An online checking service , externalhas been set up to help motorists prepare for Birmingham's Clean Air Zone (CAZ)

It allows drivers to check whether a vehicle will be charged for driving into the city centre when the CAZ comes into effect in July.

The proposals are to bring in fees for older vehicles, which release high levels of toxic emissions, that are driven within the city's ring road.

The service went live on the Department for Transport's website on Wednesday after it was initially expected in January.

A fresh appeal for information has been issued after a pedestrian died after he was struck in a two-car crash, police say. , external

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Sergiu Vlasceanu, 23, was taken to hospital with serious injuries following the crash in Sandy Lane, Coventry on 23 January.

He died in the early hours of 29 January, said West Midlands Police.

Two drivers who stopped at the scene are helping police with inquiries.

BBC Weather Watchers

The BBC Weather Watchers have been out capturing images of this morning's misty and frosty start.

These were taken in Warwick, by NB Adagio; Ellesmere, in Shropshire, by Rob84; and Malvern, Worcestershire, by tubsnook53.

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A fire at a guest house in Stafford is being investigated, said the fire service.

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About 20 firefighters were sent to the Lichfield Road property overnight, said the Staffordshire force.

No-one was injured, it added.

Storm Ciara is set to bring strong and possibly damaging winds across the West Midlands.

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The Met Office has issued a yellow weather warning, external for the region from 18:00 on Saturday to midnight on Sunday.

Its forecast says gusts of between 80 and 100km/h (50-60mph) are likely across inland areas.

BBC News Travel

Traffic is being temporarily held on the M5 southbound near Birmingham after a crash.

There's queuing traffic ahead of the incident between the M6 interchange and J1 for West Bromwich.

Richard Williams
BBC Coventry & Warwickshire

An area of Coventry remains cordoned off after the stabbing of a teenage boy on Thursday.

An area of parkland has been closed adjacent to the Sowe Valley footpath - connecting the Bell Green, Henley Green and Wood End areas of the city.

A number of police officers can be seen at various points of the cordon, which is about the size of five football pitches.

A blue police tent can be seen in the distance where the body was discovered near Wood End last night.

Searches were continuing this morning.

Birmingham Live

Some of the Birmingham Live's headlines today include:

• Abusive husband faces prison sentence for killing wife and two children, external
• City centre music bar shut down following 'drugs seizure', external
• Birmingham women face smear test wait as results delayed by 10 weeks, external

The families of some of those who lost their lives in the 1974 Birmingham pub bombings are at the Court of Appeal in London today.

They're calling for the release of documents which, it's claimed, could be crucial in their fight for justice.

A case is being heard for the disclosure of hundreds of documents held by the government before and after the deaths of 21 people at the hands of the IRA.

Officers are continuing a murder investigation after a body, believed to be a teenage boy, was found with multiple stab wounds in Coventry.

The collapsed youth was found near Petitor Crescent, in the Wood End area of the city, at about 19:00, police said.

He had suffered multiple stab wounds to his torso and was declared dead at the scene by emergency crews.

West Midlands Police is urging anyone with information to contact them.

Sara Blizzard
BBC Weather

Any early mist and fog should clear leaving a dry and bright day with highs of 5C (41F).

BBC News Travel

A points failure at Birmingham International is delaying rail services between the station and Birmingham New Street.

Services are expected to be cancelled or delayed.

Vanessa Pearce
BBC News

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

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The victim was found with multiple stab wounds in grassland in Wood End, police said.

A firefighter's daughter joins the fire service almost 30 years after he joined as an apprentice.

Andy Giddings
BBC News

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

BBC Midlands Today

Redditch MP Rachel Maclean says she has "enormous sympathy" for fellow victims of disgraced surgeon Ian Paterson.

She revealed today she was also operated on by Paterson, and said she has been left with "doubts about her health".

Ms Maclean said: "For me, obviously I have concerns but the reason I am speaking out is because I know there are many other people, not just women, but men also who were treated by this man who must be extremely concerned, and I want to let them know that it is important that they do seek help if they are worried."

Mystery surrounds who wore the England jersey handed to Wales player Ted Vizard after the 1911 game.

Local Democracy Reporting Service

A new therapeutic horse riding centre could be built near Ross-on-Wye.

Plans have been submitted to Herefordshire Council to create the equine and rural therapies centre on land at Hilltop in Upton Bishop.

The proposal involves offering horsemanship courses to help people with anxiety, attention deficit hyperactivity disorder and autistic spectrum disorders.

BBC Radio Shropshire Sport

As if being denied an FA Cup goal by VAR wasn't bad enough, Shrewsbury Town had to pay £10,000 for the privilege.

The club's chief executive, Brian Caldwell, said the money came off last night's gate receipts, which were already reduced because Liverpool decided to field an under-23 side.

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Around 8,000 Shrewsbury fans were dreaming of pulling off an upset when Shaun Whalley put the ball in the net, only for it to be overruled because of an offside in the build-up.

Shrewsbury manager Sam Ricketts said afterwards that they had to trust the technology, but questioned why there was VAR in the replay when it wasn't used in the original tie.