Video: What's the weather got in store?published at 07:09 British Summer Time 15 June 2018
Alex Hamilton
BBC Weather
It should be a sunny day with patchy cloud and highs of 18C (55F).
Latest weather for the West Midlands
Summary
Huge scrap metal fire shuts airport
Halloween pumpkin started fire that killed boy
Husband accused of murder denies anger 'uncontrollable'
Police summit over town centre vandalism
Plans to put shops on car park get approval
Haircuts for Muslim men as Ramadan ends
Government asked to reconsider West Brom's safe-standing proposal
World Cup apologies after Robbie Williams gives finger
Euromillions winner still works at Asda
'Lucky boy' kitten rescued from car's engine
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Live updates on Friday 15 June
Video: What's the weather got in store?published at 07:09 British Summer Time 15 June 2018
Media caption, Live updates for the West Midlandspublished at 07:02 British Summer Time 15 June 2018
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Murder accused 'taunted over penis size'published at 19:30 British Summer Time 14 June 2018
David Clark said his wife would "say horrible things" about him which made him feel "inadequate".
Read MoreOur live coverage across the daypublished at 19:00 British Summer Time 14 June 2018
We'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.
Here's how tonight and tomorrow's weather's lookingpublished at 18:57 British Summer Time 14 June 2018
Shefali Oza
BBC Midlands TodayAfter the blustery and occasionally showery weather last night and this morning, tonight's looking more settled:
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If you want a latest forecast for your part of the West Midlands at any other time, head to the BBC Weather website.
Karaoke singer amazed at response to pub performancepublished at 18:51 British Summer Time 14 June 2018
A Worcester man who shot to fame after performing Nessun Dorma at a pub karoke night says he can't believe the reaction he's had.
Luke Swatman has appeared on national television and in the newspapers after a video of him singing at the Eagle Vaults proved a hit.
Media caption, A Worcester man, made famous by singing Nessun Dorma at the pub, is amazed at the reaction
Hunt for stolen bike turns up Class A drugs haulpublished at 18:48 British Summer Time 14 June 2018
Lucy McNamara
BBC Radio StokeThey were hunting for a stolen bike and ended up finding Class A drugs.
Police say they were searching for the item in Stafford after a burglary and got a tip-off about a house on New Street., external
Image source, GoogleOfficers raided it yesterday and say they found other suspected stolen bikes, crack cocaine, heroin, cannabis, money and a lock knife.
A 19-year-old woman from Stafford was arrested on suspicion of possession of controlled drugs with intent to supply.
The force says officers also arrested a 20-year-old man from the town on suspicion of handling stolen goods and theft.
Parking plan approved over 'airy-fairy' alternativespublished at 18:42 British Summer Time 14 June 2018
Vicky Breakwell
BBC Hereford and WorcesterNew homes built in Worcestershire could soon come with a set number of parking spaces.
The county council wants to introduce a minimum requirement as a way, it says, to stop so many cars clogging up narrow residential roads.
Image source, GoogleToday, its cabinet backed a plan for car parking standards , externalwhich would see the number of required spaces linked to the number of bedrooms.
The authority's proposal says it's not including garages as they can often be turned into accommodation or used for storage.
Environmental campaigners say the authority would do better to encourage more people to walk or cycle.
Quote MessageI live in the real world. I can't be doing with this airy-fairy green nonsense that everybody's going to get on their bike or walk. There's no bus route from here into the city centre for example, it's about a good mile-and-a-half so there's no way people here are going to cycle or walk."
Alan Amos, Cabinet Member for Highways, Worcestershire County Council
Murder arrests over boy's stab deathpublished at 18:39 British Summer Time 14 June 2018
Three boys are arrested after Keelan Wilson was stabbed yards away from his home in Wolverhampton.
Read MoreWell named after stabbed teenagerpublished at 18:36 British Summer Time 14 June 2018
A Birmingham teenager, stabbed in a children's park in Oxford, is to have a well named after him in Ghana.
Image source, Human Relief FoundationMore than £1,000 has been raised by the Human Relief Foundation charity for the well, which is being constructed to remember Harun Jama.
The 16-year-old was a "kind, respectful and humble" teenager, said the charity.
Two people arrested in connection with the case have been released while the investigation continues, said Thames Valley Police.
Council officer paid £209k compensationpublished at 18:28 British Summer Time 14 June 2018
Lee Thomas
Newsreader, BBC Radio StokeMore than £209,000 in compensation was paid to a director when she left her post at Stoke-on-Trent City Council, it's been confirmed.
