Residents home after 'ammonia leak'published at 10:50 British Summer Time 21 July 2018
The fire service was called at 18:00 BST on Friday and homes in a 100m (328ft) radius were evacuated.
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Residents home after 'ammonia leak'published at 10:50 British Summer Time 21 July 2018
How the Lovell telescope becomes artpublished at 09:53 British Summer Time 21 July 2018
How the giant Lovell radio telescope at Jodrell Bank is transformed into a 3,200 tonne art installation.
Read MoreLife as football's 'ultimate hero'published at 02:15 British Summer Time 21 July 2018
Wolves legend Kenny Hibbitt has been meeting fans in the Black Country on a book signing tour.
Read MoreHomes evacuated due to ammonia leakpublished at 01:42 British Summer Time 21 July 2018
Firefighters said half-a-tonne of ammonia is believed to be leaking on an industrial estate.
Read MoreLancashire win Roses match by one runpublished at 23:06 British Summer Time 20 July 2018
Lancashire Lightning beat rivals Yorkshire Vikings by one run in the Roses match, while Ian Bell hits a first T20 Blast century.
Read MoreOur live coverage across the weekpublished at 19:00 British Summer Time 20 July 2018
Andy Giddings
BBC NewsWe'll be back with the news, sport, travel and weather from 07:00 on Monday.
Millions of cigarettes seizedpublished at 18:58 British Summer Time 20 July 2018
More than seven million illegal cigarettes and almost 500 kilograms of hand rolling tobacco have been seized across the West Midlands by trading standards in the last year.
Officers say as the illegal tobacco trade has strong links with crime and criminal gangs, seizing these goods has become a priority and anyone being offered cheap tobacco or any other types of illicit goods should report it.
Gang jailed for smuggling £1m of cocainepublished at 18:53 British Summer Time 20 July 2018
The group organised four imports of drugs disguised as milk powder from Jamaica into UK airports
Read MorePort Vale hoping to get Miller clearancepublished at 18:53 British Summer Time 20 July 2018
Lee Blakeman
Port Vale commentator, BBC Radio StokePort Vale should know by next Wednesday when new signing Ricky Miller can play for them.
The 29-year-old arrived from Peterborough this summer, but hasn't been able to feature in pre-season matches, because of an unresolved disciplinary issue with the FA.
Image source, Getty ImagesThe football club hasn't said what the disciplinary issue is.
Quote MessageHe's desperate to play football. You see him training and he's chomping at the bit, he wants to play and he wants to score goals."
Neil Aspin, Port Vale manager
Talks to continue over mayor taking on police rolepublished at 18:48 British Summer Time 20 July 2018
Local Democracy Reporting Service
Tom DareThe West Midlands Combined Authority has reached a compromise over the future of the Police and Crime Commissioner (PCC) during a tense board meeting today.
Image source, WMCACouncil leaders from the seven constituent authorities had been asked to agree a process for combining the position of the PCC with that of the mayor in time for the 2020 elections.
However they were unable to reach an agreement on the proposals in front of them, debating over the best way to proceed.
Eventually, following a five-minute adjournment called by Wolverhampton Council leader Roger Lawrence, an agreement was reached to continue discussions through the summer, with a goal of reconvening to reach a final agreement in September.
Concern grows for missing manpublished at 18:41 British Summer Time 20 July 2018
Police say they are "increasingly concerned" for a 20-year-old Biddulph man who has been missing for two weeks.
Anthony Rushton was last seen in the town on 5 July and was wearing black jeans with rips in.
His family say his bank accounts or social media have not been touched.
Anyone with information should ring 101., external
Image source, Staffordshire PolicePlans for new football stadium in doubtpublished at 18:30 British Summer Time 20 July 2018
Plans for a new football stadium at Warndon Villages in Worcester could be abandoned, afterit was found it could cost £2.5m to get the site ready.
Worcester City Football Club has been working on a scheme for a new stadium off Parsonage Way.
Image source, GoogleThe club has been looking for a new home since April 2013 after selling its old ground in St George’s Lane.
But the city council, which own the land, has now called the idea “unrealistic”.
Warning over fake police car on prowlpublished at 18:27 British Summer Time 20 July 2018
A bogus police vehicle that used blue lights and a siren to pull over a moped is seen in several areas.
Read MoreMP calls for tougher shisha licensingpublished at 18:22 British Summer Time 20 July 2018
Local Democracy Reporting Service
Carl JacksonA Birmingham MP has branded the licensing of shisha bars "totally inadequate" following the second closure of a venue in two months.
Image source, GoogleThe city council yesterday revoked the licence of Arabian Nites in Bissell Street, Highgate, which has been temporarily closed for three months by order of magistrates.
The move took away the venue’s ability to sell alcohol, serve late night refreshment and play music but selling shisha itself is not covered by a licence.
Ladywood MP, Labour's Shabana Mahmood, said she would be writing to the government pressing for "stronger, statutory licensing".
Railway station 'should never have closed'published at 18:15 British Summer Time 20 July 2018
Kenilworth's first railway station should "never have been closed", according to transport secretary Chris Grayling.
The station was one of hundreds that shut in the 1960s under what's become known as the Beeching cuts.
Speaking at the official opening of the new £13m site, he said the new station had the potential to transform lives.
Quote MessageKenilworth's going to benefit enormously just by having better connections. It gives people the chance to apply for jobs they wouldn't have been able to apply for otherwise, and it creates a real transport hub for the community."
Chris Grayling, Transport secretary
West Brom to give new recruits a run-outpublished at 18:06 British Summer Time 20 July 2018
Rob Trigg
BBC WMWest Bromwich Albion will give outings to recent recruits Kyle Bartley (pictured below) and Jonathan Bond as they visit Aberdeen for a pre-season friendly tonight.
But goalkeeper Sam Johnstone, defender Allan Nyom and striker Salomon Rondon will not be risked after injury niggles.
Image source, Getty ImagesFees could be cut for stallholderspublished at 17:54 British Summer Time 20 July 2018
Local Democracy Reporting Service
George MakinCouncillors are being asked to extend a cut in fees to West Bromwich indoor market stallholders while a business plan is being prepared.
Image source, GoogleMembers of Sandwell’s cabinet will now decide if they will extend a 25% cut in rents for traders until the end of September.
Council officers say the reduction is needed to prevent further losses in the numbers of stallholders who trade from the market, which is part of Kings Square Shopping Centre.
Sandwell’s cabinet will discuss the issue at its meeting on 25 July.
Traffic builds after multi-vehicle motorway crashpublished at 17:45 British Summer Time 20 July 2018
Highways England say the delays on the M6 in Warwickshire have been caused by a multi-vehicle crash.
Two lanes are closed and they warn queues of traffic are building.
Image source, Highways EnglandPolice work to track down car-jackerspublished at 17:37 British Summer Time 20 July 2018
The West Midlands Police and Crime Commissioner (PCC) has described a car-jacking, involving a four-week-old baby, as a "dreadful crime".
The incident happened yesterday afternoon in Acocks Green as the baby's mother was getting out of the car.
The baby was later found safe and well and her mother was taken to hospital with leg injuries from the attack.
PCC David Jamieson said there had been an increase in car theft, and warned drivers to be vigilant.
"I know the police, and the community will do everything they can to track down the people who committed this crime," he said.
Grass fire breaks out near quarrypublished at 17:27 British Summer Time 20 July 2018
A large grass fire has broken out close to the Dosthill quarry in Staffordshire.
The county's fire and rescue service says it is covering an area of around 500m by 500m.
Image source, Staffordshire Fire and Rescue