Ex-Villa & Birmingham player Wylie diespublished at 19:11 British Summer Time 14 April 2020
Former Aston Villa and Birmingham City player Ron Wylie, who later managed West Bromwich Albion, dies aged 86.
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Ex-Villa & Birmingham player Wylie diespublished at 19:11 British Summer Time 14 April 2020
Wasps players phone fanspublished at 18:09 British Summer Time 14 April 2020
Wasps players are among the latest sports professionals to hit the phones during lockdown and speak to fans.
Image source, PA MediaPlayers for Coventry's rugby union team are ringing up supporters who are in self-isolation.
Fly-half Jimmy Gopperth said teammates were enjoying getting involved.
"We put a lot of emphasis on our supporters and we play the game we love. They're the guys that turn up and support us so we thought we could give back a little bit."
Around the web: Woman hurt in window fallpublished at 18:01 British Summer Time 14 April 2020
Coventry LiveFrom Coventry Live:
Weather: Chilly night, warmer tomorrowpublished at 18:00 British Summer Time 14 April 2020
The rest of the day looks to be staying fine leading to a dry night with mainly clear skies and temperatures turning chilly again. Low: 2C/36F.
Image source, Stormchaser AlThen tomorrow, another fine, sunny day with light winds. Feeling a little warmer than today, with a high of 17C/63F.
Keep up to date with how it's looking where you live via the BBC Weather website.
Women jailed for 'disgusting' city centre attackpublished at 17:55 British Summer Time 14 April 2020
The 20-year-old victim has been left with "lasting brain damage", West Midlands Police say.
Read MoreGarden waste service resumes in Worcesterpublished at 17:49 British Summer Time 14 April 2020
Green bin collections are going to resume in Worcester after being suspended in the wake of the coronavirus outbreak.
Image source, Worcester City CouncilLike most of the country, the city council made the move last month so it could focus on emptying black bins.
But the green waste service, which residents have to pay for, has been restarted today., external
Boy's crash death: Woman released under investigationpublished at 17:45 British Summer Time 14 April 2020
A woman arrested on suspicion of causing the death of a 13-year-old boy by dangerous driving has been released under investigation, police say.
Image source, West Midlands PoliceThe West Midlands force said Mason O'Grady was crossing Chester Road in Erdington, Birmingham, with his family on Sunday when he was hit by a black VW Polo.
He was taken to hospital where he later died.
The 28-year-old female suspect was also arrested on suspicion of failing to stop.
Fire crews stop spread of huge recycling blazepublished at 17:39 British Summer Time 14 April 2020
Allen Cook
BBC NewsA fire involving about 1,000 tonnes of recycling materials has been stopped from spreading to nearby firms, the fire service says.
Image source, John KennettAt its height, 60 firefighters battled the blaze on Alvar Business Park, on Straight Road, Short Heath, Willenhall. They were called at about 12:25.
By 17:10, station commander Lee Baker tweeted, external they were scaling back the number of crews at the scene and had plans in place to protect the local environment.
Around the web: PC with coronavirus 'on the mend'published at 17:31 British Summer Time 14 April 2020
From the Shropshire Star:
Woman dies in house explosionpublished at 17:22 British Summer Time 14 April 2020
The 67-year-old woman died at the scene, while other family members escaped the large fire.
Read MoreNHS skills hub set up by universitypublished at 17:16 British Summer Time 14 April 2020
Hundreds of students and returning healthcare workers are going to have their skills honed at Birmingham City University to help fight the coronavirus pandemic.
Image source, Birmingham City UniversityThe university says , externalit's reopening its Seacole Building to teach key techniques and skills to students near the end of their studies, current NHS staff and returning employees.
The £71m building contains mock wards, and staff have worked with local NHS trusts to deliver the programme.
Twenty suspected phone mast attacks over Easterpublished at 16:55 British Summer Time 14 April 2020
Vodafone says one of the "deluded" attacks was on a mast serving Birmingham's Nightingale hospital.
Read MoreLorries blaze was 'arson'published at 16:46 British Summer Time 14 April 2020
A fire which destroyed two lorries and a trailer is being treated as arson, Staffordshire Police says.
Five fire crews were called, external just before midnight to Jet Express on Heath Mill Road, Wombourne.
Image source, Staffordshire Fire and Rescue ServiceFirefighters tackle recycling waste blazepublished at 16:45 British Summer Time 14 April 2020
The fire involves about 1,000 tonnes of material including cardboard and clothing.
Read MorePolice 'urge' people not to use sky lanterns to support NHSpublished at 16:28 British Summer Time 14 April 2020
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End of twitter postYour photos: Tuesday's blue skiespublished at 16:27 British Summer Time 14 April 2020
We told you blue skies were forecast today and our BBC Weather Watchers have confirmed that this morning.
These are from users Wendy of Warwick in Warwick; JJ infinity in Great Wyrley, Staffordshire; and Skye in Clee Hill, Shropshire:
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Image source, SkyeNeighbours help WW2 veteran mark 93rd birthdaypublished at 15:46 British Summer Time 14 April 2020
Allen Cook
BBC NewsNeighbours have helped a World War Two veteran celebrate his 93rd birthday while social distancing due to the coronavirus pandemic.
Image source, Parmjit SinghParmjit Singh, who lives next door to former paratrooper Eddie Moore in Solihull, posted on Facebook that an impromtu party had been held in his honour.
Mr Singh told the BBC his neighbour had helped "absolutely everybody in the area", adding he wanted to make sure Mr Moore felt connected to people during lockdown.
Around the web: Rest stops created for hospital staffpublished at 15:16 British Summer Time 14 April 2020
From the Hereford Times today:
London's coronavirus death toll exceeds 3,000published at 15:03 British Summer Time 14 April 2020
Thomas Mackintosh
BBC London News
The number of patients killed by coronavirus in London hospitals has passed 3,000, official figures show.
NHS England said that a further 209 people have died inside NHS Trusts in the capital, bringing the Covid-19 death toll in London to 3,071 - nearly treble the amount compared to this time last week.
Forty-three of the latest deaths recorded happened at the Royal Free NHS Trust which now has now seen 328 patients die from coronavirus.
The Royal Free NHS Trust runs three hospitals in north London including ones in Barnet, Chase Farm and the Royal Free in Camden.
Out of the ten hospital trusts in England with the highest coronavirus-related deaths, seven of those trusts are in London.
These include London North West University (299), King's (270), Barts (246), Imperial (224), Croydon and Lewisham and Greenwich (both 181).
Outside of London, University Hospitals Birmingham NHS Trust has the highest in England (460), while trusts in Derby and Burton (215), Sandwell and West Birmingham (204) and Frimley (184) also feature highly.
Figures of new coronavirus cases will be published by Public Health England later today.
Region's death toll reaches 1,656published at 14:57 British Summer Time 14 April 2020
Another 67 people in the West Midlands have died after testing positive for coronavirus, NHS England says. , external
It added the region's overall total had reached 1,656.
