Midlands Live: Breaking news and local stories
Listen live to your BBC local radio station: Radio WM, BBC CWR, Radio Hereford and Worcester, Radio Shropshire and Radio Stoke
Listen live to your BBC local radio station: Radio WM, BBC CWR, Radio Hereford and Worcester, Radio Shropshire and Radio Stoke
Live Reporting
All times stated are UK
Video caption: Ashley Cain urges men dealing with depression to 'talk about it'Ashley Cain urges men dealing with depression to 'talk about it' 
Video caption: Girl, 13, raises £26k for Alder Hey hospital in promise to sisterGirl, 13, raises £26k for Alder Hey hospital in promise to sister Video caption: Girl, 13, raises £26k for Alder Hey hospital in promise to sisterGirl, 13, raises £26k for Alder Hey hospital in promise to sister 
Video caption: Illegal cigarettes hidden in Rugby drainIllegal cigarettes hidden in Rugby drain 
Birmingham City CouncilCopyright: Birmingham City Council 
Shropshire Fire and Rescue ServiceCopyright: Shropshire Fire and Rescue Service
Latest PostAshley Cain opens up about his daughter's death
Video content
Ashley Cain urges men dealing with depression to "talk about it" after the loss of his eight-month-old daughter to leukaemia.
Midlands Live: Breaking news and local stories
The latest news, sport, travel and weather from across the West Midlands and south Cheshire.
Catch upWoakes helps Bears fight back in Leeds
England's Chris Woakes takes 3-40 on his first Championship start in three years as Warwickshire fight back against Yorkshire.
Read moreCarter helps Brighton thrash Birmingham
Danielle Carter scores her first goal for Brighton to help Hope Powell's side cruise to a 5-0 victory at Birmingham City.
Read moreHunt for man suspected of stabbing and kidnap
Lee Martin is also suspected of being involved in the theft of three cars and a burglary.
Read moreMemorial to Sikh soldiers is unveiled
The statue, installed on Well Lane in Willenhall, commemorates the the 1897 Battle of Saragarhi.
Read moreBusinessman 'devastated' by industrial fire
Adam Woodhouse says his business was destroyed when a fire spread across a business park
Read moreRibbons join faith buildings in City of Culture
The installation, by artist and designer Tom Piper, uses interwoven Coventry blue ribbon.
Read moreAllen earns Villa point at West Ham
Remi Allen's late equaliser earns Aston Villa a point at West Ham in the Women's Super League.
Read moreDriver receives 19 fines from 160 miles away
Ruth Costello, from West Sussex, is receiving the fines despite never driving in Birmingham.
Read moreBritish expats struggle with Australia lockdowns
By Rebecca Woods
BBC News, West Midlands
People who left the UK to settle in Australia tell what life has been like during six lockdowns.
Read moreHogan and Bela send Birmingham fourth
A goal in each half from Scott Hogan and Jeremie Bela help Birmingham City to a comfortable win over Derby County.
Read moreGirl raises £26k for hospital in promise to sister
Video content
Jess says she wanted to support the hospital after its staff supported her through her grief.
Girl raises £26k for hospital in promise to sister
Video content
Jess says she wanted to support the hospital after its staff supported her through her grief.
MasterChef winner opens his restaurant
Stu Deeley's plans had been on hold during the pandemic.
Read moreCity moves ahead with Clean Air Zone plan
The city council is told by the government it has to cut pollution levels on a road in Fenton.
Read moreThousands of illegal cigarettes hidden in drain
Video content
If the counterfeit cigarettes were real they would have been worth about £32,800 Warwickshire County Council said.
Our coverage across the week
That's all from Midlands Live this week.
We'll be back with you on Monday morning with the usual mix of news, sport, travel and weather.
Plans for £50m Snow Hill redevelopment to be discussed
Local Democracy Reporting Service
Outline proposals are to be discussed for a £50m redevelopment of a Birmingham railway station.
The proposed overhaul of Snow Hill in the city centre is expected to help create more than 7,700 jobs.
Papers due to go before the West Midlands Combined Authority (WMCA) next week have revealed early plans for the "major" scheme.
Other transport plans due to go before the WMCA next week include a £285m maintenance project on the original Line 1 Metro route between Birmingham and Wolverhampton, and £109m interchange improvements at Sutton Coldfield and Solihull.
Proposals are set to be discussed at the West Midlands Combined Authority’s (WMCA) board meeting on 17 September.
Plastic waste fire causes £50,000 fire service overspend
Local Democracy Reporting Service
A fire in April at a Telford plastic waste site caused Shroshire's fire service to overspend by £50,000.
The Greenway Polymers site continued to smoulder for weeks afterwards, resulting on extra spending on staffing, equipment and uniforms.
Reporting to Shropshire's fire authority, the fire service said the money would be found to meet the costs from its "extreme incidents reserve".