There are a "number of outstanding items" that need to be finalised before Kenilworth station can be opened, Warwickshire County Council has said.

The news comes as the Office of Rail and Road (ORR) revealed on Twitter, external that it had authorised the station for use.

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The council said it was looking to open the station "as soon as possible", but a date has yet to be set, despite lengthy delays throughout the project.

Teacher Deborah Lowe said a "midlife crisis" meant she "ended up in bed" with a teenage boy.

Sara Thornton
BBC Weather

It's turned into a drier day for most of us - here's how tonight and the rest of the weekend are looking across the West Midlands:

You can get a latest forecast at any other time by heading to the BBC Weather website.

Dudley News

Here are some of the stories featuring on the Dudley News website today:

• Dudley brothers jailed after spate of Black Country burglaries, external
• Police on the hunt for car used in attempted robbery in Sedgley, external
• Dudley's mental health trust donates 7,000 tetanus vaccines to Unicef, external

Local Democracy Reporting Service

A former Birmingham City Council officer has been under investigation by fraud detectives for nearly a year, it has emerged.

​West Midlands Police ​confirmed it made an arrest ​in May last year. The suspect was released under investigation.

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A report issued by independent accountants said an alleged "theft of monies" led to a "major overhaul of the systems and processes" within a department in the local authority.

Due to legal reasons ​and the ongoing police investigation the council is unable to release the identity of the suspect or confirm the department they worked in.

A woman called 999 to complain she was unable to get a refund on a faulty mobile phone, police have revealed.

West Mercia Police said on Twitter, external it was "not a police matter, and definitely not an emergency".

It is the latest in a string of inappropriate or hoax calls to police in the region and officers have previously said they delay staff dealing with genuine emergency calls.

Lee Thomas
Newsreader, BBC Radio Stoke

Cannabis plants with an estimated street value of £20,000 have been found at a house in Stoke-on-Trent., external

Image source, Staffordshire Police

Police say they were tipped off about the cannabis factory on Homer Street, Hanley.

They found 200 plants but no-one was at the house at the time.

A man arrested by police in connection with a stabbing in a hospital car park has been released under investigation.

The victim, a 27-year-old man, suffered minor injuries at Birmingham Women's Hospital on Thursday.

West Midlands Police confirmed today that a 41-year-old man had been arrested and questioned by officers.

Birmingham Live

Here are a few of the stories making the headlines on the Birmingham Live site this afternoon:

• Two arrested after body of schoolgirl, 14, found in Wolverhampton's West Park, external
• Bomb threat emails sent to schools in the Midlands, external 'believed to be false and malicious'
• Man arrested after 'stabbing' at Birmingham Women's Hospital, external

Allen Cook
BBC News

An expert on industry says Jaguar Land Rover has been "too slow" to get into the electric car market as consumers turned against diesel vehicles.

Image source, EPA

It's as JLR says it will not be renewing the contracts of 1,000 temporary workers at its Solihull and Castle Bromwich plants.

The UK's biggest car maker, owned by India's Tata Motors, blamed "continuing headwinds" affecting the car industry.

A recycling crew in Sandwell have "saved the life" of an elderly man after he suffered a serious stroke.

The crew realised the man had collapsed in his home and came to his aid, calling an ambulance.

The man's family praised crew members Jason, Mohammed, Michael and Javed.

Lee Thomas
Newsreader, BBC Radio Stoke

A man's been charged after armed officers, external were deployed to a street in Newcastle-under-Lyme.

Image source, Google

Police were sent to Bath Road, Silverdale (pictured) on Wednesday night after reports of people in a car with a handgun.

The 29-year-old from Coventry's charged with possession of an imitation firearm with intent to cause fear of violence.

Three others arrested, a 40-year-old man and a 32-year-old woman, both from Coventry, and a 51-year-old from Newcastle-under-Lyme have all been released under investigation.

Gheorghe Mihai, 38, stabbed sister-in-law in the face and head after row about money.

BBC Business News

Jaguar Land Rover was expected to announce the cuts on Monday, with Brexit and confusion over diesel cars again being cited as the chief reasons for the changes.

Image source, EPA

JLR employs 40,000 people in the UK, 10,000 at Solihull.

Jaguar sales are down 26% so far this year, compared with last year, while demand for Land Rovers in the UK is down 20%.

Last year, global sales hit a record, but the company acknowledged that the UK market was "tough".

Diesel registrations overall in the UK industry have plunged, down a third compared with January to March 2017

Although the 14-year-old girl found dead at West Park in Wolverhampton hasn't been formally identified, police say her family have been found and are being supported by specialist officers.

A murder investigation was launched yesterday. A post-mortem test suggested she had died due to blunt force trauma to her head.

This lunchtime it was revealed two teenage boys had been arrested on suspicion of murder.

West Midlands Police said her death had been referred to the Independent Office for Police Conduct, because she had been reported missing.

Qasim Rehman was given a suspended sentence after admitting perverting the course of justice

The UK's biggest car maker will not be renewing the contracts of 1,000 temporary workers.

Allen Cook
BBC News

Today's news about Jaguar Land Rover follows the firm saying in January it would cut production of some vehicles amid uncertainty over Brexit and changes to taxes on diesel cars.

Image source, Getty Images

At the time, the company said it would temporarily scale back output of the Discovery Sport and Range Rover Evoque (pictured) models later this year.

At the time JLR said its global sales hit a record in 2017, but that the UK market was "tough".

BBC Business News

Jaguar Land Rover says it will not be renewing the contracts of 1,000 temporary workers in Solihull.

Image source, Getty Images

The company blamed the "continuing headwinds impacting the car industry" for the move.

It said it was continuing to recruit large numbers of engineers and apprentices and it remained "committed to its UK plants.

Earlier this year it said it would cut production amid uncertainty over Brexit and changes to taxes on diesel cars.