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- Updates on Friday 15 April 2016
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The difference between the proportion of young people going to university from the north of Solihull compared to the south has been described as "stark".
About 70% of young people from areas such as Dorridge are taking up places, compared to just 10% in Smiths' Wood and Chelmsley Wood, despite figures showing educational results at age 14 in the two areas are broadly the same.
A man who stole £23,000 from a 93-year-old after taking his card at a Lincolnshire cash machine has been jailed for three years.
Ion Anghel, 48, of Sherwood Street, Wolverhampton, admitted the theft at an earlier hearing at Lincoln Crown Court.
The victim had his card stolen after being distracted by three men while withdrawing cash from a NatWest bank in Grantham on 14 December.
Presenter, BBC Midlands Today
Our lead story tonight: Police are questioning five people from Birmingham on suspicion of terrorism as part of an investigation that was launched after the recent attacks in Paris and Brussels.
We will also report how scientists in Birmingham have created a more accurate blood test for prostate cancer.
And West Bromwich Albion have agreed a deal to send coaching staff into more than 1,000 schools in Delhi in a partnership with one of India's top clubs.
More on these stories with us on BBC One from 18:30.
BBC Midlands Today
Reporter, BBC Midlands Today
West Bromwich Albion is taking its coaching programme to more than 1,000 schools in Delhi.
It is hoped to build links between the Baggies and the growing football fan base in India.
BBC Local Live
Here is a recap of our top stories this afternoon:
- A Wolverhampton father charged with murdering his newborn son will face trial in October, a court hears
- Birmingham will re-home 500 more Syrian refugees, the city council leader has pledged
- Drivers have been filmed watching TV, texting and eating at the wheel during an undercover operation on our motorways
Political Reporter, BBC WM
After telling BBC WM back in January he would like to to see Birmingham take in 500 Syrian refugees, the leader of Birmingham City Council has pledged to do it.
John Clancy made the promise at a rally last night and it was backed by the Conservative opposition leader, Robert Alden.
The plan is to bring 100 refugees a year for the next five years to the city; 50 have already been homed from UN-designated camps.
A dead 3ft long lizard has been found dumped next to a park in Small Heath.
Enforcement officers working in the area were alerted to the dead animal by a member of the public, who spotted it on the edge of Hay Barn Recreation Ground, off Hob Moor Road, at about 14:30 on Thursday.
The Bosc monitor lizard, which is believed to have been kept as an exotic pet, bore no signs of injury and was not micro-chipped. Officers took the animal away and its body was incinerated, as required by law.
PC Tony McKenzie from the Central Motorway Policing Group says he has also seen a lorry driver steering with his elbows while eating a packet of crisps.
Police in Solihull have raided three homes in a crackdown on dangerous bikers.
They seized four off-road bikes and made four arrests yesterday.
It comes after dozens of reports of people using motorbikes, scramblers and quad bikes in an anti-social manner in various parts of the borough. Inspector Alan Green says it is a serious issue.
A BBC sitcom set in Birmingham has been criticised as "Islamophobic" during a Commons debate about whether the BBC's programmes and staff reflect UK diversity.
Labour's Rupa Huq criticised Citizen Khan's depiction of a "quite backward" family of Muslims.
The show was accused of stereotyping Muslims when it started in 2012 and its creator, Adil Ray, has told the Radio Times he had received death threats.
The BBC said the award-winning show had received much positive feedback.
Journalist, BBC Radio Stoke
Rangers say they hope a safety experiment borrowed from the United States could save the lives of hundreds of deer in Staffordshire each year.
On average three a week are killed in crashes on Cannock Chase, with county council staff having to shoot any seriously injured ones for their welfare.
A father charged with murdering his baby son will face trial in October, a court has heard.
Daniel Sanzone, aged 22, and the infant's mother Zoe Howell, 18, both of Whitburn Close, Wolverhampton, were not required to enter pleas during a brief appearance at Wolverhampton Crown Court.
