Updates on Friday 14 May
After a largely dry start showers will develop for many areas, with some potentially thundery at times.
The showers will eventually die away leaving a dry evening with highs of 15°C (59°F).
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A union criticised the firm for a "cynical and shocking stunt" and urged it to deliver the bonus.
Read MoreLive updates have now ended for the West Midlands.
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An abandoned baby found by a dog walker in a park has left hospital, police say.
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Image source, West Midlands PoliceNamed George by hospital staff, he was found on 22 April, wrapped in a blanket at The Mounds in Kings Norton, Birmingham.
Officers are trying to trace his mother and have released CCTV images of a woman walking along Shannon Road earlier in the day.
In a statement the West Midlands force said "baby George is now in foster care and doing well."
Ex-footballer Dalian Atkinson died after PC Benjamin Monk deployed his Taser, a trial hears.
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Political Reporter, BBC Radio Stoke
The MP for Stoke-on-Trent North is being investigated for his use of official parliamentary stationery.
Image source, UK ParliamentConservative Jonathan Gullis says the complaint comes from letters he sent in January about government money for Kidsgrove.
The Code of Conduct for Parliament says stationery shouldn't be used to give any political party an undue advantage.
The MP says he's made his case to the Standards Commissioner.
The Duke and Duchess of Cambridge are to visit the West Midlands later this week as part of a week-long campaign highlighting mental health awareness.
Image source, PA MediaThey'll visit local organisations that support children and young people, Kensington Palace has announcd.
The duchess has spoken about her wish to "break the stigma" around the topic.
This year’s theme is about nature and the important role it can play to help improve mental wellbeing, as well as its power to prevent or aid recovery from poor mental health.
A man who beat the leader of Shropshire Council in the local elections says Shrewsbury's North West Relief Road was "a huge issue on the doorstep".
Conservative Peter Nutting lost Copthorne ward to Liberal Democrat Rob Wilson (pictured) by 519 votes, but his party kept control of the authority.
Mr Wilson said "a lot of people" in Copthorne were spoken to over the last 12 months and the number that were against the road was "incredible".
He added: "The number of people that were shocked that Mr Nutting hadn't spoken to them personally about it and the effect it was gonna have on his ward made them come out and vote."
Asked if he would be actively trying to stop the road, Mr Wilson replied: "I would like to, yes."
Mr Nutting said it was a "privilege" to represent the county.
Following his win, Mr Wilson thanked Mr Nutting for his decades of service.
The BBC has approached Mr Nutting for a comment.
John Campion receives 55% of the votes, securing him another term in the post.
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Tom Davis
Coventry council leader George Duggins faces a leadership challenge from former cabinet member Ed Ruane.
Image source, Coventry City CouncilCouncillor Ruane, who won re-election to Henley last week, is seeking backing from fellow Labour colleagues at a vote tonight.
He is a former cabinet member for housing and communities at the authority, who has served as a Coventry councillor since 2007.
Announcing a bid to oust incumbent councillor Duggins, he said the party needs to "modernise its approach" and "re-establish the trust that we’ve lost".
He said: "I have decided to make a leadership bid, as I passionately believe that the Labour party needs to modernise its approach in how we do politics and connect with our local communities.
"I want the party to re-engage with people inside and outside of the Labour Party to re-establish the trust that we’ve lost over the past few years."
The Conservatives have held on to the position of police and crime commissioner in the West Mercia region.
John Campion was re-elected with 55% of the votes in the first round.
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Defeat at the Emirates confirmed Sam Allardyce's first relegation from the Premier League as a manager, although the experienced 66-year-old had all but accepted their fate before the match.
Image source, Getty ImagesThe division's great escape artist replaced Slaven Bilic in December when the Baggies were 19th in the table and accepted the task of trying to guide them to survival.
Allardyce has previously kept Blackburn Rovers, Sunderland and Crystal Palace in the English top flight after taking control in similar circumstances, but the rescue mission at the Hawthorns proved too big with West Brom managing just four wins in the 22 league games he oversaw.
The Baggies return to the Championship at the first time of asking and join Norwich City as the only sides to be relegated from the Premier League on five occasions.
Mayor Andy Street says the project will deliver "hundreds if not nearly a thousand jobs".
Read MoreA construction partnership working on HS2's London terminus at Euston has been appointed to build Birmingham’s Curzon Street Station.
Image source, WSPThe £570m deal will see the Mace and Dragados jointly working on the landmark station which is set to connect Birmingham to both the capital and Manchester in under an hour.
Drone footage of Curzon Street railway station
Work to create a new intercity terminus on Curzon Street is well underway, with archaeologists excavating the historic site.
The venture will be a "major shot in the arm" for the construction sector and bring in "hundreds" of jobs, the region's mayor Andy Street has said.
Mr Seccombe says there is "plenty more work to be done" after being re-elected for a second term.
Read MoreA new BBC docudrama is set to explore the life and works of electric music pioneer Delia Derbyshire.
Delia describes the brief she was given to create the Dr Who theme.
Delia Derbyshire:The Myths And The Legendary Tapes, external is a cinematic exploration of the life and creative output of the sound pioneer, who created the iconic Doctor Who theme tune in 1963.
Born in Coventry, as a young girl she grew up hearing the eerie sound of air raid sirens. She became fascinated with music and mathematics, and studied both at Cambridge University.
You can watch it on BBC Four on 16 May at 21:00 and afterwards on the iPlayer.
The victim is in a serious condition in hospital, Staffordshire Police says.
Read MoreMarcus Bignot leaves his role as interim Aston Villa Women boss, while coaches Gemma Davies and Jenny Sugarman also depart.
Read MoreThe Conservative police and crime commissioner for Warwickshire has been re-elected.
Philip Seccombe was elected with a turnout of 38%.
He was congratulated on Twitter by local Conservative MPs Nadhim Zahawi and Craig Tracey.
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