the west midlands force has seen the highest rate of knife the west midlands force has seen the hig familiarele bit too familiar over the last couple of years and there has been a proliferation of weapons, some utterly deadly. two or three foot long mir settees, samurai swords and zombie knives. —— machete. i was talking to a youth worker this afternoon and he was telling me that the issue is that the young children who live in cities like birmingham in the black country and 0ldbury that they are fearful for their lives and have to carry weapons to protect themselves. if you carry a knife on your you might have to use it. they are desperate and the key appeal is for anyone to get in touch with anything they know that has happened. when we have more updates _ know that has happened. when we have more updates on _ know that has happened. when we have more updates on the - know that has happened. when we have more updates on the story i have more updates on the story will bring them to you. there is more information on our bbc news website and app. a reminder, a murder investigation has now been

doing really well, compared to the midlands and the north, theyi to the midlands and the north, theyo the midlands and the north, they| are not quite reaching that, what do you hope _ are not quite reaching that, what do you hope to — are not quite reaching that, what do you hope to address _ are not quite reaching that, what do you hope to address that? - are not quite reaching that, what do you hope to address that? today. are not quite reaching that, what do you hope to address that?— you hope to address that? today is about celebrating _ you hope to address that? today is about celebrating the _ you hope to address that? today is| about celebrating the achievements of our— about celebrating the achievements of our young people but i recognise the gaps— of our young people but i recognise the gaps we can see opening up in the gaps we can see opening up in the tast— the gaps we can see opening up in the last conservative government when _ the last conservative government when it _ the last conservative government when it comes to regional differences are really start and that is —

we tamworth, in staffordshire, in the west midlands?— west midlands? we have indeed.west midlands? we have indeed. social media footage showing - west midlands? we have indeed. | social media footage showing that another hotel, seems to have been targeted in tamworth. it is a holiday in. what we know is they are in attendance, they have had projectiles thrown at them, they say a large group have been smashing windows and trying to gain entry to the hotel. the fire service is also present. they say they are risk assessing the situation before deploying. they have two fire engines there, and some of the social media footage has shown fires in and around the hotel. but we don't know at this point in time is whether there is anyone inside the hotel, and if there is someone inside the hotel, we don't know whether they are asylum—seekers. the owners of the hotel said the safety and security of our guests and colleagues is paramount, and said, we should direct any further questions to the home office. ichi questions to the home office. chi chi, police and politicians very qu

earlier west midlands police issued a statement.is young boy. we have a team of detectives investigating exactly what happened, and we are following active lines of inquiry to find the suspects. we know that the incident took place inside his home, and i would appeal to anyone who has information to come forward. we have local officers and youth workers in the area over the coming days, so please speak to them directly if you have any concerns or information that you would like to pass to us. we have created an online portal for people to send us information as we build our investigation. our correspondent phil mackie is in oldbury. there�*s still a police presence here. more than 2a hours after the boy died in his own home. and during the day, we�*ve seen a lot of people coming along, leaving flowers, leaving messages. many of them clearly knew the boy. we�*ve seen people in tears. one lady collapsed when she came to leave her tribute earlier on and had to be helped away. the investigation has really focussed on the house as well.

it could be midlands, it could stay dry, top temperatures 23 degrees, high teens further north.eeing sunshine and warmth across the south and south—east. this is bbc news, the headlines: bottles and bricks hurled at police — and a second hotel is targeted as far—right rallies descend into violence in english cities. around one hundred and fifty people have been arrested — and the warning from police — there will be more. heated scenes in middlesbrough — with rioters joining the fray — breaking through police barricades. hundreds turned out to protect a mosque against the onslaught of a violent mob. an emergency order is in place in bolton to prevent people from covering theirfaces — with many hiding behind balaclavas. the prime minister vows he'll do whatever it takes to end the violence. i want you to know that this violent mob does not represent our country and we will bring them to justice. in other news — in bangladesh an indefinite nationwide curfew — as more than ninety people are killed in another day and in an astonishingly close finish — noah lyle speeds into the men's1

there needs to be _ west midlands and the east. there needs to be a _ west midlands and the east. a focus on levelling up in lots of the regions of england in order to narrow those gaps, greater investment in schools, particularly those in the most deprived areas, focusing on teacher recruitment and retention. just generally raising standards in order to narrow this gap- standards in order to narrow this .a . _ �* , standards in order to narrow this .a., �*, standards in order to narrow this ~a.- h , standards in order to narrow this gap. in's school minister agrees that work is _ gap. in's school minister agrees that work is to _ gap. in's school minister agrees that work is to be _ gap. in's school minister agrees that work is to be done. - gap. in's school minister agrees that work is to be done. we've i gap. in's school minister agrees - that work is to be done. we've seen the results — that work is to be done. we've seen the results and _ that work is to be done. we've seen the results and the _ that work is to be done. we've seen the results and the results - that work is to

