Updates from Monday 3 February to Sunday 9 February
Police have identified a man found dead at his Stoke-on-Trent home as 56-year-old Mark Timmis, from Maud Street, in Fenton.
His body was discovered on Sunday and a 48-year-old man from the city was arrested on suspicion of his murder.
He has been released while investigations continue.
Health minister Nadine Dorries said: “I deeply regret the failures of the NHS and the independent sector to protect patients from the devastating impact of Paterson’s malpractice.
Image source, PA Media“It is essential we all respond quickly and effectively to the lessons of this inquiry, giving every patient the confidence that the care they receive is safe and meets the highest standards."
She will give a full statement in the House of Commons later.
A man arrested on suspicion of Mark Timmis's murder has been released under investigation.
Read MoreThe coroner and West Midlands Police are looking into the deaths of 23 of Ian Paterson's patients after an inquiry found patients were let down by a culture of "avoidance and denial".
One of Paterson's colleagues has been referred to police and five more to health watchdogs by the inquiry.
The disgraced breast surgeon worked at NHS and private hospitals in the West Midlands over 14 years.
Inquiry chair Rt Revd Graham James said the report set out "what can only be described as wilful blindness in relation to Paterson's behaviour and abhorrent clinical practice".
"Colleagues avoided or worked around him," he added.
"Some could have known, others should have known, and a few must have known."
The patients of Ian Paterson were "lied-to, deceived and exploited" the author of a report into his malpractice said.
The inquiry chair Rt Revd Graham James, former Bishop of Norwich, said it was "far worse" than simply a story about a rogue surgeon.
He said it was a "story of a healthcare system which proved itself dysfunctional at almost every level when it came to keeping patients safe".
He added patients had been let down by "wholly inadequate recall procedures in both the NHS and the private sector".
The 231-page report makes several recommendations including a single public database, covering NHS and private work, setting out surgeons' key performance data and the need to suspend a healthcare professional if there is an investigation of their behaviour which might affect patient safety.
BBC Midlands Today
Figures suggest the demand for communal work spaces for people who work from home has risen by 500% over the past 10 years.
The Moseley Exchange is one of a number of co-working spaces that have sprung up in Birmingham and is thought to be one of the first in the country.
With more people than ever working from home, these shared spaces can be a lifeline.
Quote MessageDigital technology is great because it means it gives you the freedom to work almost anywhere. The downside of that is... where are you going to get your inspiration from? ....where are you going to share your latest thing that you woke up in the morning and [thought] 'yeah that's something I would like to do'
Steve Harding, The Moseley Exchange
A cast iron crown that sat on top of Shrewsbury's historic Flaxmill has been restored and put back in place.
The 10-ft high structure, topped with a golden coronet, was first put up in 1897 to celebrate Queen Victoria's diamond jubilee.
Image source, Historic EnglandIt cost £25,000 to carry out the conservation work and £11,000 was raised through crowdfunding.
Historic England carried out the work and took the crown down last May, to allow workmen to restore it safely.
This is part of a multimillion-pound project to bring the Flaxmill back into use and the next phase, the restoration of the old kilns, is due to be complete by the summer of 2021.
Image source, Historic England
Kathryn Stanczyszyn
Political Reporter, BBC WM
An independent review of issues surrounding the practice of rogue surgeon Ian Paterson says patients were "let down over many years by multiple individual and organisational failures".
Patients were let down by a health system that was "dysfunctional at every level", it went on to say.
Ian Paterson, who worked for both the NHS and the independent sector, is currently serving a 20 year prison sentence.
Image source, PA MediaThe inquiry heard from 211 patients or relatives of patients, who described how their lives had been destroyed by Paterson’s actions.
Hundreds more were wrongly operated on.
Today’s report has made 15 recommendations in total – including that every patient who was under the care of Ian Paterson be recalled.
It said that opportunities to stop Paterson were missed on many occasions and over a sustained period – with regulators who appeared to be waiting for someone else to act.
South Staffs Water will carry out tests to find out what caused this morning's pipe burst.
It happened at the same house that was badly affected by flooding in October and Andrew Lobley, its director of operations, said an examination of the pipe had then found it was in good condition, but had suffered "surface damage".
Mr Lobley said his team hadn't been able to excavate the main yet, but would carry out a similar examination this time.
Quote MessageWe cut out a section of the water main that failed, to understand exactly what had happened. We had that forensically analysed, it came back and said the main itself was in good condition, but there was a small area of surface damage to the top of the main and that was the root cause of the previous burst
Andrew Lobley, Director of operations for South Staffs Water
Port Vale midfielder David Worrall signs a new contract which ties him to the League Two club until 2022.
Read MoreWhite paint was daubed over the name of Samois-sur-Seine, which is twinned with Harbury.
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BBC Business News
Ikea has announced plans to close its Coventry store this summer with the potential loss of 352 jobs.
Image source, GoogleThe chain has blamed the "changing behaviour of customers" leading to the store - which was built in 2007 - making "consistent losses".
"As we go through this process, our priority is to support our co-workers in the Coventry store," said Ikea area manager Marsha Smith.
"Our ambition is to retain as many people as possible within Ikea, and where this isn’t possible, support them to find new employment."
The store's closure will leave the group with 21 shops across the country.
Firefighters are still at the scene of the flooding in Tipton, helping clear up the mess.
But as you can see by this video, shot by local resident Helen Challis, it was like a fast-flowing river early this morning.
More than 150 homes were affected by a burst water main
Local resident Helen Challis said she had been woken in the early hours to a "roar" from the burst water main in Tipton.
Image source, Helen Challis"I was woken up by my husband just before five o'clock to say that 'it's happened again - the road's all flooded'.
"We opened the window and it was just like a roar - just the water running down the road."
Image source, Helen Challis"[I've been] coming out to make sure everybody's OK. Just checking around the local area.
"I popped around the school to see if we could do anything there.
"The power's gone, the gas, the electricity, everything's gone," she added, "so we're a bit stuck at the minute, we can't really do anything."
Worcester forward Michael Fatialofa leaves hospital for a rehab unit a month after suffering a serious spinal injury.
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BBC WM
Vehicles in Manor Road, near the site of a burst water main in Tipton, have been left up to their bumpers in bricks and debris.
Image source, Helen Challis
Image source, Helen ChallisThe water has receded now and the clean-up operation is under way.
A property has partially collapsed, which doesn't look very stable.
Tipton Green school, which remains closed, had a severe amount of water around it this morning.
Water supplies to the burst main have been turned off, there's now just a trickle of water that can be seen running down the road.
About 50 firefighters were sent to deal with the flooding in Tipton at its height.
A water rescue boat was also sent, West Midlands fire service added.
Three properties in Severn Close were evacuated.
This video shared by the fire service shows water gushing from the burst main, which has caused one property to partially collapse.
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From the Worcester News:
Up to 8,000 fans will follow Shrewsbury Town to Anfield tonight to watch them take on Liverpool in their FA Cup replay.
The League One side came from 2-0 down to draw with the European champions in the first game nine days ago.
Liverpool have already said they will only field a youth team for the game this evening.
Quote MessageFor us we're certainly not thinking we can turn up and win the game... I shouldn't imagine we should be favourites. We shouldn't be."
Sam Ricketts, Shrewsbury Town manager
BBC Radio Stoke
More than 20 car park pay and display machines in Cheshire East have been broken into, with about £15,000 stolen.
The council says machines in Crewe, Nantwich and Congleton are among those targeted in recent weeks and some have been broken into during the day.
It says the parking machines will cost more than £10,000 to repair and it's the taxpayer footing the bill.
