Your West Midlands Questions answeredpublished at 14:21 Greenwich Mean Time 2 December 2016
All week you have been using Your Questions to ask about the West Midlands. Here are some of our answers.
Read MoreCouncil tax rise planned in Staffordshire Moorlands
Parents thanked for loyalty to formaldehyde-affected school
Boy, 13, suffers burns 'carrying boiling water' at rugby club
Controversial road scheme to be scrapped
Train delays as lines blocked north of Stafford
Updates on Friday 2 December
Allen Cook
All week you have been using Your Questions to ask about the West Midlands. Here are some of our answers.
Read MoreAllen Cook
BBC Local Live
A boy,13, has been taken to hospital after being scalded by boiling water in an accident at Lichfield Rugby Club, the fire service says.
Staffordshire Fire and Rescue Service says crews were called to the club on Tamworth Road just before 21:00.
They say the boy had suffered burns to his front and torso and they believe he slipped as he was carrying boiling water across the kitchen at the site.
Paramedics gave him first aid and he was taken to Birmingham Children's Hospital, the fire service says.
I've approached Lichfield Rugby Club for any reaction and will bring you that as and when we get it.
Tim Wedgwood
BBC Local Live
A Christmas lights display on a house in Crewe's raised £17,000 for charity in the last three years.
Organiser Graham Witter says he fundraises for the Donna Louise Children's Hospice because his late, disabled sister Jessica used to get respite care there.
He says he's always decorated the house at Christmas because she "loved colours, lights and sound".
The hospice says it's used some of the money to fund new lighting equipment in the refurbished sensory room.
An elderly Nantwich man says he was conned out of £350 cash by rogue traders, external for "thinning out" a small holly tree.
BBC Midlands Today
On Midlands Today this lunchtime - as the battles continues in Syria, refugees from the war there are planning a special dinner to thank people who've helped them start new lives here.
One city in our region has had more Syrians settle in their area than any other UK city - now, some of those who've benefited want to say thanks.
We'll have the full story from 13:30 on BBC One.
Peter Plisner
BBC Midlands Today
More emergency refuge areas could be added to motorways around the Midlands, where the hard shoulders have been converted into traffic lanes.
The section of the M6 between junctions 13 and 10a has already been converted to a "smart motorway" with the hard shoulder becoming a permanent lane, known as "all-lane running" .
However the overall scheme has been criticised by MPs because of a lack of places to stop.
Now Jim O'Sullivan from Highways England says they are looking again at whether more lay-bys are needed in some places.
Chris King
Reporter, BBC Radio Stoke
An inquest into the death of a two-year-old girl from Stoke-on-Trent has been opened and adjourned by the coroner.
The body of Macy Hogan was discovered at a house on Packett Street in Fenton in October.
Her mother, Cody-Anne Jackson, 19, from Packett Street, has been charged with her murder.
She appeared at Stafford Crown Court last month and was remanded into custody.
The inquest has been adjourned until April.
A road is shut in Nantwich because the level crossing has failed, police say.
It's on Wellington Road.
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Lee Thomas
Newsreader, BBC Radio Stoke
Here's a round-up of our main headlines this lunchtime:
- A primary school that has been shut since October 2015 after high levels of formaldehyde were discovered will reopen to pupils in the new year, external
- More emergency refuge areas could be added to motorways around the Midlands, where the hard shoulders have been converted into traffic lanes
- Stoke City's England goalkeeper Jack Butland is ready to make a delayed return after eight months out following surgery to repair a fractured ankle
Phil McCann
Cheshire Political Reporter, BBC News
The former Crewe and Nantwich Borough Council leader Brian Silvester has conceded defeat, external after ending in third place for UKIP in a by-election in Crewe, won by Labour.
He's congratulated Labour's Natasha Maroni, external, who polled 736 votes in the Crewe West ward election, external - Conservative Steven Edgar came second.
Alex Hamilton
BBC Weather
You can also keep up-to-date on the latest forecasts for Staffordshire or Cheshire on the BBC Weather website.
Rugby player Tom Beck is today fighting for his life in hospital after being injured outside , externala town centre bar.
BBC Travel
There's been an accident on the A52 Swinscoe Hill in Swinscoe, Staffordshire at the Townend Lane junction.
Matt Sandoz
Stoke City commentator, BBC Radio Stoke
The Stoke City boss Mark Hughes has told reporters at this morning's press conference that Jack Butland's returning to action today.
Butland has not played a competitive match for the club since breaking his ankle on England duty in March.
Quote MessageJack Butland is playing for the U23s this evening at Reading, so we hope that goes well for him. The major doubt for tomorrow is Ryan Shawcross - he is still troubled by his calf. We will see how he is today."
Mark Hughes, Stoke City manager
Lucy King
News Editor, BBC Radio Stoke
You've been writing your tributes and thoughts on the BBC Radio Stoke Facebook page at the news that the Fawlty Towers star Andrew Sachs has died aged 86.
The actor, who played hapless Spanish waiter Manuel in the BBC sitcom, died on 23 November and was buried on Thursday, his wife Melody said in an interview in the Daily Mail, external.
On the Facebook page, Les Brigham says, external he was an "amazing actor" and David Coupe added:, external "What a loss. So funny."
His wife told the Daily Mail he'd been diagnosed with dementia four years ago and Richard Hewitt posted, external: "So sad to see such a fine man fall to dementia".
Lee Blakeman
Newsreader, BBC Radio Stoke
Here are some of the stories we're looking at this morning:
- A teenager from Stoke-on-Trent tells BBC Radio Stoke how she was the victim of attempted sexual grooming online
- A primary school that has been shut since October 2015 after high levels of formaldehyde were discovered will reopen to pupils in the new year, external
- Two schools and houses in part of Nantwich are without electricity this morning after a power cut, external, Nantwich Police say
Allen Cook
BBC Local Live
A primary school that has been shut since October 2015 after high levels of formaldehyde were discovered will reopen to pupils in the new year.
About 20 pupils fell ill at Flash Ley Community Primary School and Nursery in Stafford amid reports of a mystery smell.
An investigation concluded that work to floor ducts last summer led to high levels of the chemical, Staffordshire County Council said.
Now the authority says work's been carried out to make the site safe and most classrooms are now finished and ready for pupils.
They say Flash Ley will reopen to pupils and staff on 6 January.
Two schools and houses in part of Nantwich are without electricity this morning after a power cut, Nantwich Police say.
SP Energy Networks say engineers are on the way to investigate, external.
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Owen Phillips
BBC Sport Online
Stoke-on-Trent's Liam Highfield and Tamworth's David Gilbert are both out of snooker's UK Championship.
Highfield, ranked world number 106, gave a spirited challenge to two-time champion Mark Williams before losing 6-5.
Meanwhile Gilbert lost 6-2 to Wales' Jamie Jones.
Emma Thomas
Journalist, BBC Radio Stoke
A teenager from Stoke-on-Trent has told BBC Radio Stoke how she was the victim of attempted sexual grooming online.
Amelia's mother contacted Staffordshire Police after someone approached the 13-year-old on social media, asking for intimate photographs of her body.
Her family are now calling for parents to be educated on the dangers children face on the internet.
Staffordshire Police say children should be told never to send a photo of themselves, external to someone they've met online.
Quote MessageThey were making out they were my friend, saying that I had a nice profile picture and I thought they were my friend. Then it started escalating to something worse. They said did I want to come over - I didn't even know who they were."
Amelia, Stoke-on-Trent teenager