Darren Round was found in February 2020 in a Birmingham canal with severe facial injuries.

A teenage moped rider who was seriously injured in a suspected hit-and-run has now died, police said.

The 16-year-old is believed to have been a pillion passenger on a moped in Rocky Lane, Perry Barr, just before 19:20 GMT on Tuesday, when it was involved in a collision with a car, West Midlands Police said.

The car made off from the scene and the force has begun an investigation to trace it and its occupants.

The teenager suffered a serious head injury in the crash and died in hospital on Wednesday afternoon, the force said.

Police said several people had told officers another moped had been ridden in tandem with the bike, while the rider was also spotted leaving the scene.

Det Insp Adam Jobson has encouraged the driver of the car to come forward.

“We’ve spoken to several people as we try and piece together a clear picture of what happened − and we are in the process of seizing and examining CCTV in the area," he added.

We're forecast cloud with some light rain this morning and temperatures could reach 12C (54F).

There will also be a light breeze and overnight temperatures will fall to about 6C (43F).

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BBC Midlands Today

The pressures on NHS staff in the West Midlands to cope with huge numbers of Covid-19 patients over the past year have been greater than anywhere else in England, a hospital boss said.

A year on from the first lockdown, thousands have been treated by the University Hospitals Birmingham trust, with 2,669 dying with the virus.

On Tuesday, BBC Midlands Today health correspondent Michele Paduano was given exclusive access to the intensive care unit at Birmingham's Queen Elizabeth Hospital.

It currently has 24 patients, but in January staff were treating 165.

Specialist Dr Nick Murphy said: "We were at one point getting more than 10 admissions a day and it was just chaos, 24 hours at a time."

Chief executive Dr David Rosser said his trust had had more patients than any other part of the country but often got overlooked compared to London and the north of England.

"There has been lots of narrative about the north and I think the impact on our region, on our population and by definition on our staff has been greater than anywhere else."

Using pitchside saliva tests to diagnose concussion is a step closer after a "game-changing" trial in rugby union.

Oliver Banfield's curfew sentence for assaulting Emma Homer sparked criticism he was not jailed.

David Gregory-Kumar
Science correspondent, BBC Midlands Today

You are three times more likely to die of Covid-19 in the West Midlands if you live in a poor area, data from Public Health England shows., external

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During the past year there have been 14,623 deaths in the region which is a rate of 246 deaths per 100,000 people.

Birmingham had the highest number of people with coronavirus on the death certificate with 2,873, followed by Sandwell and then Walsall.

Malvern Hills had the lowest death rate with 141, followed by North Warwickshire and Rugby.

The number of excess deaths in the West Midlands can also be divided up into how deprived an area is.

The most deprived areas saw 4,641 excess deaths - with the least deprived 1,569.

Firefighters were called to a severe fire at a flat in Birmingham city centre earlier.

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Fire crews were initially called to the fire on the first floor of a six-storey Southside complex on Hurst Street shortly after 14:30.

All occupants of the flat have been accounted for, said the fire service.

The judge says the defendant used "grossly disproportionate violence" in the Leamington Spa attack.

A 16-year-old boy is in a critical condition following a hit-and-run incident in Birmingham last night.

Officers were called to reports that a moped had crashed on Rocky Lane, Perry Barr just before 19:20, seriously injuring the rider.

Police say they're investigating reports of two mopeds being ridden in tandem when one might have been rammed by a car.

The pillion passenger and two teenagers from the second moped are helping officers with inquiries.

Thousands of people have retweeted Emmeline Hartley's story after she shared it to warn others.

A book of memories has been launched by Birmingham City Council on the anniversary of the coronavirus lockdown.

The city has experienced "difficult times" over the pat 12 months, it said.

Families are able to record their experiences digitally.

Christopher Guest More Jr denies murdering Brian Waters, 44, over a £20,000 drugs debt in 2003.

Some people in their 40s got texts saying appointments were cancelled due to a "national shortfall".

Shots were fired in a Coventry street on Monday night, police say.

Officers were called to reports of the shotgun being discharged in Mansel Street, in the Foleshill area of the city at about 19:10.

Damage to the window of a property and casings were discovered at the scene, said the West Midlands force.

A 19-year-old man later presented at hospital with pellets in his foot.

His injuries are not thought to be serious.

Birmingham Live

Some of the Birmingham Live headlines today include:

• The Queen leads tributes as UK falls silent to mark Covid victims
• Police incident closes major Perry Barr road, external
• RSPCA and firefighters given the runaround by pet hamster stuck in pipe, external

Kazeema Afzal's sister was among the NHS workers who died with Covid at the start of the pandemic.

An ice cream van has been pulled over on the A500 in Stoke-on-Trent by motorway police and seized after the driver was found to have no insurance.

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The Central Motorway Police Group tweeted, external: "Sorry kids, Mr Whippy won't be coming to visit you today. He's been a naughty boy and not taken out any insurance, so he's coming for a free ride on the back of a lorry."

The force added: "Hopefully by the time the sun comes out he'll have learnt how to behave properly."

The tweet has prompted many humorous replies, including: "Good job he wasn't doing 99."

Another posted "was he driving on flake insurance," and our personal favourite, "did you CONE off the area."

Chris and Marianne Fisher were on a round-the-world trip when the pandemic changed their plans.

Strictly Come Dancing star AJ Pritchard's girlfriend has revealed she had seven weeks of "continuous hospital treatment" after burning herself while trying to copy a YouTube stunt.

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Mr Pritchard, originally from Stoke-on-Trent, said he felt "helpless" after Abbie Quinnen's clothes and hair caught on fire.

"As soon as the fire on her body, her hair, obviously her skin was out, we covered her in damp towels, we called 999, we did everything that we thought was the right thing to do and to get her to A&E as soon as possible," he added.

He also thanked people for the "love and support" they have received, adding it keeps him and Quinnen "positive".