but across the midlands, lincolnshire, east anglia and the southeast, it's dry.e afternoon, but very warm once again. temperatures 27 or 28 degrees. not as hot or as humid as it was on monday. but there is cooler air coming into the north west. it follows that weather front that's bringing the cloud and rain. that meanders down towards the southeast. it brings a very different look to the weather across the east midlands, lincolnshire, east anglia and the southeast of england on wednesday. much more cloud around, a bit of rain and drizzle at times, although it does become drier later. but it's across the rest of the uk that we've got the fine weather this time, and it should be a fair bit of sunshine too. not that warm, perhaps making 20 degrees at best in scotland and northern ireland. a little bit warmer across england and wales. but it is turning cooler because we're seeing atlantic air coming our way, and that's going to bring with it some rain. the next weather system arriving overnight and moving down into the uk on thursday. some stronger winds with that r

west midlands police have issued an urgent appealforfinding midlands police have issued an urgent appealor finding two dogs which they believe may have been involved in an incident in which a man died. the 33 about was found dead early yesterday morning in the back garden of a property, where the dogs are believed to have come from. police say two dogs were seized at the scene on hereford close, but they are now looking for two other dogs believed to have been there at the time. they released this image of one of the suspected dogs, and they are looking for a similar dog described as black. we will have more on this for you and we are inspecting a press conference later inspecting a press conference later in birmingham, so please stay with us. right now, we will move to some other news of the day that many parents and students will be aware of. thousands of people in england, wales and northern ireland have picked up gcse and btec results today. the pass rate has full on for a third year running. the overall pass rate is now 67.6%, down from 68.2% last year. the students sitting their gc

but across the midlands, lincolnshire, east anglia and the southeast, it's dry.n the afternoon, but very warm once again. temperatures 27 or 28 degrees. not as hot or as humid as it was on monday. but there is cooler air coming into the northwest. it follows that weather front that's bringing the cloud and rain. that meanders down towards the southeast. it brings a very different look to the weather across the east midlands, lincolnshire, east anglia and the southeast of england on wednesday. much more cloud around, a bit of rain and drizzle at times, although it does become drier later. but it's across the rest of the uk that we've got the fine weather this time, and it should be a fair bit of sunshine too. not that warm, perhaps making 20 degrees at best in scotland and northern ireland. a little bit warmer across england and wales. but it is turning cooler because we're seeing atlantic air coming our way, and that's going to bring with it some rain. the next weather system arriving overnight and moving down into the uk on thursday. some stronger winds with tha

and even though we've got more cloud, the midlands towards the southeast, that should tend to thin andoutheast in the afternoon. it's not going to be as warm here as it was on tuesday, and this is the next weather system to bring some wind and rain in from the north west. and it could be quite wet through much of thursday across scotland and northern ireland. this band of rain is only moving slowly into northern england and wales. it's going to be late in the day before we see some sunshine, but through the midlands, towards the southeast it may well be a dry day with more broken cloud we've got a chance for things to warm up again. temperatures could reach as high as 27 degrees, but for scotland and northern ireland, it's likely to be a cooler day on thursday. that rain is slowly moving its way southwards, and that weather front will eventually take some rain into more southern parts of england. it could hang around for a bit on friday, we're likely to find the rain tending to move away from the southwest, but the southeast it could be a bit more of a struggle. that rain could still b

and even though we've got more cloud, the midlands towards the southeast, that should tend to thin andsoutheast in the afternoon. it's not going to be as warm here as it was on tuesday, of course, 23 or 2a degrees and elsewhere, those temperatures very similar to what we had on tuesday. so our weather is coming in from the atlantic, and this is the next weather system to bring some wind and rain in from the north west. and it could be quite wet through much of thursday across scotland and northern ireland. this band of rain is only moving slowly into northern england and wales. it's going to be late in the day before we see some sunshine, but through the midlands, towards the southeast it may well be a dry day with more broken cloud we've got a chance for things to warm up again. temperatures could reach as high as 27 degrees, but for scotland and northern ireland, it's likely to be a cooler day on thursday. that rain is slowly moving its way southwards, and that weather front will eventually take some rain into more southern parts of england. it could hang around for a bit on friday,

jack carson akua midlands.aughter on the bafis admitted to manslaughter on the basis of diminished responsibility after the child was found with fatal wounds at their home in march. she'll be sentenced on the 25th of october. a woman has been arrested on suspicion of murder after the death of a child in swansea. police were called to a home in the town last night. a 41 year old who lived with the child is being questioned in bridgend. >> detectives aren't looking for anyone else and dame priti patel has officially launched her conservative leadership campaign , conservative leadership campaign, promising to revive the party with clear goals and a focus on the future. >> the former home secretary also denounced the keir starmer's recent speech as feeble, pitiful and dishonest, criticising his approach to trade unions, criminal justice and the economy. she's one of six candidates in the running to replace rishi sunak, including james cleverly, kemi badenoch , james cleverly, kemi badenoch, mel stride robert jenric

