Summary

  • Updates on Friday 12 November

  1. Barber to offer 'pay what you can' haircutspublished at 12:56 GMT

    Marcus Lewis-Roper says people can pay whatever they want on 22 December.

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  2. Irish group dismay at lack of pub bombings inquirypublished at 12:28 GMT

    The government has said there would be no public inquiry into the 1974 Birmingham pub bombings.

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  3. What are your thoughts on Robins' new contract?published at 12:19 GMT

    Let us know your thoughts on Mark Robins' contract extension at Stoke City.

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  4. No lights switch-on show but Xmas events continuepublished at 12:14 GMT

    The city council says the cost of holding a separate event has "risen year-on-year".

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  5. Man charged with double murder after shootingpublished at 12:02 GMT

    Mohammed Maneer Khan, 38, is charged with the murders of Duaine Mills and Syed Zain Ali on 19 September.

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  6. Wicked actor recalls 'magical' time on setpublished at 11:56 GMT

    Demitri Lampra appears alongside Ariana Grande in the new movie and invited her for a glass of wine.

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  7. New mobile blood collection team for regionpublished at 11:25 GMT

    Appointments across the West Midlands can now be booked online, with more than 430 slots available to book each week.

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  8. Medieval bridge set for £5m repairs damaged againpublished at 11:05 GMT

    Two coping stones and a "number of bricks" are dislodged following Storm Claudia.

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  9. Anti-theft devices handed out to shopperspublished at 10:12 GMT

    Coventry's Business Improvement District group says Christmas is a time when thieves are prevalent.

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  10. Stoke boss Robins signs new contract published at 10:02 GMT

    Mark Robins signs a new three-and-a-half-year contract as manager of Stoke City.

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  11. MP renews calls to get station reopenedpublished at 09:36 GMT

    The station closed in 1968 and Jodie Gosling says reopening it could bring big benefits to the area.

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  12. Flights between Inverness and Birmingham to returnpublished at 09:28 GMT

    Easyjet will start running flights between Inverness and Birmingham in March next year.

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  13. Care home rated inadequate after safety concernspublished at 07:39 GMT

    The CQC is aware of four breaches of regulation that has resulted in the negative rating.

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  14. 'After my comedy gigs, women shared their hair-pulling stories too'published at 06:53 GMT

    Jo used to make jokes on stage about her disorder, which first started at the age of 11.

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  15. Battery storage plan next to old power stationpublished at 06:52 GMT

    The energy storage system could be in place for 50 years if farmland plans are approved.

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  16. NHS staff menopause clinic funded by £48k grantpublished at 06:45 GMT

    The clinic is to help improve staff wellbeing during perimenopause and the menopause.

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  17. 'Foam house' saved from collapse redevelopedpublished at 06:41 GMT

    The building dates back to the 1850s and its archway appeared in A Christmas Carol.

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  18. 'I watched my husband die several times'published at 06:35 GMT

    Libby Towers is urging others to book a heart screening as she is doing.

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  19. Police chief vows to continue knife crime crackdownpublished at 06:31 GMT

    Chief Constable Craig Guildford was speaking at the opening of a new police station in Dudley.

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  20. Police told to improve dealings with childrenpublished at 06:30 GMT

    Inspectors say West Midlands Police needs be better at gathering information from at risk children.

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