Partygoers hide in cupboards in Covid-breach raidpublished at 08:54 Greenwich Mean Time 11 February 2021
Police raid a party in Cheshire where several households had gathered after booking the event online.
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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
Partygoers hide in cupboards in Covid-breach raidpublished at 08:54 Greenwich Mean Time 11 February 2021
Work to start on miners' £100k arboretum memorialpublished at 08:43 Greenwich Mean Time 11 February 2021
Caroline Gall
BBC NewsA national memorial paying tribute to miners will be built after fundraisers said they had almost reached their £100,000 target.
Image source, Chase Arts for Public SpacesImage caption, An artist's impression shows how the memorial may look
Chase Arts for Public Spaces has been raising money for the monument at the National Memorial Arboretum.
The group said it would be a place for people to "pay their respects to the men, women and children who worked and died" in the industry over many years.
Work will begin in April with a service planned for later in the year.
Residents led to safety as fire breaks out at care homepublished at 08:26 Greenwich Mean Time 11 February 2021
Residents at a care home in Birmingham were led to safety this morning as fire crews battled a severe flat fire in the building.
More than a dozen firefighters were called to the home in Winson Green, Birmingham, at 03:46 GMT.
The service said, external the blaze was severe but contained within one flat.
They praised staff at the care home who led residents to safety and said everyone was accounted for.
West Midlands Ambulance Service said it treated one woman for a medical condition not related to the fire and she was take to City Hospital for further assessment.
Weather: Cold, dry and sunnypublished at 08:14 Greenwich Mean Time 11 February 2021
More cold weather is forecast today, with easterly winds, and it should be dry and sunny. High: 1C (34F).
Image source, BBC Weather Watcher Di's walkImage caption, This morning in Sutton Coldfield
It should stay cold into tonight with a risk of frost and ice. Dry with a low of -3C (27F).
You can stay up-to-date with the weather for your area by going to the BBC Weather website.
Live updates for the West Midlandspublished at 07:59 Greenwich Mean Time 11 February 2021
Andy Giddings
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Work to start on miners' £100k memorialpublished at 06:19 Greenwich Mean Time 11 February 2021
The pandemic saw donations stall, but work will now begin in April after £92,000 was raised.
Read MoreMurder arrest as police search riverpublished at 22:38 Greenwich Mean Time 10 February 2021
There are cordons at three locations in Worcester as part of an investigation.
Read MoreWarrington release Tonga prop Latupublished at 22:05 Greenwich Mean Time 10 February 2021
Warrington Wolves release Tonga international prop Leilani Latu by mutual consent, with immediate effect.
Read MoreDrink-driver jailed after 140mph motorway pursuitpublished at 19:35 Greenwich Mean Time 10 February 2021
The disqualified driver drove at speeds of 140mph in foggy conditions, police say.
Read MoreCare staff unaware dental patient seriously illpublished at 19:07 Greenwich Mean Time 10 February 2021
Rachel Johnston was taken to hospital two days after having all her teeth removed, an inquest hears.
Read MoreAttempted murder arrest after stabbingpublished at 18:25 Greenwich Mean Time 10 February 2021
A man in his 20s remains in hospital in a critical condition after being stabbed in Rugby on Sunday.
Read MoreFlood-struck town calls for permanent defencespublished at 18:10 Greenwich Mean Time 10 February 2021
Temporary flood barriers in Ironbridge failed in the wake of Storm Dennis last year.
Read MoreZoom parish council mayor faces no-confidence votepublished at 18:10 Greenwich Mean Time 10 February 2021
Barry Burkhill "did not intervene in bullying" in the meeting hosted by Jackie Weaver, it is claimed.
Read MoreOur live coverage across the daypublished at 18:00 Greenwich Mean Time 10 February 2021
Andy Giddings
BBC NewsWe'll be back with the news, sport, travel and weather from 08:00 tomorrow.
Bones found in flood-hit pub not humanpublished at 17:55 Greenwich Mean Time 10 February 2021
BBC Radio StokeTests show bones found at a pub in Stafford were not human, police say.
Checks were carried out following the discovery at the Picture House on Bridge Street earlier this month.
Image source, GoogleThe pub had been undergoing repairs after the recent flooding.
Last year £700,000 was spent on refurbishing it, before it was forced to close again in December.
Road reopens after death of manpublished at 17:44 Greenwich Mean Time 10 February 2021
The A448 in Worcestershire has reopened after the death of a pedestrian earlier.
The man in his 40s died after being hit by a lorry in Stone, just outside Kidderminster, at about 08:20, police said.
Image source, GoogleThe road was closed for several hours while police investigated.
Authorities 'lazy targeting vaccine misinformation'published at 17:32 Greenwich Mean Time 10 February 2021
A church pastor from Wolverhampton has accused the authorities of being "lazy" when it comes to targeting misinformation about coronavirus and the vaccine among black and minority ethnic communities.
"The biggest failure of the authorities – and I say this in the broadest sense – they have been quite lazy in my view, they assume that one size fits all," Derrick Campbell said.
The pastor said he has heard a number of theories from people about the vaccine, which while they may seem "ludicrous" are believable because they appear to come from credible sources.
"We’ve had overseas evangelists targeting the church communities, we’ve had people claiming to be doctors who have come out with some of this misinformation," he said.
He said authorities need to do more than simply removing misinformation from social media accounts and extend the work to "re-educating" people who have been influenced by it.
"We need to have more hand holding, a proper process of dealing with those issues.... as ludicrous as they may sound, people believe it and we need to be able to address that."
Murder arrest after 'serious incident'published at 17:14 Greenwich Mean Time 10 February 2021
A man's been arrested on suspicion of murder in Worcester, police say.
People are asked to stay away from Diglis footbridge, where a cordon has been put in place following what police call a "serious incident".
West Merica Police said it has cordons in place at two other locations in the city, but added it believes it to be an isolated incident.
Air quality testing planned for landfill sitepublished at 16:58 Greenwich Mean Time 10 February 2021
BBC Radio StokeAir quality monitoring equipment will be installed at a landfill site in Newcastle-under-Lyme by the end of February.
The Environment Agency said it was in response to concerns about smells raised by people living near Walley's Quarry in Silverdale.
Image source, GoogleThe mobile monitoring equipment will remain in place for at least three months and the findings will be published in a report.
Redknapp approves of Vale Flitcroft hirepublished at 16:46 Greenwich Mean Time 10 February 2021
BBC Radio Stoke SportThe appointment of David Flitcroft as Port Vale's new Director of Football has got the support of Harry Redknapp.
He said Flitcroft will "know the lower divisions very well and he's certainly had some good players come through his hands when he's managed in the lower leagues".
Image source, Getty ImagesFlitcroft will help appoint the next manager and Redknapp described as a "good man" who is from a family that is "steeped in football".