but ahead of that, the midlands towards the southeast, dry, some sunshine.ged at 18—20 degrees. and those numbers won't change here on wednesday. we've still got the rain around, it's not moving very far, but it allows the heat to build across the midlands and some eastern parts of england. live from washington, this is bbc news. police in germany arrest a suspect in the killing of three people in a knife attack in the city of solingen. the islamic state group has claimed responsibility. french media report that pavel durov, the russian founder of the telegram messaging service, has been arrested after his private jet landed in paris. nasa says two astronauts stranded on the international space station will not return to earth until february, eight months later than initially planned. hello, i'm carl nasman. we start in germany where authorities say they've arrested a man suspected of carrying out a mass stabbing in the city of solingen on friday evening, which left three people dead and eight injured. german media reports say the suspect handed himself in t

but ahead of that, the midlands towards the southeast, dry, some sunshine.e mid 20s, but where we've got cloud and rain further north and west, temperatures will be pegged at 18—20 degrees. and those numbers won't change here on wednesday. we've still got the rain around, it's not moving very far, but it allows the heat to build across the midlands and some eastern parts of england. live from washington, this is bbc news. police in germany have arrested a man suspected of killing three people in a knife attack in the city of solingen. the islamic state group has claimed responsibility. nasa says two astronauts stranded on the international space station will not return to earth until february — eight months later than initially planned. a greek—owned oil tanker is on fire and adrift in the red sea as houthis in yemen release a video claiming to show their forces attacking the vessel. hello, i'm carl nasman. we start in germany, where authorities say they've arrested a man suspected of carrying out a mass stabbing in the city of solingen on friday evening, wh

but ahead of that, the midlands, towards the southeast, dry, some sunshine. we've got cloud and rain further north and west, temperatures will be pegged at 18—20 degrees. and those numbers won't change here on wednesday. we've still got the rain around, it's not moving very far, but it allows the heat to build across the midlands and some eastern parts of england. good morning. welcome to breakfast with ben boulos and luxmy gopal. our headlines today: israel launchs a wave of air strikes against lebanon after detecting preparations for what it calls large—scale attacks by the militant group hezbollah. police in germany arrest a man suspected of a knife attack at a music a festival in the city of solingen, after a massive manhunt. two nasa astronauts who have been stranded on the international space station sincejune won't return to earth until february next year. joe root to the rescue! england survive a scare to beat sri lanka and take a 1—0 lead in their test series. and more wet weather to come today but most of that will be towards the north and then an i

but ahead of that, the midlands towards the southeast, dry, some sunshine.h and west, temperatures will be pegged at 18—20 degrees. and those numbers won't change here on wednesday. we've still got the rain around. it's not moving very far but it allows the heat to build across the midlands and some eastern parts of england. live from washington, this is bbc news. the israeli military says it's striking hezbollah targets in lebanon after detecting moves to fire missiles into israel. police in germany arrest a suspect in the killing of three people in a knife attack in the city of solingen. the islamic state group has claimed responsibility. french media report that pavel durov, the russian founder of the telegram messaging service, has been arrested after his private jet landed in paris. hello. i'm carl nasman. we begin with breaking news this hour — israel says it is launching strikes on lebanon to prevent a large—scale attack by hezbollah. the israeli military posted this on x, saying: these are live pictures of the scene from israel into lebanon. you can

and even though we've got more cloud, the midlands towards the southeast, that should tend to thin andafternoon. it's not going to be as warm here as it was on tuesday, of course, 23 or 2a degrees and elsewhere, those temperatures very similar to what we had on tuesday. so our weather is coming in from the atlantic, and this is the next weather system to bring some wind and rain in from the north west. and it could be quite wet through much of thursday across scotland and northern ireland. this band of rain is only moving slowly into northern england and wales. it's going to be late in the day before we see some sunshine, but through the midlands, towards the southeast it may well be a dry day with more broken cloud we've got a chance for things to warm up again. temperatures could reach as high as 27 degrees, but for scotland and northern ireland, it's likely to be a cooler day on thursday. that rain is slowly moving its way southwards, and that weather front will eventually take some rain into more southern parts of england. it could hang around for a bit on friday, we're likely to f

but ahead of that, the midlands towards the southeast, dry, some sunshine.ot cloud and rain further north and west, temperatures will be pegged at 18—20 degrees. and those numbers won't change here on wednesday. we've still got the rain around, it's not moving very far, but it allows the heat to build across the midlands and some eastern parts of england. voice-over: this is bbc news. we'll have the headlines for you at the top of the hour, which is straight after this programme. michael palin. comedian, actor, writer and presenter. in the mid 1960s, he was a founder member of the ground—breaking comedy troupe monty python, whose television series and subsequent films drew both acclaim and controversy for their anarchic humour. he's also taken on serious acting roles, often playing affable yet complex characters... we have to behave with dignity... ..and with honour. and above all, without corruption. ..and has become known for his globetrotting as a presenter of many travel series. i'm standing on the top of the world! in this episode of this cultural life,

