Our coverage across the daypublished at 18:00
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Updates for Monday 11 January 2016
News, sport, travel and weather updates to resume at 08:00 on Tuesday
Our coverage across the daypublished at 18:00
Watch: Latest weather forecast for the West Midlandspublished at 17:57
We're likely to see colder temperatures and showers tonight. Lows of 2C (36F). Find out more about the rest of this evening and tomorrow.
Coming up on TV: Villa fans confront players and morepublished at 17:54
We'll be looking deeper into the confrontation between Aston Villa fans and players. Join us for more on this story and others in the Midlands Today on BBC One at 18:30.
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End of X postMP calls for Foreign Office help over terror-accused from Smethwickpublished at 17:50
Ben Godfrey
BBC Midlands TodayAn MP has called on the Foreign Office to intervene in the case of a Smethwick man detained in Portugal on suspicion of terror offences.
The Indian authorities are seeking to extradite the 52-year-old Sikh Paramjeet Singh Saini who was arrested while on holiday in Portugal over the murder of a politician six years ago.
Mr Saini had previously been granted refugee status and indefinite leave to remain in the UK, Smethwick MP John Spellar said in Parliament today as he raised the issue. His wife told me her husband was innocent and his arrest was politically motivated.
Mr Spellar told me: "If they've got a proper case, they should have all their facts together. That's why the Portugese authorities should be returning him to the UK and his family and his job.
"If the Indians have an issue they should be taking it up with the British government."
Drunk driver killed Sutton Coldfield woman after ignoring GP's warning over blackoutspublished at 17:42
Royal Sutton Coldfield ObserverA reckless driver who killed a Sutton Coldfield woman despite being told not to drive by her GP, external having suffered blackouts and blurred vision and being over the drink-drive limit has been jailed.
Image source, Sutton Coldfield ObserverStaffordshire Hoard replicas made by expertspublished at 17:34
Satnam Rana
BBC Midlands TodayThe latest technology is being used to recreate some of the treasure from the Staffordshire Anglo-Saxon hoard.
The idea behind it is to enable people to see the intricate work up close without damaging the original pieces.
I went to speak to experts from Birmingham City University's The Jewellery Industry Innovation Centre - including senior lecturer Frank Cooper and jeweller and silversmith Samantha Chilton - who are making the replicas for Birmingham Museum & Art Gallery.
Travel: Breakdown delays M6published at 17:28
BBC TravelOne lane is blocked on the M6 northbound between J5 for Castle Bromwich and J6 for the A38 (M) Aston Expressway because of a breakdown, drivers are warned.
Latest: Council progress report; Benefits Street star jailed; underground discovery extends road closurepublished at 17:14
Alex Homer
BBC Local LiveHere is a recap of some of the news stories we have been reporting on Monday:
- Birmingham City Council is making improvements under its new leader, an independent panel set up to monitor its progress has noted
- A star of TV's original Benefits Street series has been jailed for seven years for possessing live ammunition and her part in a drug-dealing operation
- A Wolverhampton road is to be shut for another year after an underground link to an old steam mill was found
Manchester City midfielder George Evans extends Walsall loanpublished at 16:55
League One promotion-contenders Walsall have extended the loan of Manchester City midfielder George Evans for a second time until 26 January.
Image source, Getty ImagesBBC WM Takeover: Handing over the airwaves to listenerspublished at 16:35
Adrian Goldberg
Presenter, BBC WMWe’ve launched the BBC WM: Takeover, a project which will see listeners take control of the radio station for one week in March.
You could become a BBC WM presenter, producer or reporter.
Watch the video to find out more or visit the website.
Steam mill demolition reveals underground void closing road for a yearpublished at 16:12
A Wolverhampton road earmarked to be the main access when the city's revamped railway station opens, will be closed to traffic for a further 12 months.
City council bosses say demolition of the former JN Miller Ltd steam mill in Corn Hill has exposed the full extent of a void underneath the carriageway.
It is believed to have been used as an underground link between the steam mill and the former Sack store on the opposite side of the road.
Councillor Peter Bilson, City of Wolverhampton Council Deputy Leader, said the demolition of the Grade II-listed steam mill "was always likely to present historical complexities" and plans for the £120m so-called Interchange hub incorporating the new station remained on track.
Comment: Garde faces questions he simply cannot answerpublished at 15:55
Adam Bridge
BBC WMThere was a reluctance from Remi Garde to be drawn on any non-footballing matters this morning at Bodymoor and who can blame him.
For too long now he has been faced with questions to which he simply can't provide answers.
He has the same squad as his predecessor Tim Sherwood and so it would appear the same problems as Alex McLeish and Paul Lambert before him.
