Summary

  • Updates on Friday 12 November

  1. D-Day veteran, 102, to captain JLR marathon teampublished at 06:11 GMT 28 October

    Honorary team captain and D-Day veteran Jack Mortimer, who is 102, will support team over 26.2-mile race

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  2. City basketball courts see £600k transformationpublished at 06:09 GMT 28 October

    The funding aimed to improve grassroots facilities and boost participation in the sport.

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  3. Fears over Jewellery Quarter workshops sell-offpublished at 06:08 GMT 28 October

    The freehold for a terrace of businesses in Vyse Street has been put up for sale by the city council.

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  4. Doctors honoured for excellent end-of-life carepublished at 21:40 GMT 27 October

    Lea Road Medical Practice, Dr Mona Sidhu and Dr Amy Thompson are recognised for their care.

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  5. Home secretary appeal over racially aggravated rapepublished at 21:23 GMT 27 October

    Shabana Mahmood calls the attack in the Park Hall area on Saturday night a "horrific crime".

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  6. Plans submitted to demolish out of use churchpublished at 17:39 GMT 27 October

    Church leaders say it should be closed permanently and knocked down.

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  7. Tribute to shooting victim dad 'who had big heart'published at 17:24 GMT 27 October

    Jermaine Smith's mother says everyone "who knew him loved him" after the shooting early on Saturday.

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  8. GP waiting times are appalling - MPpublished at 17:20 GMT 27 October

    Helen Morgan MP is calling on the government to introduce an emergency package to save GPs.

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  9. Man convicted over infecting other person with HIVpublished at 17:06 GMT 27 October

    Luke Davis, found guilty of GBH, is due to be sentenced in January.

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  10. King Charles visits cathedral and LGBT memorialpublished at 16:53 GMT 27 October

    Crowds of people greet the King who visited Staffordshire for two official engagements.

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  11. Border force officer charged after heroin seizedpublished at 16:26 GMT 27 October

    Syed Shah, 39, of Hodge Hill in Birmingham, is one of three people arrested after the seizure.

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  12. Bin agency workers to vote on strike actionpublished at 16:12 GMT 27 October

    Unite claims agency workers deal with "unsustainable" work loads and a "bullying workplace culture".

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  13. £70m upgrades complete at railway depotpublished at 15:51 GMT 27 October

    Tyseley's depot employs over 200 staff members from the local area including 130 technicians.

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  14. Italian deli owners feel 'violated' after break-inpublished at 15:26 GMT 27 October

    Ciaro's Italian on Gas Street was broken into in the early hours of 21 October.

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  15. Reward of up to £20k offered over double shootingpublished at 15:03 GMT 27 October

    Crimestoppers is offering the reward for info leading to the conviction of those behind a fatal attack.

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  16. Hoard thief back in jail for not repaying profitspublished at 14:59 GMT 27 October

    George Powell failed to repay £600,000, his share of the treasure found in a Herefordshire field.

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  17. Crossroads' Tony Adams remembered as 'a joy'published at 13:50 GMT 27 October

    The actor, who played Adam Chance on the ITV soap, has died at the age of 84.

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  18. Game time 'massive' for Crewe hat-trick hero Tezgelpublished at 13:40 GMT 27 October

    Striker Emre Tezgel says his game time with Crewe Alexandra is "massive" for his development on loan from Stoke City.

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  19. Man tasered and arrested after police cars rammedpublished at 13:36 GMT 27 October

    Police say the man remains in custody after the arrest on Sunday morning.

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  20. Joan Armatrading composes 'love letter' to Birminghampublished at 13:13 GMT 27 October

    Songwriter Joan Armatrading composes the classical work Homeland in honour of Birmingham to be performed in December.

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