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Alex Hamilton
BBC Weather
Any early mist and fog should slowly clear to leave a fine and bright morning - here's the weather forecast for the rest of Friday for the West Midlands:
Alex Hamilton
To get a forecast for your area at any other time, head to the BBC Weather website.
Allen Cook
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.
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Police have launched a murder probe after the boy was found with fatal injuries in a park in Birmingham.
Read MoreCameron Wilkinson, 26, was found dead on Tuesday evening in Merry Hill, Wolverhampton.
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Andy Giddings
BBC News
We'll be back with the news, sport, travel and weather from 07:00 tomorrow.
Tahnie Martin died in 2017 when a piece of timber hit her during Storm Doris.
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Local Democracy Reporting Service
Housing developers have been accused of building "houses for midgets" which are "unfit for regular-sized humans".
Bryan Cross MBE, a Stafford councillor, said he wanted to ensure the town was an "attractive place that people want to live in" and also claimed developers were trying to cram undersized homes into small parcels of land left around new housing estates.
Image source, PAMr Cross went on to say, "“The houses won’t fit. They are trying to cram them into a very small space. They’re so small in comparison to the existing houses.”
BBC Sport
Despite winning just one league game since the start of December, the Port Vale midfielder Ben Whitfield says the mood in the dressing room is positive.
They've lost all three games since the new manager John Askey took over earlier this month and he said the players accepted they "needed telling" by the manager after the defeats.
Image source, Getty ImagesDuring that run they've lost seven and drawn five, with their sole win against Crawley in 19 January.
He said the players were taking the manager's points on board and working to "put it right".
Quote MessageThe dressing room is always positive, there's never any negativity in the dressing room, apart from when you lose."
Ben Whitfield, Port Vale midfielder
An event for super cars and classic cars is returning to Worcestershire for a fifth year this summer and is claiming the cars involved will be worth around £500m.
The Chateau Impney Hill Climb, takes place at parkland surrounding the Grade II listed home, near Droitwich, and involves a number of races, record attempts and exhibitions.
Image source, Chateau Impney Hill Climb
Image source, Chateau Impney Hill ClimbThe event takes place on 13 and 14 July and the organisers expect up to 20,000 people to attend.
Holly Burke was off duty when her car was struck by a vehicle involved in a police pursuit.
Read MoreA public toilet in Wellington, in Shropshire, has been named the best in the West Midlands for the fifth year running.
The facilities on The Parade are managed by the town council and maintained by Linda Richmond and her sister Tina Shuttleworth.
Image source, Wellington Town CouncilAn anonymous inspector rated the toilets on a number of things, including cleanliness, baby changing facilities, accessibility and decor.
It was also given a Loo of the Year "platinum" award.
Daniel Fitzjohn was stabbed to death by a man he had never met prior to his killing.
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BBC WM
The mother of Walsall singer Jorja Smith says she "hasn't stopped crying" since her daughter won a Brit Award last night.
Image source, Getty ImagesThe 21-year-old won best female solo artist for her album Lost & Found.
Quote MessageIt just doesn't seem real. In fact, when you watch it back on TV, I'm just sitting here thinking 'I was there'. I just can't describe it, we just weren't expecting it at all."
Jolene Smith, Mum of singer
Victoria Smith was denied Personal Independence Payments following an assessment by Capita.
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Shefali Oza
BBC Midlands Today
The fine, dry day's expected to continue into the start of tonight although change is on the cards as the night goes on - here's the full forecast for the West Midlands:
Shefali Oza
To get a weather forecast for your area in the West Midlands at any other time, head to the BBC Weather website.
Staffordshire Live
The Staffordshire Live website is covering these stories today:
Walsall FC says the man who led a campaign to save the club and became their club president, Barrie Blower (pictured, right), has died at the age of 78., external
Image source, Walsall FCThey've called him one of the most influential people in the club's 131-year history after he set up the Save Walsall Action Group in the 1980s.
It went on to stop plans for Walsall to groundshare with first Wolves and then Birmingham City.
As well as going on to be Walsall's chairman and club president, they say Mr Blower was active in local politics.
A minute's applause will be held at their game with Fleetwood on 9 March.
Aaran Gaughan is taking part in one of the UK's biggest bare-knuckle fights
Read MoreEveryone in Telford under the age of 18 will be entitled to free swimming for the next two years, the local council has announced.
People over the age of 50 will be able to continue swimming for £1 for another three years.
Image source, Telford and Wrekin CouncilThe Labour-run council, which is facing fresh elections in May, said it was one of a number of measures to improve health which would cost £3.6m.
It looks like a good day for a walk in the woods and this BBC Weather Watcher has found some snowdrops at Atcham in Shropshire.
Image source, Flying Ant
Image source, Scout of the Shire