Rail services finishing early
Gunman jailed for 12 years for bowling alley siege
Freezing weather 'worst in a decade'
Several train services suspended
Man arrested over grandmother's murder
Live updates from Friday 2 March
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Tributes are being paid to a woman found dead at her home in Walsall.
The body of 74-year-old great-grandmother Anne James was discovered at an address in Doveridge Place in Highgate on Wednesday night.
A murder investigation is under way and a 25-year-old man has been arrested.
Ms James's family have described her as "amazing, generous, kind, and much loved".
Buses in Nuneaton are all terminating now due to the snow.
Stagecoach Midlands, which runs the services, apologised for any inconvenience.
BBC News Travel
...and the CrossCity line, between Redditch and Lichfield, begins to move again.
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Elaine Muir
Journalist, BBC Shropshire
Image source, RAF Shawbury/Ian ForshawIt's been a struggle for many in the snow this week but RAF Shawbury, the Defence Helicopter Flying School, says it managed to get some flying done and get these photos.
They tweeted that they even got joined by local wildlife:, external
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Rebecca Wood
BBC Midlands Today
After all the snow and strong winds today, what will the weekend hold? Here's our look at the forecast for the West Midlands.
If you want to stay up-to-date over the weekend, head to the BBC Weather website for a latest forecast for your area.
Rebecca Wood
Margaret Gordon's son, John, said she had not given up hope that her attacker would be caught.
Read MoreIt's so the runway can be cleared and treated.
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Raiders armed with machetes and a disk cutter robbed two Birmingham casinos last night.
Image source, GoogleAdmiral Casino on Bearwood Road was targeted at 22:10 - four or five raiders carrying knives fled the scene with cash.
Later, at about 23:45, Rainbow Casino on Portland Road in Edgbaston was raided by three robbers carrying machetes and a disk cutter. Several cash boxes were forces open and a black Audi A5 was also stolen.
Police said they are "keeping an open mind about whether the two robberies are linked" and are appealing for further information.
Allen Cook
BBC News
There'll be no bus services in Herefordshire tomorrow, external, the local council says.
It says that, unless conditions improve overnight, all local services will continue to be suspended
BBC News Travel
Points failure affects services between Birmingham, Leamington Spa and Stratford-upon-Avon.
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Parvez Akhtar is jailed for life after murdering her at home following a "gambling and alcohol binge".
Read MoreBuses in Coventry are currently operating as normal, with delays of about 15 minutes.
National Express said traffic is moving slowly and it couldn't guarantee how long the services would be running relatively smoothly for, but it seems to be doing better than other providers across the region.
Keep an eye on @nxcoventry, external for any changes.
Early optimism about Paul Weller's gig at Birmingham's Genting Arena has proved ill-judged as the musician has announced he will not be performing tonight.
He tweeted earlier that the show would indeed go on, despite numerous other events across the region being cancelled and low turnout for a Stereophonics gig at the venue on Thursday due to the snow.
Weller said the decision was made to ensure "everyone stays as safe as possible" during the extreme weather.
A 49-year-old man was arrested nearby on suspicion of assault and a public order offence.
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...and is likely to be so for the rest of the day.
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The advice from West Midlands Railway is to travel as soon as you can if you need to travel tonight.
Birmingham New Street is still hit by power supply problems but the station says it is hopeful services will start moving shortly.
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In the meantime, engineers who went to fix a points problem near Redditch got a bit of a shock....
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BBC News
A man has been jailed for a rape 25 years ago, after being caught by DNA taken when a police dog was stabbed.
Image source, West Mercia PoliceMaggie Gordon, then 36, was attacked when she walked to work through Telford Town Park in 1993.
Mark John Hemmings, of Tasley Road in Bridgnorth, Shropshire, was caught when German Shepherd Canto was stabbed in the town.
She died before he could be found but, her son said, she always had "hope" that he would be caught.
Quote MessageShe was the happiest person I can remember before it happened. The sad thing is after the event, all that changed, with no doubt."
John, Maggie Gordon's son
James Pearson
Political reporter, BBC Hereford & Worcester
Birmingham Airport has been and is expecting to stay open, although operations are being reviewed every couple of hours.
There have though been about 125 flights cancelled yesterday and today, but the majority of those were due to weather condition elsewhere in the UK and Europe.
Police are asking people in Hereford not to make journeys unless they are essential.
The A49 at Dinmore Hill is "barely passable," West Mercia Police said, and a number of vehicles are stuck.
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