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

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.

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

in addition to that, this west midlands fire service which serves tamworth has also been putting out, saying that the situation is being assessed norris, this is because there was a suggestion that at a hotel that may house asylum seekers, had been set alight in some way. the west midlands fire service are liaising with police closely and we are confirming the exact nature of the incident before deployment, they have confirmed they have got fire engines at the holiday inn at the moment, two appliances currently in attendance so the west midlands fire service working alongside staffordshire police but everyone being asked to avoid the area around the holiday inn, in tamworth, following that violence. we can now talk to marc 0wenjones, who is associate professor of digital humanities at the northwestern university in qatar. he is also the author of one viral analysis showing interesting online behaviour on x (formerly twitter) related to the riots. thank you very much for talking to us, first of all tell us about you methody, what have you been looking at and why? 50 i methody, what ha

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

a mother has pleaded guilty to stabbing her ten year old daughter to death in the west midlands . t kaur admitted midlands. jaskirat kaur admitted to manslaughter on the basis of diminished responsibility after the child was found with fatal wounds at their home in march. prosecutors accepted the 33 year old's plea and the court heard there was no dispute over the facts. she has been remembered by her school as a bright, happy and fun loving child. dame priti patel has officially launched her conservative leadership campaign, promising to revive the party with a focus on the future. the former home secretary also denounced the keir starmer's recent speech as feeble , pitiful and dishonest, 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 jenrick and tom tugendhat. speaking in london, she declared the conservative party as the greatest in the world. >> my leadership, i wil

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

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

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

we're joined by our west midlands reporter, jack carson.next to the canal involved. jack, hello. good to see you , what's what's it, see you, what's what's it, what's it like up there? what's the canal like ? the canal like? >> well, we've seen members of the canal and rivers trust that have been patrolling this part of the canal in ryder's green. so we're about seven miles out from where this spillage took place. but this is this is almost, you know, seven miles out, but we're still, you know, right at the edge of where this restricted area has, has , has restricted area has, has, has basically been made because of this major incident that's been declared due to sodium cyanide and that spillage that they council, walsall council, say was discovered on monday. the council leader, gary perry, confirmed the substance to be sodium cyanide, which of course we know can cause things like seizures, vomiting and loss of consciousness as well. so lots of warnings towards people and pets when around the canal system at the moment. there has been this

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

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

claire works for st giles hospice in the west midlands, visiting patients at home. others, is facing intense 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. 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's 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. i feel like you're on my team. that's a really important feeling, because we are on your team and we're here to look after you. 0k. kristy and the senior management team are facing up to difficult decisions on cuts. i have 23 beds on this unit that i would easily fill twice over. but i cannot afford to do that, so i now have to make

birmingham and the west midlands is pretty high on the stabbing side of things.e 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, 0ldbury. as the contest continues for the next leader of the conservative party, former home secretary dame priti patel has launched her bid in a speech today. now, i don't need to remind anyone in this room as to why this leadership contest is taking place, and many column inches have been devoted to how we fell to such a h

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

the west midlands force say there haven't been any arrests so far. 't been any arrests so far . a been any arrests so far. a mother has admitted to killing her ten year old daughter in the west midlands in march, jaskirat kaur pleaded guilty to the manslaughter of shay kang on the bafis manslaughter of shay kang on the basis of diminished responsibility that was at wolverhampton crown court this morning. she'll be sentenced on the 25th of october. dame priti patel has officially launched her conservative leadership campaign, promising to revive the party with clear goals and a focus on the future. the former home secretary has also denounced sir keir starmer's recent speech, calling it 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, and speaking in london earlier, she declared the conservative party is the greatest in the world. >> under my leadership, i will bnng >> under my leadership, i will bring our party experience and str

birmingham and the west midlands is pretty high on the stabbing side of things. 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 we have seen more and more people waiting for hours and it has had a big impact on people living around here. just got a statement from local mp. he has described this as a tragic waste of a young life and he says his thoughts, prayers and condolences are with the family and friends

she sadly died at the scene and in the west midlands , scene and in the west midlands, police are activelyy has been launched following the incident in oldbury on thursday, though no arrests have been made so far. the west midlands force have assured the public that those responsible will be brought to justice. chief superintendent kim madill is urging residents there 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. >> chief superintendent of the west midlands force there, kim madill. well, travellers at heathrow airport are facing disruption today as border force staff start their four day strike. around 650 members of the pcs union have walked out in protest over rota disputes. with that strike. as i say, lasting now four days furthe

