Man guilty of boys' hit-and-run deathspublished at 15:26 British Summer Time 26 March 2018
Corey, six, and Casper Platt-May, two, had been on a family trip to the park when they were hit.
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Men murdered dad after 'money row'
'Frenzied' double stabbing knifeman jailed
Three teens stabbed outside school
Ambulance abuse note woman evicted
Tumour survivor breaks Atlantic record
HS2 payments still unclaimed
Arrest after knifepoint taxi robberies
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Man guilty of boys' hit-and-run deathspublished at 15:26 British Summer Time 26 March 2018
Nurse stole coma patient's debit cardpublished at 13:34 British Summer Time 26 March 2018
Daniel Ncazana said his actions were because of a "curse" he got while on holiday in South Africa.
Read MoreAbuse inquiry's Telford investigation duepublished at 13:01 British Summer Time 26 March 2018
The Independent Inquiry into Child Sexual Abuse says it is "vital" victims have their say.
Read MoreTwo taken to hospital after crashpublished at 12:56 British Summer Time 26 March 2018
A man suffered a cardiac arrest after a two-car crash in Walsall last night., external
The ambulance service said paramedics treated the man, in his 50s, for serious injuries after the incident on Wednesbury Road at 21:45.
The driver of a second car, a woman in her 40s, was also taken to hospital.
Stretch of A38 still shutpublished at 12:36 British Summer Time 26 March 2018
BBC News TravelPart of the A38 in Staffordshire's still shut northbound this afternoon due to a burst water main.
Highways England says it's happened in the early hours of this morning between Alrewas and Barton under Needwood and engineers are still working to fix it., external
Image source, Highways EnglandTwo hurt after car smashed into house as family watched TVpublished at 12:29 British Summer Time 26 March 2018
Tim Race
Producer, BBC Hereford & WorcesterA man says it's nothing short of a miracle that he and his family are still alive after a car ploughed into his house as they sat in the living room.
Image source, West Midlands Ambulance ServiceRobert Beattie, his wife Mel and teenage daughter Tash were watching TV on Friday night when the car came crashing through the front of the house in Battenhall Rise, external, Worcester, missing Robert by inches.
He told BBC Hereford and Worcester that Mel and Tash suffered broken bones and are recovering in hospital.
West Mercia Police arrested a 26-year-old man from Worcester on suspicion of causing serious injury by dangerous driving and he's been released under investigation.
Quote MessageI got my wife out into the kitchen area as best I could, she was very dazed and confused. I then had to go back outside, through the opening, to rescue my daughter from the other side of the car who was again shocked and confused and I carried her back round to the kitchen."
Robert Beattie, Homeowner
In photos: Spring arrives at lastpublished at 12:19 British Summer Time 26 March 2018
Spring looks to have well and truly arrived from the photos uploaded by our BBC Weather Watcher volunteers.
These are from users Raineyjane in Great Alne, Snow Crystals in Newcastle under Lyme and Frodo Baggins in Bromyard:
Image source, Raineyjane
Image source, Snow Crystals
Image source, Frodo BagginsPothole repair: Councils awarded fundingpublished at 12:08 British Summer Time 26 March 2018
An extra £100m is being shared among councils to fund repairs to roads damaged by recent storms,, external the transport secretary has announced.
Chris Grayling said the money would help patch up nearly two million potholes and protect roads from future severe weather conditions.
Image source, Department for TransportStaffordshire was among the areas awarded the most with £2.2m funding.
Warwickshire will receive £1.4m and Herefordshire £1.2m.
Transport for the West Midlands has also been awarded £1.7m funding for road conditions monitoring innovations.
Crime commissioner takes over fire servicepublished at 11:57 British Summer Time 26 March 2018
Allen Cook
BBC NewsStaffordshire's police and crime commissioner (PCC) is to take on responsibility for the county's fire and rescue service too.
PCC Matthew Ellis proposed the move last year , externalclaiming that by collaborating they could save £2m a year.
The plans were opposed by Stoke-on-Trent City Council, Staffordshire County Council and members of the fire authority but the Home Office has approved the move.
It says the changeover, with the abolition of the current fire authority, will happen "over the coming weeks and months".
Last year, Essex became the first place in the UK to combine responsibility for the county's police and fire services under their PCC.
