Video: Your 50-second weather forecastpublished at 07:18 British Summer Time 30 April 2019
Alex Hamilton
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Any early fog and mist will clear leaving a dry day with sunny spells and highs of 17C (63F).
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Video: Your 50-second weather forecastpublished at 07:18 British Summer Time 30 April 2019
Media caption, Live updates for the West Midlandspublished at 07:00 British Summer Time 30 April 2019
Vanessa Pearce
BBC NewsWelcome to our live service for Tuesday.
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Councillors get panic alarms amid threatspublished at 00:07 British Summer Time 30 April 2019
The local elections this week will be the first time candidates can choose not to publish home addresses.
Read More'Don't buy home here' warn new-build couplepublished at 19:41 British Summer Time 29 April 2019
Neil and Faye Williams spent nearly £300K on a new house which they said is "bodge after bodge".
Read MoreNazi accused 'will not give defence'published at 19:40 British Summer Time 29 April 2019
Connor Scothern, 18, has opted not to give evidence in his defence.
Read MoreOur live coverage across the daypublished at 19:00 British Summer Time 29 April 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.
Wolves' Premier League success 'down to team spirit'published at 18:56 British Summer Time 29 April 2019
BBC WM SportWolves forward Diogo Jota says he believes their success this season is down to the team's collective spirit.
Image source, AFP/Getty ImagesHaving only been promoted this season to the Premier League, their latest win over Watford at the weekend gives them a four-point cushion in seventh over Everton.
It means, with two games remaining, Wolves are on course to finish as the "best of the rest" in the league table behind the current "big six".
Quote MessageWhen you believe in something and your teammates also believe, things go well and we are very confident at the moment and we trust each other to achieve victory in every single match."
Diogo Jota, Wolves forward
No rush for council on electric car charging pointspublished at 18:52 British Summer Time 29 April 2019
BBC ShropshireShropshire Council has defended only just installing its first electric car charging points, years after neighbouring Telford and Wrekin Council and many other local authorities in the region.
Image source, Getty ImagesThe council's first charging point will open later this year in Easthope car park, Church Stretton, with the location of a second, in Ludlow, still to be confirmed.
Telford and Wrekin Council's had them at Wellington Civic Centre for a number of years and last year said it wanted to create a network of charging points., external
Quote MessageWe are standing back, looking at what's happening and not being forced into anything. I think that is the best way forward for Shropshire Council. Exciting times and I don't want this council left behind so we are pushing and pushing for it."
Councillor Simon Harris, Shropshire Council
Thousands stolen from village post officepublished at 18:46 British Summer Time 29 April 2019
A post office cashier was left locked up by a masked man who then stole £7,000, , externalpolice say.
Image source, GoogleThe theft happened on Thursday afternoon at Brimfield Community Post Office, near Leominster, Herefordshire.
Officers say the man was wearing a face covering similar to a gas mask.
Move to access rape victims' phones 'invades privacy'published at 18:39 British Summer Time 29 April 2019
A support service for rape victims in the Midlands has described plans to demand mobile phones from victims as a "massive intrusion" at a vulnerable time in their lives.
Victims of crimes, including those alleging rape, could see prosecutions dropped if they refuse.
Image source, Getty ImagesConsent forms asking for permission to access information including emails, messages and photographs have been rolled out in England and Wales.
It comes after a number of rape and serious sexual assault cases collapsed when crucial evidence emerged.
Jocelyn Anderson, chief executive of the West Mercia Rape and Sexual Abuse Centre, based in Worcester, said the move could be distressing for victims.
She added that it could be weeks before the phones are given back and "when you look that it's the victim's phone that is taken and not the perpetrator's, it seems to be unfair and unbalanced".
Police and prosecutors say the forms can plug a gap in the law with the Director of Public Prosecutions Max Hill said such digital information would only be looked at where it forms a "reasonable" line of inquiry
College to get 'wands' to fight knife crimepublished at 18:30 British Summer Time 29 April 2019
Hazel Morgan
Journalist, BBC Radio StokeA new security policy is being introduced at a college in Staffordshire in an attempt to prevent knife crime on campus.
Image source, GoogleNewcastle-under-Lyme Borough Council says £1,000 has been given to the town''s college to spend on metal-detecting "knife wands" which will be used for random checks from September.
It comes as 708 knife crimes were recorded last year in Staffordshire by police - up 6% on the year before.
