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  • Live updates from Monday 5 to Sunday 11 February 2018

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  1. Firm's £10m boost to citypublished at 09:50 Greenwich Mean Time 5 February 2018

    One of Worcester's most successful companies has announced a £10m investment in the city and the creation of 100 new jobs.

    Gtech - best known for making innovative cordless vacuums - say from 2019 they'll be manufacturing a new product in Worcester, instead of China.

    But the company's owner isn't saying much about what the new product will be.

    GTechImage source, Google Maps
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    All I can tell you is it is a new vaccum cleaner, we see this as a huge step forward in convenience and performance for vaccum cleaning, it is a product I've really got my fingers crossed on, I think it is going to be a good one."

    Nick Grey, Gtech Owner

  2. Teen arrested for terror offencespublished at 09:40 Greenwich Mean Time 5 February 2018

    A 16-year-old boy who has admitted terrorism offences has been charged with breaching his bail conditions, police say., external

    The teenager from Sutton Coldfield, Birmingham, who cannot be named for legal reasons, was arrested as part of an intelligence-led operation by West Midlands Counter Terrorism Unit.

    He was originally arrested at Birmingham Airport on 12 June, after being reported missing by his family.

    He is due to appear at Westminster Magistrates' Court.

  3. Companies chosen to design HS2 stationspublished at 09:26 Greenwich Mean Time 5 February 2018

    Work to design Birmingham's two new HS2 stations has been awarded to two architecture firms, external.

    Artist impression of stationImage source, HS2 Ltd

    WSP UK will work on the new Birmingham Curzon Street designs, the government has announced., external

    Birmingham Interchange will be overseen by Ove Arup & Partners with both companies also working on the London Euston and Old Oak Common stations.

    HS2 Ltd Chief Executive, Mark Thurston said the new landmark buildings would "unlock opportunities for tens of thousands of new jobs and homes".

  4. Club licence suspended after fightpublished at 09:05 Greenwich Mean Time 5 February 2018

    A nightclub in Birmingham city centre has had its licence suspended for 28 days following serious disorder last weekend.

    Prisma nightclub

    The decision was made following a fight - West Midlands Police said weapons were brandished inside the Prisma club in the early hours of 28 January.

    A 26-year-old man was treated for cuts to his face.

  5. Hour-long delays on M6 after crashpublished at 08:55 Greenwich Mean Time 5 February 2018

    BBC News Travel

    There are warnings of long delays on the M6 southbound J3-J2 due to a crash.

    Highways England says one lane is closed and there are delays of about an hour.

    Emergency services are on the scene.

  6. Life and death of a stunt biker: Father's helmet regretpublished at 08:50 Greenwich Mean Time 5 February 2018

    The father of a 21-year-old stunt biker killed in a quad bike crash in Coventry is urging bikers to wear helmets.

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    The life and death of a stunt biker: Father's helmet regret

    Tyrone Evans performed high-risk stunts on his bike and many videos of these went viral on social media.

    But he often rode illegally on public roads and Dec Evans said his son had not been wearing a helmet when he died.

    You can see this story in full on BBC Inside Out West Midlands tonight at 19:30 on BBC One, or via the iPlayer.

  7. Surgeon convicted of fraud to be sentencedpublished at 08:40 Greenwich Mean Time 5 February 2018

    A surgeon convicted of fraud after lying about the number of operations he had carried out to get a lucrative job, is to be sentenced today.

    Sudip SarkerImage source, Other

    Sudip Sarker told interviewers in 2011 he had conducted 85 keyhole procedures, 51 of them solo - the true figure was just six.

    He was appointed to a £74,000 job at the Alexandra Hospital in Redditch, but immediately struggled.

    A jury at Worcester Crown Court took less than two hours to find him guilty of fraud by false representation.

  8. Seventh straight defeat for Coventry Blazepublished at 08:29 Greenwich Mean Time 5 February 2018

    It's now seven straight defeats for Coventry Blaze after they lost 7-4 to the Guildford Flames at the Skydome Arena.

    Gaelan Patterson, Brett Robinson, Dorian Peca and captain Jordan Pietrus scored the Blaze goals.

