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If your mobile phone is on the Three network and you're having problems, you're not alone.

The firm has acknowledged it is experiencing "technical difficulties with voice, text and data", leaving many customers offline.

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It has 10 million customers and it is unclear how many are affected, but problems seem to be nationwide.

The issues appear to have started on Wednesday evening.

Three UK has come under fire for a lack of communication over the issues, with its website also down, but it says it has engineers working on the network problem.

A woman from Birmingham is in custody in connection with the Bromsgrove death.

A CCTV image has been released of a man police would like to speak to in connection with a robbery in Birmingham.

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A bag containing bank cards and a large quantity of cash was taken from a car in Three Shires oak Road, Smethwick on 15 September.

One of the stolen cards was later used in a shop, police said.

BBC Weather Watchers

A change to bright skies this morning sent our local BBC Weather Watchers scurrying to snap photos of the autumnal blue skies.

These three are from users Step Counter in Hereford, Shaun in Gnosall, Staffordshire and Les at Large in Wolverhampton:

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BBC Business News

Transport firm National Express said its profits and revenues rose over the summer.

The company, which is based in Digbeth, Birmingham, revealed its UK coach business has grown while its business in Spain and Morocco, ALSA, was performing "particularly well".

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Revenue across the group rose 14.5% in the three months to 30 September, while group operating profit climbed 14.3%.

Chief executive Dean Finch said the firm's outlook "remains positive".

Birmingham Live

A few of the early headlines on the Birmingham Live website:

• Driver ran from crash after police chase leaving dying girlfriend in the car, external
• Cyclist pushed into hedge from car in Wolverhampton, external
• Boy, 17, dies suddenly leaving school shocked and friends 'heartbroken', external

Local Democracy Reporting Service
Andrew Morris

A Shropshire cabinet member has been banned from voting and 12 councillors have been sent reminder-letters over the last three years, for failing to pay their council tax on time - one in six of all councillors on the local authority.

An investigation by Newsquest has found councillor Steve Davenport, who is responsible for roads, was summoned to court twice and had court orders made against him, for owing £240.97 in 2016-17 and £138.20 and £97.13 in 2017-18.

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Speaking to the Whitchurch Herald, external, Mr Davenport said the fault lay with the local authority, which had "sent the reminders to the wrong address".

He added: "The first I heard of it was when it went to court."

Councillor Matt Lee, member for Llanymynech was also given a court order for failing to pay £104.63 in 2017-18 and councillors Simon Jones and Richard Huffer were also sent court summons, but paid before their hearings.

Shropshire Council said it takes the matter “very seriously” and would do everything possible to reclaim unpaid council tax.

But it also said it was willing to help people who are struggling to pay their council tax.

The neighbouring Telford and Wrekin Council reported five councillors had been sent reminders, but none of them received court summons or were given voting bans. And it declined to name them on "data protection" grounds.

The Local Government Association said it showed “nobody was above the law”.

Vicky Breakwell
BBC Hereford and Worcester

A woman's been arrested on suspicion of murder over a man's death in Worcestershire.

West Mercia Police was called to reports of a seriously injured person at an address on Humphrey Avenue, Bromsgrove, at 22:00 on Monday.

The man, in his 30s, was pronounced dead at the scene.

Last night, the force said officers arrested a 37-year-old woman from Birmingham and she's still in custody., external

A five-year-old boy from Worcester, who's preparing to travel abroad for treatment for leukemia, has responded unexpectedly well to treatment here, doctors say.

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Oscar Saxelby-Lee underwent a stem cell transplant in May which which was unsuccessful.

But his latest results show chemotherapy has worked better than hoped meaning doctors have been able to infuse the original donors cell to try again, said his mum Olivia.

His parents have raised more than £600,000 to take him to Singapore.

Sophie Calvert
Political Reporter, BBC Radio Stoke

Plans to cut about 200 jobs at Stoke-on-Trent City Council could be given the go-ahead later.

The number of full-time posts that might go has fallen by 48 since the proposals were first announced in August.

The council needs to find £5.5m to spend on looking after children in care.

An Ofsted report in March found vulnerable children were "not being protected" and rated services inadequate.

The plans will be considered at a full council meeting.

Express and Star

From the Express and Star:

• Plasterer jailed after punching man for talking to 'his girl', external
• Appeal after attempted break-ins leave mother and daughter in fear, external
• Boots could close Wednesfield store amid 'struggling UK market', external

BBC News Travel

Earlier signalling problems at Queens Park in London are affecting rail services locally.

The line between Watford and Euston has re-opened but several services between Wolverhampton and Birmingham have been cancelled.

London Northwestern services to Crewe, Rugeley Trent Valley, Stoke-on-Trent and New Street are all affected., external

BBC Sport

British number one Dan Evans was knocked out of the Stockholm Open by Serbia's Filip Krajinovic.

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World number 60 Krajinovic beat eighth seed Evans 7-5 2-6 6-3 in two hours and 18 minutes in the second round.

On Monday, the Birmingham player replaced Kyle Edmund as Britain's leading men's player, 18 months after being unranked following a drugs ban.

Krajinovic will play Japan's Yoshihito Nishioka in the quarter-finals after he beat third seed Taylor Fritz.

Historic England has added 247 sites to its At Risk Register but 310 have been removed as they were regarded as saved.

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Sites considered saved in the past year include Moseley School of Art in Birmingham

The school was built in 1899 and alumnae include musicians Roy Wood of Wizzard, Fleetwood Mac's Christine McVie and Ali Campbell of UB40.

Image source, Historic England

It closed in 1975 and was bought by the Moseley Muslim Community Association (MMCA) nine years later and renamed the Moseley Community Centre.

The association then embarked on years of repairs, and finally the building was brought back into use in part thanks to a £264,000 grant which helped to complete the restoration of stonework and the roof, said Historic England.

Alex Hamilton
BBC Weather

After a chilly start it will be a day of sunshine and showers with highs of 10C (50F).

Vanessa Pearce
BBC News

Welcome to our live service for Thursday.

We'll be bringing you all the news, sport, travel and weather for the West Midlands.

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Historic England adds 247 sites to its At Risk Register but 310 have been saved and removed.

The 50-year-old was allegedly trafficked from Lithuania and made to do forced labour.

Details of Birmingham's Transport Plan emerged at a committee meeting.

Andy Giddings
BBC News

We'll be back with the news, sport, travel and weather from 07:00 tomorrow.