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The BBC Weather Watchers have been sharing all sorts of photos today, including these of birds surviving the freezing weather.
They were taken at Coleshill, in Warwickshire, and Great Haywood, in Staffordshire.
Image source, Sunny Disposition
Image source, Ron's ViewCoco's whimpers were heard by a passerby who then spotted her on a narrow strip of land.
Read MoreSaturday's League Two match between Port Vale and Tranmere Rovers at Vale Park is postponed.
Read MorePeople living in the Shropshire village of Wistanstow, near Craven Arms, are being told they can drink, cook and bathe using tap water again.
The local primary school has been closed for two days and residents have been drinking bottled water because supplies were contaminated by what Severn Trent called "an unauthorised connection from a private water supply".
Severn Trent says it decided to lift the warnings, issued to 69 properties, after carrying out tests to make sure the water was safe.
A man has been arrested after officers raided a flat in Chelmsley Wood this morning and found a handgun hidden under his bed.
Image source, West Midlands PoliceThe 30-year-old remains in custody while firearms experts examine the weapon, suspected of being a converted blank-firing pistol, to see if it is a viable firearm, said West Midlands Police.
Image source, West Midlands PoliceIn a separate incident, a car seized from the Stoke area of Coventry on Thursday for being un-taxed was found to contain a loaded handgun, alongside a sawn-off shotgun and a smaller black handgun.
More than 250 shotgun cartridges along with ammunition and a quantity of suspected heroin were also found.
West Midlands Police described the incidents as, external "notable seizures" and said all the firearms would be forensically examined.
A woman discussed in a group chat by Warwick University students that threatened rape says the investigation made her feel like she was on trial.
Read MoreSaturday's League Two fixture between Crewe Alexandra and Carlisle United is called off because of a frozen pitch.
Read MoreCrewe Alexandra's game against Carlisle United has been called off due to a frozen pitch.
No new date has been confirmed for the rearranged fixture.
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It is part of a nationwide exhibition to mark the 500th anniversary of da Vinci's death.
Read MoreOrganisations across the West Midlands will be taking part in events celebrating LGBT History Month which starts today.
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A man who fled to Slovakia after raping a woman in Stoke-on-Trent in 2015 has been jailed.
Vladimir Girga, 27 and of no fixed address, was sentenced to six years and eight months and placed on the sex offenders register for life after admitting the attack at a hearing on 14 January.
Image source, Staffordshire PoliceStaffordshire Police said he had failed to attend magistrates' court in March 2017 and had been extradited from Slovakia in December last year after a European Arrest Warrant was issued.
Image source, GoogleMore than 400 parents have signed a petition over a primary school's teaching about LGBT rights and homophobia.
Some parents of children at Parkfield Community School, in Birmingham, have protested over the teachings they say contradict their Islamic faith and are not suitable for young children.
The petition, which has now amassed more than 420 signatures, is to be sent to the area's local MPs and school governors.
The school says its "No Outsiders" programme is aimed at educating children so they are able to accept differences in society.
Assistant head teacher Andrew Moffat said previously his scheme is "about being different and being friends".
Quote MessageWe just ask that children are taught about these topics when the time is right, when they are at secondary school
Fatima Shah, Parent
Fatima Shah, who organised the petition, said: "We have no problem with the teaching of the Equality Act but what we are asking for as parents, is to be able to teach our own children about sex and relationships.
"Teaching a child of five years old about homosexuality is not appropriate. We just ask that children are taught about these topics when the time is right, when they are at secondary school."
A community meeting is being held by parents on Sunday.
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Port Vale Supporters Club has backed a motion of no confidence in owner Norman Smurthwaite.
A vote was held at a meeting last night where members voiced their concerns about the running of the football, as they face a third consecutive relegation battle.
Image source, Getty ImagesManager Neil Aspin resigned earlier this week with the team 18th in the League Two table, just six points above the relegation zone.
Southern parts of Herefordshire saw heavy snow last night, with three inches reported in Ross-on-Wye.
A handful of rural schools have closed, but the company responsible for clearing the roads, Balfour Beatty, said all the main routes through the county were open.
Image source, Postman LesHereford FC are asking for help to clear the pitch at Edgar Street ahead of their match at home to Curzon Ashton tomorrow and say snow shovels will be provided.
A woman who was the subject of rape threats in a group chat involving two students who are being allowed back to study at the University of Warwick says she faced "aggressive" questions about her sexual history with the men during the investigation.
The university said it had reduced the length of the men's bans from 10 years to one after they appealed.
Speaking to the BBC Victoria Derbyshire programme, the female student said she was made to feel she had to justify feeling upset by the rape threats.
"The way were were questioned was very accusatory," she said.
"We were given a list of male individuals involved and we were taken through it one by one and asked our sexual history with each of them, which obviously was really traumatic not having anyone really there to represent me.
"I didn't know if I was supposed to be answering these kind of questions and it was really upsetting."
The university said it stood by its investigation process and those interviewed were asked about whether there were prior or existing relationships with those involved in writing messages, but the "detail of any relationship was neither questioned or explored".
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Telford Tigers have a two-legged cup semi-final against Solway Sharks this weekend and face a 215-mile trip up to Dumfries tomorrow for the away leg.
Telford have won the all previous meetings between the two sides this season but head coach Tom Waktins warned the Sharks are capable of punishing their mistakes and will put them under pressure.
The winners will play either Hull or Sheffield in March.
Image source, Steve BrodieMeanwhile, Solihull Barons will look to improve their league position with matches against the two bottom teams in their division, Billingham Stars and Nottingham Lions.
And Coventry Blaze travel across the Irish Sea to play Belfast Giants tomorrow, before hosting Manchester Storm on Sunday.
This snowy scene in Leek, Staffordshire, was taken this morning by BBC Weather Watcher Videoman.
Image source, VideomanSnow also fell in Hereford, as seen in this picture by Stefftheneff.
Image source, StephtheneffParker Charlie sent in this chilly image he took in Stoke-on-Trent this morning.
Image source, Parker CharlieA hedgehog that was found in a Telford garden with most of his spikes missing is recovering well and one of them might have started to grow back.
The Cuan Wildlife Rescue Centre, in Much Wenlock, has named him Bear and staff say they probably fell out because of stress brought on by an ear mite infestation - so they have been giving him daily massages.
Image source, Cuan Wildlife CentreThe centre said he was now eating well and was returning to normal hedgehog behaviour, such as sleeping during the day and being active at night.
And while the spines may take months to grow back, the ear mites have gone.
