Boy, 17, stabbed to death in city streetpublished at 22:46 Greenwich Mean Time 25 February 2019
It is the third fatal stabbing of a teenager in Birmingham in almost two weeks.
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Boy, 17, stabbed to death in city streetpublished at 22:46 Greenwich Mean Time 25 February 2019
Woman charged over man's stab deathpublished at 19:00 Greenwich Mean Time 25 February 2019
Gary Cunningham was found with several stab wounds in a flat in the Harborne area of Birmingham.
Read MoreOur live coverage across the daypublished at 19:00 Greenwich Mean Time 25 February 2019
We'll be back with our usual mix of news, sport, travel and weather from 07:00 tomorrow, but keep an eye out here for more updates this evening and into the morning.
Council urged to clean-up 'disgraceful' roadpublished at 18:56 Greenwich Mean Time 25 February 2019
Local Democracy Reporting Service
David IrwinA petition's been launched by residents fed-up with the "disgraceful" state of a busy road that has attracted fly-tippers.
Campaign group Smith's Wood Litter Pickers say, as well as litter thrown from vehicles, larger items are now also being dumped on both sides of the A452 Collector Road in Solihull.
Image source, GoogleAbout 200 people have signed the petition, , externalwhich calls on the local council to look at installing bins in lay-bys and rebuilding a fence on the embankment.
The local authority says it wants to catch the culprits behind any littering but will consider the petition when it's properly submitted.
First spade in ground on new £90m bypasspublished at 18:52 Greenwich Mean Time 25 February 2019
Allen Cook
BBC NewsWork's started today on building a £90m link road to cut congestion outside Congleton, in Cheshire.
Image source, Cheshire East CouncilThe 5.5km (3.4 mile) route will join the A534 Sandbach Road west of Congleton with the A536 Macclesfield Road north of the town. , external
Cheshire East Council says construction has started with the first spade in the ground today, external and it's due to be finished towards the end of next year.
Image source, Cheshire East CouncilT'eo and Hughes added to England rugby squadpublished at 18:48 Greenwich Mean Time 25 February 2019
Worcester Warriors' Ben T'eo has been included in the England training squad ahead of their Six Nations match against Italy., external
Image source, Getty ImagesThe 32-year-old was a travelling reserve for the side when they lost to Wales in Cardiff but wasn't named in the matchday squad.
Five Wasps players are also in the training squad, including Nathan Hughes who's also been added along with the quartet who were in the matchday squad.
Stem cell appeal for five-year-oldpublished at 18:42 Greenwich Mean Time 25 February 2019
The parents of a five-year-old boy with leukaemia have issued a fresh appeal for people to get swabbed to help save his life.
Oscar Saxelby-Lee, from Worcester,needs a transplant within three months of his round of chemotherapy or his chances of survival will"severely diminish", his family said.
They are also urging the public to sign up to the NHS blood stem cell register.
He has so far had 20 blood transfusions, four weeks of chemotherapy and is being treated by doctors at Birmingham Children's Hospital.
This weekend, Pitmaston Primary School, in Worcester, is hosting a blood stem cell registration event.
Quote MessageIt's five minutes of your time to swab and, potentially, yes, if you were a match you would have to have your blood taken but you'd be saving someone's life."
Olivia Saxelby, Mother
Tonight and tomorrow's weather forecastpublished at 18:38 Greenwich Mean Time 25 February 2019
Alex Hamilton
BBC WeatherAfter a sunny start to the week in the West Midlands, tonight is set to start dry:
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Get a latest weather forecast for your part of the West Midlands at any other time by heading to the BBC Weather website.
Two teenagers held in child sex probepublished at 18:36 Greenwich Mean Time 25 February 2019
The 16 and 17-year-olds were held as part of a wider investigation into child sexual exploitation.
Read MoreIn the papers: 'New lease of life' for nature reservepublished at 18:32 Greenwich Mean Time 25 February 2019
The Kidderminster Shuttle's covering these stories today:
'Stay on your feet' advice for red-card skipperpublished at 18:25 Greenwich Mean Time 25 February 2019
BBC ShropshireShrewsbury Town manager Sam Ricketts says his captain Ollie Norburn needs to learn when to stay on his feet.
Norburn had a mixed day in Shrewsbury's 2-1 win at Peterborough on Saturday, as he scored a penalty but was also sent off.
The result moved the team out of the League One relegation places.
