Planet-hunter launches from Floridapublished at 18:09 Greenwich Mean Time 8 February 2019
The US space agency's Tess satellite lifts off on a mission to find thousands of new worlds.
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Planet-hunter launches from Floridapublished at 18:09 Greenwich Mean Time 8 February 2019
Nasa planet-hunter set for launchpublished at 18:05 Greenwich Mean Time 8 February 2019
The Tess mission will survey nearly the entire sky and is expected to find thousands of new worlds.
Read MoreDelay for Nasa planet-hunterpublished at 18:04 Greenwich Mean Time 8 February 2019
The launch of the Tess mission to find new worlds beyond our Solar System is delayed by 48 hours.
Read MoreThe Specials claim the number one album slotpublished at 18:00 Greenwich Mean Time 8 February 2019
The Specials' first album of new material in 37 years - Encore - has won the top spot in the official albums chart.
Image source, Official Charts.comIt's 39 years ago this week since the Coventry band's single Too Much Too Young topped the chart.
Earlier today, three dates at Coventry Cathedral, to mark 40 years of the band, sold out within hours.
The album features the voice of Saffiyah Khan who was photographed defending a woman at an English Defence League protest outside Birmingham Library in 2017.
Quote MessageRecording the album has been one of the most amazing trips of our lives. What can we say? It couldn’t have been better timing. A real thanks to the fans who have stayed with us for all this time. We all share in this, thank you."
The Specials
Video: What's the weather got in store?published at 17:42 Greenwich Mean Time 8 February 2019
Rebecca Wood
BBC Midlands TodayStrong winds will persist into tonight with blustery showers moving in and lows of 4C (39F).
Media caption, Latest weather for the West Midlands
Police left voicemail for harassment manpublished at 17:34 Greenwich Mean Time 8 February 2019
A teenage girl reported her ex-boyfriend for harassment before she was stabbed by him last year.
Read MoreSpeed dating for greyhoundspublished at 17:24 Greenwich Mean Time 8 February 2019
A dog rescue charity in Oswestry is holding a speed dating style event, to match up their abandoned greyhounds with potential owners.
Hector's Greyhound Rescue say there's a growing problem of the dogs being abandoned in a poor state and is holding the event at the town's memorial hall from 11:00 tomorrow.
Coventry sign keeper Stockdale on loanpublished at 17:11 Greenwich Mean Time 8 February 2019
Coventry City sign Birmingham City goalkeeper David Stockdale on a seven-day emergency loan deal.
Read MoreIn the papers: Council moves to reassure horse ownerspublished at 17:09 Greenwich Mean Time 8 February 2019
Oswestry & Border Counties AdvertizerA few of the stories featuring on the Oswestry & Border Counties Advertizer website today:
Darwin draft stopped from leaving UKpublished at 16:56 Greenwich Mean Time 8 February 2019
A temporary export bar has been placed on the page, after a sale was agreed with an overseas buyer.
Read MoreCouncillor faces standards hearing over racism allegationspublished at 16:56 Greenwich Mean Time 8 February 2019
Sophie Calvert
Political Reporter, BBC Radio StokeA Stoke-on-Trent councillor is to face a standards hearing over allegations he made racist comments.
Image source, Stoke-on-Trent City CouncilAccording to a report going before the local authority's standards committee, external, the complaint relates to a house visit made by Lee Wanger in 2016.
An investigation by the council has concluded Mr Wanger, who represents Tunstall for the City Independents party, brought the council into disrepute and breached its code of conduct., external
He denies any wrongdoing. The case will go before councillors next Friday.
Kendal Town find a team for Market Drayton trippublished at 16:43 Greenwich Mean Time 8 February 2019
BBC Cumbria SportKendal Town supporters are holding a meeting with the club on Monday to consider the future of the troubled club.
A statement on the club's Facebook page says the away fixture at Market Drayton will be honoured tomorrow "with a full and very competitive squad to choose from," and moves to take the club over have been put on hold until after the game.
