Reports of a drone being flown near Birmingham Airport led police to make an arrest not over the airborne device but a gunpoint robbery.

Image source, Google

Police were called to reports of a drone being flown on Sheldon Heath Road, close to the airport, on Wednesday afternoon.

A car found in the area linked a suspect to the armed robbery, said West Midlands Police, external.

A 19-year-old man was arrested in connection with a violent burglary in which a woman was dragged out of her bed at gunpoint by an intruder who broke into her Birmingham home.

He remains in police custody.

Kaye Forster
Weather Presenter

After a misty morning it should be a dry day with a few bright spells and highs of 11C (52F).

Vanessa Pearce
BBC News

Welcome to our live service for Friday.

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, external and Facebook., external

The female victims died in crashes in Warwickshire, east London and the West Midlands.

A woman was riding a mobility scooter when she was hit by a police car on a 999 call and later died.

Monica Rimmer
BBC News

That's it for our live coverage today, we'll be back at 07:00 on Friday.

Until then, you can follow BBC West Midlands on Facebook, external, on Twitter, external, and sign up for local news updates direct to your phone, external.

BBC WM

A man has been arrested after breaking into a house in Wolverhampton with a gun and locking himself in a bedroom.

It happened on Parkfield Road in Ettingshall this morning but the 24-year-old eventually left the address.

He was later arrested on nearby Vale Street - along with a 19-year-old woman - on suspicion of possessing a firearm.

BBC Weather

We're in for a chilly and misty night, but it will be milder than of late with lows of 3C (37F).

The UK's biggest carmaker is extending its annual shutdown in April over Brexit disruption fears.

A Coventry school for girls has been placed in the top 10 schools nationally in the Key Stage 4 performance tables.

Image source, Getty Images

The league tables look at the performance of schools as measured through a detailed, statistical look at pupils' progress, called Progress 8.

Eden Girls School ranked 7th in the table, with 67% of pupils reaching a grade five or above in English and Maths.

You can compare schools in your area by entering your postcode or council on the link here.

Complaints from customers in Rugby have been left without water are being investigated, said Severn Trent., external

It said people living in the CV21 and CV22 may be affected.

Hereford Times

Here's the front page of today's Hereford Times and some of the stories being covered by the paper:

• Fire officer offered Amazon vouchers to get access to baby, external
• Shack Revolution restaurant to close, external
• Planners give go-ahead for polytunnels

Image source, Hereford Times

Local Democracy Reporting Service
Carmelo Garcia

Planners have given the go-ahead for a controversial scheme to cover 91 acres with polytunnels.

Herefordshire Council’s planning committee chairman used his casting vote to break the deadlock and approve the applicant's plans to install 11 blocks of polytunnels for strawberry tabletop production at his farm in Ocle Pychard.

The plans for land at Lodge Farm and Highway Farm, off Monkton Farm Lane, also include siting of 72 caravan pitches for seasonal workers with a mini sewage treatment plant and worker facilities within existing farm buildings at the farm, which was purchased from Herefordshire Council.

Residents sent in more than 250 letters against the plans and Ocle Pychard parish council has also objected to the scheme, along with the neighbouring councils of Much Cowarne and Withington.

Two people have been arrested after a police car chase through Leamington Spa.

The pair were detained in a "county lines" operation, aimed at cutting the supply of drugs from Birmingham to rural Warwickshire, police said.

Officers found drugs, mobile phones and a knife in the vehicle.

Avengers, assemble!

Take a look at these gorgeous fur babies, who have been named after the comic book superheroes, external.

They are West Midlands Police's latest litter and are about start their journey through the Puppy Development Programme.

Image source, West Midlands Police

James Pearson
Political reporter, BBC Hereford & Worcester

Council tax in Worcestershire looks set to be raised by 3.99% under plans to plug a financial gap by the council.

Image source, Google

The proposed budget, outlined today, will see an extra £23m spent on social care, "as demand for these services grow", it said.

It said cuts to library services over the next two years have been reduced by £200,000, while cuts to the county’s archives service have also been reduced by £155,000.

Plans to introduce parking charges at Worcester Woods Countryside centre could also now be scrapped.

Proposed capital investments include plans to build a new footbridge across the River Severn in north Worcester, while an additional £5m is to be invested into the upgrading of railway stations.

Dudley News

Here's the front page of the Dudley News,, external reporting on the inquest of Natalie Putt.

Image source, Dudley News

The transport secretary insists he will extend line beyond Midlands despite cost fears.

A man has been found guilty of the murder of 27-year-old Daniel Kennell who was found stabbed and later died in hospital.

Ryan Preston, 27, of Hermitage Road, Coventry, was found guilty by a majority of 11-1 at Warwick Crown Court earlier.

Image source, West Midlands Police

Mr Kennell was found stabbed on St Austell Road in Walsgrave, Coventry, in July last year.

Preston will be sentenced tomorrow.

Coventry Observer

Some of the Coventry Observer headlines today are:

• Support needed for West Midlands in event of 'no-deal' Brexit, external
• Rapist jailed after forcing woman into prostitution in Coventry, external
• Images show how new 50-metre Olympic sized pool is shaping up, external