Quote MessageOllie is a player who, I love his attitude, I love his passion, how he goes and wins the ball and wins second balls. He just has to learn when he maybe has to stay on his feet a little bit more."
Sam Ricketts, Shrewsbury Town manager
EFL delay Birmingham hearing until Marchpublished at 18:22 Greenwich Mean Time 25 February 2019
Birmingham City's hearing over a breach of EFL financial rules is put back after a disciplinary commission member reveals a conflict of interest.
Read MoreCouncillors set to approve large increase in allowancespublished at 18:13 Greenwich Mean Time 25 February 2019
Councillors in Redditch are expected to approve steep rises in their allowances tonight, including a 110% pay rise for the leader.
Image source, GoogleThe basic allowance is set to increase by more than £1,000, taking it to £4,437 a year but those who take on extra responsibilities are in line to benefit by more.
The recommendations have been drawn up by an independent panel. , external
The leader of the council's admitted that his overall package could be just under £20,000 with all the extra responsibilities.
Quote MessageEvery year, we commission an independent remuneration panel which looks into members' allowances and, for the last 10 years, the controlling group has always just ignored it. Had they not frozen this for the last 10 years, it would have been a small increase year-on-year and it wouldn't be the big deal it's going to be now."
Councillor Matthew Dormer, Redditch Borough Council's leader
New life for former working men's clubpublished at 18:11 Greenwich Mean Time 25 February 2019
In the 1960s, the Grade II-listed Anstice Memorial Institute in Madeley had more than 3,000 members.
Read MoreHuge grass fire tackled in parkpublished at 18:02 Greenwich Mean Time 25 February 2019
A huge grass fire's been tackled at a park in Birmingham this afternoon., external
Image source, West Midlands Fire ServiceThe fire service said crews were called at around 16:30 to Sutton Park , externaland tongue in cheek suggested it meant "summer must be here".
Erdington Fire station has since said the fire was "mostly out".
Teens arrested on suspicion of child sexual exploitationpublished at 17:52 Greenwich Mean Time 25 February 2019
Two teenagers have been arrested over alleged child sexual exploitation in Telford.
Police say the 16 and 17-year-olds were arrested this morning on suspicion of sexual activity with a child aged under 16.
They were both questioned and then released under investigation.
West Mercia Police adds that the arrests are part of an ongoing, larger inquiry into child sexual exploitation in the Telford and Broseley areas of Shropshire.
Telford has been at the centre of much of the recent reporting into CSE.
A Sunday Mirror article a year ago claimed 1,000 children may have been abused in the town since the 1980s.
Since then, an independent inquiry has been commissioned by the local authority, in addition to the police investigation.
Sports hall shut 'over security and safety issues'published at 17:43 Greenwich Mean Time 25 February 2019
A sports hall's been shut this afternoon by a council over health and safety fears.
Image source, GoogleBromsgrove District Council says it's closed the Dolphin Centre Sports Hall with immediate effect., external
It says it follows an inspection on Friday which found "a number of security and safety issues".
There's no mention of when the centre may reopen or what changes need to be made.
Home Office joins hunt for escaped sex attackerpublished at 17:35 Greenwich Mean Time 25 February 2019
Allen Cook
BBC NewsA sex attacker is still being hunted by police, four days after he absconded from a prison van while on his way to a jail in Worcestershire.
The Home Office is now taking the lead in searching for Kamil Malag, who was returning to HMP Hewell.
Image source, Warwickshire PoliceThe 36-year-old escaped near junction nine of the M42 in Coleshill, Warwickshire, on Thursday.
A Home Office spokesperson added that all foreign nationals who were given prison sentences were considered for deportation.
Black Country MPs on Corbyn's Labourpublished at 17:28 Greenwich Mean Time 25 February 2019
Two Black Country MPs make contrasting moves over Jeremy Corbyn's Labour leadership.
Read MoreMurder arrest after man's body foundpublished at 17:13 Greenwich Mean Time 25 February 2019
BBC Midlands TodayThe death of a man in the Black Country is being treated by police as murder.
Image source, GoogleEmergency services were called to house on Hockley Lane, Netherton, Dudley, yesterday morning and found the body of a 48-year-old man.
West Midlands Police says officers are treating his death as unexplained and keeping "an open mind" about what's happened.
They've arrested a 20-year-old man on suspicion of murder and he's still in custody.