but ahead of that, the midlands towards the southeast, dry, some sunshine. but where we've got cloud and rain further north and west, temperatures will be pegged at 18—20 degrees. and those numbers won't change here on wednesday. we've still got the rain around, it's not moving very far, but it allows the heat to build across the midlands and some eastern parts of england. live from washington, this is bbc news. police in germany arrest a suspect in the killing of three people in a knife attack in the city of solingen. the islamic state group has claimed responsibility. and a greek—owned oil tanker is on fire and adrift in the red sea, as houthis in yemen release a video claiming to show their forces attacking the vessel. nasa says two astronauts stranded on the international space station will not return to earth until february, eight months later than initially planned. hello, i'm carl nasman. we start in germany, where authorities say they've arrested a man suspected of carrying out a mass stabbing in the city of solingen on friday evening, which left thr

but ahead of that, the midlands, towards the southeast, dry, some sunshine. we've got cloud and rain further north and west, temperatures will be pegged at 18—20 degrees. and those numbers won't change here on wednesday. we've still got the rain around, it's not moving very far, but it allows the heat to build across the midlands and some eastern parts of england. voice-over: this is bbc news. we'll have the headlines for you at the top of the hour, siren wail it was the worst rioting for more than a decade. chanting: get this | scum off our streets! get this scum off our streets! a week of mayhem in our towns and cities. # tommy, tommy, tommy robinson! mobs whipped up by the far right on social media. you've allowed people into our towns and cities that are raping their way through our towns! they're murdering our kids left, right and centre! so, why did so many take to the streets? you can have just a rip in the social fabric and everyone's anger and frustrations come pouring out. it just takes one person to pick up a brick. and how can the government stop

claire works for st giles hospice in the west midlands, visiting patients at home.ense financial pressures, and today announced that a0 posts would go. claire is worried. it's very unnerving. it's very unsettling for all the staff. you know, everybody's worried about, you know, the prospect of the job, but fundamentally, we're all worried about, you know, what that means to our patients as well, really. no, it's your decision. at the hospice, andrew, who has renal cancer, is getting used to his new, calmer surroundings after a transfer from hospital. kristy, the clinical director, is reassuring him. my name is kristy, and i�*m just going to have a little chat with you about how things have been. slowly but surely, we're getting on top of it. that�*s a really important feeling, because we are on your team and we�*re here to look after you. and it still is, to be fair. i don�*t think it really has properly sunk in. fortunately, i�*d been referred to st giles. they�*ve given me their support and everything, and they�*ve made things happen. claire works for st giles hos

but ahead of that, the midlands towards the southeast, dry, some sunshine. and rain further north and west, temperatures will be pegged at 18—20 degrees. and those numbers won't change here on wednesday. we've still got the rain around, it's not moving very far, but it allows the heat to build across the midlands and some eastern parts of england. voice-over: this is bbc news. we'll have the headlines for you at the top of the hour, which is straight after this programme. breaking news and taliban fighters have reached the afghan capital.— fighters have reached the afghan capital. floods have stepped- — afghan capital. floods have stopped. thousands - afghan capital. floods have stopped. thousands of - afghan capital. floods have i stopped. thousands of people continue to — stopped. thousands of people continue to try _ stopped. thousands of people continue to try to _ stopped. thousands of people continue to try to get - stopped. thousands of people continue to try to get into - stopped. thousands of people continue to try to get into the | continue to try

but across the midlands, lincolnshire, east anglia and the southeast, it's dry.y in the afternoon, but very warm once again. temperatures 27 or 28 degrees. not as hot or as humid as it was on monday. but there is cooler air coming into the north west. it follows that weather front that's bringing the cloud and rain. that meanders down towards the southeast. it brings a very different look to the weather across the east midlands, lincolnshire, east anglia and the southeast of england on wednesday. much more cloud around, a bit of rain and drizzle at times, although it does become drier later. but it's across the rest of the uk that we've got the fine weather this time, and it should be a fair bit of sunshine too. not that warm, perhaps making 20 degrees at best in scotland and northern ireland. a little bit warmer across england and wales. but it is turning cooler because we're seeing atlantic air coming our way, and that's going to bring with it some rain. the next weather system arriving overnight and moving down into the uk on thursday. some stronger winds with

again, breaking news, 13—year—old boy stabbed to death at a house in the west midlands.ave our correspondent on the scene for you soonin correspondent on the scene for you soon in the next hour. we will bring you more updates as soon as we do. here in the uk... employees could be given the right to ask to work a four—day week, under government plans to encourage flexible working. people would then compress their contracted hours into longer days. but ministers insist they won't impose the change on staff or businesses. the uk would not be the first. some countries across europe have already introduced a four—day working week for employees who want it. in 2022, belgium became the first country in europe to legislate a four—day week, allowing employees to condense their working hours into fewer days, if they want to. in germany, this year some companies started testing it. the country is struggling with a critical labour shortage and the hope is that a more flexible working pattern will encourage more people into the workplace. portugal is also trialling a four—day week, w