Fleetwood coach Michael O'Neill and his consortium will make another bid next week, after having an offer of £100,000 funding turned down by the current board this week.
Elderly man attacked in own home during robberypublished at 16:35 Greenwich Mean Time 8 February 2019
An elderly man has been attacked in his home during a robbery in Birmingham last night, police say.
Image source, West Midlands PoliceOfficers said the "nasty" robbery happened in the Barn Piece area and called for anyone with information to come forward.
Why councils pay millions for silencepublished at 16:23 Greenwich Mean Time 8 February 2019
Patrick Burns
Political editor, MidlandsOver the past five years, seven councils in the Coventry and Warwickshire area have spent £2.3m on non-disclosure agreements to a total of 309 employees.
Image source, Getty ImagesThe councils say that in most cases, they were funded from service level budgets and cash reserves.
This raises the obvious question: could this money not be better spent on services of direct benefit to local residents?
You can see more on this story and also our report on the affect Brexit could have on agriculture on BBC Sunday Politics Midlands from 11:00 on BBC One.
Acid attack accused father denies handing over bottlepublished at 16:12 Greenwich Mean Time 8 February 2019
A man accused of plotting an acid attack on his three-year-old son has denied handing a small bottle to his co-accused in a pub car park hours before the incident.
The boy's face and arm were burned when he was squirted with sulphuric acid at a Home Bargains store in Worcester in July 2018.
Image source, West Mercia PoliceProsecutors said the father, 40, enlisted others in a bid to "manufacture" evidence to discredit his estranged wife.
But giving evidence in his defence at Worcester Crown Court, he told jurors he paid a total of £1,180, in two instalments, to co-accused Jabar Paktia for "private investigators" to "follow" his wife.
He denied having anything to do with harming his son.
The father, who cannot be named for legal reasons, is accused alongside Adam Cech, 27, of Farnham Road, Jan Dudi, 25, of Cranbrook Road and Martina Badiova, 22, of Newcombe Road, Handsworth all of Birmingham; Norbert Pulko, 22, of Sutherland Road and Saied Hussini, 41, of Wrottesley Road, both in London and Jabar Paktia, 41, of Newhampton Road, Wolverhampton.
They all deny conspiring to commit grievous bodily harm.
The trial continues.
Man arrested on suspicion of rape after woman attackedpublished at 15:56 Greenwich Mean Time 8 February 2019
A man has been arrested on suspicion of rape following an incident in a village near Rugby.
A woman was attacked close to the main street in Harborough Magna on Thursday afternoon.
The man, of no fixed address, but residing in Nuneaton, was arrested a short time later, said Warwickshire Police., external
Officers described it as a "terrifying" attack and asked any witnesses to come forward.
In the papers: Bypass set for official openingpublished at 15:40 Greenwich Mean Time 8 February 2019
A few of the stories making the headlines on the Shropshire Star website today:
Two arrested over fatal house firepublished at 15:27 Greenwich Mean Time 8 February 2019
A man and woman are arrested on suspicion of manslaughter after a fire that killed four children.
Read MoreChinese New Year festivities start in citypublished at 15:26 Greenwich Mean Time 8 February 2019
Up to 40,000 visitors are expected in Birmingham over three days to welcome the Year of the Pig.
Read MoreMasked cyclists attack police officerspublished at 15:23 Greenwich Mean Time 8 February 2019
A group of masked youngsters on bikes attacked police officers last night in part of Wolverhampton, West Midlands Police says.
Image source, West Midlands PoliceThey were reported to be "causing chaos" around Bentley Bridge at 19:20 in the Well Lane area. , external
Police say, when they arrived, the bikers attacked officers and threatened to stab them.
A 16-year-old boy and a 15-year-old boy have been arrested on suspicion of assaulting a PCSO while a 15-year-old boy's been arrested on suspicion of a public order offence.
