In the papers: Tower block homeless plans delayedpublished at 09:05 British Summer Time 17 September 2019
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In the papers: Tower block homeless plans delayedpublished at 09:05 British Summer Time 17 September 2019
Rail services delayedpublished at 08:45 British Summer Time 17 September 2019
BBC News TravelRail services from Lichfield Trent Valley to Longbridge are delayed due to congestion between the stations, says West Midlands Railway.
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End of twitter postHorseshoe bat a lucky findpublished at 08:41 British Summer Time 17 September 2019
A rare bat has been found in the West Midlands for the first time, a zoo says.
The lesser horseshoe bat was discovered during a survey conducted by the Birmingham and Black Country Bat Group - known as Brumbats - at Dudley Zoo's underground limestone quarry.
Image source, Dudley ZooAccording to the zoo, the species has never been recorded this far north in the UK before.
Quote MessageLesser horseshoe bats are quite prevalent in the south east of the country, but little is known about why they’re this far north, whether it’s down to people not recording them or are they being pushed this way because of climate change? Either way, it’s our job to preserve them."
Chris Leeson, Conservation officer, Dudley Zoo
Aston Villa move out of the relegation zonepublished at 08:07 British Summer Time 17 September 2019
BBC SportAston Villa moved out of the relegation zone by drawing against a West Ham side who finished with 10 men after Arthur Masuaku's red card.
Media caption, Aston Villa 0-0 West Ham: We didn't use extra man - Smith
Villa captain Jack Grealish said his side "got worse when they went down to 10 men", adding: "We tried to rush things and force things and gave the ball away."
His manager Dean Smith agreed, saying: "I thought 11 v 11 we were really good and created the best chances. I expected a little better of us when they went down to 10.
"We never used that extra man and got rushed on the ball rather than keeping our structure."
Man charged with murder due in courtpublished at 07:49 British Summer Time 17 September 2019
A man will appear in court today charged with murdering a man after the victim was found unconscious outside a Polish nightclub.
Image source, West Midlands PoliceDaniel Pelechacz was taken to hospital after being discovered near the Klimat club in West Bromwich, on 30 September, but the 40-year-old died two days later, officers said.
A 38-year-old man from West Bromwich is set to appear at Wolverhampton Crown Court.
In the papers: Jail for drug dealer caught in bus lanepublished at 07:26 British Summer Time 17 September 2019
Some of the Express and Star headlines today include:
Total reached for woman's brain tumour treatmentpublished at 07:11 British Summer Time 17 September 2019
Christel Callow says she is "overwhelmed" with the support she has had to begin proton beam therapy.
Read MoreVideo: Your 50-second weather forecastpublished at 07:11 British Summer Time 17 September 2019
Rich Davis
BBC Weather presenterIt will be a dry and fine day with spells of sunshine and highs of 17C (63F).
Media caption, Latest weather for the West Midlands
Live updates for the West Midlandspublished at 07:00 British Summer Time 17 September 2019
Vanessa Pearce
BBC NewsWelcome to our live service for Tuesday.
We'll be bringing you all the news, sport, travel and weather for the West Midlands.
You can get in touch via email,Twitter, external and Facebook., external
El Ghazi and Mings clash 'put to bed'published at 23:08 British Summer Time 16 September 2019
A clash between Aston Villa's Anwar El Ghazi and Tyrone Mings was "put to bed at half-time", says captain Jack Grealish after their draw with West Ham.
Read MoreVilla draw with 10-man West Hampublished at 22:45 British Summer Time 16 September 2019
Aston Villa move out of the relegation zone by drawing with a West Ham side who finish with 10 men after Arthur Masuaku's red card.
Read MoreOur live coverage across the daypublished at 19:00 British Summer Time 16 September 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.
Cyber-security of driverless cars trialledpublished at 18:55 British Summer Time 16 September 2019
The security of driverless cars is being tested by researchers at the University of Warwick.
But unlike how long it takes a thief to make off with your car, this is all about cyber-security and safeguarding data.
It's important because there might well be a day when everything from your car to your toaster could be capable of being hacked.
Image source, Warwick Manufacturing GroupWarwick Manufacturing Group, based at the university, is one of the main testing sites in the country for Connected Autonomous Vehicles (CAVs) and said it had started assessing 5G data transfer using the most advanced equipment of its kind in Europe.
The site is imagining a time when driverless cars will be communicating with each other and with roadside sensors to provide information such as how busy a certain stretch of motorway is or what the conditions are like.
Project leader Prof Carsten Maple said it was important the data was "trustworthy and that vehicle communications do not compromise privacy".
Future work include will include preventing cyber-attacks.
Higgins & Payne star before Pears rallypublished at 18:53 British Summer Time 16 September 2019
Gloucestershire's Ryan Higgins and David Payne are in the wickets before Worcestershire hit back at New Road.
Read MoreIn the papers: Parking worries hit merger planspublished at 18:50 British Summer Time 16 September 2019
Cheshire Live - CreweA few of the headlines appearing on the Cheshire Live website:
Flickr photos used to measure tourist hot spotspublished at 18:46 British Summer Time 16 September 2019
Publicly shared holiday photographs, uploaded on to the Flickr photo sharing website could provide a more efficient way of counting tourists, researchers have found.
Image source, Warwick Business SchoolA team of scientists at Warwick Business School and The Alan Turing Institute analysed data from 69 million publicly shared photos uploaded to the platform Flickr over a period of two years.
It found that estimates of the number of travellers from different countries generated from the online photo data correlated with the official tourism statistics.
At the moment, countries often rely on potentially time-consuming surveys at airports and accommodation, researchers said.
They cautioned, however, that considerable further work would be needed before such insights could be used in the production of official statistics.
Domestic abuse cases 'at unprecedented levels'published at 18:39 British Summer Time 16 September 2019
Local Democracy Reporting Service
Tom DareCases of domestic abuse in the West Midlands are at "unprecedented" levels, police have said.
Image source, PA MediaFigures from West Midlands Police show, external recorded incidents have more than doubled in five years from 15,000 in 2013-14 to about 34,000 in 2018-19.
They also reveal July 2019 saw the highest level officers ever recorded in a single month - 3,524 offences.
The force said one reason was better recording of the crimes and victims being more confident to come forward, but said the rising number of reports were putting a strain on officers.
Bikers damage football pitchespublished at 18:31 British Summer Time 16 September 2019
Football pitches in Staffordshire have been badly damaged by motorcyclists riding over them, officers have said.
Police tweeted it had happened over the weekend at Burntwood Leisure Centre:, external
Image source, Lichfield PolicePolice officer killed in crash 'touched so many lives'published at 18:25 British Summer Time 16 September 2019
Allen Cook
BBC NewsA police officer who died in a crash in Staffordshire "touched the lives and hearts of so many people", his family have said., external
Image source, Staffordshire PoliceLuke Van De Sande, from north Staffordshire, was riding his orange KTM motorcycle towards Cold Meece, near Stone, when his bike left the road last month.
The 28-year-old was pronounced dead at the scene.
Staffordshire Police said no other vehicle was involved and the officer was off-duty at the time.
His family added he was a "loving husband, son, brother, nephew and cousin" and they would "treasure the happy times and the wonderful memories we have".
HS2 ancient woodland clearance haltedpublished at 18:24 British Summer Time 16 September 2019
Transport Secretary Grant Shapps says while a project review is under way, work should be stopped.
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