Wolves sign Portugal goalkeeper Patriciopublished at 17:38 British Summer Time 18 June 2018
Premier League newcomers Wolves sign Portugal goalkeeper Rui Patricio from Sporting Lisbon.
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Wolves sign Portugal goalkeeper Patriciopublished at 17:38 British Summer Time 18 June 2018
Video: What's the weather got in store?published at 17:38 British Summer Time 18 June 2018
Alex Hamilton
BBC WeatherIt should be a mainly dry night with occasional clear spells and lows of 14C (57F).
Media caption, Latest weather for the West Midlands
'Moral duty' to stop Elgar archives movepublished at 17:32 British Summer Time 18 June 2018
The archive service says its facilities are capable of caring for the composer's former possessions.
Read MoreHome carer service for elderly 'unsafe'published at 17:22 British Summer Time 18 June 2018
Staffing numbers and people not receiving medicine were among the concerns raised by inspectors.
Read MoreCoventry City: 'incredible month keeps getting better'published at 17:15 British Summer Time 18 June 2018
Coventry City player Jack Grimmer tweets that he's proposed to his partner, "and she said yes!".
The defender who scored the side's third goal in the play-off final at Wembley last month, said: "An incredible month keeps getting better".
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End of twitter postSon's behaviour 'changed by gaming addiction'published at 17:03 British Summer Time 18 June 2018
Jodie Looker
Newsreader, BBC Radio StokeA mother from Stoke-on-Trent says she believes her son's addiction to games turns him into a different person.
Media caption, Computer game addiction:'I spend 20 plus hours a week gaming'
Gaming addiction has been listed as a mental health condition for the first time by the World Health Organisation.
As a result, sufferers will be eligible for treatment on the NHS.
Georgina says her 16-year-old son became addicted to playing football games on his console.
Quote MessageWithin half-an-hour, he slung it out the window and I've heard the front door go and he goes out and he comes back in, he's been to get it off the lawn and he admits that it makes him like that. A week ago, he threw the controller and he broke the controller."
Georgina, Mother from Stoke-on-Trent
Collection boxes aim to stop 'rise in begging'published at 16:53 British Summer Time 18 June 2018
Sophie Calvert
Political Reporter, BBC Radio StokeA new scheme asking people to put spare change into collection boxes, external rather than give it directly to rough sleepers is being launched in Newcastle-under-Lyme.
The borough council says the money will then go to two local charities which offer support to homeless people and those with addictions.
The authority says begging in the town centre has steadily increased in the last year and it wants to tackle the issue now.
Man trapped for an hour in M6 crashpublished at 16:43 British Summer Time 18 June 2018
A man was trapped for an hour after his car was involved in a crash with a lorry on the M6 in Warwickshire today.
The man, believed to be in his 40s, was treated for neck, back and shoulder pain before being taken to hospital after the crash close to junction 3A at 13:30.
Inquiry into management of Sikh charitypublished at 16:32 British Summer Time 18 June 2018
The Charity Commission says it has "serious" concerns over the running of the Asthan Babe Ke Trust.
Read MoreCongestion charge could cost £100 a day for lorriespublished at 16:31 British Summer Time 18 June 2018
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Kathryn Stanczyszyn
Political Reporter, BBC WMPlans have been unveiled for a congestion charge for vehicles travelling into Birmingham city centre.
Diesel vehicles that aren't Euro 6 standard - which is most diesels pre-2015 - and most petrol vehicles that aren't Euro 4 standard, which is pre-2005 - will be charged between £6 and £10 a day.
Some lorries could be charged up to £100 a day, Birmingham City Council has announced.
The Clean Air Zone will include all vehicles within the inner ring road, including the A38.
The plans now go out to consultation for three months and are expected to be introduced next year.
In the papers: Hospital concerns over patients switchpublished at 16:27 British Summer Time 18 June 2018
The Bromsgrove Advertiser is covering these headlines today:
New street names to honour World War One deadpublished at 16:17 British Summer Time 18 June 2018
Local Democracy Reporting Service
Kerry AshdownNew streets in Stone, Staffordshire, are going to be named after soldiers and a woman who served their country during World War One.
