Moseley Folk festival starts today.

The three-day event at Moseley Park will welcome artists including Amy MacDonald, Laura Marling and The Magic Numbers.

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A man has been charged following a shooting in Sutton Coldfield., external

It was thought the programmes had been wiped after broadcast, but they were found in an ITV vault in Leeds.

Rebecca Wood
BBC Midlands Today

The West Midlands will have a completely dry and rather chilly night with long clear spells.

Some mist patches may develop, especially in rural parts of Shropshire and Staffordshire - lows of 10C (50F).

A row of 17 prefab homes in Birmingham, built in 1945, are the subject of a conservation project.

The leader of Birmingham City Council denies a deal was in place to resolve the bin dispute.

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Autumn is looming but these two BBC Weather Watcher pictures don't give off any post-summer vibes.

Di's Walk took this lovely blue sky shot in Kingstanding.

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Elle Niño snapped this lovely leafy shot in Sheldon.

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Image source, Elle Niño.

Stephanie Slater - the woman held captive for eight days in a wooden coffin by kidnapper Michael Sams - has died after a short battle with cancer.

Speaking in 2011, Ms Slater said of her kidnapping: "Before this happened, I had a boyfriend, a job and a company car. I had loads of friends and a great social life.

"But he [Sams] took everything and destroyed the next 20 years of my life.

"But now I am ready to begin again. Most people begin their lives in their 20s or 30s but those years of my life were destroyed."

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Sams, now aged 76 and originally from West Yorkshire, was given a life sentence in July 1993 after being found guilty of the murder and kidnap of another woman and two attempts to blackmail police.

Two police officers accused of using excessive force to detain a student who was repeatedly hit with a baton have been cleared of any wrongdoing.

The student, from Nigeria and studying law at Birmingham City University, was also sprayed in the face with CS gas during a struggle with PCs Daniel Attridge and Philip Jones in Birmingham's Hamstead area.

CCTV footage of the incident was played at a three-day misconduct hearing, after which a panel ruled the officers had not misrepresented the actions of the student in statements made after his arrest in March 2016.

During proceedings, PC Attridge said a short burst of CS spray and baton strikes were proportionate and necessary after the student went "completely berserk" following a dispute about politics with another Nigerian undergraduate.

Mark Regan
BBC WM Sport

The very late announcement of the defensive midfielder Alfred N'Diaye's arrival at Molineux at least prevented Wolves from drawing a blank on deadline day.

The 27-year-old Senegalese international has Premier League experience, having spent the second half of last season on loan at Hull and had a previous spell at Sunderland.

A solid loan signing - but Wolves did not land the striker they so obviously need.

Their plans were apparently scuppered by a change of heart from PSV Eindhoven, who were reportedly happy to accept an eight-figure offer for the forward Jurgen Locadia until early evening.

Leo Bonatini is therefore the only specialist senior striker available following the sale of Nouha Dicko on Wednesday, although a number of others in the squad can play in that role too.

Taking the window as a whole, Wolves were certainly busy bringing in players, but arguably they failed - for whatever reason - to fill the most important gap.

Kyle Bastable, who was also known as Joe, was hit on a busy roundabout in the West Midlands.

Callum Lees was stabbed in the neck after a row at a house party in Solihull.

An 11-year-old boy killed when he was hit by a lorry on a busy roundabout in Oldbury has been named as Kyle Bastable.

West Midlands Police said Kyle - who was also known as Joe - was pronounced dead at the scene.

It happened at Birchley Island, off Wolverhampton Road, at about 22:00 on Thursday.

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The dispute centres on restructuring plans that Unite says threaten the jobs of more than 120 refuse collectors. Birmingham City Council says the plans will modernise the service and save £5m a year.

Conciliation service Acas said on 16 August the council had accepted the workers' case and restored the jobs of grade three workers, who are responsible for safety at the back of refuse vehicles.

However, a council report said such a settlement was not affordable.

On Thursday the council said it was issuing redundancy notices to certain grade three workers "in order to protect its legal and financial position".

This prompted strike action to resume on Friday morning, with three, one-hour stoppages spaced across shifts, taking place daily at 07.00, 10.30 and 13.00 BST.

Read more here.

Unite warns Birmingham will see 'chaos and rubbish' on the streets for the rest of 2017.

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The government has announced £60m worth of funding to extend Birmingham's tram service.

The extension will see trams running from New Street Station to the Hagley Road just past Five Ways by 2021.

The extra money works out at just over £46,000 per metre, but rail minister Paul Maynard says it is value for money.

Allen Cook
BBC Local Live

A lot of drugs, a weapon and two cars have been seized by police trying to stop items being smuggled into two Staffordshire prisons., external

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The county's police force spent more than three hours yesterday searching cars and visitors heading into HMP Oakwood and HMP Featherstone.

They say they arrested five people and reported two for offences including conveying drugs into prison and possessing an offensive weapon.

Bin workers have returned to the picket lines.

The strikes started on 30 June and then were suspended on 16 August, but the ceasefire is over as redundancy notices are issued.

Here's what some Birmingham residents think about the standoff...

A man has been charged with the murder of Callum Lees, who was stabbed in Hopwas Grove, Solihull, on 6 August and later died in hospital.

James Atherley, 21, of no fixed address, (pictured) will appear before magistrates tomorrow.

Image source, Police handout

Kathryn Stanczyszyn
Political Reporter, BBC WM

The leader of Birmingham City Council John Clancy has told me there was never a deal in place to end the bin strikes.

Birmingham's refuse collectors have walked out again today following redundancy notices being issued by Birmingham City Council.

The Unite union is now threatening to walk out until the end of the year, saying the council has gone back on a deal made two weeks ago.