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Our live coverage across the daypublished at 19:00 Greenwich Mean Time 21 February 2018
Watch: Latest weather for the West Midlandspublished at 18:58 Greenwich Mean Time 21 February 2018
Cold, dry and cloudy tonight with a widespread frost and a chance of freezing fog, lows of 0C (32F).
Media caption, Latest weather for the West Midlands
Warning as people pose as firefighterspublished at 18:57 Greenwich Mean Time 21 February 2018
A fire station in Wolverhampton is warning people to be vigilant against people posing as firefighters to gain access to homes in the Oxley area of the city.
It said staff would not attend properties without an appointment and will always have ID.
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End of twitter postWolves take on Norwichpublished at 18:53 Greenwich Mean Time 21 February 2018
Wolves are back in action at Molineux tonight against Norwich, as they try to build their lead at the top.
Striker Leo Bonatini and midfielder Romain Saiss are both in contention, but Saiss, along with Ruben Neves, is just one yellow card away from 10 cautions and an automatic two-game suspension.
Wolves, 11 points clear at the top, start the night 27 points better off than Norwich.
Image source, Getty ImagesNew £7m business park plan approvedpublished at 18:49 Greenwich Mean Time 21 February 2018
Nicola Goodwin
Reporter, BBC Hereford & WorcesterWork on a new £7m business park on the edge of Ross on Wye will start this year and could bring 1,000 new jobs to the county.
The Model Farm Enterprise Park has been given planning permission today, external and it's hoped it will attract businesses to invest in Herefordshire.
The 15-acre site at Hildersley is right next to the M50.
Image source, herefordshire council'Racing has saved my life'published at 18:46 Greenwich Mean Time 21 February 2018
James Bond
Sports Producer, BBC ShropshireAdrian Stewart was a young criminal who spent 10 years behind bars.
But when he got a place at the Northern Racing College three ago, it transformed him.
He now works as a groom at the Helshaw Grange equestrian centre at Stoke Heath, near Market Drayton.
This week he was awarded a newcomer award at the Godolphin Stud and Stable Awards in London.
Image source, Stud and stable staff awardsQuote MessageI've felt nothing like this in my whole entire life. The career and life I lead now is unbelievable. I couldn't dream of a better life. Racing has given me a whole new lifeline. I've never felt a love like this before. Racing has saved my life.
Adrian Stewart
Image source, GoogleHundreds of new council homes plannedpublished at 18:41 Greenwich Mean Time 21 February 2018
Lucy King
News Editor, BBC Radio StokePlans to supply Stoke-on-Trent with 400 new council houses in the next two years will be discussed at a council meeting next Tuesday. , external
Fortior Homes, which has the contract to supply social housing for the city council, says the plans also include creating a £68m property portfolio over the next 10 years.
Councillors hope it'll make Stoke-on-Trent a place where people want to live, work and visit.
Man claiming to be police officer targets elderlypublished at 18:34 Greenwich Mean Time 21 February 2018
Elderly people in Worcester are being urged to be vigilant after fraudsters targeted two people in as many days for money., external
The victims, aged in their 70s and 80s, were targeted on Monday and Tuesday. Police said they had received a phone call from a man claiming to be a police officer.
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End of twitter postCannabis licence considered for boy, 6published at 18:29 Greenwich Mean Time 21 February 2018
Baroness Williams tells the Lords "every option is being considered" for Alfie Dingley who has epilepsy.
Read MoreMP attacked by hooded gang on way homepublished at 18:27 Greenwich Mean Time 21 February 2018
Adrian Bailey was making his way home from the Houses of Parliament when he was mugged.
Read MoreMetro Mayors join forces on housingpublished at 18:26 Greenwich Mean Time 21 February 2018
New homes are urgently needed but where is the money and the land to build them coming from?
Read MorePottery in Parliament: 'Impossible' to only buy British, catering boss sayspublished at 18:23 Greenwich Mean Time 21 February 2018
The director of catering for the House of Commons says it's impossible to only "buy British" after calls from a Stoke-on-Trent MP to stock Potteries pottery.