. in birmingham, west midlands.ham in the early hours of yesterday after reports that a number of dogs were loose. officers say the 33 year old man, who was looking after his brother's dogs, were found dead, was found dead in hereford close yesterday with dog bite marks. injuries. dog bite injuries two dogs were seized by police at the scene, which are both believed to be american bulldogs. but the breeds of the other dogs are unknown. a drug found to slow down alzheimer's has been given the green light for use in britain, but it may not be rolled out in the nhs because it costs too much. the charity alzheimer's research uk has urged the health secretary to step in, warning it would only be available to those who could pay privately . the new could pay privately. the new wonder drug is the first treatment of its kind to be licensed for use in great britain, and has shown to slow down the disease by almost 30%. the national institute for health and care excellence, which provides national health advice, says the bene

west midlands police do not believe them to to be be banned. to be banned breeds. of an xl bully attack. so that's not the same incident as what happened here. but police talking of the tragedy of this incident, we've seen a couple of bouquets of flowers left at the scene already here this morning. and overnight a couple of candles have been laid and lit as a small vigil to the death of this 33 year old man, which police are describing as tragic but good news for this community. those two loose dogs have been caught . have been caught. >> okay, well, thank you very much indeed . jack carson live in much indeed. jack carson live in birmingham. thank you very much. we've got lots more coming up on today's show. don't go anywhere. we certainly do. >> and some breaking news. in the last few minutes, the family of technology tycoon mike lynch and his 18 year old daughter hannah, are devastated and in shock after their bodies were recovered following the sinking of a luxury yacht in sicily. that's to according a spokesperson. in the last few minutes, we'll bring you the

claire works for st giles hospice in the west midlands, visiting patients at home.nounced 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. 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's 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. i feel like you're on my team. that's a really important feeling, because we are on your team and we're here to look after you. 0k. kristy and the senior management team are facing up to difficult decisions on cuts. i have 23 beds on this unit that i would easily fill twice over. but i cannot afford to do that, so i now have to make the decisions and work with my teams to find out who can pr

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

that's after a spill in the west midlands.onment agency told it about a toxic chemical spillage that went directly into the canal at pleck on monday. a major incident has been declared and people are being warned to avoid the 12 mile stretch of canal leading to birmingham. those are the latest gb news headlines. for now, i'm sophia wenzler more in half an hour for the very latest gb news direct to your smartphone, sign up to news alerts by scanning the qr code, or go to gbnews.com forward >> right. well, it's 236 and we've got lots more coming up on the show. but before that we're going to speak to martin daubney because he is up next at 3:00. martin, what have you got in store for us today? >> so it's official six out of six conservative leaders have all said no. >> they slammed the door in farage's face, kissing bye to 4 million reform votes. and maybe more since the riots. but with two thirds of all voters and a third of tory voters not even bothered about who the next conservative party leader is , conservative party leade

a 13—year—old boy has been stabbed to death at a house in the west midlands.o lovett avenue, oldbury, on thursday. the child who was being treated by paramedics died. this information has just this information hasjust come this information has just come the last few hours. our reporter kevin reide is at the scene and joins me now. what more do we know? well, you can see behind me — what more do we know? well, you can see behind me the _ what more do we know? well, you can see behind me the property— what more do we know? well, you can see behind me the property where - what more do we know? well, you can see behind me the property where the| 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 on t

west midlands arrests yet made.s police have assured the public that those responsible will be brought to justice. a 32 year old woman has been arrested in germany after six people were injured in a knife attack on a bus heading to a festival last night. three of those attacked in the incident east of cologne are in a life threatening condition. another three have been discharged from hospital . been discharged from hospital. german authorities say there is no evidence of political or religious motive and featureless classrooms, with pupils being taught by ai are being trialled at a london school this year , a at a london school this year, a class of 20 gcse students at david game college will spend the year learning from bots. the school says the tech will pinpoint the areas pupils need help with, but headteachers say education shouldn't be taken out of educators hands. those are the latest gb news headlines. for now, i'm sophia wenzler more in half an hour for the very latest gb news direct to your smartphone, sig

