Main route into Wolverhampton is closed for up to six months.

Owners of the blocks in Wolverhampton say students are being moved as a 'precaution'.

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West Midlands Police says it's working "flat out" to resolve a backlog of about 2,000 calls from the public.

It says they are mainly non-urgent matters, but after the recent terror attacks they received an "unprecedented volume of calls".

The force says officers and staff from back-office roles have been deployed on the front-line to help address the issue.

Seventy students are being moved from two tower blocks in Wolverhampton over fire safety concerns, a spokesperson for the buildings' owner says.

The University of Wolverhampton students are being moved to nearby accommodation, Liberty Living says.

Emma Reynolds, MP for Wolverhampton North East, says the precautionary measure focuses on cladding.

Rob Mayor
Black Country Political Reporter, BBC WM

"If you want a job doing well, ask a busy woman," says Jacqui Smith answering questions about the eighth current role she holds.

The former Labour home secretary and Redditch MP is contracted to spend six to eight days a month in Sandwell, chairing a trust which must remove the label of inadequate from children's services for the first time since 2013.

In 2015 the watchdog said "there are widespread and serious failures that create or leave children being harmed or at risk of harm".

Mrs Smith says she is "not surprised" that staff morale in the department is low and has promised to support workers to improve.

The last update from Ofsted did note some progress but said the pace of change remained to slow - the first job for Jacqui Smith will be to ensure it speeds up.

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BBC Weather

There's good news and bad news.

The good news is we're forecast a hot end to the week.

The bad news is that we could see heavy, thundery showers on Thursday night.

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Students are being moved out of two blocks of flats in Wolverhampton because of concerns about fire safety.

The Labour MP for Wolverhampton North East Emma Reynolds says the precautionary measure focuses on cladding at the buildings owned and managed by Liberty Living.

In a statement, the company said: "As a precaution we are moving students from blocks B and C to nearby accommodation. Remedial work will begin on the properties as soon as practicable."

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The students are from Wolverhampton University, which said: "The safety of students is of utmost importance to the university and we continue to liaise with the provider regarding the situation."

The move has affected "a small number" of students, the university said.

Birmingham City boss Harry Redknapp led his team to Championship survival in May and now sets his team a promotion target.

The 70 year old says this season could see the "toughest Championship ever".

The victim was taken to hospital where he died shortly after, police say.

A woman's car was stolen and then driven towards her.

It happened in Kings Heath Park, Birmingham, yesterday afternoon.

Police say a 37-year-old woman was leaving a car park when she noticed a bollard in the way.

She got out of her car to remove it when a man jumped in the driver's seat and drove the car at her, causing the woman to hit her head on the ground.

The woman needed hospital treatment for injuries to her face and arm.

A 21-year-old has been arrested on suspicion of murder following the death of a 22-year-old man who was stabbed in Woodgate Gardens, Bartley Green, police say.

The 16-year old boy who was arrested on suspicion of murder last night remains in custody.

Local neighbourhood Superintendent Mat Shaer said: "We do not believe this to be gang-related, but are aware of some anti-social behaviour concerns within the area which we are addressing."

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Thieves have targeted a community centre that supports adults with physical and learning disabilities – three times in one week., external

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BBC WM

Students are being moved out of two blocks of flats in the Heath Town area of Wolverhampton because of concerns about fire safety, an MP says.

The Labour MP for Wolverhampton North East Emma Reynolds says the precautionary measure focuses on cladding at the buildings owned by Liberty Living.

We've been told the Wolverhampton University students are being moved into alternative accommodation while further investigations take place.

Stephanie Barnard
BBC Local Live

Former home secretary Jacqui Smith is to chair the independent trust set to run children’s social care in Sandwell.

Here is a timeline of events leading up to the government's intervention in the council's handling of the department:

• April 2013Sandwell's children's services rated inadequate by Ofsted, external
• April 2013Simon Hackett becomes head of services after Bob Badham resigns
• October 2014Doncaster's children's services department is the first in the UK to be taken over by an independent trust following a catalogue of failures
• June 2015Sandwell Council's children's services are again rated inadequate, external, and there is warning of "widespread and serious failure that leaves children at risk of harm"
• December 2015PM gives failing council departments six months to improve or be taken over
• October 2016 Monitoring visit sees "positive changes" in the department since it was last visited in 2015, external but "areas of concern remain"
• October 2016The struggling children's services department will be taken over by a government-appointed trust, it is announced
• January 2017Third monitoring visit since 2015 finds, external "the local authority is not yet making satisfactory progress overall to improve services"
• February 2017 Jim Leivers becomes the interim director of children’s services after Matthew Sampson and director for children and families Sharon Moore stand down
• June 2017 Ofsted inspectors report "insufficient focus on the quality and standards of practice, and the pace of change, external"

You can read more on this story here.

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Birmingham City's failure to sign John Terry could work in the club's favour, says manager Harry Redknapp.

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The defender, 36, turned down Blues to join local rivals Aston Villa, but Redknapp plans to use the savings on making several additions to his squad.

Lazio's Ravel Morrison, who is training with the club,, external could be among them.

"I'm hoping the players I'm going to bring in, with the budget I had for John, will make us a stronger all-round team," he told BBC WM.

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Reporter, BBC Radio Stoke

A man arrested on suspicion of having a knife in a public place after Aldi in Leek was evacuated yesterday morning has been released under investigation.

The 18-year-old from Birmingham was detained at the scene.

Police said the incident was not terror related, and no one was hurt.

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Aerosols were among the tonnes of recycling waste that caught fire in Langley, Oldbury, West Midlands Fire Service says.

Three engines and 15 firefighters attended.

A crew from Oldbury station shared these pictures...

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Teaching Unions have called off two days of strike action at the troubled E-Act Academy in Willenhall.

Staff had been due to walk out today and tomorrow in a row over the management of pupil behaviour and time tables, but the National Union of Teachers says talks with school sponsor E-Act are progressing well.

Three days of industrial action are still scheduled to take place next week.

The school made headlines earlier this year when it was rated inadequate by Ofsted whose inspectors said pupils threw food at them.

The alleged Three Musketeers terror cell has been subjected to "one of the most unfair trials there has ever been in the history of British justice", a defence lawyer has said.

Convicted terrorist Naweed Ali along with three other men from the West Midlands are on trial at the Old Bailey accused of plotting an attack on British soil.

The prosecution's case involves a JD Sports bag that was found containing a partially-constructed pipe bomb and a large hatchet.

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Mr Ali's defence lawyer Stephen Kamlish QC has repeatedly accused an undercover operation - tasked with gathering intelligence on two among the accused - of planting the evidence.

In his closing speech to the jury, he alleged police had found "not one shred of evidence of an actual plot".

Naweed Ali, 29, and Khobaib Hussain, 25, both of Sparkhill in Birmingham, and Mohibur Rahman, 32, and Tahir Aziz, 38, of Stoke-on-Trent, deny preparing terrorist acts. The trial continues.