Autumnal colours across the UKpublished at 15:11 British Summer Time 9 October 2018
We look at misty sunrises, fields of ripening pumpkins and leaves of red, orange and gold.
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Autumnal colours across the UKpublished at 15:11 British Summer Time 9 October 2018
Striking Uber drivers 'overworked and underpaid'published at 15:05 British Summer Time 9 October 2018
Kathryn Stanczyszyn
Political Reporter, BBC WMStriking Uber drivers turned off their apps at 13:00 in Birmingham, London and Nottingham in a protest over pay and working conditions.
Steve Hull, an Uber driver in Birmingham and union rep, said drivers feel "overworked and underpaid".
"The conditions when we started [with] Uber were good and favourable and as the company has grown," he said, but now "it's just got harder and harder to make money".
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End of twitter postYour photos: Blue skies all roundpublished at 14:54 British Summer Time 9 October 2018
Plenty of blues skies around today and we've had some stunning images sent in by our local BBC Weather Watchers.
Here are three, from users Davethedroneman in Kinnerley, Shropshire, Skye in Clee Hill, Shropshire and Rons View in Coleshill, Warwickshire:
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Image source, Rons ViewPolice forces to scrap alliancepublished at 14:41 British Summer Time 9 October 2018
West Mercia said scrapping the alliance will save money but Warwickshire says it is disappointed.
Read MoreIn the papers: Murder arrest after woman found deadpublished at 14:34 British Summer Time 9 October 2018
The Worcester News has these stories today:
Cat 'spills the beans' on burglar hiding from policepublished at 14:18 British Summer Time 9 October 2018
A burglar hiding from police inside his bed was given away by his cat, West Midlands Police said.
A man was arrested from a property in Wheelers Lane, Kings Heath, where the cat had "spilled the beans", the force tweeted., external
The television from the burglary was in the airing cupboard, it said.
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End of twitter postIn the papers: Birmingham Livepublished at 13:59 British Summer Time 9 October 2018
Birmingham LiveThe top stories on the Birmingham Live website today include:
Trust set to become university ambulance servicepublished at 13:40 British Summer Time 9 October 2018
The first university ambulance trust in the country is to be created in the West Midlands, it's been announced.
The ambulance service trust is working with the University of Wolverhampton and other partners to become the West Midlands Ambulance Service University NHS Foundation Trust.
It currently undertakes research with universities across the region, as well as health organisations, it said.
The cost of implementing the change will be "minimal", it said, with branding of its fleet or buildings only updated when new vehicles are brought into service.
A public consultation on the changes has been launched.
In the papers: Shropshire Starpublished at 13:23 British Summer Time 9 October 2018
The top stories featured in the Shropshire Star today include:
Driverless pods lorry goes into bridgepublished at 13:10 British Summer Time 9 October 2018
The council said it is 'speaking to' RDM Group about repairs to Coventry's Millennium Bridge.
Read MorePolice forces scrap alliancepublished at 13:00 British Summer Time 9 October 2018
Allen Cook
BBC NewsWest Mercia Police are going to pull out of an alliance with Warwickshire Police which they've been in for five years.
West Mercia Police's chief constable and police and crime commissioner say the move is to be "more effective and efficient" in what they do and to save money.
When the alliance started in 2013, the aim was for both forces to save £30m by 2015 and cut hundreds of staff.
West Mercia Police says the alliance will officially end on 8 October 2019.
However they admit they haven't worked out what will specifically change from the move, such as officer numbers and the "virtual control room" the two forces use.
Avan Najmadeen stabbing: Man in court charged with murderpublished at 12:44 British Summer Time 9 October 2018
Phil Bowers
Journalist, BBC Radio StokeA man's appeared in court today, charged with the murder of a mother of four who was stabbed to death.
Image source, Staffordshire PoliceAvan Najmadeen, 32, was found dead at her home in Glebedale Road, Fenton, Stoke-on-Trent, last week.
Dana Abdullah, 35, of no fixed address, appeared via video link at Stafford Crown Court.
The case was adjourned until December for a psychiatric report to be written to decide if he's fit to plead.
'I hide my C-section scars with tattoos'published at 12:35 British Summer Time 9 October 2018
A mother-of-five who feels self-conscious about her torso is getting it covered in ink.
Read MoreCall for increased security after carjack stabbingpublished at 12:31 British Summer Time 9 October 2018
University of Birmingham students are calling for improved security including more CCTV cameras following a stabbing during an attempted carjacking.
A 22-year-old was found collapsed in an alleyway off Heeley Road, Selly Oak, in the early hours of Sunday morning after being chased by two teenagers, police said.
It's an area where many students live, but the university has confirmed the victim wasn't a student.
Three people have been arrested in connection with the attack.
The President of the Guild of Students, Reece Roberts, said there are "real safety concerns" in the area and the university must deliver on promises to improve security in the area.
Council scraps plans for third lane of link roadpublished at 12:19 British Summer Time 9 October 2018
Local Democracy Reporting Service
Kerry AshdownA proposed third lane is being scrapped from a link between the A50 and A522 – despite objections from town and parish councillors.
Image source, GoogleWork is well under way on improvements to the A50 junction north of Uttoxeter, close to JCB’s World Parts Centre.
At the end of September engineers worked round the clock throughout the weekend to remove a bridge which carried the A522 across the dual carriageway between Blythe Bridge and Uttoxeter.
Staffordshire County Council has now given the go-ahead to scrap eastbound and westbound third lane widening works on the link between the A50 and A522, saying construction of the third lane could "create safety issues and would be a maintenance liability".
The young people 'not ill enough' to get helppublished at 12:06 British Summer Time 9 October 2018
BBC NewsHelp ends for thousands of children with mental health problems when they hit a significant birthday.
Image source, Getty ImagesSome young people are unable to attend school, see their friends or even leave their bedrooms.
Senior research fellow at Warwick Medical School, Helena Tuomainen, external, has been looking at the problem for BBC News.
In the papers: Designs for new HS2 stations revealedpublished at 11:51 British Summer Time 9 October 2018
Birmingham PostHere are three headlines from the Birmingham Post today:
- 'Very low' number of social houses inAthletes Village, external
- Designs revealed for new HS2 stations, external
- Jaguar Land Rover plant set for two-week shutdown, external
'Dock vaulting' rapist back in courtpublished at 11:37 British Summer Time 9 October 2018
A rapist who leapt from the dock and ran out of court after being convicted has appeared before magistrates in Kidderminster today.
Image source, West Mercia PoliceBradley Tout, 20, of Durham Road in Ronkswood, Worcester, was convicted of an attack on a teenage girl at Worcester Crown Court last Wednesday and upon hearing the verdict "vaulted" from the dock and escaped.
West Mercia Police said Tout handed himself in and appeared charged with escaping lawful custody.
He'll next appear there on 5 November.
Station designs unveiled for HS2 routepublished at 11:25 British Summer Time 9 October 2018
Curzon Street station, in Birmingham city centre, is due to open with seven high-speed platforms in 2026.
Read MoreBridge crash may cause rail delayspublished at 11:16 British Summer Time 9 October 2018
BBC News TravelA vehicle has crashed with a bridge between Wolverhampton and Birmingham New Street, said West Midlands Railway.
Services running through these stations may be delayed, it said.
