Summary

  • Updates on Friday 12 November

  1. 'Building site issues since 2019 had an impact'published at 06:06 BST 8 October

    Glen Ager says the noise and dust problems from the Coventry housing site must be addressed.

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  2. Thousands set to attend engineering design eventpublished at 06:01 BST 8 October

    The Engineering Design Show in Coventry is due to feature more than 220 exhibitors.

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  3. From deadly diseases to royal visits - the photos showing a hospital's 130 yearspublished at 05:56 BST 8 October

    A exhibition marks Heartlands Hospital's history in Birmingham, starting in 1895.

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  4. Scammers using AI to lure shoppers to fake businessespublished at 05:53 BST 8 October

    Foreign firms use AI-generated images and false back stories to pose as family-run UK businesses.

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  5. Lack of integration leads to dark place, Jenrick says after row over commentspublished at 22:27 BST 7 October

    The shadow justice secretary is accused of racism after saying the Handsworth area was one of the "worst-integrated".

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  6. Attempted murder arrest after man injured in shootingpublished at 19:56 BST 7 October

    A 24-year-old man is in custody, the fourth to be arrested in connection with last month's shooting.

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  7. Man guilty of stalking TV presenter Myleene Klasspublished at 19:30 BST 7 October

    Peter Windsor sent unwanted gifts including a gun to Ms Klass and fellow presenter Katie Breathwick.

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  8. Former anti-corruption officer denies misconductpublished at 19:06 BST 7 October

    A misconduct hearing for ex-Warwickshire Police sergeant Paul Whitehurst, hears he stalked a woman.

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  9. Pub landlord plans 14 gigs in 14 venues with bandpublished at 18:08 BST 7 October

    David Danby, who runs The Vine in Tutbury, is fundraising with his band Last of the Summer Vines.

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  10. Boys arrested as pub damaged in suspected arsonpublished at 16:29 BST 7 October

    The fire starts in the roof of the building which has been permanently closed since the summer.

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  11. Murder charge after man kidnapped and killedpublished at 16:20 BST 7 October

    Tobiasz Kozlowski, 38, from Liverpool, is accused of the murder of Tomasz Samel, in 2019.

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  12. Woman kicked unconscious during towpath robberypublished at 16:08 BST 7 October

    The victim says she was approached in Kidderminster by two boys in dark clothing on mountain bikes.

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  13. 'You don't have to be white to be English'published at 16:00 BST 7 October

    Residents of Handsworth respond to shadow justice secretary Robert Jenrick's scathing review.

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  14. No new date for storm-hit endurance hikepublished at 15:29 BST 7 October

    The 24-hour Longmynd Hike will return in 2026, after organisers could not find a new date for this year's event.

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  15. Birmingham and Ipswich fined by FA over meleepublished at 15:28 BST 7 October

    Birmingham City are fined £100,000 and Ipswich Town £24,000 by the FA for failing to control their players in the 1-1 draw at St Andrew's in August.

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  16. Cat charity launches shelter roof appealpublished at 14:24 BST 7 October

    The charity says one of its buildings needs fixing urgently, but it could be expensive.

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  17. 'To say Coventry are flying is an understatement'published at 13:51 BST 7 October

    BBC Sport journalist and Sky Blues podcast member Katie Stafford on Coventry fans' reaction to their unbeaten and table-topping start to the season.

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  18. Parents fined as daughter absent nearly 200 timespublished at 13:28 BST 7 October

    A mum and dad have been fined, despite spending up to £70 per week trying to get daughter to school, a court heard.

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  19. Plans for Lidl and homes on old abattoir approvedpublished at 12:55 BST 7 October

    The site on Birmingham New Road and Parkfield Road will include a supermarket, a 110-space car park, and a mix of up to 17 one-to-four-bed homes.

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  20. Four Labour councillors resign from partypublished at 12:32 BST 7 October

    Councillors Amar Khan, Mohammed Idrees, Chaman Lal and Rinkal Shergill resigned on Monday.

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