that is in the west midlands regions of england.epeat, a 13—year—old boy has died after being stabbed. it is a breaking news story so we are getting these lines and pieces of information as soon netsuite have more updates for you, we will bring them to you on the bbc news. now, let's move on to new zealand. new zealand's maori king has died at the age of sixty—nine. king tuheitiaa had been in hospital recovering from heart surgery. new zealand's prime minister, christopher luxon, said king tuheitia's unwavering commitment to his people had left an indelible mark on the nation. king charles (, who knew the maori rulerfor many years,) said he was profoundly saddened to hear of his death. he was king for 18 years, he did a lot to strengthen... we are going to miss him. i'm joined now by new zealand journalist, mihi — the king reigned for 18 years — what's the legacy he leaves behind? particularly in the last three years, he will be remembered as an elderly statesman who has been able to... in the last six months he has held a number of

let's have a listen to our west midlands reporterjack have a listen to our west midlands reporter jack stand up today, there's been this stand up to racism counter protest that had been rumours of an anti—immigration protest in this city. that's why west midlands police said that they were going to deliver the resources onto the streets to reassure the pubuc the streets to reassure the public and also be there, ready to protest , to ready to respond to protest, to ready to respond to protest, to ready to respond to any protests that did develop. there were a few hundred people that gathered for the stand up to racism protest here in the city today. chants of kind of anti racism and making sure that the people that were around here and listening to those protests knew what their message was. they talked about nigel farage, the rise of the far right, saying that about nigel farage, the rise of the far right , saying that they the far right, saying that they wanted them off the streets, wanted them off the streets, wanted bigots out of brum . that wanted bigots out of brum. that was one o

let's just see this from craig guilford, chief constable of the west midlands police , speaking earlier on police, speaking earlier on today. >> salam alaikum . there is one >> salam alaikum. there is one tier of policing that implies to all of us, and that means that we police without fear or favour. chakram >> i don't think coming out with foreign languages , addressing foreign languages, addressing one particular community in the west midlands makes an awful lot of sense . does anything to of sense. does anything to dampen down speculation about two tier policing and extraordinarily emilyn richards , extraordinarily emilyn richards, the superintendent of the west midlands, was asked how was it that a large number of masked men, some carrying dangerous weapons, were allowed to go outside that pub in birmingham? one man came out, was beaten to a pulp, has finished up with a lacerated liver. windows were smashed. the pub doors were locked for safety. how is it that wasn't being policed? and extraordinarily what superintendent richards said. we had the opportunity to meet with community

>> how about this really quickly now west midlands police spokesman on television yesterday with yourls at sky, said that he'd spoken to people in the muslim community and they had they told him they were going to police themselves. and he said that approvingly. now there is no policing yourself in a british community. that's what the police is for. that's two tier policing. well, nice. >> and conveniently we have that clip for you and i shall play it for you after the break. and you can decide, because i want to bnng can decide, because i want to bring you into this conversation. what do you think to this whole two tier notion? it's expanding now because it's not just the police that have been accused, as we're saying. it's politicians. also the media. be playing that clip that alex references in hi there. i'm michelle dewberry and i'm with you till 7:00 tonight. our and bastani and alex dean remain alongside me. well, look, we're just looking at this two tier allegation and suggestion . many of you will be suggestion. many of you will be familiar, of course, with some of the goings

maybe the west midlands, could be some spits and spots further south, too. here, showers there moving into scotland. and big temperature contrasts on wednesday. eastern england, east anglia and the south—east, mid—high 20s. out towards the west, it's a lot fresher temperatures of around 18 in belfast and for glasgow. now this is fresher air that's arriving off the atlantic. in fact, the fresher air will spread right across the country during the course of thursday. so no longer is it going to be so warm in the east and the south—east. temperatures here will be closer to say, around 22 or 3 celsius out in the west around 18 degrees, with that atlantic breeze coming in. just a few showers for scotland. here's a look at the end of the week. high pressure is building off the atlantic. this the azores high. showers are kept at bay across france, far away. so it's a day of light winds and sunny spells. really a very pleasant day. and for some of us, a perfect summer's day. neither too hot and not particularly cool either. and the temperatures will be around the hi

police in the west midlands are actively investigating the fatal stabbing of a 13 year old boy.ed following that tragic, tragic incident in oldbury on thursday, though no arrests have been made so far. the west midlands force have assured the public that those responsible will be brought to justice. chief superintendent kim madill is urging residents in the area 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 are facing disruption as border force staff go on strike today. around 650 members of the pcs union have walked out in protest over rota disputes. with that strike lasting four days. further disruption is also expected from wednesday next week, as workers refuse to do overtime, leading to an o

