1. Letters sent to 5,500 former Paterson patientspublished at 16:52 Greenwich Mean Time 4 December 2020

    Spire Healthcare also sets up a free phone helpline for former patients to speak to a specialist.

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  2. Yellow weather warning for icepublished at 13:39 Greenwich Mean Time 4 December 2020

    Ice could cause problems on untreated roads and pavements, the Met Office is warning.

    Met Office mapImage source, Met Office

    A yellow warning for ice , externalhas been issued for parts of the West Midlands from 21:00 today to 10:00 on Saturday.

  3. Man jailed for life for killing wife and neighbourpublished at 13:31 Greenwich Mean Time 4 December 2020

    Tamer Moustafa murdered the two women in a "drug-fuelled rage", say police.

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  4. Temporary vaccination centres to be set uppublished at 09:19 Greenwich Mean Time 4 December 2020

    Press Association

    Mass vaccination centres could be set up at the Black Country Living Museum and Birmingham's Millennium Point, the Press Association is reporting.

    Covid vaccineImage source, Reuters

    Both venues will become vaccine hubs, forming part of a network of 46 such centres in the coming weeks, it understands.

    Parts of Malvern's Three Counties' Showground in Worcestershire and the Villa Park site, home of Aston Villa FC, are also being mooted as possible venues, according to local government sources.

    NHS England is not confirming the locations of any mass vaccination sites, though PA has approached all the venues for comment.

    Yesterday, the NHS confirmed at least six hospitals in the region would be used to store and administer the Pfizer-BioNTech vaccine, which needs to be kept at -70C.

  5. What's the weather got in store?published at 08:23 Greenwich Mean Time 4 December 2020

    Shefali Oza
    BBC Midlands Today

    It's expected to be a cloudy and cold day with some rain that could turn into sleet later and highs of 5C (41F).

    Media caption,

    Latest weather for the West Midlands

  6. NHS vaccine hubs announced for Englandpublished at 15:16 Greenwich Mean Time 3 December 2020

    A list of 53 vaccine hubs in England has been released by the NHS.

    They will help coordinate the delivery of jabs in their areas, with vaccinations for the most vulnerable set to begin next week.

    VaccineImage source, Reuters

    A further list of sites which will store and administer the Pfizer-BioNTech vaccine during the first phase will be published later, it said.

    Across the West Midlands they include:

    • University Hospitals Birmingham NHS Foundation Trust
    • University Hospital Coventry & Warwickshire
    • Shrewsbury and Telford NHS Trust
    • University Hospitals of North Midlands NHS Trust
    • Walsall Healthcare NHS Trust
    • Worcestershire Acute Hospitals NHS Trust

    The Pfizer-BioNTech vaccine, the first to be approved by the MHRA medicines regulator, needs to be stored at -70C and hospitals already have the facilities to ensure that.

  7. What's the weather got in store?published at 08:33 Greenwich Mean Time 3 December 2020

    Shefali Oza
    BBC Midlands Today

    It looks set to be an unsettled day with showery outbreaks of rain for many areas and highs of 5°C 41°F).

    Media caption,

    Latest weather for the West Midlands

  8. EX-PCSO jailed for relationship with crime victimpublished at 18:44 Greenwich Mean Time 2 December 2020

    Investigators found nearly 2,300 calls and messages that Kevin Hathaway exchanged with the woman.

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  9. Street traders plan legal fight over new rulespublished at 16:37 Greenwich Mean Time 2 December 2020

    Traders say they will only be able to sell products that are not readily available in shops.

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  10. Shoppers queue as largest Primark reopenspublished at 15:21 Greenwich Mean Time 2 December 2020

    People wait outside Primark in Birmingham from 06:00 GMT as England's lockdown was lifted.

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  11. Brexit: Border crossing plan for airportpublished at 12:22 Greenwich Mean Time 2 December 2020

    Customs staff will be checking HGVs at Birmingham Airport to ease congestion at ports.

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  12. Recap: Two-tier West Midlandspublished at 09:06 Greenwich Mean Time 2 December 2020

    Depending on where you are in the West Midlands, you're either waking up in a tier two or a tier three area this morning.

    The Shropshire, Telford, Herefordshire, Worcestershire and East Cheshire local authority areas have left lockdown under tier two restrictions.

    Tier explainer

    All the other parts of the West Midlands, including Warwickshire, which had previously been in tier one, are now under tier three restrictions.

    Tier explainer
  13. Weather: A cold and overcast daypublished at 08:24 Greenwich Mean Time 2 December 2020

    Temperatures should stay above freezing, but not by much.

    And we could have a few showers later too.

    Tonight it will remain cold and tomorrow we're expecting more showers.

    HalesowenImage source, Stormchaser Al
  14. Man 'murdered wife with help of accomplice'published at 18:02 Greenwich Mean Time 1 December 2020

    Prosecutors allege Sarbjit Kaur, 38, was strangled by her husband in February 2018.

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  15. Couple finally see wedding video from 52 years agopublished at 16:43 Greenwich Mean Time 1 December 2020

    Brian and Margaret Hill had no idea the video existed until someone found it in an attic.

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  16. Killer 'left friend's body in flat for weeks'published at 15:55 Greenwich Mean Time 1 December 2020

    Matthew Chibnall has been sentenced to life in prison for Anil Vegad's murder.

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  17. Recycling firms to be charged over five deathspublished at 15:34 Greenwich Mean Time 1 December 2020

    The announcement is made four years after five African men died at a scrap yard in Birmingham.

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  18. Teen admits machete attack on police dogpublished at 15:23 Greenwich Mean Time 1 December 2020

    The 16-year-old is said to have rained down more than 20 blows on the animal.

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  19. Woman denies terrorist videos chargespublished at 14:48 Greenwich Mean Time 1 December 2020

    Aaminah Amatullah is accused of sending Islamic State material to an undercover police officer.

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  20. What's the weather got in store?published at 08:35 Greenwich Mean Time 1 December 2020

    Shefali Oza
    BBC Midlands Today

    After a clear and cold start clouds increase with the chance of some patchy rain later with highs 4C to (45°F).

    Media caption,

    Latest weather for the West Midlands