The drug that makes people jump off buildingspublished at 09:46 British Summer Time 15 August 2018
Class B drug monkey dust has led to users biting others and running into people's homes.
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The drug that makes people jump off buildingspublished at 09:46 British Summer Time 15 August 2018
Hereford to train next generation of spiespublished at 09:42 British Summer Time 15 August 2018
BBC Midlands TodayA multimillion-pound project to turn Hereford into the UK's first purpose-built hub for defence and security has been unveiled. , external
Image source, Associated ArchitectsPlans included a Cyber Security Centre being built at Rotherwas to train the next generation of spies.
The new Hereford University will include courses for former special forces and signals soldiers and a former munitions shell store is also being converted into a centre for security firms to set up and develop.
Image source, Associated ArchitectsIn the papers: Man dies in A50 dashpublished at 09:32 British Summer Time 15 August 2018
Stoke-on-Trent LiveThe Stoke-on-Trent Live website is featuring these stories this morning:
Proposals for more homes expected near Iron Age sitepublished at 09:22 British Summer Time 15 August 2018
BBC ShropshireProposals to build more homes near Oswestry’s Iron Age hill-fort are expected imminently.
Developer Galliers is working on plans for up to 117 homes off Whittington Road.
Objectors say the site near Park Hall, is too close to the hill-fort and the protected Wat’s Dyke, which dates back to the 8th Century.
F1 suit in surprise donation to charity shoppublished at 09:12 British Summer Time 15 August 2018
A charity shop has received a surprise donation of a Formula One racing driver suit, which could be worth thousands of pounds.
Staff at Scope in Kenilworth hope to cash in by selling the suit in an online auction, after authenticating the suit via the Williams team.
It was worn by German driver Ralf Schumacher, when he drove for the Williams F1 team in 1999.
'Drunk' men who scaled cathedral released by policepublished at 09:01 British Summer Time 15 August 2018
Two men who had to be rescued after they scaled Coventry Cathedral while "drunk" on Sunday night have been released without charge, say police.
The men, aged 25 and 36, who haven't been named, were arrested on suspicion of aggravated trespass after they were brought down to safety.
Image source, @WMASSHARGREAVESPolice were called at 22:50 on Sunday and later thanked emergency services , externalwho helped bring the men "back to earth" after their "late night drunken climbing spree".
'Former flat' of terror suspect searchedpublished at 08:48 British Summer Time 15 August 2018
Daz Hale
BBC WMA flat above an internet cafe in Birmingham that is said to be where Salih Khater once lived has been searched by police
There is no police presence this morning outside the Bunna Internet Cafe on the Stratford Road, following the raid last night.
The owner of the internet cafe tells me that Salih Khater did live above the café but left four months ago for an address in Highgate, Birmingham.
Salih Khater named as Westminster terror suspectpublished at 08:37 British Summer Time 15 August 2018
The man being held on suspicion of terrorism after the Westminster car crash has been named as Salih Khater by government sources.
The 29-year-old British citizen, originally from Sudan but thought to have been living in Birmingham, is being questioned in south London.
Media caption, Watch: Moment car crashes into Parliament
Addresses in Birmingham and Nottingham have been searched as part of investigations.
In the papers: M5 roadworks face delayspublished at 08:31 British Summer Time 15 August 2018
Here are a few of the stories making the headlines on the Express & Star website this morning:
- M5 roadworks face six-month delay due to hot weather, external
- Family concerns over mental health of Delroy Forrester, external
- Anger over judges' sentencing for killer drivers, external
Illegal cigarettes and alcohol 'hidden in shop'published at 08:19 British Summer Time 15 August 2018
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Carl JacksonA shop worker was caught stuffing packets of illegal cigarettes into a rucksack when police and trading standards swooped on the premises.
Image source, GoogleExtra Supermarket on High Street, Erdington, was raided on May 24 following a tip-off that the shop was selling smuggled cigarettes for £3.50 from underneath the counter.
A spokesman for Trading Standards, told a Birmingham City Council licensing sub-committee, external on Tuesday that shop management "clearly knew they were selling illegal produce and went to lengths to hide the tobacco".
At the time of writing West Midlands Police had yet to confirm if any arrests had been made in relation to the raid.
Queues for Corbyn as he visits citypublished at 08:08 British Summer Time 15 August 2018
Sophie Calvert
Political Reporter, BBC Radio StokeLabour Leader Jeremy Corbyn spent extra time speaking to supporters in Stoke-on-Trent yesterday.
Not everyone could get into the rally he was holding at the Bet 365 Stadium, as part of a tour of the Midlands - and he addressed some people who were unable to see him afterwards.
Trains disrupted after trees fall on linepublished at 07:53 British Summer Time 15 August 2018
Stephanie Barnard
BBC NewsCross City line train services between Birmingham New Street and Redditch and Bromsgrove are expected to be disrupted until midday due to fallen trees on the track.
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End of twitter posti54 development plans submittedpublished at 07:43 British Summer Time 15 August 2018
Joanne Malin
BBC Midlands TodayPlans have been submitted for a 100-acre extension of the i54 site.
About 3,000 jobs could be created as part of a £600m expansion to the west of the business park near Wolverhampton, according to investors.
The site is already home to Jaguar Land Rover's engine manufacturing centre, which employs about 1,400 people.
Town set for first railway station in 53 yearspublished at 07:29 British Summer Time 15 August 2018
Robert Trigg
BBC WMPassengers could soon be boarding trains in Darlaston for the first time since 1965.
Plans to build the station, on the Walsall to Wolverhampton line, have taken a step forward, after the West Midlands Combined Authority bought seven acres of land in Cemetery Road.
Image source, GoogleThe authority says the move is part of a £3.4bn investment in new transport schemes over the next 10 years and the station could be open to passengers by 2021.
There are also plans for another new station at nearby Willenhall.
Westminster crash: Raids after suspected terror attackpublished at 07:19 British Summer Time 15 August 2018
Police searches have been carried out at two addresses in Birmingham and one in Nottingham after a suspected terror attack in Westminster yesterday.
Three people were hurt when a car was driven into pedestrians and cyclists outside the Houses of Parliament.
A 29-year-old man, believed to be from Birmingham, has been arrested and continues to be questioned.
A cloudy day ahead - watch the latest forecastpublished at 07:09 British Summer Time 15 August 2018
Alex Hamilton
BBC WeatherToday will be mostly dry and rather cloudy with the small chance of the odd spot of rain.
Feeling breezy with highs of 23°C (73°F).
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Live updates for the West Midlandspublished at 07:00 British Summer Time 15 August 2018
Stephanie Barnard
BBC NewsI'll be bringing you all the latest news, sport, travel and weather for the West Midlands between now and 19:00.
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Heatwave reveals lost prehistoric sitespublished at 01:29 British Summer Time 15 August 2018
Neolithic monuments, Iron Age settlements and a Roman farm have all been made visible in crop marks.
Read MorePolice raids after Westminster attackpublished at 00:11 British Summer Time 15 August 2018
Searches take place in Birmingham and Nottingham as a man is held after a crash outside Parliament.
Read MoreTranmere Rovers 1-3 Walsallpublished at 22:47 British Summer Time 14 August 2018
Walsall cruise past League Two side Tranmere in the Carabao Cup with goals from Morgan Ferrier, Josh Ginnelly and Zeli Ismail.
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