A baby whose heart stopped for eight minutes has stunned medics to make a full recovery.

Stephanie Barnard
BBC Local Live

If you're anything like me, you're already looking forward to this weekend's Olympic action, especially those events involving local competitors such as Birchfield Harrier Matthew Hudson-Smith who is due to run in the men's 4x400m team relay on Saturday.

Then there's a pair of West Midlanders for Team GB's women's hockey squad - who battle it out for gold in tonight's final.

But what about the lesser-spotted oddities of the Games?

BBC News takes a look at the quirkier side of competition, from "bored-looking" lifeguards overseeing green pools to a ban on "toilet fishing". And if that's not enough, take a look at the headline above- talk about a close shave, or not, as the case may be.

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Tom Turrell
BBC Midlands Today

Some of the items stolen from police forces in the West Midlands have been recovered over the past five years. 

When thieves made off with a blue flashing lamp, officers in Warwickshire managed to get it back. 

But cops in our region haven't always been so lucky. When four horses were pinched from West Mercia Police the thieves got away scot-free. 

Whether items were retrieved or not, some people are already asking whether the boys and girls in blue need to be a little more careful with their own property. 

Tom Turrell
BBC Midlands Today

Handcuffs, emergency vehicles and more than a £100,000 in cash - all items stolen from the police in our region in the last few years. 

The figures were released as part of a Freedom of Information request and the items were taken from both individual officers on the beat and police stations. 

We'll have a fuller look at what's been taken, from which force and reaction to the news, on Midlands Today from 13:30 on BBC One.

Alexandra Hamilton
BBC Weather

An early yellow weather warning for wind has been issued for Saturday., external

The Met Office says there may be gusts of 40-45mph which have the potential to cause disruption to travel and outdoor activities.

Tom Turrell
BBC Midlands Today

Nine bikes from the West Midlands force, a sat nav in West Merica and a lap top in Staffordshire are among the items stolen from police across the region. They are bound to raise an eyebrow among many. 

Their value ranges from a few pounds to tens of thousands of pounds. "But," I hear you ask, "how on earth could all this property go missing from under the noses of officers?" 

In the case of the £113,000 stolen from within the bowels of the Warwickshire force HQ, the answer is, despite a court hearing, nobody knows.

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You can see more on this story on Midlands Today, BBC One, at 13:30 and 18:30.

Emergency vehicles, dustbins, horses, a barbeque and garden gates are just a few of the items to be stolen from West Mercia Police.

The items were all taken from officers on the beat or from police stations, according to data obtained by a BBC freedom of information request.

In all, police forces in the West Midlands had more than £100,000 in cash stolen in the last five years.    

Items stolen from other forces in the region include cannabis plants, handcuffs and laptops.

Nick Owen
Presenter, BBC Midlands Today

Today, the waiting was finally over for thousands of A-level students and their families across the West Midlands, who learned their results.

Overall the pass rate for the region was slightly down on last year, although 97.9% of students still passed with an A* to E grade. 

We'll be looking at the help now being given to students through clearing at universities and how it's been an emotional day for so many, on Midlands Today from 18:30 on BBC One.

Part of the River Teme has become so dry the Environment Agency has had to rescue over 100 salmon and more than 25 trout.

Image source, Dave Throup

The fish have been moved downstream, beyond the point where the Teme merges with the River Clun.

Image source, Dave Throup

A similar operation, to rescue more than 100 fish, took place last month.

Stephanie Barnard
BBC Local Live

A dog was coaxed away from a roof after it managed to get out while its owners were away.

Firefighters and an animal rescue charity, external went to the house in Hollywood in Bromsgrove yesterday after the dog sitter spotted the family pet hanging out on the roof.

Here's the moment the dog was rescued... which was followed by a well deserved applause!

Stephanie Barnard
BBC Local Live

A dog was rescued from the roof of a house after climbing out of a velux window while her owners were on holiday.

Wythall Animal Sanctuary was contacted by a concerned pet sitter after the eight-year-old dog, external Springer Spaniel called Millie got stuck on the roof of a house in Hollywood in Bromsgrove.

The dog's owners were due back on holiday that same day and "as you can imagine were rather surprised at seeing a picture of their dog sat on their roof when they had just stepped off a plane," say the charity. 

Image source, Wythall Animal Sanctuary

Image source, Wythall Animal Sanctuary

Four people are arrested in connection with the death of Christian Bagley, who was stabbed to death on Father's Day.

Elizabeth Glinka
BBC Midlands Today

On Midlands Today this lunchtime, the university admissions service UCAS says a record number of students have been offered places on courses.

It comes as thousands of teenagers across the West Midlands receive their A-level results.  

The number of offers are up by 3% compared with last year - we'll have more from 13:30 on BBC One.

A tree hunter is hoping to help create a tree trail in Shropshire and Herefordshire.

Mahela Jayawardene's century leads Somerset to a nine-wicket victory over Worcestershire in the One-Day Cup quarter-final.

Severn Trent Water has apologised to residents in Redditch who were left without water for several hours after a water main burst.

The water company says it worked through the night to repair the pipe close to the A4189. 

A handful of customers are still affected.

BBC Business News

The West Midlands was one of only two regions in the UK to see unemployment rise between April and June, official figures indicate.

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Across the UK the total fell by 52,000 to 1.64 million - in the West Midlands it increased by 18,000 to 173,000, external compared with January to March. 

The only other region to see unemployment rise was London where it rose by 7,000 people.

Birmingham MP Gisela Stuart is to chair an inquiry into the rights of EU migrants living in the UK, but how will the immigration issue be tackled?

BBC Midlands Today

Some homes in Redditch were left without water for several hours last night after a water main burst close to the A4189. 

Severn Trent Water has apologised to customers and says only a handful are affected this morning.

Police arrest two more people in an investigation into alleged animal cruelty at a kennel in Herefordshire.