Summary

  • Updates for Monday 9 February 2015

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

  1. Goodbyepublished at 18:00 GMT 9 February 2015

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

  2. Overnight forecastpublished at 17:51 GMT 9 February 2015

    Mel Coles
    BBC Weather

    There will be plenty of clear spells at first tonight and it will be dry with just a light breeze.

    Mel Coles

    Cloud will increase through the evening generally keeping temperatures from falling below freezing.

    However, where there are clear spells localised patches of frost and fog are possible with a low of 1C (34F).

  3. BBC One at 18:30published at 17:44 GMT 9 February 2015

    Nick Owen
    Presenter, Midlands Today

    One of the big talking points on BBC Midlands Today tonight is youngsters on social media.

    We have some frightening statistics about the number of young people who say they are signed up to websites that aren't meant for their age groups, while others admit to having been unkind to others online.

    Join us for the latest at 18:30 on BBC One in the Midlands.

  4. Life before the Premier Leaguepublished at 17:34 GMT 9 February 2015

    Andrew Dawkins
    BBC News Online

    I've written a feature comparing football today with how things were before the arrival of the Premier League.

    Asa HartfordImage source, Getty Images

    One West Brom supporter fondly recalls Baggies star Asa Hartford (pictured) cheerily catching a bus home after helping his side overcome Man Utd 6-3 in the league.

    So were things better then or are we looking back through rose-tinted spectacles?

  5. Two charged after car salesman draggedpublished at 17:31 GMT 9 February 2015

    A man and a woman have been charged with trying to steal a motor vehicle from a car dealership in Stourbridge.

    A salesman was dragged along the floor, external as he attempted to stop the car from being stolen on Thursday.

  6. Walsall will improve me: Hiwulapublished at 17:25 GMT 9 February 2015

    BBC Sport

    Man City striker Jordy Hiwula believes his loan spell at Walsall will help him develop into a better player.

    Jordy HiwulaImage source, Empics

    The 20-year-old, who has joined the Saddlers for a month, scored on his debut at Doncaster on Saturday.

  7. The schools getting government fundspublished at 17:21 GMT 9 February 2015

    Here's a full list of the 18 Birmingham and Black Country school that will be rebuilt or refurbished using money from a new government fund.

    Schools infographic

    You can read more about the Department for Education's Priority School Building programme here, external.

  8. Terriers v Wolvespublished at 17:17 GMT 9 February 2015

    Mike Taylor
    BBC WM Sport

    Kenny Jackett says there are no new injuries in his squad in advance of tomorrow's game at Huddersfield.

    Scott Golbourne is still troubled by his foot injury but was on the bench on Saturday. Carl Ikeme is out with a broken foot.

  9. Long delays on M6published at 17:12 GMT 9 February 2015

    Highways Agency tweets, external: Long delays developing due to broken down HGV within J10 of #M6 s/b. Recovery on the way. We're trying to get it moved as soon as we can.

  10. Teen convicted of abducting babypublished at 17:05 GMT 9 February 2015

    BBC WM

    A teenage girl from Birmingham has been convicted of abducting a baby days after befriending his father on Facebook.

    The 17-year-old, who cannot be identified due to her age, convinced him to let her stay at his home.

    She'd denied taking the child after encouraging the man "to take his time" when he went out to buy food. The teen also admitted abducting another child will be sentenced at a later date.

  11. News on the hourpublished at 16:55 GMT 9 February 2015

    Rob Mayor
    Journalist, BBC WM

    In the 17:00 news bulletin: The head teacher of a school in Sandwell say they're devastated at missing out on funding to fix dilapidated buildings.

  12. HSBC tax scandalpublished at 16:47 GMT 9 February 2015

    House of Commons
    Parliament

    Birmingham Ladywood MP and shadow Treasury minister Shabana Mahmood has told MPs many questions still remained unanswered about the HSBC tax scandal.

    Shabana Mahmood

    She said: "The financial secretary's remarks thus far today simply don't go far enough.

    "We need much more detail from him as to what the government had been up to since they were made aware of this information - and why they have apparently failed to act over such serious allegations."

  13. In pictures: Bafta glamourpublished at 16:35 GMT 9 February 2015

    Birmingham actress Felicity Jones features in a BBC News photo gallery of last night's Bafta Film Awards.

    Felicity JonesImage source, Getty Images

    Jones had been nominated in the Best Actress category for her role in the Stephen Hawking biopic The Theory Of Everything but lost out to Julianne Moore.

  14. Damaged cargo ship emptied of carspublished at 16:27 GMT 9 February 2015

    More than 1,400 cars have been taken off a cargo ship that was stranded in the Solent for 19 days.

    Hoegh OsakaImage source, Getty Images

    The Hoegh Osaka, which had been listing at roughly 50 degrees, was run aground after developing problems on 3 January.

    It was carrying more than £60m worth of Jaguar Land Rover, Hyundai and Mini cars, as well as JCB vehicles.

  15. Shot policeman has eye removedpublished at 16:18 GMT 9 February 2015

    Express and Star

    A police officer who was shot twice in the face while on duty in Staffordshire has now had his eye removed, external and has posted an online video about his road to recovery.

  16. Council house revamp planpublished at 16:09 GMT 9 February 2015

    Birmingham City Council is planning to spend £58m upgrading its council homes, external.

    The proposal, which would see up to 6,200 properties owned by the authority given new kitchens, bathrooms, central heating, windows and doors over the next 12 months, looks likely to be approved at a meeting next week.

  17. News on the hourpublished at 15:55 GMT 9 February 2015

    Rob Mayor
    Journalist, BBC WM

    In the 16:00 news bulletin: Eighteen schools in Birmingham and the Black Country are to be repaired or rebuilt as part of a £2bn project.

  18. Last of a kindpublished at 15:41 GMT 9 February 2015

    Patrick Burns
    Political editor, Midlands

    Treasure the moment because there will not be many more genuinely coalition-style events like this before May's election.

    With Conservative and Liberal Democrat partners increasingly distancing themselves from one another in the run-up to polling, today's announcement of funding for school rebuilding and refurbishment projects, external is one of the last of a kind.