Kathryn Stanczyszyn
Political Reporter, BBC WM

Refuse workers in Birmingham have voted in favour of extending their strike action, says the Unite union.

More than 92% of workers backed the move in the ballot.

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A prolific thief who robbed a disabled man in a wheelchair, external while high on drugs has been locked up for more than six years.

Kathryn Stanczyszyn
Political Reporter, BBC WM

The Unite union is due to appear before the High Court later as it challenges the legality of redundancy notices issued to some Birmingham City Council refuse workers.

The matter is set for a full day's hearing - but could go on until tomorrow.

Birmingham MPs keep popping up in this story, from signing an open letter criticising the council's delay in finding a resolution to a joint statement on Friday saying further talks would take place with the conciliation service Acas.

Since the contentious redundancy notices, some workers tell me council letters have been issued to them that are designed, they say, to "intimidate". The letters warn workers that the council "will no longer accept partial performance from employees" outside of industrial action.

I'm at the High Court and will bring you more updates through the day as I get them.

A bookmaker has given odds on a dead footballer replacing sacked Birmingham City manager Harry Redknapp.

Paddy Power offered 66/1 on ex-Aston Villa and England defender Ugo Ehiogu taking over - a move punters have blasted as "sick".

The player died in April at the age of 44 following a cardiac arrest.

Paddy Power - which also offered odds of 2,500/1 on Brummie rocker Ozzy Osbourne replacing Redknapp - has apologised for a "genuine error".

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Birmingham Mail

A man was stabbed in the chest in a brutal attack as he walked through a Birmingham park over the weekend., external

Bookmaker branded "sick" for giving odds on Ugo Ehiogu taking over at Birmingham City.

Stephanie Barnard
BBC Local Live

Firefighters have shared footage of the moment they resuscitated a puppy rescued from a flat fire in Birmingham.

Crews were called to a property in Kimpton Close, Kings Heath, from which a family escaped apart from their dog, 16-week-old Buster.

The black Labrador was found unconscious, but firefighters used new respiratory equipment designed for animals to bring him round.

Crews from Billesley, Kings Norton and Bournbrook stations were involved.

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Alexandre Lacazette scores twice as Arsenal defeat luckless West Brom 2-0 - reaction and analysis from Monday's Premier League game.

The men boasted about being the biggest distributors of nuisance text messages in the UK.

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Harry Redknapp is tipping Birmingham City - the club that sacked him at the weekend - for play-off action if the stars align for his newly recruited line-up.

The 70-year-old was shown the door on Saturday after just 13 games in charge and a 3-1 defeat to Preston.

Blues are one place off the bottom of the Championship table after six successive defeats.

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A man was taken to hospital suffering back and neck pain after the car in which he was travelling crashed into a telegraph pole close to the Forest of Arden Hotel, says the ambulance service.

The driver was uninjured in the crash, which happened at about 21:45 last night, close to Little Packington.

Bad news if you were due to see Lady Gaga perform in Birmingham next month - she's just announced that she's injured, external and is rescheduling the European leg of her tour.

She was due to sing hits including "Born This Way" and "Poker Face" on Thursday 12 and Sunday 15 October in the city.

A statement said: "Lady Gaga is suffering from severe physical pain that has impacted her ability to perform."

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Little Monsters (aka Lady Gaga fans) are advised to hold on to their tickets while rescheduling details are confirmed by organisers.

Mikey Burrows
BBC WM Sport

A weekend of drama at Birmingham City - here are our top stories that we're talking about this morning:

• The search is on for Blues' fourth manager in less than a year, after the departure of Harry Redknapp on Saturday night
• Former Blues captain Lee Carsley is in temporary charge after Redknapp's assistant Kevin Bond also left the club

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• It was a better weekend for Wolves who went joint top of the Championship winning at Nottingham Forest
• Villa eased the pressure on boss Steve Bruce winning 3-0 at Barnsley

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Council leaders in Birmingham say they're hopeful of reintroducing fortnightly bin collections in the coming weeks - despite strike action.

Daily walkouts are continuing as the Unite union heads to the High Court later to challenge redundancy notices issued by the authority for grade three staff.

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Meanwhile, external contractors have been brought in to tackle the backlog and a strike "control centre" has been set up at the Council House.

There'll be a special report on the Birmingham bin dispute on Inside Out, at 19:30 on BBC One.

Rich Davis
BBC Weather presenter

After a chilly start it should be a dry morning with some sunny or bright spells.

Cloud will thicken this afternoon bringing isolated showers with top temperatures of around 16C (61F).

Stephanie Barnard
BBC Local Live

Good morning and welcome to the start of a new week.

I'll be bringing you the latest news, sport, travel and weather updates for Birmingham and the Black Country between now and 18:00.

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