Twenty seven cars were issued with parking tickets in a city suburb - in just over an hour.

The blitz was on cars that were illegally parked in the Bordesley Green district of Birmingham on Saturday.

Bordesley Green police used their Twitter account to post pictures of some of the ticketed cars, some of which were parked across pavements, junctions and disabled bays.

A photographer spotted the 15ft-high rubbish mound while taking pictures of a sunset.

Giles Latcham
BBC Midlands Today

The barrister defending Julie Wadsworth, cross-examining today's witness, suggested he was mistaken, he'd got the wrong couple.

The witness said when the couple were first charged with similar offences he searched the internet for their images and recognised them immediately.

The case continues at Warwick Crown Court.

Giles Latcham
BBC Midlands Today

After having sex with her husband in view of teenage boys, the court heard, Julie Wadsworth told the teenagers to "come back next week at the same time" and that she might "let them have a play".

Giving evidence at Warwick Crown Court the alleged victim said he and another 14-year-old boy did return to the scene and were both indecently assaulted by her in the presence of her husband.

They were scared, he claimed, of Tony Wadsworth standing by with a camera around his neck.

The pair deny all charges against them.

Giles Latcham
BBC Midlands Today

A jury has heard from a man who claims he was indecently assaulted in an Atherstone park by a female radio presenter when he was 14.

Jurors at Warwick Crown Court heard the man, now in his 30s, claim Julie Wadsworth also touched another boy indecently while her broadcaster husband Tony Wadsworth stood close by.

The alleged victim said in the course of the encounter the couple had sex up against a tree in woods on the edge of the park, in full view of him and other boys.

The couple, of Broughton Astley, Leicestershire, deny indecent assault and outraging public decency.

Two people have been arrested, external after a motorcyclist died following a collision on the A45, near Birmingham Airport.

A man in his 40s died at the scene just before 12:00 yesterday.

The A45 was closed in both direction between Catherine-de-Barnes and Damson Parkway following the crash.

A 22-year-old woman and a 19-year-old man were arrested a short time later in Erdington and remain in police custody.

Louise Hancock
Newsreader, BBC WM

A cartoonist who spent decades drawing Desperate Dan and Korky the Kat for the Dandy comic has been honoured at his old school in the Black Country.

Charles Grigg, who was a pupil at Rood End Primary in Langley, Oldbury, will now be remembered following the unveiling of a blue plaque at a special ceremony there yesterday.

He died in 2013 at the age of 97, after suffering from Alzheimer's.

Voters are asked if they back the Conservative or Labour leader over caring for older people.

Adam Fleming took the Daily Politics mood box - an unscientific test with a plastic box and balls - to hear what the people of Birmingham thought.

The views were sought before Monday’s announcement from Theresa May where she spoke of a social care 'cap', or what she called an “absolute limit".

It is part of a series of daily films asking voters around the UK about an election issue.

The laptops, built so the two children can communicate, are taken from Wolverhampton rail station.

The BBC is running an election panel, asking voters for their thoughts ahead of 8 June.

We asked:

Tax has become a big election issue. Who should be paying more and who less? What should our approach to taxation be and whose policies do you support if any?

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Oliver, Dudley: "People who earn more should pay a little more and those who have [or] get paid £400,000+ should be taxed a lot more/ a new taxation bracket made for those people."

Ian, Coventry: "The rich should be paying more tax."

Roger Dicks, Birmingham: "High earners should pay more taxes. Corporation tax should be reduced."

John Morse, Coventry: "People on high salaries should pay more in taxation. The better off should help those in real need.

"Pensioners like me have done well over the past few years. No party seems to want to tackle it properly. Labour have an idea of what is needed but will it raise more.

"Tackle tax fraud and get rid of tax loopholes."

Dudley News

The annual Vintage Transport and Country Fair, external will roll into Himley Hall and Park next month.

A huge pile of waste has been dumped just off a country lane in a field in Frankley, near Birmingham.

The load was dumped metres from an Environment Agency sign saying "no tipping".

Image source, @snappersk

Image source, @snappersk

Steve Hermon
Journalist, BBC WM Sport

Here are the top sport stories for Birmingham and the Black Country we're looking at this morning:

• West Bromwich Albion boss Tony Pulis admits they must improve at both ends, after slipping to 10th place on the final day of the Premier League season
• Aston Villa Ladies came from 4-1 to beat Durham 5-4 in their final game of the Spring Series in Women's Super League 2
• Jonathan Trott scored 175 as Warwickshire made 413 in their first innings, in their rain-affected county championship match against Somerset

Birmingham Mail

A jealous ex-boyfriend has been jailed for 10 years after driving his car, external at a love rival outside S, externalolihull College - and mowing down his two friends.

BBC Midlands Today

Birmingham's first Olympic-size swimming pool has opened in the past hour, in a new £55m centre.

The University of Birmingham Sport and Fitness Club, external is on the corner of the Edgbaston campus but will be open to the general public.

It's hoped the 50-metre pool and new gym and fitness centre will attract the world's elite athletes but also be used by complete beginners.

Allen Cook
BBC Local Live

Train operator London Midland says more than one in 10 of its trains last week were delayed by more than five minutes.

It tweeted this morning to say 84% of its 6,503 trains were on time or less than five minutes late, , externalwith the UK average being 91%.

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The operator said almost a quarter of the delays were down to London Midland issues, rather than network faults.

The week before, the company said 94% of trains were on time or delayed by less than five minutes., external

BBC Sport

Warwickshire would need to take 16 wickets on the final day of their match against Somerset at Taunton to secure their first championship win of the season.

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Warwickshire scored 413 in their first innings with Jonathan Trott making 175 - the 42nd first-class century of his career.

Today's your last chance to register to vote in the general election on 8 June.

So far, more than two million people have applied since a snap election was called.

However, the Electoral Commission has warned that approximately seven million people across Britain who are eligible to vote are not registered.

The deadline to register through the official website, external is 23.59.

Footage shows the moment a playing field's fence is smashed to bits to allow convoy on to site.

A report about an apparent abduction of a schoolgirl from the Black Country was made up, say police who are investigating the allegations.

A 12-year-old told officers she'd been dragged into a taxi by four men as she left school in Stourbridge last Thursday (18 May).

West Midlands Police says, external it's assessed CCTV footage in and around the area and has found no evidence of the alleged attack.