but ahead of that, the midlands towards the southeast, dry, some sunshine. rain further north and west, temperatures will be pegged at 18—20 degrees. and those numbers won't change here on wednesday. we've still got the rain around, it's not moving very far, but it allows the heat to build across the midlands and some eastern parts of england. this is bbc news, we would have to headlines for you at the top of the street after this programme. the american people deserve a leader who tells the truth, a leader who does not respond with hostility and anger when confronted with the facts. she's a chameleon. whatever anybody wants her to be, that's what she is. kamala harris. when i am president, we will continue our fight for working families of america. she is leading the democrats' campaign for the white house. do we believe in the promise of america? crowd: yeah! christians have to stand up and stop her from radicalising america. born in california, she's risen fast. we did it, joe! a mother from south asia, she has a father from jamaica, she's married to a je

these are pictures from pam worth in the west midlands.the evening to see a show they are new pictures, they are in tamworth. it's a scene the police have been describing as violent acts of the thuggery. again, another hotel the focus of those who turned out in tamworth. with me is our reporter chi chi izundu. it looks like a fire has been started there.— started there. what can we ascertain? _ started there. what can we ascertain? from _ started there. what can we ascertain? from the - started there. what can we ascertain? from the west | started there. what can we - ascertain? from the west midlands fire service who have confirmed that they are assessing the risk and liaising closely with police to try and understand the exact nature of the incident before deployment. they do have two fire engines at the scene. they would not confirm whether the fire is ongoing or extinguished at this point in time for the staffordshire police have urged the public to stay away from the holiday in in tamworth. they describe what's going on as violent act

this is a popular canal network in the midlands.system to get around. of course. historically used for transporting all kinds of industry and products across the country. but it's been closed off because walsall council say they were alerted to a spillage of what's been confirmed as sodium cyanide on monday into parts of the walsall canal in pec, and quite a big stretch of the canal that they say has been affected because of we've got this exclusion zone where we are is seven miles out from from where the spillage is thought to have happened and that that rough area we've been in walsall today that has there is a police presence directly closer to where the spillage happened, stopping people from entering the canal network here. we've been able to come down to the area here now. there have been reports from from people online spreading photos of dead fish actually in the water, which has been confirmed as being part of this canal. so there have been dead fish shown to be floating on top of the water. now sodium cyanide. we know can

but there was not too much cloud in the midlands today, lovely and warm in the sunshine.the weather. 18 celsius in kent, three celsius last night in aberdeenshire, but things will be different overnight tonight. we have stronger winds in the north, they will tend to ease. showers becoming fewer, and many places becoming dry overnight. to the south we have the clearer skies and lighter winds. temperatures as low as seven celsius in southern england and the midlands, not as cold as last night in the north—east of scotland. starting off on a sunny note for much of the country tomorrow. there will be some cloud build—up, some showers threatening the north—west of england and northern ireland and western scotland, but many places will have a dry day. we will see more sunshine across the south—east of england and east anglia. this is where we will have the highest temperatures similar to today. should be a bit warmer in the sunshine in north—east scotland. this high over the azores, low pressure toward scandinavia leaving us with a run of westerly winds, which may pick up a lit

so the east midlands, lincolnshire, east anglia and the south—east continuing to warm up.e peak of the heat, mind you, because eventually the weather front is going to move its way eastwards. in the south, there's little or no rain and not much rain further north, as well. once that clears through, we're all going to have a run of westerly winds and that's going to bring with it some cooler and fresher air. temperatures are going to be lower later on in the week. we are going to find on thursday some showers for northernmost parts of the uk, but even these move away on friday and in the sunshine further south it will still feel quite pleasant. live from london. this is bbc news. tributes for former england football manager — sven—goran eriksson — who's died at the age of 76. taking shelter in ukraine — as russia launches one of the largest attacks in the war. more than 100 missives of various types, like

but ahead of that, the midlands, towards the southeast, dry, some sunshine.st, temperatures will be pegged at 18—20 degrees. and those numbers won't change here on wednesday. we've still got the rain around, it's not moving very far, but it allows the heat to build across the midlands and some eastern parts of england. this is bbc news. the headlines: the israeli military says it's striking hezbollah targets in lebanon after detecting moves to fire missiles into israel. it claimed hezbollah had been preparing to launch an extensive attack. lebanese civilians have been warned to immediately leave areas where the group is operating. the german police have arrested a man suspected of carrying out a mass stabbing in the western city of solingen on friday night. they said the 26—year—old turned himself in and said he was responsible for the attack. three people were killed and eight others wounded during the attack. french media report that pavel durov, the russian founder of the telegram messaging service, has been arrested after his privatejet landed in paris. a

it'll be a cooler start to the day through the midlands and eastern parts of england, with some sunshinere will be some sunshine around on wednesday. we're also going to find some showers too, particularly across the northern half of the uk, where the winds will be a bit stronger. and some heavier rain and more persistent rain could affect northern and western scotland in the morning, followed by lots of showers, some of them heavy in the north. sunshine and showers for northern ireland. some showers near these western coasts of england and wales will get blown further inland across wales and northern england, but a good chance of staying dry towards the southeast. here we've got the highest temperatures, not quite as high as tuesday, but still 23 degrees, 18 in the central belt of scotland. that low pressure bringing the stronger winds in the north, and those showers will pull away overnight, but it allows more weather systems to come in from the atlantic. so we're going to find the cloud increasing and thickening through the morning, outbreaks of rain beginning to arrive, likely to tur

