Summary

  • Updates for Monday 15 December 2014

  • More news, sport, travel and weather from 08:00 on Tuesday

  1. Good eveningpublished at 18:00 GMT 15 December 2014

    Local Live has finished for the day. We will be back with more news, sport, travel and weather from 08:00 on Tuesday.

  2. A chilly night aheadpublished at 17:50 GMT 15 December 2014

    Sara Blizzard
    Weather Presenter, BBC Midlands Today

    It was nice to see some brighter skies earlier but we are starting to see some showers now. It's going to be quite a chilly night with a chance of ice on untreated surfaces.

    Lows of 3C (37F) are expected. More information about the next few days is here.

  3. Coming up on TVpublished at 17:40 GMT 15 December 2014

    Nick Owen
    Presenter, Midlands Today

    West Midlands Ambulance Service said it received a record number of 999 calls over the weekend - close to what's normally expected on New Year's Eve.

    Problems at A&E units across the region meant crews were often delayed in handing over patients, the service said.

    Tune in to Midlands Today on BBC One at 18:30, when we'll be live from the service's headquarters.

  4. Berahino contract talks haltedpublished at 17:28 GMT 15 December 2014

    Express and Star

    Boss Alan Irvine insists Saido Berahino has a big future at West Brom despite the club placing contract talks with him on hold, external.

    West Brom's Saido BerahinoImage source, BBC Sport
  5. New signing for Brummiespublished at 17:24 GMT 15 December 2014

    BBC WM Sport

    Birmingham Brummies have announced Tom Perry as their third signing for 2015 after he couldn't fit into Cradley Heathens' team plans.

  6. Abortion revelation under investigationpublished at 17:21 GMT 15 December 2014

    Alex Homer
    BBC Local Live

    A possible trigger for the fatal attack on Natasha Trevis mentioned in the court case, that a social worker had let slip to Oakes that Miss Trevis had an abortion, was "still under investigation", the review said.

    "The case highlights the need for a full understanding by professionals of the importance of handling information safely in cases of domestic violence throughout the process of working with a woman and her children," the report said.

  7. Playing for Blues 'means everything'published at 17:17 GMT 15 December 2014

    Ged Scott
    BBC Sport

    Birmingham City teenage forward Demarai Gray is keen to build on the feeling of local pride he got from registering his first professional hat-trick.

    Birmingham City forward Demarai GrayImage source, Empics
  8. Travel problemspublished at 17:02 GMT 15 December 2014

    A lane's shut on the M6 northbound between J9 and 10 because of a broken down vehicle.

    Meanwhile, the impact of a damaged manhole cover is still being felt on the A4123 Wolverhampton Road in Oldbury, even though it happened earlier and all lanes have since been reopened.

    There is queuing traffic there still, warns BBC Travel.

  9. News on the hourpublished at 16:57 GMT 15 December 2014

    Rebecca Hume
    Journalist, BBC WM

    A man released from jail on GPS-assisted tagging has gone back to prison after the satellite-linked tag proved he committed a spate of seven burglaries.

    More on this and other stories in the news at 17:00.

  10. New name for Paradise Circus developmentpublished at 16:44 GMT 15 December 2014

    Birmingham Post

    The planned £500 million Paradise Circus development in Birmingham city centre has been rebranded to simply "Paradise", external as developers confirm that work will start on January 5.

  11. Ties with Pannu cutpublished at 16:38 GMT 15 December 2014

    Nick Clitheroe
    Sports editor, BBC Midlands Today

    After Peter Pannu's resignation from Birmingham City football club and PLC last week, parent company Birmingham International Holdings Limited say he's been removed from their board.

  12. Information 'not shared' with familypublished at 16:21 GMT 15 December 2014

    Alex Homer
    BBC Local Live

    The review into the death of Natasha Trevis, external revealed her family members were unaware that her murderer, Junior Saleem Oakes, had a history of domestic violence and a previous partner and child.

    "The family expressed the view that if that information had been explained to the victim, it might have assisted her to make a more informed decision about her relationship with him, thus preventing some of what had happened," the review said.

    "They were surprised that the agencies involved with the victim had been aware of the same information all along, yet had not shared some of it with the extended family."

  13. Cannabis farms discoveredpublished at 16:11 GMT 15 December 2014

    Two cannabis factories have been discovered and dismantled by police in Perry Barr and Oscott, according to a tweet, external by officers.

    The factories being dismantledImage source, @PerrybarrNPT
  14. News on the hourpublished at 15:54 GMT 15 December 2014

    Rebecca Hume
    Journalist, BBC WM

    Our top local story: Opportunities were missed to stop a violent Birmingham man from stabbing his partner more than 20 times as they travelled in a taxi.

    Tune into our 16:00 bulletin for more on this and other stories.

  15. Hospital treats Ukrainian soldierspublished at 15:40 GMT 15 December 2014

    Andrew Dawkins
    BBC News

    The first of five badly-wounded Ukrainian soldiers has arrived in Birmingham for UK-funded medical treatment, the Foreign Office said.

    Queen Elizabeth Hospital in Birmingham

    Staff at the Queen Elizabeth Hospital are performing reconstruction surgery for severe wounds sustained in the battle against pro-Russian rebels.

  16. Fundraising covered new wheelchairpublished at 15:25 GMT 15 December 2014

    Royal Sutton Coldfield Observer

    A teenager from Erdington who has a condition which limits the use of her legs has been given a new state-of-the-art wheelchair, external thanks to generous fundraising efforts.

  17. River Rea rescuepublished at 15:11 GMT 15 December 2014

    Birmingham Mail

    A distressed woman who fell 10ft down an embankment into a Birmingham river was plucked clear by firefighters, external who feared she would be swept away.

  18. News on the hourpublished at 15:01 GMT 15 December 2014

    Rebecca Hume
    Journalist, BBC WM

    Coming up in the news bulletin on BBC WM shortly: we hear from the chairman of the review body that found a mother's murder could have been prevented.

  19. Warning over legal highspublished at 14:48 GMT 15 December 2014

    Alex Homer
    BBC Local Live

    Revellers in Birmingham are "are really playing Russian Roulette with their lives" if they take so-called legal highs, according to an expert.

    National figures show the number of deaths associated with the use of "legal highs" (or new psychoactive substances) increased by nearly eight times from 12 in 2009 to 97 in 2012.

    Birmingham Public Health substance misuse expert Ricky Bhandal warned users off the substances, external over the Christmas season.