Blues must make St Andrew's 'hostile'published at 17:58 Greenwich Mean Time 5 March 2018
New Birmingham City boss Garry Monk says struggling Blues need to make St Andrew's passionate and hostile again.
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Blues must make St Andrew's 'hostile'published at 17:58 Greenwich Mean Time 5 March 2018
Three in court over fatal blastpublished at 17:55 Greenwich Mean Time 5 March 2018
Sima Kotecha
Midlands Correspondent, BBC NewsThree men have appeared in court charged with manslaughter and arson with intent after an explosion killed five people in Leicester more than a week ago.
Image source, PAAram Kurd, 33, of Hillary Place, Leicestershire, Hawkar Hassan, 32, of Eld Road, Coventry and Arkan Ali, 37, of Drake Close, Oldham have all been remanded in custody.
A polish supermarket and a two-storey flat above it were destroyed in the blaze.
Dippy the diplodocus tickets releasedpublished at 17:42 Greenwich Mean Time 5 March 2018
Tickets for Dippy the dinosaur's visit to Birmingham Museum can now be booked via its website, external.
Image source, Birmingham MuseumAfter 112 years at London's Natural History Museum, the model dinosaur has started a UK tour with exhibition coming to Birmingham between 26 May and 9 September.
Dippy on Tour is a free event, but advanced booking is strongly advised, said the museum, as it's expected to be a popular exhibition.
Media caption, Dippy the diplodocus starts UK tour in Dorchester
'Arsonists' target Sainsbury's three timespublished at 17:36 Greenwich Mean Time 5 March 2018
Fires broke out at a clothing department in the Coventry store three times in four days.
Read MoreMissing teenager found in Scotlandpublished at 17:34 Greenwich Mean Time 5 March 2018
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Allen Cook
BBC NewsA teenage girl and a 45-year-old man who were reported missing in Staffordshire have been found this afternoon in Scotland., external
Staffordshire Police had launched a widespread search for Jessica Roe, 17, from Cannock and Stuart Lymer, from Uttoxeter, after they were last seen in Heath Hayes on Friday.
Arrest after man dies in crashpublished at 17:20 Greenwich Mean Time 5 March 2018
Anna Russell
Newsreader, BBC Hereford & WorcesterA man's been arrested , externalafter another man died in a crash between a lorry and a car in Malvern this morning.
The Renault Clio collided with the white HGV on the A4103 at the Cradley junction, Storridge.
West Mercia Police say the teenage driver of the car died at the scene.
They've arrested a man in his 30s on suspicion of causing death by careless driving when driving under the influence of drink or drugs.
JLR stops production to save water in burst pipe epidemicpublished at 17:09 Greenwich Mean Time 5 March 2018
Allen Cook
BBC NewsProduction's been stopped by car firm Jaguar Land Rover (JLR) in the West Midlands as water firm Severn Trent looks to tackle a massive number of burst pipes and a potential water shortage.
Image source, Severn TrentThe thaw after last week's freezing weather means the company says it's had a 4,000% rise in reports of bursts. , external
It's trying to keep water flowing to schools, homes and hospitals - it says JLR's agreed to halt production to save supplies.
Severn Trent also says it's made bottled water available in the Ladywood, Harborne, Longbridge and Walker’s Heath areas of Birmingham, external because of the burst pipes in those places.
School flooded after pipes burstpublished at 17:03 Greenwich Mean Time 5 March 2018
Freezing temperatures have caused water pipes to burst across the Midlands, including a primary school in Birmingham which called out the fire service after it flooded.
Read MoreWhy water leaks happen when temperatures risepublished at 16:49 Greenwich Mean Time 5 March 2018
Wonder why many pipes are only seeming to burst now the weather has turned warmer?
When water freezes in a pipe it expands, putting more pressure on it and in many cases causing it to split or force joints apart.
Water supplier Severn Trent says when the temperature starts to rise again, the water once again turns liquid and finds those cracks - causing bursts or low pressure.