our midlands correspondent phil mackie has sent this report.y familiar scene. police tape, flowers and tears. the highest rate of knife crime in wales last year was here in the west midlands. and too often, victims have been teenagers. birmingham and the west midlands is pretty high on the stabbing side of things. there is a high knife crime rate. do we need to go back to the drawing board? how and why is this actually happening to our young people in this area? or in any area, actually, in the whole of england? it happened yesterday afternoon. an ambulance was the first to arrive and paramedics did their best to save the boy, but they were unable to. since then, forensic investigations have been carried out and officers have been scouring the scene for evidence and speaking to locals. the house is the focus of the investigation and will be for some time. the loss of another young life has once again highlighted how knife crime is devastating families notjust here, but across the country. phil mackie, bbc news, oldbury. throughout the morning w

gb news west midlands reporterjack sadly passed away.rson joins us now. jack, can you give us an update on the situation there ? there? >> well, in the last few moments, we've seen members of the public come and lay floral tributes to that 13 year old boy who was fatally stabbed here at an address yesterday, police confirmed that they were called to the property here on lockwood avenue in oldbury at around 4 pm, where paramedics, despite pm, where paramedics, despite their best efforts, were unable to save the boy this morning. we've seen a team of forensic officers from from west midlands police enter and leave the property multiple times with with lots of different equipment as they go about starting and beginning their investigation here. west lindsey police confirmed they're trying to find out exactly what happened in what they're calling a tragic incident, and use their lines of enquiry to find out who is involved. detective superintendent shaun edwards from the homicide team at west midlands police, said it is absolutely tragic tha

and even though we've got more cloud, the midlands towards the southeast, that should tend to thin ande afternoon. it's not going to be as warm here as it was on tuesday, of course, 23 or 2a degrees and elsewhere, those temperatures very similar to what we had on tuesday. so our weather is coming in from the atlantic, and this is the next weather system to bring some wind and rain in from the north west. and it could be quite wet through much of thursday across scotland and northern ireland. this band of rain is only moving slowly into northern england and wales. it's going to be late in the day before we see some sunshine, but through the midlands, towards the southeast it may well be a dry day with more broken cloud we've got a chance for things to warm up again. temperatures could reach as high as 27 degrees, but for scotland and northern ireland, it's likely to be a cooler day on thursday. that rain is slowly moving its way southwards, and that weather front will eventually take some rain into more southern parts of england. it could hang around for a bit on friday, we're likely to

in the west midlands, 18%. and in london, 28%. knew results would bump down to pre—covid levels. after an anxious few months, some were still celebrating top grades. it felt like the longest two months of my life over the may and june period, but i'm definitely happy that i put in all the hard work. wales also adjusted its grades down this year. for many of the students getting results, what matters is getting to the next stage. i could have done better, - but i'm happy with what i got, because it means i can i do my carpentry and that. for many, that involves signing on to college courses, like daniel in sunderland. he got good grades, but the college will have to motivate others, facing resits. what do you need maths for in the industry that you're working with? and when you understand that, you can then understand much better how to then apply that to maths. matthew now faces retaking maths and english, alongside his course. england is the only part of the uk to ask this of young people. some, this evening, calling for it to be

a 13—year—old boy has been stabbed to death at a house in the west midlands.ied. a spokesperson for west midlands police says detectives are working flat out to find whoever is responsible and bring them into custody as soon as possible. bbc reporter kevin reide is at the scene with this update. well, you can see behind me the property where the tragic incident happened. yesterday afternoon at 4pm paramedics were called to the property where they found a young 13—year—old boy who suffered from stab wounds and despite their efforts, they were unable to save him. today there has been lots of police activity here particularly at the rear of the property. we have seen many forensic officers coming and going as the police carry a 13—year—old boy has been stabbed to death at a house in the west midlands. a murder investigation has been launched after police were called to lovett avenue, oldbury, on thursday. the child who was being treated by paramedics died. a spokesperson for west midlands police says detectives are working flat out to find whoever is responsible

it'll be a cooler start to the day through the midlands and eastern parts of england, with some sunshined on wednesday. we're also going to find some showers too, particularly across the northern half of the uk, where the winds will be a bit stronger. and some heavier rain and more persistent rain could affect northern and western scotland in the morning, followed by lots of showers, some of them heavy in the north. sunshine and showers for northern ireland. some showers near these western coasts of england and wales england, but a good chance of staying dry towards the southeast. here we've got the highest temperatures, not quite as high as tuesday, but still 23 degrees, 18 in the central belt of scotland. that low pressure bringing the stronger winds in the north, and those showers will pull away overnight, but it allows more weather systems to come in from the atlantic. so we're going to find the cloud increasing and thickening through the morning, outbreaks of rain beginning to arrive, likely to turn wetter in the afternoon across northern ireland, northern england and up into scotla

