Matthew Mason paid Alex Rodda to stop him reporting their "intimate sexual relationship", a court hears.

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Mist and fog will linger through the morning and it will feel chilly. Some crisp sunshine is expected this afternoon when the mist and fog clears. High: 3C/37F.

Keep up-to-date with the latest forecast for your area via the BBC Weather website.

Persistent fog could cause some travel disruption across parts of the West Midlands this morning, the Met Office is warning. , external

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A yellow warning for fog is in place until 11:00.

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Plans for a car park were approved during the early stages of the coronavirus lockdown.

Police described the killing as an "appalling, senseless attack on an innocent young man".

The Tamworth dancer had part of her lower limb attached backwards to have a prosthetic fitted.

Two "wonderful" eastern pygmy marmosets, the world's smallest species of monkey, are born at Chester Zoo.

Nicholas Pointon used police computers to find a woman he had been in a crash with, the watchdog says.

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BBC Midlands Today

It's expected to be a cloudy and cold day with some rain that could turn into sleet later and highs of 5C (41F).

The rare first edition had been destined for a 50p box at a car boot sale in Blackpool.

Joseph Hopkins, 78, sexually assaulted a boy while working in the 1990s, police say.

A list of 53 vaccine hubs in England has been released by the NHS.

They will help coordinate the delivery of jabs in their areas, with vaccinations for the most vulnerable set to begin next week.

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A further list of sites which will store and administer the Pfizer-BioNTech vaccine during the first phase will be published later, it said.

Across the West Midlands they include:

• University Hospitals Birmingham NHS Foundation Trust
• University Hospital Coventry & Warwickshire
• Shrewsbury and Telford NHS Trust
• University Hospitals of North Midlands NHS Trust
• Walsall Healthcare NHS Trust
• Worcestershire Acute Hospitals NHS Trust

The Pfizer-BioNTech vaccine, the first to be approved by the MHRA medicines regulator, needs to be stored at -70C and hospitals already have the facilities to ensure that.

Local Democracy Reporting Service

A three year ban on barbeques, fires and sky lanterns could be introduced on the Staffordshire Moorlands.

Staffordshire Moorlands District Council wants to introduce a Public Spaces Protection Order to enforce the ban and its cabinet agreed on Tuesday to consult on the idea.

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A report to Tuesday’s meeting said the majority of fires on the moorland were started by arson, discarded cigarettes, barbecues and campfires.

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BBC Midlands Today

It looks set to be an unsettled day with showery outbreaks of rain for many areas and highs of 5°C 41°F).

The Walsall Junior Youth League decided not to resume games despite the end of lockdown.

A committee of councillors has recommended Stoke-on-Trent councillor Jackie Barnes be reprimanded

Stoke-on-Trent has the highest Covid-19 rate in the West Midlands.

Depending on where you are in the West Midlands, you're either waking up in a tier two or a tier three area this morning.

The Shropshire, Telford, Herefordshire, Worcestershire and East Cheshire local authority areas have left lockdown under tier two restrictions.

All the other parts of the West Midlands, including Warwickshire, which had previously been in tier one, are now under tier three restrictions.

Temperatures should stay above freezing, but not by much.

And we could have a few showers later too.

Tonight it will remain cold and tomorrow we're expecting more showers.

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