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  • Live updates from Monday 10 September to Sunday 16 September

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Live Reporting

  1. Missing girl 'may be in West Midlands'

    Naomi was 16 on Monday and her mother said spending it not knowing if she was safe was "killing us".

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  3. Three in court over National Action membership

    Dominic Casciani
    Home Affairs Correspondent

    Three people have appeared in court after being charged with being members of banned far-right group National Action.

    Garry Jack, 22, and Daniel Ward, 28, both from Birmingham, and a 17-year-old boy from Nottingham, who cannot be identified for legal reasons, appeared at Westminster Magistrates' Court.

    It's alleged the three were members of the group between December 2016, after it had been outlawed under terrorism legislation, until September of last year.

    None of the three indicated a plea and the case has been sent to the Old Bailey for trial.

  4. Flybe flight makes emergency landing

    The Flybe flight from Aberdeen made an emergency landing at Birmingham Airport.

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  5. Machete and drugs 'found in car'

    Lee Thomas
    Newsreader, BBC Radio Stoke

    A large machete and drugs have been found in a car after the driver was pulled over by police.

    Officers say they stopped the vehicle on Northwood Park Road, Stoke-on-Trent, yesterday afternoon.

    Two men from the city have been arrested and are still in custody.

  6. Disruption after police close city roads

    Motorists were advised to avoid roads around the railway station due to a police incident.

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  8. Man charged with murdering his wife

    Phillip Gyde, 58, is charged with the murder of his wife Susan Gyde, 52, Staffordshire Police said.

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  9. Ambulances wait for up to three hours

    Michele Paduano
    Health correspondent, BBC Midlands Today

    An ambulance service has raised concerns after five patients waited in ambulances outside the Worcestershire Royal Hospital for up to three hours last Monday,

    They then had to be transferred to other hospitals.

    Worcestershire Royal HospitalPA

    The emergency department at Worcestershire Royal has been struggling for several years but the ambulance service says it's getting worse.

    West Midlands Ambulance Service has now informed the National Director of Emergency Care about the issues.

    The Worcestershire Acute Trust says it faces continuing pressure on beds and, despite its best efforts, patients are waiting longer than it would like.

  10. Man in court over 'PC hit-and-run'

    Clover Johnson is remanded in custody after appearing at Walsall Magistrates' Court.

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  11. Unipart and Williams join force to create battery factory

    Ninety jobs are being created in Coventry at a factory to make batteries for the next generation of hybrid and electric vehicles, at the "UK's largest independent vehicle battery manufacturer".

    Artist impression of factoryHyperbat

    The factory will be operated by a joint venture, called Hyperbat, a collaboration between Williams Advanced Engineering and Unipart Manufacturing Group.

    The facility, on Beresford Avenue in the city, should start production next year in collaboration with Coventry University and Aston Martin.

    The first order is a limited production run for Aston Martin's Rapide E, the company said.

    Using some of the most advanced manufacturing capabilities in this field, Hyperbat’s production facilities will be highly adaptable to meet the changing requirements of future demands, while also addressing opportunities from non-automotive sectors looking to introduce sustainable propulsion into their product ranges.

    Carol Burke, Managing director Unipart Manufacturing Group

  13. Can you help find Christian?

    Sandish Shoker
    BBC News

    Police have appealed for help to find missing teenager Christian Campbell.

    The 15-year-old was last seen in Coniston Crescent, Derby on Monday, 3 September.

    The force said Christian is known to have links to other areas of Derby, Leicester and Birmingham.

    Christian CampbellDerbyshire Constabulary

  15. Safety inspection causes delays on rails

    BBC News Travel

    A safety inspection of the track between Coventry and Leamington Spa means that trains are currently unable to run between these stations, the National Rail website reports.

    Disruption will continue until 12:30.

  16. Aston Martin's 'home of electrification' announced

    BBC Business News

    Aston Martin is to make St Athan its "home of electrification" in a move that could create hundreds of jobs.

    Aston MartinAston Martin

    The Warwickshire-based company will build its new Lagonda car at the Vale of Glamorgan site.

    The Gaydon firm is already creating a significant presence at the former Ministry of Defence base, with its plant set to bring 750 jobs.

    When completed in 2020, its DBX luxury car will be handmade there.

  17. Man 'found with drugs poking from bottom'

    A man who police say was caught with drugs poking out of his bottom has been jailed for five years.

    Mohammed RahmanStaffordshire Police

    Mohammed Rahman was arrested in July 2017 in Stafford in his car after he'd left the M6.

    A tag end of a wrap of drugs poking from his bottom was found during a search, police said.

    Overall, heroin and crack cocaine worth around £1,000, was found.

    The 24-year-old from Sandhill Farm Close, Ladywood, Birmingham, was found guilty at Stafford Crown Court of possession with intent to supply the Class A drugs.

  19. 'City needs better response to flooding' report finds

    Four months on since devastating floods hit parts of Birmingham, a report has confirmed the city needs a much better emergency reponse to flooding.

    Flooding

    An inquiry carried out by councillors says residents need to stop being ignored.

    Some families in affected areas are still living in chaos and want questions to be answered.

    The issue will be discussed at a full council meeting later today.