will push its way across wales and into the midlands. but we mightjust cling on to some sunshine. 26 celsius in east anglia, once again, fresher for most. now, that weather front will continue to push its way through the south and east during the overnight period thursday into the early hours of friday morning. it's the dividing line between fresher conditions to the far northwest. here we'll start friday morning in single figures, but still a relatively warm night for sleeping 17—18 celsius in the southeast corner. early morning cloud and rain will ease away. high pressure then builds once again. a few scattered showers into the far north and west, but on friday, a good deal of dry, settled and sunny weather for most of us. we've lost that humidity. that fresher feel will still continue 14—21 degrees for most in the north, 20—25 across much of england and wales. now into the weekend, high pressure will continue to build in from the west and continue to quieten things down. so not a bad weekend in prospect for pretty much most of us, rea

the evening brings further showers into the midlands , the south and into the midlands, the south andales and the southwest. still a few showers, but otherwise mostly fine. and for northern england, a generally fine end to the day with some decent sunshine. further showers to come for northern ireland as well as western scotland. even some more prolonged rain at times accompanied by that gusty wind. but some good shelter there for eastern scotland, with some late sunshine expected. clearing skies overnight as finally any showers move away from the southeast, but further showers will arrive into western and northern parts of the country. these will be lighter and fewer compared with the daytime, and there'll be a decent chance of lighter winds and lengthy clear spells , leading to a cool start spells, leading to a cool start to sunday with temperatures in the high single figures in some places. further wet and breezy conditions arrive into northern ireland, western scotland, wales and the northwest during sunday morning. i'd say it's a damp day for many on sunday, with those outbreaks

but across the midlands, lincolnshire, east anglia and the southeast, it's dry.in the afternoon, but very warm once again. temperatures 27 or 28 degrees. not as hot or as humid as it was on monday. but there is cooler air coming into the northwest. it follows that weather front that's bringing the cloud and rain. that meanders down towards the southeast. it brings a very different look to the weather across the east midlands, lincolnshire, east anglia and the southeast of england on wednesday. much more cloud around, a bit of rain and drizzle at times, although it does become drier later. but it's across the rest of the uk that we've got the fine weather this time, and it should be a fair bit of sunshine too. not that warm, perhaps making 20 degrees at best in scotland and northern ireland. a little bit warmer across england and wales. but it is turning cooler because we're seeing atlantic air coming our way, and that's going to bring with it some rain. the next weather system arriving overnight and moving down into the uk on thursday. some stronger winds with th

but across the midlands, lincolnshire, east anglia and the southeast, it's dry.n. temperatures 27 or 28 degrees. not as hot or as humid as it was on monday. but there is cooler air coming into the northwest. it follows that weather front that's bringing the cloud and rain. that meanders down towards the southeast. it brings a very different look to the weather across the east midlands, lincolnshire, east anglia and the southeast of england on wednesday. much more cloud around, a bit of rain and drizzle at times, although it does become drier later. but it's across the rest of the uk that we've got the fine weather this time, and it should be a fair bit of sunshine too. not that warm, perhaps making 20 degrees at best in scotland and northern ireland. a little bit warmer across england and wales. but it is turning cooler because we're seeing atlantic air coming our way, and that's going to bring with it some rain. the next weather system arriving overnight and moving down into the uk on thursday. some stronger winds with that rain in scotland and northern ireland.

but across the midlands, lincolnshire, east anglia and the southeast, it's dry.warm once again. temperatures 27 or 28 degrees. not as hot or as humid as it was on monday. but there is cooler air coming into the northwest. it follows that weather front that's bringing the cloud and rain. that meanders down towards the southeast. it brings a very different look to the weather across the east midlands, lincolnshire, east anglia and the southeast of england on wednesday. much more cloud around, a bit of rain and drizzle at times, although it does become drier later. but it's across the rest of the uk that we've got the fine weather this time, and it should be a fair bit of sunshine too. not that warm, perhaps making 20 degrees at best in scotland and northern ireland. a little bit warmer across england and wales. but it is turning cooler because we're seeing atlantic air coming our way, and that's going to bring with it some rain. the next weather system arriving overnight and moving down into the uk on thursday. some stronger winds with that rain in scotland and nor

and even though we've got more cloud, the midlands towards the southeast, that should tend to thin anding to be as warm here as it was on tuesday, of course, 23 or 2a degrees and elsewhere, those temperatures very similar to what we had on tuesday. so our weather is coming in from the atlantic, and this is the next weather system to bring some wind and rain in from the north west. and it could be quite wet through much of thursday across scotland and northern ireland. this band of rain is only moving slowly into northern england and wales. it's going to be late in the day before we see some sunshine, but through the midlands, towards the southeast it may well be a dry day with more broken cloud we've got a chance for things to warm up again. temperatures could reach as high as 27 degrees, but for scotland and northern ireland, it's likely to be a cooler day on thursday. that rain is slowly moving its way southwards, and that weather front will eventually take some rain into more southern parts of england. it could hang around for a bit on friday, we're likely to find the rain tending t

