Man hits car with machete in road rage attackpublished at 17:07 Greenwich Mean Time 10 December 2020
A video shows the man hitting a car windscreen with a large knife.
Read MoreMan hits car with machete in road rage attackpublished at 17:07 Greenwich Mean Time 10 December 2020
Three teens in court over park stab murderpublished at 16:06 Greenwich Mean Time 10 December 2020
The 17-year-olds - two boys and a girl - are accused of murdering Sohail Ali.
Read MoreWeather: A dry and cloudy daypublished at 08:30 Greenwich Mean Time 10 December 2020
It's cloudy, dry and dull today with just the chance of a few showers around. High: 7C/45F.
Image source, BBC Weather Watcher Banjo CallingImage caption, This morning in Rugby, Warwickshire
Things will remain cloudy tonight with a band of rain moving in from the west which could be heavy in places before turning patchy and easing by dawn. Low: 6C/43F.
You can stay up-to-date on your local weather forecast by going to the BBC Weather website.
Lock-in football club 'unaware' of more breachespublished at 16:48 Greenwich Mean Time 9 December 2020
Police say 18 fines have been issued at Walsall Wood FC during lockdown.
Read MoreWeather: Cold with some thick cloud laterpublished at 08:09 Greenwich Mean Time 9 December 2020
It's going to be another chilly day, with temperatures rising to not much higher than 5C (41F).
This afternoon we could see some thick cloud and possibly some light rain.
Image source, Lisa LackingStabbing victim named as fifth arrest madepublished at 18:33 Greenwich Mean Time 8 December 2020
Sohail Ali was fatally attacked in a park in Winson Green, Birmingham, on Friday afternoon.
Read More'Painful' stabbing CCTV 'shows knife crime impact'published at 18:18 Greenwich Mean Time 8 December 2020
Jack Donoghue was the victim of an "appalling and senseless" attack during a night out in Solihull.
Read MorePolice blow full-time on football club lock-inpublished at 18:03 Greenwich Mean Time 8 December 2020
Officers issue a raft of fines and believe Covid-19 restrictions have been flouted there since April.
Read MoreCovid-19 rates dropping across most of regionpublished at 14:18 Greenwich Mean Time 8 December 2020
A fall in rates of coronavirus has been recorded across the West Midlands apart from in Staffordshire Moorlands.
In the seven days to 3 December Public Health England figures show the rate there has crept up slightly from 198 per 100,000 population to 202.
Image source, PA MediaThe biggest week-on-week drop is in North Warwickshire, down from 251 to 118.
Herefordshire, Shropshire and Worcestershire are currently in tier two with the rest of the West Midlands in tier three.
The highest rate in the region is for Stoke-on-Trent at 348 and the lowest is for Stratford-on-Avon - 47 per 100,000 people.
Three murder arrests over fatal park stabbingpublished at 11:44 Greenwich Mean Time 8 December 2020
Four people in all are suspected of murdering a 29-year-old man injured to the chest and back.
Read MoreVaccine roll-out a 'momentous achievement'published at 11:18 Greenwich Mean Time 8 December 2020
Today's roll-out of the vaccination programme has been labelled a "momentous achievement."
Taiwo Owatemi, MP for Coventry North West, tweeted her congratulations to the team at University Hospital who have "worked through the clock to keep Coventry safe."
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End of twitter postFather's sepsis death was 'avoidable'published at 18:48 Greenwich Mean Time 7 December 2020
"Gross failings" at Russells Hall Hospital in Dudley meant Simon Smith's sepsis went undetected.
Read MoreCharity manager and trustee barred over paymentspublished at 16:54 Greenwich Mean Time 7 December 2020
An inquiry finds "mismanagement in the administration" of a rehabilitation charity in Birmingham.
Read MoreWarning of more fogpublished at 14:31 Greenwich Mean Time 7 December 2020
Parts of the West Midlands are being warned to expect more thick fog this evening and tomorrow.
Image source, Met OfficeFollowing a weather warning this morning, the Met Office has issued a yellow alert for fog from 16:00 until 11:00 on Tuesday., external
It says it could lead to slower bus and train services along with other travel disruption.
Around the web: Plea to 'act sensibly' over Christmaspublished at 08:55 Greenwich Mean Time 7 December 2020
The Express and Star is covering these stories today:
Weather: Mist and fog through the morningpublished at 08:31 Greenwich Mean Time 7 December 2020
Mist and fog will linger through the morning and it will feel chilly. Some crisp sunshine is expected this afternoon when the mist and fog clears. High: 3C/37F.
Keep up-to-date with the latest forecast for your area via the BBC Weather website.
Media caption, Rich Davis with the West Midlands weather
Yellow warning for fog issuedpublished at 08:15 Greenwich Mean Time 7 December 2020
Persistent fog could cause some travel disruption across parts of the West Midlands this morning, the Met Office is warning. , external
Image source, Met OfficeA yellow warning for fog is in place until 11:00.
Midlands Live: Breaking news and local storiespublished at 06:33 Greenwich Mean Time 7 December 2020
The latest news, sport, travel and weather across the West Midlands and south Cheshire.
Read MorePolice officer given 'armour' for stoma bagpublished at 19:00 Greenwich Mean Time 4 December 2020
Mark Woodcock had his colon removed in August but hopes to return to work in the new year.
Read MoreBus fare freeze 'the right thing to do'published at 18:51 Greenwich Mean Time 4 December 2020
There will be no increase in bus fares in the region, National Express West Midlands has announced.
David Bradford, Managing Director of National Express West Midlands, said: “We think our customers have been through quite enough change for one year.
"Keeping our fares as low as we can is the right thing to do."
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