investigation has been launched after a 13—year—old boy was stabbed to death at a house in the west midlandst in the us, where kamala harris has given her first major tv interview, since replacing joe biden as the democratic presidential nominee. the us vice—president, has promised to "turn a page" and offer "a new way forward". speaking to the american network cnn, the democratic candidate defended her shift in position on key political issues. she insisted her values had not changed. she appeared alongside her running mate, tim walz, in the battleground state of georgia. she was pushed on immigration, and climate change — and in particular, why some of her positions appear to have altered since her failed attempt to run for the white house in 2019. here's how she responded. generally speaking, how should voters look at some of the changes that you've made, that you've explained some of here in your policy? is it because you have more experience now and you've learned more about the information? is it because you were running for president in a democratic primary? and should they feel comfo

rain continues, ao still some heavy, potentially thundery, rain for northern england, wales, the west midlands it, but it's going to be a warm and a humid night more or less across the board. we start tomorrow with the weather front, which is weakening all the time, pushing into the south—east, taking any dregs of rain with it. then a lot of dry weather, a fair bit of sunshine, but frequent showers across western scotland and also northern ireland. also a blustery day again. as we head on from tuesday into wednesday the low pressure starts to push across the north of the country. what you will find is this is where we will see some heavy rain, the rainfall totals really continuing to mount up. head further south and we are looking at something drier and brighter, but it's going to be windy, especially so across scotland, northern ireland and northern england. in that wind it will make it feel cooler than these temperatures suggest, but the temperatures are down a touch anyway. we're looking at 15 to about 23 celsius. as we head on from wednesday into thursday the first area of low pressure mov

so that is tamworth in staffordshire in the west - in staffordshire in the west midlands.is a new report that we have received. thank you for the moment. 0ur reporter 0lly constable has been close to the police lines in rotherham, and i spoke to him a short time ago about what he has been seeing it seems to go in waves, the atmosphere. short time ago it was quite calm, officers were taking that time to grab a drink and recharge their batteries, because it has been a long time for them to be on their feet. well, there is one particular group of people that seem to be moving between two police cordons. this is one we can see here, where items are being thrown towards them, pieces of gravel, stones, rocks, those sort of things. that is continuing today. 0n the other side of the housing estate to our left—hand side, there is another police line, and the group seem to be moving between that area and this one. the previous area that we were at, which is opposite this holiday inn hotel, we saw that they were trying to uproot a post box, to use that as a weapon to throw. they dism

. >> well, let's head to our west midlands reporterjack >> well, let's head to our west midlands reporterk, what are we expecting there today ? we expecting there today? >> well, we are certainly expecting a stand up to racism counter protests. they've happened quite a few times now over the past few weeks here in birmingham. last wednesday, more than a week ago, there was expected to be an anti—immigration protest in the jewellery quarter , part of this jewellery quarter, part of this city. that didn't happen, but there was a huge showing of hundreds of people in a to stand up racism counter protest. they marched peacefully through the city just last saturday. there was a very similar demonstration here in the city centre. we are expecting a repeat of that today. there are planned speakers to make announcements and speeches on that platform, as well as, of course, the chanting and the gathering of hundreds expected. this comes , hundreds expected. this comes, as you were mentioning, as west midlands police particularly saying that they will there will be a very visible police presence in

reporterjack and i'm joined by gb news west midlands reporter jack carson , midlands reporter jack carsons birmingham and the west midlands today. you've been talking to people on the ground. what are they telling you ? what are they telling you? >> well, they they do think really on a majority of people that i've spoken to today, martin, believe that this is a step too far. i had one couple talk to me who had young children who were quite enthused by this idea of a ban on outdoor smoking , particularly in places smoking, particularly in places like where i am right now, which is an outdoor beer garden. but the majority of people that i did speak to were concerned that this was another take away of their freedoms. that was the main word that kept coming up on the street from people that i was speaking to today. the prime minister, as you were hearing there, pointing at us thousand people, he says that die from smoking each year. he said today he sees that as a preventable death that costs the nhs cost. the taxpayer a lot of money. that's something he's trying to cut down on. that really s

