneaton.
It happened at the Griff Roundabout on the A444 just after 07:00.
Image source, GoogleA woman in her 40s in a second vehicle was treated at the George Eliot Hospital for minor injuries.
