The candidates standing to be West Midlands mayorpublished at 16:04 British Summer Time 20 April 2021
People in the West Midlands will head to the polls on 6 May to elect a regional mayor.
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Another loan for Birmingham Airport
Woman critically injured in taxi crash
Man charged with murder after woman's body found in river
Fire on 14th floor of tower block
Updates from Friday 12 February
The candidates standing to be West Midlands mayorpublished at 16:04 British Summer Time 20 April 2021
The candidates standing to be Warwickshire PCCpublished at 09:53 British Summer Time 16 April 2021
The election was due to take place in 2020 but postponed until this year because of the pandemic.
Read MoreThe candidates standing to be Staffordshire PFCCpublished at 09:45 British Summer Time 15 April 2021
The election was due to take place in 2020 but postponed because of the coronavirus pandemic.
Read MoreThe candidates standing to be West Midlands PCCpublished at 17:57 British Summer Time 13 April 2021
The election was due to take place in 2020 but postponed because of the coronavirus pandemic.
Read MoreThe candidates standing to be West Mercia PCCpublished at 16:04 British Summer Time 13 April 2021
The election was due to take place in 2020 but postponed because of the coronavirus pandemic.
Read MoreThousands gather in Birmingham park as restrictions easepublished at 07:58 British Summer Time 31 March 2021
Ben Godfrey
BBC Midlands TodayThis was the scene on Tuesday evening at a Birmingham park where thousands of people gathered to enjoy the warm weather.
Media caption, Thousands gather at Holders Lane playing fields in Moseley
The BBC understands a party had been organised at Holders Lane playing fields, in Moseley, earlier in the day via social media.
Taxis were seen doing multiple drop-offs around 8pm and at the time of recording, there was no police presence in the park. West Midlands Police has been approached for comment but is yet to respond.
On Monday, lockdown restrictions eased to allow people to meet outdoors in groups of up to six people.
'I weighed six stone on the streets'published at 20:14 British Summer Time 30 March 2021
Marie Frayne was homeless for five years before The Shrewsbury Ark and other agencies stepped in.
Read MoreCouple to spend £1m win on bigger family homepublished at 18:19 British Summer Time 30 March 2021
The Smarts said they would be able to better support their nine-year-old who has a spinal condition.
Read MorePolice break up illegal rave under motorway bridgepublished at 18:12 British Summer Time 30 March 2021
Police used thermal imaging cameras to spot dozens of people partying under an M6 bridge.
Read MoreIllegal rave held under motorway bridgepublished at 18:06 British Summer Time 30 March 2021
Police issued 22 fines after discovering about 30 people at the event near Coleshill.
Read MoreInmates sentenced after seven-hour prison disorderpublished at 17:51 British Summer Time 30 March 2021
Prisoners threw furniture, smashed cameras and barricaded themselves in a cell at HMP Featherstone.
Read MoreMuseum gears up for May reopeningpublished at 17:39 British Summer Time 30 March 2021
The British Motoring Museum is set to host 14 shows and rallies over the summer following its reopening on 17 May.
Image source, British Motoring MuseumImage caption, Land Rovers are among vehicles which appear in shows and exhibitions at the site
The site at Gaydon, Warwickshire, which has been closed during the lockdown, is to hold events including the Metro and Mini show on 6 June and Old Ford Rally in July.
Meanwhile, the Gaydon Land Rover Show on 31 July and 1 August will bring "the finest vehicles, owners and historians together for a weekend dedicated to this iconic marque", organisers said.
They advised all visitors to pre-book their tickets for the venue and events which will observe government guidelines.
Pub bombings campaigner denies lockdown breachpublished at 17:02 British Summer Time 30 March 2021
Fines were issued after a memorial event marking the anniversary of the 1974 attacks in Birmingham.
Read MorePC faces investigation over 'disturbing' arrestpublished at 16:45 British Summer Time 30 March 2021
The incident involving an officer in Wolverhampton was widely shared on social media.
Read MoreMother speaks of pain over son's deathpublished at 16:02 British Summer Time 30 March 2021
Image source, Staffordshire PoliceThe mother of man who died suddenly at property in Stoke-on-Trent said her heart had been "shattered into a million pieces" by his loss.
Bartlomiej (Bartek) Sobon, 34, died at a house in Lime Street on 20 February.
Four people arrested on suspicion of his murder were released as inquiries continue.
Bartek's mother, who paid tribute after an inquest into his death was opened and adjourned, said the pain she felt "could not be compared to anything".
"Only a mother can understand what I am feeling," she said.
“I will love you till the end of my life dearest son, until we meet again.”
A woman, 30, and two men aged 35 and 42 have been released under investigation, police said. A man, 32, was released on conditional bail.
'We See You' campaign calls for workplace diversitypublished at 13:41 British Summer Time 30 March 2021
A charity which helps people find employment has begun a campaign to increase diversity in workplaces.
Image source, LandauImage caption, Sonia Roberts (pictured) says Landau matches people’s experience and skills to the right training or jobs
Landau's We See You campaign will tell the stories of some of the 3,000 people it has helped into work or training.
Landau, which recently marked its 25th anniversary,says organisations also benefit from having a "more inclusive culture".
Chief executive Sonia Roberts said it would help "shine a spotlight on those people with hidden disabilities and challenges who with the right help and training can be supported into the workforce".
The initiative's start coincides with Autism Awareness Week but it will continue throughout 2021.
Review of brain surgery at Birmingham hospitalpublished at 12:59 British Summer Time 30 March 2021
Independent experts are looking at 23 cases of a specific procedure between 2017 and 2019.
Read MoreBoy, 15, charged with Birmingham knife attackpublished at 12:55 British Summer Time 30 March 2021
A 15-year-old boy has been charged with attempted murder after a stabbing in Birmingham.
The knife attack happened in in Murdock Road on 6 March, West Midlands Police said.
The teenager, who cannot be named because of his age, appeared before magistrates in the city on Friday.
He was remanded in custody to appear at Birmingham Crown Court on 9 April.
Around the web: Gas explosion rocks housepublished at 11:33 British Summer Time 30 March 2021
Birmingham LiveHere are some of the stories on the Birmingham Live website today:
Plans for temporary travellers' site drawn uppublished at 11:13 British Summer Time 30 March 2021
Local Democracy Reporting ServicePlans have been drawn up for a temporary travelllers' site in Walsall, with space for six caravans.
If they are approved by Walsall Council, the site off Darlaston Road would operate for three years and have spaces for 12 cars, plus shower facilities.
Image source, Metis ConsultantsSome people living and working in the area have objected, but in the planning application Walsall Council officers noted the "increasing amounts of gypsy, Roma and traveller (GRT) community visiting Walsall".
And they suggested this site would be a "safer and more practical" site for them to stop.
The report also said that the three-year time limit would allow its effectiveness to be assessed.