In the papers: Murdered girl's dad speaks of family painpublished at 16:38 Greenwich Mean Time 5 March 2018
Some of the headlining stories in the Coventry Telegraph today include:
Woman seriously hurt in two-car crashpublished at 16:23 Greenwich Mean Time 5 March 2018
Jodie Looker
Newsreader, BBC Radio StokeA woman's suffered serious injuries and had to be cut free from her car after a crash in Newcastle-under-Lyme., external
Image source, GoogleHer Vauxhall Corsa was in a collision with a Vauxhall Astra, police say, on the A34 London Road near the junction of Victoria Street yesterday morning.
The force says the road was shut for around six hours and 20-year-old was taken to hospital.
In photos: Thaw slow to spread across West Midlandspublished at 16:13 Greenwich Mean Time 5 March 2018
The snow and ice from last week has been thawing out over the weekend but, as our BBC Weather Watchers have found, it's still lingering in places.
These photos are from the BBC's John Bray in Bridgnorth and users Shropshire Lass in Ludlow and Frodo Baggins in Bromyard:
Image source, John Bray
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Image source, Frodo bagginsAbandoned vehicles hamper snow clearancepublished at 16:00 Greenwich Mean Time 5 March 2018
Abandoned vehicles are causing problems in Herefordshire for council teams trying to clear routes of snow today:
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End of twitter postPolice to pay damages after arrestspublished at 15:48 Greenwich Mean Time 5 March 2018
West Mercia Police has agreed a legal settlement with the Arundale family over their treatment.
Read MoreHeritage line fights off snow and icepublished at 15:47 Greenwich Mean Time 5 March 2018
Despite the snow and ice causing major problems on the mainline railway, a heritage line managed to keep going thanks to the efforts of volunteers.
Staff at Severn Valley Railway had to deal with frozen points after snow on Friday.
Despite that, a full weekend service was provided on the line between Bridgnorth and Kidderminster thanks to a team of volunteers keeping the route open.
Media caption, Severn Valley Railway trains keep running despite snow and ice
Port Vale striker undergoes hernia operationpublished at 15:35 Greenwich Mean Time 5 March 2018
Lee Blakeman
Port Vale commentator, BBC Radio StokePort Vale's top scorer Tom Pope will have his hernia operation today, which will keep him out of action for at least a month.
Image source, Getty ImagesPope, 32, has 16 goals so far this season, 14 of which have come in League Two.
Flat fire 'caused by electrics'published at 15:24 Greenwich Mean Time 5 March 2018
Jodie Looker
Newsreader, BBC Radio StokeA fire in a flat in Stoke-on-Trent this morning's thought to have started accidentally due to the electrics., external
Image source, Staffordshire Fire ServiceFirefighters were called to the site in Tunstall at 06:45 and found the blaze in the loft.
They say no-one was hurt as they'd got out of the flat when their smoke alarms went off.
Birmingham City boss takes first sessionpublished at 15:14 Greenwich Mean Time 5 March 2018
Birmingham City's new manager Garry Monk has taken his first training session for the club.
Monk will take charge of the team for the first time against former employers Middlesbrough on Tuesday night.
Blues lie 22nd in the Championship, exactly where they were when Cotterill officially took charge on 2 October following the 6-1 defeat at Hull City.
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End of twitter postBoy, 11, suffers 'critical injuries' in two-car crashpublished at 14:55 Greenwich Mean Time 5 March 2018
Allen Cook
BBC NewsAn 11-year-old boy's been critically injured after two cars crashed near Redditch., external
The ambulance service says one of its vehicles came across the collision on the A441 just after it happened yesterday evening.
Image source, GoogleIt said both cars had suffered "considerable damage" and the boy was trapped at first, before being released, anaesthetised and taken to the Birmingham Children’s Hospital.
Another child who was in the same car, a nine-year-old boy, was taken to hospital with neck and wrist injuries.
The service says three other victims were making their own way to hospital, while a 13-year-old girl wasn't hurt.
Services affected by rail track repairspublished at 14:41 Greenwich Mean Time 5 March 2018
BBC News TravelUrgent repairs are taking place on the rail track between Rugby and Milton Keynes.
Trains running through the stations are subject to cancellation or delays, with some services diverted via Northampton.