Students and staff at the college have told BBC Radio Stoke it'll make them feel safer knowing searches are taking place.
Fifth of West Midlands' workforce 'under-educated'published at 18:22 British Summer Time 29 April 2019
BBC News UKAlmost one in five workers in the West Midlands are under-educated for the job they are doing, research suggests.
Image source, Getty ImagesAn under-educated worker is one whose highest qualification is below the average level of educational attainment for their job.
According to the Office for National Statistics (ONS), the West Midlands' under-education rate of 18.4% is the highest of the 12 UK regions.
The ONS study examined the workforce between 2006 and 2017.
Man avoids jail after 'altercation' deathpublished at 18:09 British Summer Time 29 April 2019
A man has been handed a suspended jail sentence after admitting to causing actual bodily harm in relation to the death of a man in Nuneaton town centre.
Peter Spiers, 66, died in hospital after an "altercation" in Market Place in July 2017.
Johnathon Yates, 48, of Heath End Nuneaton changed his plea to guilty on 20 March at Warwickshire Magistrates' Court.
He was sentenced to five months in prison, suspended for 12 months.
Ozzy Osbourne announces rescheduled gigspublished at 17:54 British Summer Time 29 April 2019
BBC Entertainment and ArtsOzzy Osbourne has announced the dates of seven rescheduled UK and Ireland gigs.
Image source, Getty ImagesThe Birmingham-born former Black Sabbath frontman had to cancel the remainder of his No More Tours 2 tour after aggravating an old injury while falling at his Los Angeles home.
Osbourne, 70, was under his doctor's care as he was recovering from the injury sustained while dealing with pneumonia.
He'll now perform again on these shores in January and February 2020.
The rescheduled tour culminates at the Resorts World Arena in the singer's native city on 14 February before heading to Germany and Scandinavia.
Dear Zoo shows cancelled after van theftpublished at 17:46 British Summer Time 29 April 2019
The van containing £50,000 worth of props and staging was stolen in Peterborough on Saturday.
Read MoreIn the papers: Festival fears for town over lack of cashpublished at 17:46 British Summer Time 29 April 2019
These are some of the top stories on the Hereford Times website today:
Student accommodation plan given go-aheadpublished at 17:26 British Summer Time 29 April 2019
Local Democracy Reporting Service
Tom DavisA vacant office building in Coventry is to be demolished and turned into student accommodation.
Image source, GoogleCoventry City Council has approved plans to demolish a two-storey office block on Queens Road and erect 32 one-bed apartments for students.
The planning application said the development provided “much-needed purpose-built student accommodation” and is in close proximity to the Coventry University campus.
One block will provide seven one-bedroom studio apartments, and a second block will consist of 25 one-bedroom studio apartments.
An existing car park at the back will also be reduced to six car parking spaces and 16 cycle spaces.
'Do it yourself' job pleases Shrewsbury Town bosspublished at 17:13 British Summer Time 29 April 2019
BBC ShropshireShrewsbury Town boss Sam Ricketts says it's "so pleasing" that the team have secured their League One safety with a game to play.
Image source, Getty ImagesA second-half equaliser from Fejiri Okenabirhie gave them a 1-1 draw at Coventry City.
Defeats for Scunthorpe United and Plymouth Argyle on Saturday had all but made sure of their safety but the draw means they can't now be relegated.
Quote MessageI'm a big believer in life that, if you want something, you do it yourself, don't rely on other people, take responsibility for yourself and that's what's so pleasing, we've done that and we, ourselves, have made us 100% safe."
Sam Ricketts, Shrewsbury Town manager
Man jailed for kidnapping girlpublished at 16:59 British Summer Time 29 April 2019
A man's been jailed for six years after admitting kidnapping a girl.
Staffordshire Police said Mark Baddeley was charged after an incident on Festival Way, Stoke-on-Trent, last month.
The 31-year-old, of Station Street, pleaded guilty at the city's crown court to kidnapping, kidnapping and false imprisonment, possession of a blade and meeting a girl under 16 years old.
In all, he was jailed for six years, followed by a five-year extended licence period.
Video: What's the weather got in store?published at 16:46 British Summer Time 29 April 2019
Alex Hamilton
BBC WeatherIt will be a dry night with some patches of mist and fog with lows of 3C (37F).
Media caption, Latest weather for the West Midlands