Howell, who faces charges of child cruelty and causing or allowing death, held a small teddy bear throughout the hearing and was allowed to sit in the well of the court. Sanzone is also accused of causing or allowing death and a cruelty offence alleged to have been committed on October 24 last year.
His son Joshua, then aged two weeks old, was taken to hospital with serious injuries on October 24 but died in November after spending almost a month in intensive care.
BBC Midlands Today
Five people from Birmingham have been arrested in connection with the attacks on Paris and Brussels. We will have all the latest.
Watching television, eating a meal, and using a phone - three things drivers have been caught doing on the Midlands motorway network in the past week.
Join us for more on these stories and others in the Midlands Today on BBC One at 13:30.
A GP practice has been put into special measures after inspectors found it to be inadequate.
Dudley Partnerships for Health LLP did not provide a safe and well-led service and "must improve how responsive, caring and effective it is".
The Care Quality Commission (CQC) said inspectors found "significant areas of concern" at the Quarry Road surgery and will monitor the practice.
Journalist, BBC WM
West Bromwich Albion defenders Jonas Olsson and Gareth McAuley have both signed one-year contract extensions.
Their previous deals were due to run out this summer but the veteran pair have extended their stay until 2017.
BBC Midlands Today
A 10-day undercover police operation on the West Midlands' motorways has found drivers texting, eating and even watching TV while at the wheel.
More than 120 motorists are now facing prosecution for a range of offences.
That's double the number pulled over in a similar blitz last year.
BBC Security Correspondent
Whitehall officials say the arrest of five people on suspicion of terrorism, all of whom are from Birmingham, is "significant".
The primary cooperation has been between West Midlands Police and MI5, with input from the French and Belgian authorities. These are the first arrests in the UK directly connected to those two terror attacks in Europe.
A "number of properties" in Birmingham are being searched by counter-terror police following the arrests on Thursday night, said the West Midlands force.
A fifth suspect, a 26-year-old man, was arrested at Gatwick Airport in the early hours of today as well.
Officers say all five are currently being held in the West Midlands, where they are being questioned.
West Midlands Police say the four people arrested in Birmingham were three men aged 26, 40 and 59 and a 29-year-old woman.
Assistant Chief Constable Marcus Beale, head of counter terrorism action for the force, said: "This action forms part of an extensive investigation by West Midlands Counter Terrorism Unit, together with the wider counter terrorism network, MI5 and international partners including Belgian and French authorities to address any associated threat to the UK following the attacks in Europe.
"The arrests were pre-planned and intelligence-led. There was no risk to the public at any time and there is no information to suggest an attack in the UK was being planned."
Four people have been arrested in Birmingham on suspicion of being concerned in the commission, preparation or instigation of acts of terrorism.
Political editor, Midlands
Gunshots were fired at a house and cars in Walsall last night, sparking a police investigation.
No one was injured by the blasts at Dovedale Avenue at around 22:30, but the front door of a house was damaged, along with two vehicles on the driveway.
Forensic experts are combing over the scene and the house has been cordoned off, says West Midlands Police.
Two schools involved in the Trojan Horse affair have been removed from special measures, their trust says.
Birmingham's Nansen Primary and Rockwood Academy, formerly called Park View, were deemed "inadequate" when they had their last full inspection in 2014.
They have now been rated "good" by watchdog Ofsted, CORE Education Trust says.
Here's the latest from Highways England on the breakdown that's been causing delays on the Aston Expressway this morning.
Newsreader, BBC WM
More than 2,000 people have now signed the petition launched by a life-long Wolves fan asking the club to reconsider its choice of sponsor.
Payday loan firm The Money Shop has been associated with the club for seven years as sponsors of the 'home end', the Sir Jack Hayward Stand. It has now signed a three-year deal to become the new name on Wolves' shirts next season.
Sutton Coldfield Local
BBC Local Live
Here are our top stories this morning:
- Petition calls for U-turn on Wolves' choice of new main sponsor
- A Dudley GP practice is put into special measures
- Two schools investigated after the so-called "Trojan Horse" allegations of a plot by hardline Muslims to take over city schools, have been removed from special measures
BBC Weather presenter
BBC Local Live