Image source, GoogleA housing development is being built on land off Eccleshall Road and the local town council was asked to suggest names for the roads.
They've decided six will be named after soldiers who died during the war, external - picked at random from those on the war memorial in Granville Square (pictured).
The seventh is being named in memory of Ethel Parker Jervis, who was commandant of the Sandon Red Cross Hospital and was given an OBE in recognition of her services to Belgian refugees and soldiers.
Woman dies in hit-and-run crashpublished at 16:05 British Summer Time 18 June 2018
A woman hit by a car in a hit-and-run crash has died in hospital, police say., external
Noreen Akhtar was struck by the vehicle outside Cravings Cafe in Stratford Road, close to the junction of Fernley Road in Sparkhill, at about 23:30 on Saturday night.
Image source, GoogleThe 38-year-old mother of three, from Banbury, was taken to hospital suffering serious head injuries, but died there on Sunday afternoon.
Det Sgt Paul Hughes said: "This is a shockingly sad incident which has taken a young mum away from her children, family and friends. I would ask the driver to do the right thing and speak to police."
Dozens of firefighters battle farm blazepublished at 15:50 British Summer Time 18 June 2018
A fire broke out on a farm in Nuneaton earlier.
Four fire crews, from Nuneaton, Coventry, Bedworth and Coleshill battled the blaze , externalat Arbury Mill Farm, Griff Lane shortly after 07:30.
Image source, Warwickshire Fire and Rescue Service
Image source, Warwickshire Fire and Rescue ServicePaint spill closes main roadpublished at 15:34 British Summer Time 18 June 2018
BBC News TravelA main road near Nantwich will be shut for a couple of hours this afternoon, external, after a lorry spilt paint.
Nantwich Police says it happened at about 15:20 on the A51 London Road at Bridgemere Garden World.
It's expected to take two hours to clean up.
So far, there's no word on whether it's magnolia or ivory...
Police force recruiting 90 new officerspublished at 15:31 British Summer Time 18 June 2018
Ninety new police officers are being recruited by West Mercia Police from today.
In April 2012, the force had 2,180 officers, but that number fell to 1,972 by March this year., external
The force's police and crime commissioner, John Campion, says the move will make communities safer and that the new officers will be taken on over the next 12 months., external
World Cup 2018: England fans show home supportpublished at 15:20 British Summer Time 18 June 2018
Allen Cook
BBC NewsEngland fans are just hours away from starting their first match of the 2018 World Cup.
Ahead of the game, plenty of people in the West Midlands have been showing their support for their team by decorating their homes and streets.
In Kidsgrove, Staffordshire, the whole of Tilewright Close has been decked out in flags and bunting:
While in Worcester, Craig Teague's plastered his house with crosses of St George including red and white windmills in the garden:
In the papers: Stranded passengers at airportpublished at 15:07 British Summer Time 18 June 2018
Coventry Live
Coventry LiveSome of the main stories on the Coventry Live website today are:
- Stranded passengers sleep on airport floor, external amid flights 'crisis'
- Hundreds of children missed out on a place at any of their choice of schools, external
- Underground river revealed in rare video footage, external
Bikes seized in off-road gathering crackdownpublished at 14:56 British Summer Time 18 June 2018
Nine off-road bikes were seized and 20 people questioned by officers in a crackdown on anti-social bike gatherings , externalin Coventry yesterday.
Image source, West Midlands PoliceOfficers carried out the operation in Coventry's Severn Sisters industrial estate.
The majority of the scramblers, mopeds and quad bikes were stolen, police said.
Two vans used to transport the bikes were also recovered.
The 20, aged between 14 and 29, will return to a police station for questioning at a later date, once CCTV has been "fully evaluated" said West Midlands Police.
Woakes set to miss rest of Australia ODIspublished at 14:37 British Summer Time 18 June 2018
BBC SportWarwickshire's Chris Woakes has been ruled out of the remaining three one-dayers in the five-match series against Australia.
Image source, ReutersThe all-rounder has a right quad tear and will be out until at least the ODIs against India, which start on 12 July.
The Warwickshire player picked up his injury in the second Test against Pakistan earlier this month and the problem is related to a chronic right knee issue, for which he has had an injection.
