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A man has been shot in the leg following reports of "disorder" in Erdington, West Midlands Police said.

Officers were called to Dovedale Road last night just after 19:00 where they closed the road.

No arrests have been made and police are carrying out investigations.

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Monica Rimmer
Journalist, BBC Online

Fifty-year-old Stephanie Slater has died - her kidnapping is well remembered as it made headlines across the country and many of you have been tweeting tributes.

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Lisa Wright
Journalist, BBC News Online

• 30 June: Strike action starts

• 3, 11, 19 and 27 July and 4 August: Two-hour stoppages roll out

• 18 July: Unite announces action will continue until September after talks break down with the council
• 28 July: Daily two-hour stoppages are increased to three hours
• 11 August: Action is stepped up to three, hour-long stoppages across shifts
• 16 August: Strike action is suspended amid negotiations between Unite and the city council

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• 24 August: A report to Birmingham's cabinet warns the deal that ended the strike is unaffordable. A meeting on the matter is deferred until 1 September
• 31 August: The council announces it is issuing redundancy notices. Unite says the move is a "deeply provocative act" and warns workers are likely to resume strikes
• 1 September: Workers return to picket lines as the strike resumes. The union warns action could continue until the end of the year and says members will be balloted for further action

An 11-year-old boy has been killed by a lorry in Oldbury, police say.

The West Midlands force said he suffered serious injuries and was pronounced dead at the scene.

It happened last night at Birchley Island, off Wolverhampton Road, at about 22:00.

The force said the driver remained at the scene and was helping police with enquiries.

Stephanie Slater was held in a wooden "coffin" for eight days in 1992 by murderer Michael Sams.

The council cabinet member in charge of bins, Lisa Trickett, has been defending council leader John Clancy this morning - the man who brokered a settlement to stop the bin strikes that has now broken down, leading to renewed strike action.

The ground conceded to workers - including the suggestion there were no plans for redundancies - was not financially viable, council officers concluded, and last night, the authority stated its intention to issue redundancy notices.

Union Unite, representing workers disputing council proposals to make savings by overhauling the service, slammed the move as a "dishonourable U-turn".

Talking to BBC WM this morning, Cllr Trickett emphasised the agreement between parties was a deal in principle, and that financial and legal realities ultimately had to drive decisions - something she said had perhaps passed Unite by, if it was more used to private sector disputes.

But on this point, she was challenged by political reporter Kath Stanczyszyn, who said John Clancy was nevertheless aware of such realities, yet brokered a settlement anyway.

Cllr Trickett restated the words "in principle" were key, adding in hindsight a public statement should not have been made amid what were essentially negotiations, rather than a formal, ratified deal.

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The family of a man who was murdered at a nightclub are calling for another 1,000 signatures, external for the venue to close.

Stephanie Slater's best friend has described their relationship as "unique and epic" following the death of the former estate agent who was kidnapped in 1992 and held in a coffin.

Stacey Kettner said: "I know that [Stephanie] truly never got over the events that changed her life so dramatically in January 1992. It’s been an honour and a privilege to be Stephanie's best friend."

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Stephanie Slater - the woman held captive for eight days in a wooden coffin by kidnapper Michael Sams - has died. She was 50 and had been diagnosed with cancer.

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The then-estate agent was snatched in Great Barr 25 years ago. Sams had been posing as a house buyer.

She was freed after a ransom was paid by her employer.

West Midlands Police said she worked tirelessly with police forces across the country to help them understand how to treat kidnap victims.

Stephanie Slater, the Birmingham estate agent who hit the headlines in 1992 after being kidnapped in Great Barr, has died at the age of 50 after a short battle with cancer.

Police have arrested a man on suspicion of murder in connection with a stabbing outside a fried chicken takeaway in Brierley Hill.

Mansoor Mahmood, 24, was attacked outside Dixi Chicken on High Street and later died in hospital.

Niron Parker-Lee - pictured below - was arrested in Northfield.

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The council is issuing redundancy notices to refuse collectors, meaning the bin strikes are back on in Birmingham after a temporary ceasefire.

The union Unite has warned this morning that industrial action "could extend until the new year".

Howard Beckett, Unite's assistant general secretary, is angry a "settlement" between the council and members fell apart.

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The union Unite that represents Birmingham's striking refuse collectors has accused the council of performing a "dishonorable U-turn".

Howard Beckett, assistant general secretary, says he is angry a "settlement" that brought a temporary end to strike action has fallen apart, with the council pledging to make redundancies - a state of affairs he's called "outrageous industrial sabotage".

He said: "I'm very angry, I’m angry for my members and I’m angry for the people of Birmingham.

"We reached an honourable settlement at Acas and in an act that I can only describe as a most outrageous industrial sabotage, there's been a dishonourable U-turn on the part of the council.

"The people of Birmingham will be absolutely shocked and disgusted this morning."

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Warwickshire's coach Jim Troughton says the Bears are facing a "huge game" next week after they lost to Lancashire at Old Trafford.

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Tim Ambrose hit his first century of the season but it couldn't stop his side being beaten as they were bowled out for 344 on day four.

Lancashire then knocked off the runs on 42-2 to win by eight wickets.

With just four games left, bottom side Warwickshire are adrift of safety, now 38 points behind Middlesex, whose game against Surrey was abandoned at The Oval.

Kathryn Stanczyszyn
Political Reporter, BBC WM

There's an air of shock and bitterness at the picket line in Perry Barr this morning as refuse workers are back on strike because the council deferred talks and pledged to issue redundancy notices.

The action takes the form that it did right before the strikes were called off - three walkouts a day in one-hour blocks, this time at 07:00, 10:30 and 13:00.

Remember when Birmingham streets were a sea of rubbish - or still living among a bin bag mountain? Well, don't expect the situation to end any time soon - the strike is back on.

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The summer of industrial action behind the backlog of bin bags was suspended on August 16 when a deal in principle was thrashed out between the leader of the council and union Unite, whose members were protesting over proposals to overhaul the service and, they said, job losses.

But last night, the council - whose officers said giving ground to the workers was not affordable - pledged to make redundancies, when redundancies were off the table when the strikes were halted.

The union response? Unite assistant general secretary Howard Beckett said the council's actions have "made it a certainty that the people of Birmingham will suffer this chaos and disruption and rubbish in their streets for the rest of 2017".

Charlie Slater
BBC Weather presenter

It's been a sunny start to the day and here's how the rest of Friday is looking across the West Midlands.

You can also keep up-to-date on the latest forecasts at any other time by heading to the BBC Weather website.

Monica Rimmer
Journalist, BBC Online

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