EU law means they can't select products based on where they originate from.
The MP for Stoke-on-Trent North, Ruth Smeeth, says she's stunned that people in Parliament are using imported crockery.
Image source, Getty ImagesQuote MessageCompanies from across the EU can put in tenders for the contract. Stoke ceramics industry competes with others and the final say is with the purchaser in terms of companies meeting the criteria and cost.
Robert Ladresh, European Politics at Keele University.
Last year nearly £18,000 was spent on 700 pieces of crockery but over half was manufactured abroad.
Richard Evans, the director of catering services at the House of Commons, said: "It is therefore impossible for us to demand that we wish to buy only British products simply on the merits of origin and must instead ensure that our specifications at tender stage, and ultimately our decision to award a contract, does not discriminate against products or supplies from other EU member states.”
Boy with rare tumour to have leg amputationpublished at 18:10 Greenwich Mean Time 21 February 2018
Olivia Morley
Journalist, BBC WMThe mum of a Halesowen boy who's set to undergo a life-changing amputation says she's been overwhelmed by the support they've received from the community.
Daniel Webster, who is nine, was diagnosed with a rare desmoid tumour in his right hip and thigh four years ago and must now have his leg amputated.
His mum, Trina Webster, says knowing he's going to have the operation has made Daniel more positive about life.
Image source, Trina WebsterQuote MessageHe's playing with his siblings more, he's actually choosing to spend time with people. Before he was just lying in his bed all of the time, just not really interacting with anybody. At Christmas he wouldn't even come down to open his presents, he just seems a lot happier in himself."
Trina Webster, Daniel's mum
Inside the papers: The Sentinelpublished at 17:59 Greenwich Mean Time 21 February 2018
A selection of stories being covered on the Sentinel's website today:
Portsmouth stabbing: Second arrest after man found in streetpublished at 17:52 Greenwich Mean Time 21 February 2018
A second man has been arrested over the stabbing of a 20-year-old man found in a Portsmouth street.
The man, from Birmingham, was found with serious injuries in Middle Street shortly before midnight on Saturday.
A 23-year-old man, from London, has been arrested on suspicion of attempted murder.
A 21-year-old London man previously arrested on the same charge was later released with no further action to be taken.
Bill Etheridge to face standards hearingpublished at 17:48 Greenwich Mean Time 21 February 2018
Rob Mayor
Political reporter, BBC WMA UKIP MEP for the West Midlands is to face a standards hearing after calling the Mayor of Dudley a "crony in a Dick Whittington costume".
The comments were made in a Facebook video, uploaded after a disagreement at a meeting of the local authority where Bill Etheridge is also a councillor.
Image source, UKIP HOMr Etheridge also referred to other members of the council as "morons" but has refused to apologise, saying the comments are "entirely accurate".
If the authority’s standards committee agrees the comments breach its code of conduct, he could face limited sanctions, such as losing the use of council IT equipment.
Coventry goes contactless on the busespublished at 17:40 Greenwich Mean Time 21 February 2018
National Express is trialling a London-style ticketless 'tap and go' contactless system in Coventry.
Read MoreAppeal for dashcam footage over murderpublished at 17:38 Greenwich Mean Time 21 February 2018
Police investigating the murder of a 30-year-old man are appealing for people to come forward with dashcam footage.
Three men were involved in a disturbance on Barpool Road, Nuneaton, at 09:45 yesterday, where one was fatally injured.
Det Supt Adrian McGee of Warwickshire Police said: "This incident happened at a busy junction in a residential area... We are particularly keen to speak to anyone who was driving through the area at the time and may have dashcam footage."
A 29-year-old man has been arrested on suspicion of murder.
Murder arrest over fatal street stabbingpublished at 17:29 Greenwich Mean Time 21 February 2018
A man is arrested on suspicion of murder and another, in hospital, on suspicion of violent disorder.
Read MoreBlues 'bashed on head so many times'published at 17:22 Greenwich Mean Time 21 February 2018
Birmingham City boss Steve Cotterill admits his side have been on a downward curve since the derby loss to Aston Villa.
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