Michelin factory to close in 2018published at 11:56 British Summer Time 26 March 2018
BreakingThe Michelin tyre factory in Ballymena, County Antrim, is to close in 2018 with the loss of 860 jobs.
Read MoreMurder charge over Paddy Power stabbingpublished at 11:47 British Summer Time 26 March 2018
Allen Cook
BBC NewsA man's been charged with murder , externalafter a fatal stabbing at a Paddy Power betting shop.
Image source, West Midlands PoliceKhalid Yousef, 28, from Handsworth was pronounced dead at the scene on Rookery Road, Handsworth on 4 January.
Mustafa Hassan, 35, has this morning been charged with his murder and appeared at Birmingham Crown Court.
He's been remanded into custody and will next appear there in May.
Murder inquiry starts after man's deathpublished at 11:37 British Summer Time 26 March 2018
The man was found with serious chest injuries after police were called to a disturbance in Tile Hill.
Read MoreMurder investigation launched after man's deathpublished at 11:36 British Summer Time 26 March 2018
BreakingA murder investigation has been launched after a man found seriously injured later died.
Image source, GoogleOfficers were called to reports of a disturbance in Copland Place, Tile Hill, at 23:15 yesterday.
A man in his 30s was found with injuries to his chest and died at the scene.
The area remains cordoned off for forensic examinations.
Car crash leaves five with 'serious injuries'published at 11:28 British Summer Time 26 March 2018
A car crash on the A512 near Ashby-de-la-Zouch left five people with serious injuries, East Midlands Ambulance Service has said.
The two-car collision happened at around 16.07 on the A512 yesterday. Four air ambulances and four ambulances were sent to the scene.
Two patients were taken to Nottingham's Queen's Medical Centre, while another two - including a woman in her 40s with "multiple injuries" - were taken to University Hospital Coventry.
A further patient was taken to North Staffordshire Royal Infirmary by air ambulance.
Image source, MagpasIn the papers: Millions more for pothole repairspublished at 11:25 British Summer Time 26 March 2018
The Shropshire Star's covering these stories today on its website:
Telford 'can't move on' without child abuse inquirypublished at 11:13 British Summer Time 26 March 2018
BBC ShropshireThe Labour MP for Rotherham says Telford can't move on unless an inquiry's held into child sex abuse in the town.
Sarah Champion's been outspoken on grooming in her constituency and says politics should be put aside for the good of the borough.
In Rotherham, the 2014 Jay report found at least 1,400 children had been abused in the town between 1997 and 2013.
Both Telford's Conservative MP Lucy Allan and the Labour-run council agree the issue in their area needs investigating but they differ on who should do it.
It comes after a Sunday Mirror report on "groups of mainly Asian men" targeting vulnerable white teenagers in the town since the 1980s, external.
Quote MessageThis is about justice, this is about serving people, this is about getting the truth out there and we actually all need to work together to make sure we get that. For me, I would say Rotherham could not have moved on without the inquiry."
Sarah Champion, Labour MP for Rotherham
Bid to reach Everest on horsebackpublished at 11:04 British Summer Time 26 March 2018
Max Stainton has cerebral palsy and is practising by spending a lot of time in the saddle.
Read MoreWhat will Brexit mean for the North West?published at 11:01 British Summer Time 26 March 2018
Kevin Fitzpatrick
BBC North West political editorIn little more than a year's time, the United Kingdom is due to leave the European Union.
Image source, PAAcross the North West, of the 3.67m people who cast their vote in the June 2016 referendum, 53.7% backed Brexit.
People living in the big cities of Liverpool and Manchester were more sympathetic to the EU, though, with 58.2% and 60.4% support respectively for the UK remaining in the bloc.
However, both Remainers and Leavers have one thing in common - they both want to see the North West thrive in the years ahead.
Street closed for car park workspublished at 11:00 British Summer Time 26 March 2018
A street shut for a year ahead of construction work on a new 600-space car park.
Image source, Coventry City CouncilShrub Walk in Coventry will remain closed until completion of the works, expected to be finished in spring 2019.
Man admits causing brothers' deathspublished at 10:50 British Summer Time 26 March 2018
BreakingRobert Brown, 53, has pleaded guilty to causing the death of two brothers by dangerous driving in a hit-and-run in Coventry.
Image source, Family handoutCorey, six, and Casper Platt-May, two, were with their mother when they were hit on 22 February.
