A man from Redditch has been banned from keeping dogs for 10 years after pleading guilty to two counts of cruelty. 

In 2014, 45-year-old Anthony Poole was found to own a stray Rottweiler which was underweight and in poor condition. 

Image source, Redditch Borough Council

Last year he was found by dog wardens to have caused unnecessary suffering to a Rottweiler and a Staffordshire bull terrier. 

Poole has also been given a 12-month community order with a 15-week curfew and ordered to pay costs of around £1,500.

A row has broken out over claims a four-year-old Muslim pupil was told she could not wear a headscarf at her Catholic primary school.

Image source, St Clare's Catholic Primary School

The policy at St Clare's Catholic Primary School in Handsworth, Birmingham, does not allow hats or head coverings. 

Labour councillor Waseem Zaffar, who is in charge of transparency, openness and equality on the city council, said he had met the headteacher after a complaint from the girl's parents and claimed in a Facebook post that her treatment breached the Equality Act which sets out what constitutes discrimination, external.

Birmingham City Council said the school's governing body was responsible for creating and setting the uniform policy and it was supporting the school to ensure its policy was appropriate.

BBC Midlands Today

This is the scene in Handsworth after a man was stabbed to death on a bus.

The victim, aged in his 30s, was attacked on the upper deck of the 11A bus in the Handsworth area on Monday, West Midlands Police said.

Forensic investigators are poring over the scene in Rookery Road, where the attack took place, and parts of Oxhill and Greenhill Roads are also closed.

The victim was on the upper deck of the 11A bus as it travelled along Rookery Road.

Alex Homer
BBC Local Live

Here are the top stories on Tuesday so far:

- A man has been stabbed to death on a bus in Handsworth, sparking a murder inquiry

- A father of three has been officially named by police as the man who died in a crash near Lichfield

- Councillors are expected to approve the introduction of cameras on three extra bus lanes later on Tuesday

Moves to install cameras in bus lanes on three main commuter routes through Birmingham are expected to be approved later.

Image source, Google

Bus lane cameras have been in operation in the city since 2013. 

City councillors will look at the proposals for part of the Aston area, the Tyburn Road through Erdington and in parts of Bordesley Green, at a cost of £450,000.

Stewart Stacey, the councillor in charge of transport and roads, says these bus lanes are "being misused".

Police have named a man who died in a crash near Lichfield last week as a father of three.

Image source, Staffordshire Police

Andrew Dennis, 43, was involved in a two-car collision on the A51 Tamworth Road last Friday which is still being investigated by Staffordshire Police. 

He was an active member of a church, according to the police, and his family said they were in the process of organising a thanksgiving service to remember his life.

Wolves striker Nouha Dicko signs a new contract which keeps him at the Championship club until the summer of 2020.

Alex Homer
BBC Local Live

Forensic investigators are at the scene of the bus stabbing this morning, combing the area for clues.

West Midlands Police said, external parts of Oxhill Road and Greenhill Road, Handsworth, Birmingham, are likely to remain closed for the rest of today while the work is carried out.

Charlie Slater
BBC Weather presenter

A cold, foggy and frosty start to the day with the fog taking quite a while to lift in many areas. Where it does clear there should be a good deal of dry and bright weather this afternoon. 

Highs of 6C (43F). Find out more.

BBC Weather

Widespread fog could cause difficult driving conditions, the Met Office is warning.

It has issued a yellow warning of fog which is valid until 11:00 today.

Alex Homer
BBC Local Live

A man in his 30s was found with stab wounds on the upper deck of the number 11A bus at around 22:43 GMT last night.

Image source, Google

He was given CPR at the scene but he died a short time later.

The bus was in Rookery Road, Handsworth, Birmingham, at the time.

Officers have described a man they would like to speak to, external as a black man, aged around 30, wearing a baseball cap and padded jacket. He is believed to have left the bus in Rookery Road.

A man has been stabbed to death on a bus in Birmingham and a murder inquiry has been launched, police said, external.

Welcome back to our news, sport, travel and weather updates on Tuesday.

Comment on our stories and send us your pictures of the region over email, tweet @bbcwm, external or visit the BBC WM Facebook page, external.

Championship club Birmingham City sign defender Dan Scarr from non-league neighbours Stourbridge.

The Library of Birmingham has been given £91,000 from the Heritage Lottery Fund.

Live updates have ended for today.

We'll be back with you from 08:00 tomorrow, but keep an eye out here for breaking news.

Express and Star

From award-winning authors at the city’s Art Gallery to rock stars at The Slade Rooms, there is a huge variety of events taking place across 13 different venues this coming weekend. 

Read more on the Wolverhampton Literature Festival website, external and Express and Star., external

The funeral of former Villa, Wolves and England manager Graham Taylor will take place next week. 

The 72-year-old died earlier this month after a suspected heart attack. 

A service is being held at St Mary's Church in Watford on Wednesday 1 February. 

On Saturday, Aston Villa held a minute's applause before kick-off. Supporters lit up the stands with their phones in the 72nd minute.