Watch: A drizzly morningpublished at 07:10 British Summer Time 3 October 2018
Cloudy with a spot of drizzle this morning, but a little brighter this afternoon. Highs of 7C/63F.
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Watch: A drizzly morningpublished at 07:10 British Summer Time 3 October 2018
Media caption, Live updates for the West Midlandspublished at 07:00 British Summer Time 3 October 2018
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BBC NewsWelcome to our live service for Wednesday.
We'll be bringing you all the news, sport, travel and weather for the West Midlands.
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Where does rent hit young people the hardest?published at 06:48 British Summer Time 3 October 2018
Search our interactive map of Britain to see where rent is judged as "unaffordable".
Read MorePort Vale 0-2 Milton Keynes Donspublished at 23:05 British Summer Time 2 October 2018
Chuks Aneke and Kieran Agard get the goals as Milton Keynes Dons win at Port Vale.
Read MoreCrewe Alexandra 1-0 Swindon Townpublished at 22:49 British Summer Time 2 October 2018
Charlie Kirk hits the only goal of the game to earn Crewe a 1-0 win at home to Swindon Town.
Read MoreWalsall 0-0 Shrewsbury Townpublished at 22:39 British Summer Time 2 October 2018
Walsall and Shrewsbury share the spoils as a feisty, entertaining derby ends in a 0-0 draw.
Read MoreBurton Albion 1-2 Southend Unitedpublished at 22:24 British Summer Time 2 October 2018
Southend make it three League One wins in a row after coming from behind at Burton to grab all three points.
Read MoreTeenager charged with pensioner's murderpublished at 22:23 British Summer Time 2 October 2018
Arthur Gumbley died in hospital three weeks after he was attacked during a burglary at his home.
Read MoreCoventry City 0-1 Portsmouthpublished at 22:14 British Summer Time 2 October 2018
A superb strike from Ronan Curtis on the stroke of half-time earns unbeaten Portsmouth a 1-0 win at Coventry.
Read MoreOur live coverage across the daypublished at 19:02 British Summer Time 2 October 2018
We'll be back with the news, sport, travel and weather from 07:00 on Wednesday, but keep an eye out here for more updates before then.
Council bids for dedicated autism schoolpublished at 19:01 British Summer Time 2 October 2018
Local Democracy Reporting ServiceA dedicated school for students with autism iin Solihull could open its doors within two years, councillors were told this week.
An application is due to go to the Department for Education this month, with a decision expected early next year.
Should the bid be successful, the local authority has an aspiration that the school would welcome its first pupils in September 2020, although the education team has acknowledged this timetable would be "a push".
Image source, PAThe free school plan has been drawn up in response to concerns about the rising number of autistic children who are having to be taught outside the borough.
An exact location for the proposed development has yet to be confirmed.
Body found near town centre is identifiedpublished at 19:00 British Summer Time 2 October 2018
A body found near Tunstall town centre on Saturday afternoon has been identified by police as that of 45-year-old Xhafer Morina from Stoke-on-Trent
He was discovered on Wesley Street and Staffordshire Police say his death is not being treated as suspicious.
Warning over forged bank notespublished at 18:42 British Summer Time 2 October 2018
Shops in Stafford are being conned by criminals using fake £20 and £50 notes, Staffordshire Police has warned.
The forgeries are being used to buy low-value items like crisps and drinks, the force said, allowing the forgers to leave with legal money in change.
Image source, Getty ImagesThe force said the number of fake notes being used appeared to be on the increase and asked shopkeepers to put the notes in a plastic bag, to preserve evidence, if they are found.
Dudley Zoo's orangutan canvas fundraising hopespublished at 18:35 British Summer Time 2 October 2018
An artist is creating limited edition canvases of Dudley Zoo's four orangutans to raise money for an enclosure.
David Skidmore from Bromsgrove is creating a graphite pencil-drawn montage of the animals which will go on sale in the zoo shop to help raise funds toward the £800,000 new outdoor enclosure.
Image source, Dudley ZooOriginally from Cradley, 58-year-old David said: "I offered to draw the orangs as I’m a wildlife artist and conservationist at heart and hopefully the prints will give the zoo’s orangutan enclosure appeal a boost."
'Alarming' rise in prisoner self-harmpublished at 18:30 British Summer Time 2 October 2018
Serious assaults on staff at Swinfen Hall jail in Staffordshire have also tripled, a watchdog says.
Read MoreTakeaway fined over food hygiene breachpublished at 18:24 British Summer Time 2 October 2018
Inspectors reported greasy surfaces and sauce bottles wrapped in dirty tape.
Read MoreBaggies sign Mali international Sakopublished at 18:10 British Summer Time 2 October 2018
BBC WM SportWest Brom have signed Bakary Sako on a season long loan.
The 30-year-old Mali international was available as a free agent after departing Premier League Crystal Palace in the summer.
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End of twitter postMurder arrests after woman's deathpublished at 17:59 British Summer Time 2 October 2018
A woman has died following an incident at a house in Bordesley Green, Birmingham.
The 50-year-old was discovered at the property in Birmingham on Monday with two others who had suffered injuries.
Police were called to reports of a disturbance at a property on Yardley Green Road on Monday evening saying there appeared to have been "some sort of disagreement".
A 35-year-old man and a 34-year-old woman were arrested on suspicion of murder after being discharged from hospital.
Image source, GoogleIn the papers: Ban for boss of 'dirty' Chinese takeawaypublished at 17:54 British Summer Time 2 October 2018
Here are three headlines from today's Shropshire Star:
- Ban for boss of 'dirty' Telford takeaway, external
- Woman missing from Princess Royal Hospital, external
- Warning after cats die in suspected antifreeze poisoning, external
Watch: Cloudy evening with chance of rainpublished at 17:49 British Summer Time 2 October 2018
This evening is staying cloudy with the chance of light rain or drizzle. Minimum Temperature of 11C/52F.
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