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Live updates on Friday 15 June
Alex Hamilton
BBC Weather
Early cloud should break up leaving sunny spells with the chance of showers and highs of 19C (66F).
Latest weather for the West Midlands
Vanessa Pearce
BBC News
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Seventy-three percent of UK women never ride a bike for local journeys, a survey suggests.
Read MoreHelen Clues says she's now rebuilding a life after years spent caring for her parents and husband.
Read MoreAethelflaed, a warrior ruler almost lost to history, is being celebrated on the 1,100th anniversary of her death.
Read MoreWest Midlands Police descended on the venue after a 999 call claimed a gun had been fired.
Read MoreAustralia Test batsman Usman Khawaja hits a debut century as Glamorgan set Warwickshire 294 to win at Edgbaston.
Read MoreWe'll be back with our usual mix of news, sport, travel and weather from 07:00 tomorrow, but keep an eye out here for more updates this evening and into the morning.
Julia Leonard
Producer, BBC Hereford & Worcester
Barclays has confirmed they're closing their branch in Hay-on-Wye, the town's last remaining bank.
Image source, GoogleThe news follows the closure of the Natwest branch in October and leaves customers having to travel to Brecon for their nearest bank.
Barclays says the number of customers using the branch has dropped by 16% in the past two years with more people banking online.
They say it'll close in September, adding that the Post Office offers banking services.
Allen Cook
BBC News
Roads around a bridge are having £200,000 spent on them , externalas they're prepared for extra traffic once the crossing is nearly completely closed for repairs.
Image source, Staffordshire County CouncilWork's due to start on Burton Bridge, Burton-upon-Trent, on 18 June and finish, Staffordshire County Council promises, before the new school term in September.
In total, the authority's spending £6.1m on repairing and strengthening Burton Bridge and St Peter's Bridge, with the latter revamped last year.
The council says the £200,00 is being spent on checking and patching the roads around the second bridge, which will have three out of four lanes shut when work starts.
Vicky Breakwell
BBC Hereford and Worcester
A fortnight after flash flooding hit parts of north Worcestershire, many of the families affected have told BBC Hereford and Worcester they're struggling with the stress of getting their homes repaired.
Image source, FraserUp to 100 homes in Wythall and Hollywood were affected when one month's worth of rain fell in just an hour.
In some cases, up to five feet of water poured into streets, engulfing properties.
The county council say they've arranged for the National Flood Forum to visit everyone affected and they're holding an emergency forum about the floods, in Wythall Park on Friday evening., external
Quote MessageIt's quite daunting, very stressful. We really don't know how long it's going to be, we're talking with neighbours and friends, they've been quoted four months, even up to a year."
Alan Plumber, Home owner
These are some of the headlines on the Burton Mail's website today:
Lee Thomas
Newsreader, BBC Radio Stoke
Wooden bollards put in by a council to try and stop travellers moving onto land have failed.
Image source, Newcastle-under-Lyme Borough CouncilNewcastle-under-Lyme Borough Council says travellers arrived on Wolstanton Marsh, as well as Earls Drive, over the weekend., external
The authority had installed the bollards as a barrier on Wolstanton Marsh earlier this year , externalafter a previous encampment.
The council says it's now taking legal action to have the unauthorised camps evicted.
Vicky Breakwell
BBC Hereford and Worcester
A young boy is now able to stand up without help for the first time after what his mother's called a life-changing operation.
Image source, Emma BellBen Harris-Bell, 5, from Evesham, who has cerebral palsy, had the surgery in Bristol three weeks ago, external after his family raised £60,000 to pay for it.
His mother says her son's never been able to stand unaided before and now he can to a minute, as well as using stairs without adult supervision.
She told BBC Hereford and Worcester that they can now work towards teaching Ben to walk on his own.
Quote MessageIt's freed him, not just from a physical sense, but from a mental sense as well. He's not in any pain, he's got a little bit of numbness and tingling which will settle down over the next few weeks but we have freed his body from the tightness so his muscles we can now work."
Emma Bell, Mother
Lucasz Herba lured Ms Ayling to Italy with the promise of a photo shoot and kidnapped her for ransom.
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BBC Coventry & Warwickshire
The Sky Blues say they've sold almost 6,000 season tickets in the club's early Bird window - almost 2,000 more compared to the same period last season.
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Lee Thomas
Newsreader, BBC Radio Stoke
Three people have been arrested after a taxi driver was robbed. , external
The attack happened on the High Street, Cheadle, Staffordshire, during the early hours, police said.
Image source, GoogleThey say £100 was stolen and he needed hospital treatment for a head injury.
A 23-year-old woman and a 20-year-old man, both from Stoke-on-Trent, have been arrested on suspicion of robbery.
Another woman, 22, also from the city, was arrested on suspicion of assault causing grievous bodily harm.
Sara Blizzard
BBC Weather
A largely dry and increasingly cloudy night. Sunshine and the risk of a few showers tomorrow.
Latest weather forecast for the West Midlands
At the time, the Prison Officers' Association said it was the worst disorder in more than two decades.
Read MoreA 43-year-old has been remanded in custody charged with attacking an 86-year-old woman in her Yardley home, breaking bones in her neck and back.
Nicholas Mason, of Larches Lane, Chapel Ash, Wolverhampton is accused of grievous bodily harm against Veronica Eustace.
The accused was charged with committing seven burglaries and two attempted break-ins within four days earlier this month.
Mr Mason is next due to appear at Birmingham Crown Court next month.
Image source, Police handoutVeronica Eustace remains in a stable in hospital.
