Summary

  • Updates from Tuesday 2 to Sunday 7 January

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  1. The city that's now 500 years olderpublished at 07:30 Greenwich Mean Time 2 January 2018

    Archaeologists have discovered one of England's ancient cities is steeped in more history than at first thought.

    A wall has been discovered underneath Worcester's medieval castle which dates back to about 750 BC, 500 years earlier than previously known structures.

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    Worcester is about 500 years older than previously thought

  2. Video: What's the weather got in store?published at 07:15 Greenwich Mean Time 2 January 2018

    After a dry and bright start we’ll see rain arrive later this morning and over lunchtime.

    It’ll become dry this afternoon before turning wet and windy tonight with highs of 9C (48F).

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    Latest weather for the West Midlands

  3. Tree blocking rail linespublished at 07:14 Greenwich Mean Time 2 January 2018

    BBC News Travel

    A fallen tree is blocking the rail line between Coventry and Leamington Spa affecting Cross Country rail services.

    Services may be diverted via Solihull and tickets are being accepted on Chiltern Railways and Virgin Trains.

  4. Live updates for the West Midlandspublished at 07:00 Greenwich Mean Time 2 January 2018

    Vanessa Pearce
    BBC News

    Welcome to our live service for Tuesday.

    We'll be bringing you all the news, sport, travel and weather for the West Midlands.

    We love to hear from you so share your news, thoughts and photos of the area with us via email, Twitter, external and Facebook., external