Inquest opens after boy's head injury deathpublished at 12:22 Greenwich Mean Time 23 November 2020
A full hearing will hear from teachers, children and the ambulance service, a coroners says.
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Inquest opens after boy's head injury deathpublished at 12:22 Greenwich Mean Time 23 November 2020
Rough sleeper killed in 'jealous fit of rage'published at 10:15 Greenwich Mean Time 23 November 2020
Ashley Pace attacked Jagdev Lally in Smethwick over where he had gone to sleep, police say.
Read MoreBusinesses invited to tender for HS2 contracts worth £12bnpublished at 10:00 Greenwich Mean Time 23 November 2020
Businesses can start bidding for £12bn worth of new contracts on the UK's new high-speed rail line.
HS2 will link the Birmingham with London, with more than 2,000 companies are involved in its construction so far.
Over 350 businesses in the West Midlands have registered for HS2’s four-day virtual event, which will showcase contract opportunities online.
The contracts range in scale and value between £5,000 and £200m.
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End of twitter postWhat's the weather got in store?published at 08:22 Greenwich Mean Time 23 November 2020
Rich Davis
BBC Weather presenterIt will be a dry day with some bright spells and highs of 10C (50F).
Media caption, Latest weather for the West Midlands
Midlands Live: Breaking news and local storiespublished at 07:42 Greenwich Mean Time 23 November 2020
The latest news, sport, travel and weather across the West Midlands and south Cheshire.
Read MoreSmaller turkeys on the menu this Christmaspublished at 06:58 Greenwich Mean Time 21 November 2020
Fearful that lockdown will extend until Christmas, households have been ordering smaller turkeys.
Read MoreNurse 'failed' over her cancer treatmentpublished at 19:35 Greenwich Mean Time 20 November 2020
Claire Elliott says it took 11 months to be diagnosed and she cannot get access to a drug trial.
Read MorePrince meets anti-bullying ambassadors for online chatpublished at 18:57 Greenwich Mean Time 20 November 2020
The Duke of Cambridge has met a group of ambassadors from the Diana Award’s anti-bullying campaign during a video call to mark Anti-Bullying Week.
Image source, Kensington PalaceImage caption, Isabel Broderick, 15, (pictured middle right) and Rose Marie Agnew, 14, (bottom), joined the call.
His Royal Highness heard about the work the young people were undertaking to combat the problem in schools.
Isabel Broderick, 15, from the West Midlands and Rose Marie Agnew, 14, from Warwick, were among those to join the chat on Thursday.
The scheme has trained more than 35,000 young people as ambassadors to support students to tackle bullying across their schools.
The Duke heard about how they had adapted their efforts to allow them to continue to provide support throughout the pandemic, including by taking their campaigns online.
Dancing bin men release charity Christmas singlepublished at 18:08 Greenwich Mean Time 20 November 2020
The refuse collectors, who went viral during the first lockdown, say they are "very proud" of the single.
Read MoreTrust's schools shut early for Christmaspublished at 17:48 Greenwich Mean Time 20 November 2020
An academy trust said it is closing schools to protect families from self-isolation at Christmas.
Read MoreScholarship launched in memory of Covid-19 nursepublished at 16:52 Greenwich Mean Time 20 November 2020
Areema Nasreen's sister says the fund will create "amazing opportunities".
Read MoreBirmingham pub bombings suspect releasedpublished at 16:41 Greenwich Mean Time 20 November 2020
A 65-year-old man arrested in Belfast over the blasts is reported to be Michael Patrick Reilly.
Read MoreMurder arrest over woman's deathpublished at 16:05 Greenwich Mean Time 20 November 2020
A 27-year-old man, from Tamworth, is arrested on suspicion of murder, police say.
Read MoreWalking Dead artist draws Covid-19 health messagespublished at 15:31 Greenwich Mean Time 20 November 2020
Charlie Adlard has been working with Shropshire Council to create the Zombie-themed images.
Read MoreCrashed train driver 'distracted by Covid fears'published at 13:55 Greenwich Mean Time 20 November 2020
A locomotive came off the tracks near Bromsgrove, in the path of an oncoming passenger train.
Read MorePolice officer sacked for harassing colleaguepublished at 13:44 Greenwich Mean Time 20 November 2020
The un-named officer is dismissed after being found guilty of gross misconduct.
Read MoreFamily's tribute to 'beautiful bright' studentpublished at 12:44 Greenwich Mean Time 20 November 2020
Megan Pollitt died in hospital on Monday after collapsing at her student halls in Cardiff.
Read MoreLeicestershire 'England's worst' for late busespublished at 10:39 Greenwich Mean Time 20 November 2020
Department for Transport figures show 37% of services in the county were at least six minutes late.
Read MoreWhat's the weather got in store?published at 08:21 Greenwich Mean Time 20 November 2020
Shefali Oza
BBC Midlands TodayAfter a chilly start it will be a cloudy day with some light rain or drizzle and highs of 10°C (50°F).
Media caption, Latest weather for the West Midlands
Family's 75,000 Christmas lights spectacularpublished at 06:09 Greenwich Mean Time 20 November 2020
The siblings are raising money for a mental health charity and putting a smile on people's faces.
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