, that is widening, it is about— west midlands, that is widening, it is about 10%, that difference.will be stepping back and saying. _ of people will be stepping back and saying, what is going on there? that is an interesting _ saying, what is going on there? trust is an interesting point which we will take up a little bit later. as is always the case when there are exam results, we have politicians who talk about it, the schools minister catherine mckinnell has been commenting on the results. here is what she had to say. this a is what she had to say. as a government. _ is what she had to say. as a government, we _ is what she had to say. as a government, we are - is what she had to say. is a. government, we are absolutely committed to ensuring every young person gets the opportunities, no matter where they live, no matter the background they come from, we know that is a big task. but it is what we are committed to delivering on. we have seen the results today and the results last week, and they are not spread evenly across the country. but i think we have to praise this cohort of

we have seen a picture that west midlands police have released of the dogs, and we believe the others look similar to that. american bulldog —type dogs. i asked of cameras if the games are band animals, she said they won't know until they have been captured and they can work that out. but a stressful, traumatic time, not least for the family of the victim but also the family who owned the dogs, there is some kind of relationship between the two. a family member also in hospitalfor an unrelated matter. they are trying to get as much information as they can, using specialist teams, including drones, although it is very windy today, making drone coverage quite difficult in that part of birmingham, to try to get these animals as quickly and safely as possible. the police say they don't quite know what actually happened, and they cannot release everything, but it seemed like they were trying to puzzle some of this out. that always ha--ens puzzle some of this out. that always ha ens in puzzle some of this out. that always happens in these — puzzle some of this out. that always happens in th

and urgent tests are underway on a canalin urgent tests are underway on a canal in the west midlandsum cyanide spill. walsall council said the environment agency told it about a toxic chemical spillage that went directly into the canal at pleck on monday. a major incident has been declared and people are being warned to avoid the 12 mile stretch of canal leading to birmingham. sodium cyanide can cause seizures, vomiting and loss of consciousness , and those loss of consciousness, and those are the latest gb news headlines. for now, i'm tatiana sanchez. more from me in half an hour for the very latest gb news direct to your smartphone, sign up to news alerts by scanning the qr code or go to gbnews.com forward slash alerts . forward slash alerts. >> thank you tatiana. now, if you want to get in touch with me here @gbnews, especially about that breaking news, is it the right decision for footballers to once again take the knee before football matches? then please get in touch gbnews.com/yoursay. i'll read out the best of your messages a little later in the show. i'm martin welcome back.

so yeah, west midlands, midlands police are seeking two dogs after a 33 year old man was killed in hiso was sadly confirmed dead at the scene , and now they are the scene, and now they are urgently trying to trace what they believe are two missing dogs. they released an image of one of those dogs, which we showed you earlier on, and there it is now believed to be american bulldog types. so i've got a quote here from a west midlands police spokesperson that says we're urgently asking for help finding two dogs who we believe may have been involved in an incident in which a man died in rubery, which in the west midlands. we were called to a place called hereford close in the early hours of yesterday to reports that a number of dogs were loose. they arrived and unfortunately a 33 year old man was found dead in his garden. none of the dogs involved are believed to have been a banned breed. it is believed that the dogs, which are still looking for american bulldog types, were looking for another similar dog, which is described as being exactly basically like the dog on your screen now, but b

listening to people who come from hard future that have traveled to the west midlands to go to theseand finding themselves being arrested. the only thing i would say is yesterday when they had it in cornwall, it started off as a purchase but quickly escalated. all i've seen has been sheer, utter violence, writing, trying to -- rioting, trying to burn down hotels, attacking mosques. cemetery was vandalized. cars burned out. significant number of police officers are being assaued, which is a further drain on resources and has a huge impact on business as well. helena: we have about 10 seconds, shabnam. despite the fact that we have the expanded powers, there is organization going on. do police need further powers? shabnam: i think they've got sufficient powers at the moment, but they will need powers in terms of social media and the tech giants for short. helena: all right, former detective superintendent at the met police force, very good to have you with us on "the context ." we do appreciate it. stay with us on bbc news. plenty more on the way. in the meantime, you can go to our web

