Summary

  • Pub bombing inquests: Suspects will not be named

  • Fred West Halloween event 'insensitive'

  • Hospital A&E set to close overnight

  • Two ambulances attacked with bricks

  • Live updates on Wednesday 26 September

  • Click Related Stories to read news from your area

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  1. Fred West Halloween event 'insensitive'

    BBC WM

    The organisers of a Halloween event in a former lock up for criminals in Birmingham have admitted that using the name of serial killer Fred West to promote it was "insensitive."

    Those behind the charity event include serving officers with West Midlands Police.

    Fred West killed himself in prison in 1995 while awaiting trial on 12 murder charges. His wife Rosemary West was convicted of murdering 10 young girls and women.

    Fred WestGloucestershire Police

    West spent time in the Steelhouse Lane lock up in Birmingham City Centre back in the 1990s.

    Following criticism on social media, West's name has now been removed from advertising for the Halloween Ghost Hunt - which is raising money for modern slavery charity Hope For Justice.

  2. Wolves out of league cup

    BBC Sport

    Wolves have been knocked out of the third round of the Carabao Cup, losing to Leicester City on penalties 3-1 at Molineux.

    Goalkeeper Danny Ward saved three penalties to put the Foxes through to the next round.

    Nuno Espirito SantoBBC Sport

    It was a good game, intense. Leicester started strong but I thought we controlled the game after that. We were the better team and created more chances.

    The changes meant nothing for us, we kept the same philosophy. I was proud of the way the players worked this evening. Defensively we have shown we are good and for the second year in a row we have gone out of the competition without conceding a goal."

    Nuno Espirito Santo, Wolves manager

  3. Hospital A&E set 'to close overnight'
    Breaking

    BBC Shropshire

    The Accident and Emergency unit at Telford's Princess Royal Hospital is set to close overnight from 20:00.

    BBC Radio Shropshire understands the decision will be made at the hospital trust's board meeting tomorrow.

    A&E signPA

    The Conservative MP for Telford Lucy Allan is organising what she describes as an "urgent summit" to ensure the trust can "fully hear" concerns.

  4. 'Large' fire at house in Handsworth

    A "large fire" has broken out in the Handsworth area of Birmingham overnight.

    West Midlands Police said on Twitter no causalities had been reported in the fire on Woodstock Road, but asked people to avoid the area.

    Handsworth fire@ResponseWMP

  5. Thomas Jones: A week since student last seen

    Amy Cole
    BBC Midlands Today

    It has been one week today since University of Worcester student Thomas Jones went missing after a night out in the city.

    The 18-year-old was last seen near the River Severn in the early hours of last Wednesday morning.

    Two men arrested on suspicion of murder over the weekend were released without charge.

    Thomas's parents Vicki and Ian

    His parents made an emotional appeal on BBC Midlands Today on Tuesday evening for information as the search for their son continues.

    Vicki and Ian said there had been a possible sighting of Thomas looking dazed and asking for directions to the city centre on Wednesday afternoon.

    Family cry 'buckets of tears' for missing student

  6. Watch: Bright and sunny start

    BBC Weather

    Plenty of sunshine once any fog clears, it'll be dry and warmer, highs of 19C (66F).

    Latest weather for the West Midlands

  7. Live updates for the West Midlands

    Monica Rimmer
    BBC News

    Welcome to our live service for a chilly Wednesday morning.

    We'll be bringing you all the news, sport, travel and weather for the West Midlands.

    We love to hear from you so share your news, thoughts and photos of the area with us via email, Twitter and Facebook.

    Here's an early morning snap taken by KarenJ in Kings Norton.

    Kings NortonKarenJ