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Hook a duck is the name of the game here.

Police officers have been busy this morning fishing a stolen motorbike out of the water in Stirchley.

Officers say the owner has been notified and even helped them get it back on to dry land.

Giles Latcham
´óÏó´«Ã½ Midlands Today

Hundreds of motorists got caught up in delays this morning following the closure of Belgrave Middleway in central Birmingham.

The route is closed in both directions between Bristol Road and Haden Circus while emergency services and collision reconstruction experts investigate.  

The dead man, who has not been named, was hit by a dark-coloured Ford Mondeo just after 23:40 last night.

West Midlands Police said the pursuit had been started by response officers and then continued by specialist traffic police.

It was abandoned when the car went through a red light shortly before the pedestrian was struck, the force said.

Ranjit Singh, who has admitted manslaughter, says he heard voices telling him to kill.

site due to a ‘lack of dialogue’ with council bosses.

Joanne Malin
´óÏó´«Ã½ Midlands Today

Counter-terrorism police have searched a Birmingham home over the weekend where Westminster attacker Khalid Masood is reported to have visited. 

Neighbours said officers turned up at a maisonette in Bredon Croft in Hockley. 

, as investigations into the London terror attacks continue.  

Stephanie Barnard
´óÏó´«Ã½ Local Live

This is the scene at Belgrave Middleway this morning which is closed

Image source, Ben Toone

The man died at the scene at about 23:30 last night.

The road closure - which remains - has caused rush hour delays this morning.

´óÏó´«Ã½ Midlands Today

A cat reported missing in Spain has turned up in Birmingham.

A man from Acocks Green found the feline in his garden - he's been calling her Slinky.

When the cat was taken to the vet and its microchip checked, it emerged she had been reported missing a month ago in mainland Europe. 

It's not yet known how the cat ended up in the West Midlands.   

'Slinky' is currently staying with the man who found her. He says it's a total mystery how she arrived here.

A man has died after being hit by a car which was being pursued by police in Birmingham last night.

it was following a dark coloured Ford Mondeo from Short Heath Road in Erdington to the westbound Belgrave Middleway after it failed to stop for officers.

A 45-year-old man was hit and died at the scene.

The force says it is still searching for the driver.

Stephanie Barnard
´óÏó´«Ã½ Local Live

Belgrave Middleway is closed between Haden Circus and A441 Pershore Road in Birmingham 

The closure is causing delays in the area and a number of public transport services to be diverted.

 in which four people were killed.

The Met Police said the 30-year-old was held on Sunday on suspicion of preparing terrorist acts.

Another man, 58, arrested in Birmingham on Thursday, remains in custody.

Image source, PA / Facebook

Khalid Masood, 52, killed three people when he drove a car into pedestrians last Wednesday. He then fatally stabbed a policeman before police shot him dead.

Last Wednesday, officers stormed a second-floor flat above shops on Hagley Road in Ladywood, Birmingham, following the attack in the English capital.  

Image source, PA

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´óÏó´«Ã½ Weather presenter

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´óÏó´«Ã½ Local Live

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