police appeal for information after a 13—year—old boy is stabbed to death at his home in the west midlands comeback tour, after some were listed for thousands of pounds within minutes of a pre—sale. a labour mp — who rented out flats with black mould and ant infestations — has apologised and promised swift repairs. good morning — there are some bold late moves at the end of football's transfer window. chelsea forward raheem sterling moved across london to arsenal, while chelsea themselves brought injadon sancho, also on loan from manchester united. and good morning. a sunny start to saturday for many of us but as we go through the weekend it will turn cloudy, warmer and humid with a chance of thunderstorms. join me shortly for all the details. it's saturday the 31st august. our main story. detectives are continuing to appeal for information after a 13—year—old boy was fatally stabbed in his own home. the boy — who has not yet been named by police — died in oldbury, near west bromwich, on thursday. our reporter leigh milner has the latest details. it's here where a 13—year—old boy was stabb

yesterday west midlands police held a conference to give more information including the key piece ofs stabbed inside his own home. they also really appealed for anyone who knows anything about this investigation to come forward. they say they set up an online portal that people can actually upload photos or videos to and they particularly mentioned home cctv. many people now have doorstep cctv, ring systems and that kind of thing and they said that that is particularly what they would like to see. they said they have extra patrols in place as well and youth workers on hand to try and provide reassurance and support to the community. it is deeply shocked, as you can see behind me, floral tributes, balloons that say rip and candles burning. there are still so much we do not know about what has happened here but what is likely is that we will see more tributes laid as we head into the weekend. it is four minutes past six. and now is when oasis tickets are going up for sale but there are already concerns about how much they are going for and if people are profiteering. todayis today is t

a mother has pleaded guilty to stabbing her ten year old daughter to death in the west midlands. jaskirat kaur admitted to manslaughter on the basis of diminished responsibility after the child was found with fatal wounds at their home back in march. prosecutors accepted the 33 year old's plea and march. prosecutors accepted the 33 year c.d's plea and in shock. >> i'm feeling really sad and i don't know whether to blame ourselves or our service or our government. are we failing? it's going to be really sad for the family as well to live with that. their child is not normal and for the community as well . and for the community as well. it's going to have a very effect on the whole of the community that it's actually come to our doorstep now because you hear about it in other areas. somebody's been stabbed. some child has been stabbed, some man has been stabbed. today. it's happened at our doorstep in our area, on our street. >> now, 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

investigation following the death of a 13 year old boy who was found stabbed to death at a house in the west midlands. the teenager was treated by paramedics but died at the scene in oldbury yesterday afternoon. no one has been arrested so far and chief superintendent kim madill gave a press conference earlier today. >> and we are following active lines of enquiry to find the suspects . we know that 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 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. >> now, dame priti patel has officially launched her conservative leadership campaign, promising to revive the party with a focus on the future. the former home secretary also denounced sir keir starmer's recent speech as feeble, pitiful and dishonest, criticising his approach to trade unions , criminal justice trade unions, criminal justice and the economy. speaking

maybe the west midlands, could be some spits and spots further south, too.rain here, showers there moving into scotland. and big temperature contrasts on wednesday. eastern england, east anglia and the south—east, mid—high 20s. 0ut towards the west, it's a lot fresher temperatures of around 18 in belfast and for glasgow. now this is fresher air that's arriving off the atlantic. in fact, the fresher air will spread right across the country during the course of thursday. so no longer is it going to be so warm in the east and the south—east. temperatures here will be closer to say, around 22 or 3 celsius out in the west around 18 degrees, with that atlantic breeze coming in. just a few showers for scotland. here's a look at the end of the week. high pressure is building off the atlantic. this azores high. showers are kept at bay across france, far away. so it's a day of light winds and sunny spells. really a very pleasant day. and for some of us, a perfect summer's day. neither too hot and not particularly cool either. and the temperatures will be around the hi

in particular, one of the worst areas in terms of the number of pass rates is the west midlands, it onlyon. there is a concern and the government has said that they are trying to look at that regional divide in results. but, we all know, todayis divide in results. but, we all know, today is about individual results and i know that you probably remember when you got your exam results, i remember mine, it is one of those life moments for a 15 or 16—year—old, to get their exam results. most of the students here have got what they wanted and they didn't get much sleep last night and also they are going out to celebrate with their friends before they decide what to do next, whether that is a—levels or go into vocational courses, some of those results are out today. full results on the bbc news website and app and they will be answering your questions in around ten or 15 minutes' time, if you have a question about the exam results, you can e—mail your questions to the bbc and look at the bbc news website and app for the answers. i bbc news website and app for the answers. ., �* , , bbc news we