    Coventry BlazeImage source, Scott Wiggins
    Coventry BlazeImage source, Scott Wiggins
  9. Signalling fault affecting rail servicespublished at 08:18 Greenwich Mean Time 5 February 2018

    BBC News Travel

    Rail services between Nuneaton and Rugby are being affected by an earlier signalling fault in the area.

    Services are likely to be disrupted until at least 09:00.

  10. Ice Maiden team returns from Antarcticapublished at 08:15 Greenwich Mean Time 5 February 2018

    Six female soldiers, four of them from the Midlands, have returned to the UK after becoming the largest all-female group to ski coast-to-coast across Antarctica.

    Ice Maiden teamImage source, The British Army

    A celebration is being held at Sandhurst to celebrate the team completing the 1,000-mile expedition.

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    'Ice Maiden' team celebrates Antarctica ski record

  11. Birmingham ease to victory at Sheffiedpublished at 08:08 Greenwich Mean Time 5 February 2018

    BBC Sport

    Birmingham City manager Steve Cotterill was full of praise for his team's first-half performance as they kept up their strong recent form with a comfortable victory at nine-man Sheffield Wednesday.

    The win moves them up to 19th in the table, four points clear of the relegation zone.

    JotaImage source, Empics

    David Davis poked in after the Owls failed to clear a corner before Jota made it 2-0 with a low shot from range that went through keeper Joe Wildsmith.

    Marco Matias saw red for an off-the-ball incident and Jota tapped in his second from a rebound before half-time.

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    All in all, we've had some things go against us this season. Maybe in the second half of the season those things are going to come back and be on our side."

    Steve Cotterill, Birmingham City Manager

  12. Man due in court over stab deathpublished at 07:43 Greenwich Mean Time 5 February 2018

    A Birmingham man is due in court charged with stabbing a man to death at his home.

    Tairu JallowImage source, Northants Police

    Tairu Jallow, 29, died at the property in Havelock Street, Kettering, on 14 January.

    Police said a group of men broke into the Gambian national's house before the attack at about 21:00.

    Clever Makande, 23, of Brandwood Crescent, Kings Norton, Birmingham, is accused of murder and is due at Northampton Magistrates' Court today.

  13. Pilot has 'lucky' escape from flipped planepublished at 07:33 Greenwich Mean Time 5 February 2018

    A pilot suffered only minor injuries after making an emergency landing in a Warwickshire field.

    PlaneImage source, Warwickshire Fire and Rescue Service

    The plane came down yesterday afternoon in a field just off the Fosse Way close to Compton Verney.

    Despite the plane flipping over, the pilot was lucky to walk away, the fire service said.

    Flipped planeImage source, Warwickshire Fire and Rescue Service
  14. Stabbed teenager seriously injured in alley attackpublished at 07:21 Greenwich Mean Time 5 February 2018

    A teenager remains seriously ill in hospital after being stabbed in an alleyway over the weekend.

    Jamieson StreetImage source, Google

    The 17-year-old was attacked early on Saturday morning on Jameson Street, in the Whitmore Reans area of Wolverhampton.

    West Midlands Police believe the boy's phone was stolen during the attack and are appealing for anyone with information to come forward.

  15. Damaged manhole cover closes roadpublished at 07:13 Greenwich Mean Time 5 February 2018

    BBC News Travel

    A collapsed manhole has closed the A456 Broad Street in Birmingham between Sheepcote Street and Bridge Street.

    Buses are being diverted via Sheepcote Street, Summer Hill Street and Sandpits.

  16. Video: Your 50-second weather forecastpublished at 07:09 Greenwich Mean Time 5 February 2018

    Alex Hamilton
    BBC Weather

    It’ll be cold today with the chance of showers and some snow.

    There’ll also be some sunny spells with highs of 4C (39F).

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    Latest weather for the West Midlands

  17. Live updates for the West Midlandspublished at 07:04 Greenwich Mean Time 5 February 2018

    Vanessa Pearce
    BBC News

    Welcome to our live service for Monday.

    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