Mum's 'one comfort' after son's organ donationpublished at 00:21 Greenwich Mean Time 20 November 2020
Lisa Cruise says saving lives with her son's liver and kidneys was the right thing to do when he died.
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Mum's 'one comfort' after son's organ donationpublished at 00:21 Greenwich Mean Time 20 November 2020
Christmas food vouchers offered to struggling familiespublished at 18:23 Greenwich Mean Time 19 November 2020
BBC Radio StokeStruggling families in Staffordshire are going to be offered food vouchers and other essentials over Christmas.
Image source, PA MediaThe county council said it would use £2.2m from the government to pay for the scheme which will be aimed at families eligible for free school meals.
It said it would also help children of adults who can show they are facing financial difficulties including due to Covid-19.
Hundreds of homes given green lightpublished at 17:55 Greenwich Mean Time 19 November 2020
BBC Radio StokeMore than 1,200 homes are set to be built in Crewe after outline plans received approval from the local council.
Image source, GoogleTwo proposals of 850, external and 400 homes, external have been agreed by Cheshire East councillors for land off Minshull New Road.
A new primary school, a local centre and other buildings will also be built under the plans.
Peacocks and Jaeger fall into administrationpublished at 16:30 Greenwich Mean Time 19 November 2020
BBC Business NewsFashion chains Peacocks and Jaeger have fallen into administration, putting more than 4,700 jobs and almost 500 shops at risk.
Image source, Getty ImagesIt comes after owner Edinburgh Woollen Mill failed to find a buyer for both businesses.
Jaeger has stores in Stoke-on-Trent and Birmingham.
Peacocks has more than a dozen stores across the region.
Tony Wright, joint administrator of the business from FRP Advisory, said talks with potential buyers were still going on.
Lock of Elvis Presley hair sells for £4kpublished at 16:13 Greenwich Mean Time 19 November 2020
It was collected by one of the star's hairdressers who also cut Elvis's mother's hair.
Read MoreThe widower helping lonely people in lockdownpublished at 14:54 Greenwich Mean Time 19 November 2020
Ron Davies suffered with loneliness after he lost his wife but is now helping others cope with lockdown isolation.
Read MoreRugby School 'rare' books auction raises £775kpublished at 12:23 Greenwich Mean Time 19 November 2020
The books cover everything from a Shakespeare folio, to titles on horsemanship and duelling.
Read MoreMan questioned over Birmingham pub bombingspublished at 11:36 Greenwich Mean Time 19 November 2020
A 65-year-old man arrested over the blasts is reported to be Michael Patrick Reilly.
Read MoreBin collections disrupted by positive testpublished at 10:34 Greenwich Mean Time 19 November 2020
Several refuse collectors are isolating after one of them contracted Covid-19.
Read MoreTributes paid to 'kind, outgoing' womanpublished at 10:07 Greenwich Mean Time 19 November 2020
Danielle Mather died in hospital after being found in cardiac arrest at a house in Meir, Staffordshire.
Read MoreWhat's the weather got in store?published at 08:37 Greenwich Mean Time 19 November 2020
It will be a cold day with some sunny spells and scattered showers, with highs of 9°C (48°F).
Media caption, Latest weather for the West Midlands
Twins born to Covid-19 patient in comapublished at 20:36 Greenwich Mean Time 18 November 2020
Perpetual Uke says she struggled to believe they were her children when she awoke 16 days later.
Read MoreFrom local theatre to blockbusterpublished at 19:39 Greenwich Mean Time 18 November 2020
Amir Wilson, 16, stars in the latest adaptation of Philip Pullman's best-seller His Dark Materials.
Read MoreBoy, 10, dies after head injury at schoolpublished at 18:39 Greenwich Mean Time 18 November 2020
Yasir Hussain died on Tuesday just days after suffering a head injury at his Birmingham school.
Read MoreMan dies weeks after being hit by carpublished at 18:29 Greenwich Mean Time 18 November 2020
Jake Taylor, 24 dies in hospital after being hit by a car on Loomer Road in October.
Read MoreTeen charged over police dog machete attackpublished at 15:43 Greenwich Mean Time 18 November 2020
Dog Stark is recovering at home for two weeks after undergoing surgery for his facial wounds.
Read MoreFly-over work to cause a year of disruptionpublished at 15:12 Greenwich Mean Time 18 November 2020
The demolition of Birmingham's Perry Barr fly-over is due to get under way in January.
Read MoreMajority of Covid fines unpaid in some areas, figures showpublished at 13:26 Greenwich Mean Time 18 November 2020
BBC Radio CWRMore than 60% of fines for breaking coronavirus rules in Staffordshire and the West Midlands have gone unpaid for more than 28 days, figures suggest.
Image source, EPAThe statistics obtained by the Press Association revealed a total of nine police forces which saw 60% or more of the penalties go unpaid within 28 days between 27 March and 21 September.
They include Staffordshire Police with 28 out of 43, unpaid and West Midlands Police with 230 out of 380.
Covid-19: Warning of 'bumpy winter ahead' for NHSpublished at 09:48 Greenwich Mean Time 18 November 2020
BBC Midlands TodayPeople in the West Midlands are being warned of a "bumpy winter ahead" for the NHS by an intensive care consultant from Birmingham.
Dr Ron Daniels, a consultant at University Hospitals Birmingham, said residents had to understand Covid-19 was not going away, on top of the usual winter pressures.
"Winter is always a busy time for the NHS and with the added problem of Covid-19 on top of all of the other conditions that cause pressure on the NHS during the winter, it is going to be a bumpy winter ahead," he said.
It comes as community chiefs in Dudley have warned lockdown restrictions could be extended over Christmas if coronavirus cases continue to rise.
While the latest figures revealed Stoke-on-Trent has the highest coronavirus infection rate in the West Midlands with 543 cases per 100,000 population in the seven days to 12 November.
Weather: Showers before more rainpublished at 08:20 Greenwich Mean Time 18 November 2020
There'll be some scattered showers around before more light rain spreads eastwards in the afternoon. Rather windy with a high of 14C/57F.
Image source, Chilli3Image caption, This morning in Nuneaton, Warwickshire
Then clear spells this evening before turning cloudy in the early hours with a chance again of some scattered showers. Staying blustery with a low of 7C/45F.
You can keep up-to-date on the forecast for your area by going to the BBC Weather website.
