Richie Anderson
BBC WM

Former Wolves player Jamie O'Hara has admitted his career at the club went downhill.

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The midfielder signed for the then Premier League club in 2011 but was released three years later. 

O'Hara says he loved his time at the club, but it was compromised by injuries and personal issues. 

A museum in Birmingham has been shortlisted for a top international prize.

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The Lapworth Museum of Geology, which underwent a £2.7m regeneration last year, is home to one of the UK's most outstanding geological collections, including dinosaur bones, fossils and rocks. 

It's now been selected as one of the finalists of the 'Art Fund Museum of the Year', with the winner to be announced in July. 

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A BBC investigation has found that the number of tool thefts from vans in the West Midlands has almost doubled in the last three years. 

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There were more than 2,500 thefts between 2014 and 2015, and last year that number had risen to more than 4,500.

It's thought criminals are buying locksmith tools off the internet and using them to gain access to vehicles. 

Allen Cook
BBC Local Live

Rangers will this weekend patrol the site of a huge woodland fire which burnt over two acres of land in Staffordshire. , external

The blaze on Wednesday took fire crews several hours to put out after Staffordshire Fire and Rescue Service says it was called to near Nanny's Rock, Kinver Edge.

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About 10,000 square meters of bracken and woodland was on fire and the cause is being investigated - the fire service hasn't ruled out arson. 

It says rangers from the National Trust, which owns the site, will patrol the site this weekend to make sure the blaze is fully out.

Non-voters would play a pivotal role in the General Election if they were to use their vote, analysis suggests.

The number of non-voters exceeded the number of votes cast for the winning party in more than half of UK constituencies in 2015.

The West Midlands dominates the top end of English constituencies where non-voters most outnumbered winning parties.

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Three teenagers arrested yesterday by police investigating a spate of carjackings in Birmingham have been released on bail. 

The three, all aged 16, were detained early yesterday morning. 

Police say inquiries are ongoing following 30 robberies in the Moseley and Kings Heath area of the city. 

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Altogether 21 people have been arrested. All the suspects are teenagers, police say.   

Hundreds of people attend a nightclub event especially for people with learning difficulties.

Bob Hockenhull
BBC Midlands Today

Advice about the dangers of drugs such as Spice and Black Mamba has been offered in Birmingham by West Midlands Police. 

The newly-classified Class-B substances are said to leave users in a zombie-like state. 

Officers have been giving out leaflets, advising users how to minimise the risks of taking the drugs, and how best to help people experiencing their effects.

One former user of the drug Mamba, David McCafrey, simply said: "Do not take it. It simply is without a doubt the worst drug I have ever had. it debilitates you."

West Midlands Police say about 30 carjackings in Birmingham are being linked, with more than 20 people arrested - including a boy aged 13.  

Sarah Khatri, who had her car stolen earlier this year, posted on Facebook, external, describing the offenders as "scumbags" who "have no idea what effect they have on their victims lives".

Sarah Khatri was threatened by two men with a blade and stole her Kia outsidea church in Moseley last month.

Shefali Oza
BBC Midlands Today

It's looking like being a cloudy end to the week, with some showers forecast tomorrow.

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The deputy general secretary of a teachers' union says cutting school time is "not a decision taken lightly" by school leaders.

Malcolm Trobe, from the Association of School and College Leaders (ASCL), spoke to BBC WM after Selly Oak Trust School said its day would finish half an hour earlier due to education funding cuts.

Mr Trobe added: "Teachers will do their best to ensure that pupils education is in no way affected, but schools have very little option."

In a statement, the Department for Education says: "The government has protected the core schools budget in real terms since 2010, with school funding at its highest level on record at almost £41b in 2017-18 - and that is set to rise."

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A resident is calling for stricter enforcement to tackle inconsiderate parking, external around the Blues ground on match days.  

Allen Cook
BBC Local Live

A huge woodland fire covering over two acres of land may have been caused deliberately. , external

Staffordshire Fire and Rescue Service says crews spent several hours yesterday from 17:30 tackling the blaze near Nanny's Rock, Kinver Edge.

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They found an area of around 10,000 square meters of bracken and woodland on fire and say it caused "a significant drain" on resources.

The cause of the fire's now under investigation but the service says it suspects it was either started accidentally, by carelessly thrown-away smoking materials, or deliberately.

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