Man stabbed to death over game of poolpublished at 09:59 Greenwich Mean Time 12 March 2018
John Joyce was stabbed four times after a row about the rules broke out at a Wolverhampton pub.
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Man stabbed to death over game of poolpublished at 09:59 Greenwich Mean Time 12 March 2018
Sir Ken Dodd: Tributes paid to 'comedy legend'published at 09:56 Greenwich Mean Time 12 March 2018
Tributes are being paid to Sir Ken Dodd, who's died aged 90, and who regularly played venues across the West Midlands.
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End of twitter postVideo: What I'd say to my younger selfpublished at 09:34 Greenwich Mean Time 12 March 2018
Cath Mackie
BBC NewsIf you had the chance to live your life again, what advice would you give to your younger self?
Four members of the Birmingham 1,000 Elders group at the University of Birmingham reflect on their lives and the decisions they made.
Media caption, What advice would you give to your younger self?
In the papers: 50,000-seat stadium visionpublished at 09:20 Greenwich Mean Time 12 March 2018
Some of the main news stories on the Express and Star website today are:
'Only almighty collapse will deny Wolves'published at 09:02 Greenwich Mean Time 12 March 2018
BBC SportAston Villa manager Steve Bruce says it would take "an almighty collapse" to stop Wolves winning promotion, despite Villa inflicting the leaders' biggest Championship defeat of the season.
Image source, PASaturday's 4-1 home victory kept Villa third, seven points behind Wolves.
"Our duty is to try to chase," Bruce told BBC Sport. "Cardiff are making a hell of a run, Fulham are on a run and we're having a go too.
"Wolves are there to be shot at and there's all to play for."
Brain surgeon's operations 'appalling'published at 08:53 Greenwich Mean Time 12 March 2018
Two patients operated on by consultant neurosurgeon Hussien El-Maghraby went on to die.
Read MoreConcerns over brain surgeon's operationspublished at 08:52 Greenwich Mean Time 12 March 2018
Michele Paduano
Health correspondent, BBC Midlands TodaySurgeons have seriously criticised two brain surgery operations where the patients went on to die.
Image source, OtherHussien El-Maghraby, a consultant neurosurgeon in Coventry, removed a healthy part of a brain instead of a tumour during one operation.
The 51-year-old was stopped in September from performing two different surgical procedures, following a Royal College of Surgeons (RCS) inspection.
Mr El-Maghraby said the General Medical Council (GMC) had examined five of his operations and ruled no further action was needed.
Intruder storms Crufts arenapublished at 08:34 Greenwich Mean Time 12 March 2018
Proceedings at the annual Crufts dog show at the NEC in Birmingham were temporarily halted last night after two protesters stormed the stage.
Image source, Getty ImagesIt's believed they were from animal rights group Peta - that condemned Crufts for the way it encourages certain types of dog breeding.
A statement on its website said: "Crufts glorifies canine eugenics, rewarding breeders for producing dogs with 'ideal' physical traits with little or no regard for their welfare."
Crufts and the NEC Group said they would review security procedures as "a matter of urgency" as the scare frightened the dogs and risked their safety.
Rubbish fire affecting commuterspublished at 08:20 Greenwich Mean Time 12 March 2018
BBC News TravelA large rubbish fire Staffordshire is affecting drivers on the A500 and Reginald Mitchell Way in Stoke-on-Trent, police say.
Image source, Staffordshire Fire ServiceThe fire service said had received a large number of calls about the blaze, which is being dealt with at Goldendale Pool, in Tunstall.
A45 closed after serious collisionpublished at 08:17 Greenwich Mean Time 12 March 2018
BBC News TravelThe A45 westbound at Stonebridge island, in Warwickshire, remains closed due to a serious collision, police said.
The road between Maxstoke Land and Birmingham Road was closed from about 19:30 yesterday close to the Meriden archery club.
Diversions are in place via Meriden.
The road is likely to remain closed for some time, police said.
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End of twitter postMelrose increases offer for GKN to £8.1bnpublished at 07:54 Greenwich Mean Time 12 March 2018
BBC Business NewsTurnaround specialist Melrose has increased its offer for engineering giant GKN from £7.4bn to £8.1bn.
Image source, GKNMelrose is now offering 467p per share, and has also raised the amount GKN shareholders will own from 57% to 60%.
It says all recent attempts to engage in "constructive discussions" with GKN have been blocked.
GKN has fought hard against the offer. It has offered to give back £2.5bn to shareholders and agreed to merge its car unit with US company Dana.
GKN has sites in Birmingham, Leek and Telford and a headquarters in Redditch.
'Smart motorway' project startspublished at 07:39 Greenwich Mean Time 12 March 2018
A multimillion-pound project aiming to ease congestion and improve journey times on part of the M6 starts today.
Highways England estimates about 120,000 vehicles use the stretch between junctions two for Coventry and four for Coleshill every day.
From today there will be three narrow lanes with a mandatory speed limit of 50mph while works are carried out to create a so-called smart motorway.
Nicola Payne: Private search team resumes huntpublished at 07:23 Greenwich Mean Time 12 March 2018
The search for the remains of the Coventry teenager Nicola Payne resumes at Coombe Country Park today.
Image source, Family pictureThe 18-year-old mother-of-one went missing while walking across wasteland near her parents' house in Coventry on 14 December 1991.
The team of ex-military specialists has been using sonar and ground radar equipment around the park in Warwickshire.
Video: Your 50-second weather forecastpublished at 07:18 Greenwich Mean Time 12 March 2018
Rich Davis
BBC Weather presenterIt will be a cloudy day with showers this morning and more rain this afternoon with highs of 9C (48F).
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Live updates for the West Midlandspublished at 07:03 Greenwich Mean Time 12 March 2018
Vanessa Pearce
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