10K views · 58 reactions | Who would be a police officer today? 5 News has been given rare access behind the scenes at one of the UK’s biggest police forces, West Midlands, as new recruits are put through their paces. Our reporter Peter Lane went to meet them for this special report, 'Behind the Blue Line'. | Channel 5 News | Facebook

3.2K views | BBC Midlands Today want your experiences and questions for a special programme looking at the region's flooding and climate change. Get in touch  email [email protected] #bbcmidlandstoday | BBC Birmingham | Facebook

1.8K views · 17 reactions | BBC Midlands Today's Rebecca Wood has been looking back at the weather of 2023, and seeing what experts are predicting for next year. Over the course of the last 12 months, the weather presenter has been reporting on heatwaves, flooding - and polar bears. https://bbc.in/3RC9fGx | BBC Birmingham | Facebook

12K views · 74 reactions | BBC Midlands Today's Shefali Oza has been for a socially-distanced cuppa with pensioner Derek Hunt, in Kingswinford, who painted the portrait of her and fellow presenters Mary Rhodes and Rebecca Wood. Derek said painting helped him deal with loneliness after his wife Mary, who has dementia, went into a care home.➡️ https://bbc.in/3ozfTxN | BBC Birmingham | Facebook