and even though we've got more cloud, the midlands towards the southeast, that should tend to thin ande afternoon. it's not going to be as warm here as it was on tuesday, of course, 23 or 24 degrees and elsewhere, those temperatures very similar to what we had on tuesday. so our weather is coming in from the atlantic, and this is the next weather system to bring some wind and rain in from the northwest. and it could be quite wet through much of thursday across scotland and northern ireland. this band of rain is only moving slowly into northern england and wales. it's going to be late in the day before we see some sunshine, but through the midlands, towards the southeast it may well be a dry day with more broken cloud we've got a chance for things to warm up again. temperatures could reach as high as 27 degrees, but for scotland and northern ireland, it's likely to be a cooler day on thursday. that rain is slowly moving its way southwards, and that weather front will eventually take some rain into more southern parts of england. it could hang around for a bit on friday, we're likely to

and even though we've got more cloud, the midlands towards the southeast, that should tend to thin andeast in the afternoon. it's not going to be as warm here as it was on tuesday, of course, 23 or 24 degrees and elsewhere, those temperatures very similar to what we had on tuesday. so our weather is coming in from the atlantic, and this is the next weather system to bring some wind and rain in from the north west. and it could be quite wet through much of thursday across scotland and northern ireland. this band of rain is only moving slowly into northern england and wales. it's going to be late in the day before we see some sunshine, but through the midlands, towards the southeast it may well be a dry day with more broken cloud we've got a chance for things to warm up again. temperatures could reach as high as 27 degrees, but for scotland and northern ireland, it's likely to be a cooler day on thursday. that rain is slowly moving its way southwards, and that weather front will eventually take some rain into more southern parts of england. it could hang around for a bit on friday, we're

not much rain heading into the midlands, it should stay dry towards the south—east. a0 miles an hour — wales, the midlands and northern england. and whilst it's going to be a bit warmer than it was on saturday in the south—east with some sunshine, further north those temperatures really will struggle under the rain and quite a poor day here. late in the day that rain will start to ease off a bit, and then we look out into the atlantic, more weather systems to arrive much later on monday. so, on the whole, monday looks a better day. we want to see early showers in the south—east and still some cloud left for northern england, northern ireland and scotland with one or two spots of rain. but many places will be dry, there'll be some spells of sunshine, probably not quite as windy, i think, on monday either. and so it's going to feel a bit warmer. stay dry towards the south—east. the winds will pick up a bit. not as strong as they were a few days ago, but gusts of a0 miles an hour — wales, the midlands and northern england. and whilst it's going to be a bit warmer than i

but across the midlands, lincolnshire, east anglia and the southeast, it's dry.28 degrees. not as hot or as humid as it was on monday. but there is cooler air coming into the north west. it follows that weather front that's bringing the cloud and rain. that meanders down towards the southeast. it brings a very different look to the weather across the east midlands, lincolnshire, east anglia and the southeast of england on wednesday. much more cloud around, a bit of rain and drizzle at times, although it does become drier later. but it's across the rest of the uk that we've got the fine weather this time, and it should be a fair bit of sunshine too. not that warm, perhaps making 20 degrees at best in scotland and northern ireland. a little bit warmer across england and wales. but it is turning cooler because we're seeing atlantic air coming our way, and that's going to bring with it some rain. the next weather system arriving overnight and moving down into the uk on thursday. some stronger winds with that rain in scotland and northern ireland. it's moving more slo

west midlands police have assured the pubuc midlands police have assured the public that those responsible will be brought to justice. chief superintendent kim madill is urging residents to come forward with any information and we are following active lines of enquiry to find the suspects. >> we know that the incident took place inside his home and i would appeal to anyone who has information to come forward. we have local officers and youth workers in the area over the coming days, so please speak to them directly. if you have any concerns or information that you would like to pass to us. >> travellers at heathrow airport are facing disruption this morning and as border force staff go on strike, around 650 members of the pcs union have walked out in protest over rota disputes. with that strike lasting for four days. and further disruption is also expected from midweek next week as workers refuse to do overtime, leading to an overtime ban. despite the escalating tensions, the home office says it is committed to continuing the conversation to resolve the dispute . a newly elected labour dis

jack carson, our west midlands reporter. year old boy stabbed to death there. now we've got a lot coming up, including angela rayner. she's been raving in ibiza, but she's also been working on this big package of workers rights. and it could include a four day week, or at least the right for any employee to demand a four day week. what do you make to that? gbnews.com forward slash your say? it's the break now though okay good afternoon britain you're with me emily carver. now workers could be given the right to work just a four day week under new government plans to increase flexible working. now deputy prime minister angela raynen deputy prime minister angela rayner, she's apparently championing this as part of a new law in consultation with trade unions and businesses. now, if enacted, this new law would mean that employees still have to work full hours to receive full pay. but they could ask. they could demand to compress their contracted hours into a shorter working week. so potentially five days work. but into a four da