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  1. Henry & Terry 'perfect pair' for Villapublished at 21:34 British Summer Time 8 October 2018

    Thierry Henry and John Terry would be the "perfect pair" to manage Aston Villa, former England striker Ian Wright tells BBC Radio 5 live.

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  2. Landmark over burial site could be movedpublished at 20:54 British Summer Time 8 October 2018

    The Coventry Cross, burial site of Mary Ball, could be moved to make way for regeneration.

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  3. Our live coverage across the daypublished at 19:00 British Summer Time 8 October 2018

    We'll be back with our usual mix of news, sport, travel and weather from 07:00 on Tuesday, but keep an eye out here for more updates before then.

  4. Passenger dies in two-car crashpublished at 18:52 British Summer Time 8 October 2018

    Jodie Looker
    Newsreader, BBC Radio Stoke

    A man's died in a crash involving two cars.

    Cheshire Police says he was a passenger in one of the vehicles when they collided at around 02:15 today on Congleton Road, Arclid, near Sandbach.

    Congleton Road, ArclidImage source, Google

    He suffered fatal injuries in the crash and died at the scene.

    Officers say three other people, a man and two women, were also hurt and are being treated in hospital.

  5. Your say: Criticism for 'appalling' mobile phone coveragepublished at 18:47 British Summer Time 8 October 2018

    Allen Cook
    BBC News

    You've kept your comments coming on mobile phone coverage where you live, as communication firms begin to test 5G technology.

    Girl holding smart phoneImage source, Getty Images

    It's started in the UK with a trial by EE, although the firm has admitted it comes despite not every part of the country having 4G coverage.

    Neil Phillips emailed to say he lives in the centre of Bromsgrove and, if he wants to make a phone call, he has to walk to the top of his back garden or stand on his drive at the front.

    While Geoff Moules says there's "appalling" reception in the TF5 area of Telford for a couple of the phone companies he's used.

    If you are missing out on 4G, 3G or even a basic phone signal, let us know.

  6. Four robberies carried out in 20 minutespublished at 18:42 British Summer Time 8 October 2018

    Mobile phones were stolen during a spate of attacks, carried out in 20 minutes, in Leamington Spa on Friday, police say. , external

    Victims were threatened by a group of men, sometimes in a car, in Warwick Road, Russell Terrace, Fallow Hill and Sydenham Drive between 22:40 and 23:00.

    Police are asking for any witnesses to come forward.

  7. One in seven parents failing to safely strap-in childrenpublished at 18:36 British Summer Time 8 October 2018

    One in seven parents admit driving children in their care without them being correctly strapped in, a new survey suggests.

    Seat beltImage source, Getty Images

    A 45-minute police operation outside a primary school in Birmingham last week recorded 51 offences involving children unsecured in vehicles, said the report commissioned by Co-op Insurance.

    Children must normally use a child car seat until they are 12 years old or 1.35 metres tall and parents can be fined up to £500 for driving a child without having a seat belt or child seat in place.

    Recent figures showing that more than one in four car occupants who were killed in crashes in Britain last year were not wearing a seat belt.

  8. On BBC One: The dangers of laughing gaspublished at 18:31 British Summer Time 8 October 2018

    Ayo Akinwolere
    Presenter, BBC Inside Out

    On Inside Out West Midlands tonight, we'll be looking at growing concerns in the Midlands about the impact of the long-term use of nitrous oxide, better known as laughing gas.

    Nitrous Oxide canistersImage source, Getty Images

    It's led to the deaths of about 40 people in as many years, among them a man from Kidderminster.

    I've been speaking to his mother about what happened to him - you can see full story on BBC One from 19:30.

  9. Hammer attack leaves man seriously hurtpublished at 18:24 British Summer Time 8 October 2018

    Allen Cook
    BBC News

    A man's suffered life-changing injuries after being attacked with a hammer, external, police say.

    Junction of Clark Street and Bell Green RoadImage source, Google

    The victim, in his mid-30s, was assaulted yesterday afternoon at the junction of Clark Street and Bell Green Road, Coventry.

    Police said he was also kicked as he fell to the ground.

  10. Your photos: Autumn leavespublished at 18:13 British Summer Time 8 October 2018

    BBC Weather Watchers

    Autumn's really settled in and our local BBC Weather Watchers have been photographing the many scenes of fallen leaves across the West Midlands.

    These two are from users Ryan Lewis in Northfield, Birmingham and Sarahlou86 in Stone, Staffordshire:

    NorthfieldImage source, Ryan Lewis
    StoneImage source, Sarahlou86
  11. Salmon run prompts Twitter photos callpublished at 17:54 British Summer Time 8 October 2018

    Clare Ashford
    Presenter, BBC Shropshire

    People in Shrewsbury are being urged to take and tweet pictures of salmon at the town's weir as they begin their annual run to spawning sites up river.

    This was the scene in November 2015:

    Media caption,

    Salmon leap at the weir in Shrewsbury

    The Environment Agency says the autumn run's started and the fish are either leaping over the weir or using the fish pass at the site to get by the obstacle. , external

    However, the agency says it wants to see as many pictures on Twitter of the salmon leaping there as they say the species is in decline due to issues like climate change.

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    It's quite an amazing sight to see so we really want to encourage people to go down there and tweet their pictures because it gives me a bit of an idea of the health of our river, the health of our salmon."

    Chris Bainger, Environment Agency

  12. M6 closed after fatal four-vehicle crashpublished at 17:54 British Summer Time 8 October 2018

    Both carriageways were closed while emergency services attended the scene.

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  13. Death of woman 'no longer suspicious'published at 17:44 British Summer Time 8 October 2018

    Allen Cook
    BBC News

    The death of a woman in Staffordshire at the weekend is no longer being treated as suspicious., external

    Police car outside house

    Police say they were called to Moorland Road, Biddulph, on Sunday afternoon to find the 40-year-old in a critical condition and she later died.

    This afternoon, they confirmed they're not treating it as suspicious and a post-mortem examination will be held soon to find out exactly why she died.

  14. Video: What's the weather got in store?published at 17:25 British Summer Time 8 October 2018

    Rich Davis
    BBC Weather presenter

    It should be a dry and cloudy night with lows of 8C (46F).

    Media caption,

    Latest weather for the West Midlands

  15. Thousands raised after bullies destroy boy's hearing aidspublished at 17:15 British Summer Time 8 October 2018

    Caroline Gall
    BBC News

    More than £5,000 has been raised for a 10-year-old boy after bullies ripped out and stamped on his hearing aids.

    The child was chased and pushed over by a group of six older boys in Walsall, West Midlands who destroyed the devices, police said.

    Michelle Mansell from Bromsgrove started a Just Giving page after reading the "awful" story last month.

    Michelle Mansell

    She said some donations had been made from people as far away as Israel, New Zealand and Canada.

    "This is how it should be," she said.

    "It's a load of strangers coming together, helping somebody out that nobody has met."

    The boy has obtained new hearing aids via Birmingham Children's Hospital, but Steve Hale a Sutton Coldfield-based audiologist says he has also contacted the family and offered his services free of charge.

  16. Bin lorry driver admits crash deathpublished at 17:04 British Summer Time 8 October 2018

    Holly Brown, 14, was killed when a bin lorry crashed into the school minibus she was travelling in.

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