The authority's statement of accounts for 2017-18, external shows former director of Public Health and Social Care Lesley Mountford was paid the money as compensation for "loss of office".
Her role was deleted and replaced with an Assistant Director position at the end of March this year. , external
The city council says the payment was as a result of pension and contractual obligations for continuing terms and conditions from the NHS.
In the papers: Learning difficulties centre 'could shut'published at 18:18 British Summer Time 14 June 2018
These are among the top stories in the Worcester News today:
Special measures school 'not improving fast enough'published at 18:12 British Summer Time 14 June 2018
Local Democracy Reporting Service
George MakinA school rated "inadequate" in Sandwell is not improving fast enough, according to Ofsted.
Image source, GoogleTameside Primary School in Wednesbury has been criticised by the education watchdog, external for a lack of progress after a visit in March.
However, during the visit, Ofsted inspectors did find improvements in some areas of teaching and in pupil behaviour overall.
The school was placed in special measures in September last year.
Car supplier opens new £26m factorypublished at 18:07 British Summer Time 14 June 2018
A £26m automotive factory has opened in Oldbury, creating about 40 new jobs.
The Spanish-owned Steel and Alloy firm manufactures components for the likes of Jaguar Land Rover, Honda and Gestamp.
Image source, Steel & AlloyThe Popes Lane plant will feature steel presses and a cutting line.
Built on a brownfield site previously owned by Sandwell Council, it eventually expects to support 80 jobs.
Relegated players get chance to make amendspublished at 18:01 British Summer Time 14 June 2018
Matt Sandoz
Stoke City commentator, BBC Radio StokeStoke City manager Gary Rowett has told BBC Radio Stoke that he will give the players who got relegated a chance to atone for last season.
Image source, Stoke City FCThe Potters are back in the Championship after ending their 10-year spell in the top tier.
Rowett has been linked to signing his former central defender Curtis Davis from Derby and Newcastle striker Dwight Gayle.
But he says he's been encouraged by the positive feedback that he's got from some of his own players.
Quote MessageSome of those players feel the responsibility to get the club back up so certainly my wishes are that I'd like those type of players to remain and to build some factors of the team around those types."
Gary Rowett, Stoke City manager
Dormice move into new wonderlandpublished at 17:53 British Summer Time 14 June 2018
Twenty breeding pairs will be monitored in the hope they breed successfully.
Read MoreDalian Atkinson death: Further inquiries carried outpublished at 17:44 British Summer Time 14 June 2018
Prosecutors have asked the police watchdog carry out further investigations into the death of ex-Aston Villa star Dalian Atkinson who was shot with a Taser .
Mr Atkinson died after contact with police in Meadow Close, Trench, Telford, on 15 August 2016.
Image source, Getty ImagesLast year, it emerged three West Mercia Police officers had been interviewed under criminal caution and served with gross misconduct notices.
The Independent Office for Police Conduct (IOPC) says the Crown Prosecution Service has now suggested further lines of enquiry which it is now investigating.
The IOPC investigation has already been hampered by the Randox testing scandal which delayed thousands of police forensics cases.
In the papers: Suspended sentence for hammer threatpublished at 17:40 British Summer Time 14 June 2018
The Bromsgrove Advertiser website features these headlines this afternoon:
Rare dormice released into woodlandpublished at 17:31 British Summer Time 14 June 2018
Twenty pairs of rare hazel dormice have been released into the wild at a secret location in Warwickshire today to help save the breed from extinction.
The reintroduction of the breeding pairs is being led by the People's Trust for Endangered Species and Warwickshire Wildlife Trust.
It's the third attempt to reintroduce the creatures into the county.
Contract awarded for driverless light railwaypublished at 17:23 British Summer Time 14 June 2018
The tender to construct vehicles for a new light railway in Coventry has been awarded to a Stratford-upon-Avon company.
Battery-powered driverless vehicles, will shuttle visitors between the railway station and the cultural attractions in the city centre.
The temporary version is expected to be in place by 2021, when Coventry takes on the UK City of Culture crown. A permanent version would then be installed.
Image source, Warwick Manufacturing GroupThe project, funded by the government's Local Growth Fund is being managed by Warwick Manufacturing Group at the University of Warwick.
A prototype vehicle, capable of carrying up to 70 passengers, will be tested at the Very Light Rail National Innovation Centre in Dudley before a permanent tracked route is installed across Coventry.