Image source, Getty ImagesHis request for a statement from the owner should be applauded, surely it's time the man who ultimately makes the decisions speaks. Not only for the sake of Villa fans but also to allow the manager to get on with his job.
The frustration of the Villa fans Garde witnessed on Saturday has not just been building up over the 10 weeks of his reign, it goes back months if not years.
Your memories of David Bowiepublished at 15:38
FacebookYou have been telling us of some of David Bowie's memorable performances in Birmingham and the Black Country, after his death was reported earlier.
Laurence Hipkiss posted, external: "First saw him at Birmingham Town Hall in about 1969.
"He came on during the interval at a Tyrannosaurus Rex gig. He was dressed in a harlequin costume and he performed a brilliant 10 minute mime act...no music at all."
Peter D Hehir posted, external his own poem: "RIP to the Legend David Bowie...
Ashes To AshesIts Ashes to Ashes Now the Starman has goneTo a seat in the heavensWhere the party lives on.Where ziggy keeps playingLike its Hunky Dory,And we could all be heroesIn another crazy story.Now life on Mars is comingIn an oddity of space,As the man who sold the worldWe never can replace.So turn up every stationAnd put your helmet on,It's time to leave this capsuleSo Goodnight Major Tom."
Latest: Council progress reported; Villa fans' anger; Benefits Street star jailedpublished at 15:19
Alex Homer
BBC Local LiveHere is a recap of the headlines for Birmingham and the Black Country today:
- Birmingham City Council is making improvements under its new leader, an independent panel set up to monitor its progress has noted
- Aston Villa fans remonstrated with players on and off the pitch after their draw with Wycombe Wanderers in the FA Cup
- A star of TV's original Benefits Street series has been jailed for seven years for possessing live ammunition and her part in a drug-dealing operation
Lichfield Canal restoration campaigner and former Wolverhampton deputy head diespublished at 15:00
Brian Kingshott, the chairman of the Lichfield & Hatherton Canals Restoration Trust and former deputy headmaster of the Royal School in Wolverhampton, has died aged 77.
Lichfield Conservative MP Michael Fabricant paid tribute to Mr Kingshott, one of the key figures in a project to restore and reopen the once derelict Lichfield Canal: “This is a terrible shock...he was always so energetic."
Image source, Lichfield & Hatherton Canals Restoration TrustMr Fabricant described Mr Kingshott as a "superb chairman" and said he had worked to make sure the route of the M6 Toll would not prevent the restoration of the canal.
Bears confirm Dubai tour and home friendliespublished at 14:40
Warwickshire Cricket Club has confirmed its pre-season schedule for 2016 , externalwith the club set to tour Dubai and play friendlies against Gloucestershire and Worcestershire.
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End of X postScones and snails help app to map accents and dialectspublished at 14:25
The way people pronounce the names of baked goods could help academics find out how regional accents have changed.
A new app, English Dialects, developed at universities in Cambridge, Zurich and Bern, asks users how they pronounce words including "scone".
Choices are given for another 25 words, or word meanings, after which the app guesses where the user might be from.
Benefits Street star's 'steady trade' in drugspublished at 14:10
Benefits Street star Samora Roberts was convicted in November of possessing ammunition and heroin, and two counts of possession of crack cocaine with intent to supply, having earlier admitted offences related to cannabis.
Jailing her at Birmingham Crown Court, Judge Philip Parker QC told her that police surveillance footage of her home between 3 May and 10 June 2013 had shown a "steady trade" of drugs being sold.
Work gets underway to clear eyesore Brierley Hill waste sitepublished at 17:48
Work was getting underway today to clear the remains of a Brierley Hill waste mound, external that has blighted the lives and homes of people nearby for the last few years.
Image source, Stourbridge NewsBenefits Street's 'Black Dee' jailed over drugs and bulletspublished at 13:32
BreakingA star of TV's original Benefits Street series has been handed a seven-year jail term for possessing live ammunition and her part in running an "open all hours" drug-dealing operation.
Samora Roberts, known to viewers of the Channel 4 show as Black Dee, was arrested in June 2013 after 11 .38-calibre Smith and Wesson cartridges were found during police raids.
Birmingham Crown Court heard the 34-year-old was "thrown into the limelight" while living in James Turner Street, in the Winson Green area of the city, during filming for the 2014 season of Benefits Street.
Image source, PAJudge Philip Parker QC was told that Roberts - who appeared in the dock wearing a multi-coloured adidas tracksuit - has since been reduced to "sofa-surfing" and claiming Jobseeker's Allowance.
