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A Birmingham man has been jailed for 21 months after admitting an assault in which a man was left with facial injuries.
Image source, Warwickshire PoliceRinaldo Sciolla, 32, from Preston Road, pleaded guilty to a charge of assault occasioning actual bodily harm and was sentenced at Warwick Crown Court yesterday.
The attack on his victim - a man in his 40s - happened in Rugby in June.
Among the headlining stories on the Birmingham Mail website today:
Birmingham striker Nicolai Brock-Madsen joins Polish side KS Cracovia on loan with a view to a permanent move in the summer.
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Worcester centre Ben Te'o (pictured) has been named in the England squad for the Six Nations opener against Italy in Rome.
That's despite the player having an ankle injury that has kept him out since October.
Image source, Getty ImagesThe 35-man squad to face the Italians in Rome on Sunday 4 February also includes Wasps captain Joe Launchbury.
But England boss Eddie Jones is without Wasps player Elliot Daly who has an ankle problem.
Wasps' James Haskell is also banned for the opener against Italy and 10 February's home fixture against Wales after being found guilty of dangerous play for the club side.
A man who admitted pulling an imitation firearm on police officers trying to arrest him has been jailed for three years.
Image source, Warwickshire PoliceWarwickshire Police said Marvin Parnell, 41, of no fixed address, resisted arrest during an incident in Leamington Spa's Pump Room Gardens in November 2017 while on recall to prison.
He also pleaded guilty to possession of crack cocaine at the Warwick Crown Court hearing yesterday.
Ch Supt Alex Franklin-Smith said his officers had shown "immense bravery in tackling a dangerous man" they assumed was threatening them "with a real firearm".
The boy, 16, admits buying a ticket to Turkey and is believed to have planned to go to Syria.
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Allen Cook
BBC News
With news that the Bayeux Tapestry is set to be displayed in the UK for the first time in 950 years, it's brought a reminder about a Staffordshire connection to the artwork.
That's because there is a full-size replica of the tapestry, the origins of which lie in Leek.
Bayeux Tapestry replica displayed in Reading museum
Elizabeth Wardle was the wife of Staffordshire silk-dyer Thomas Wardle and came up with the idea in the 19th century.
Historians say she worked with members of the Leek Embroidery Society and others from Derbyshire, Birmingham, Macclesfield and London., external
Allen Cook
BBC News
The severe gales which have been causing disruption to parts of the West Midlands are reflected by our local newspapers:
The chicken supplier is being investigated for alleged breaches of food safety and hygiene concerns.
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Stoke City's new manager Paul Lambert says he's expecting a "great atmosphere" from the club's fans in his first game in charge.
Image source, Getty ImagesThe Potters host Huddersfield on Saturday with the side currently 18th in the Premier League, four points and four places behind the visitors.
Lambert was named Stoke boss after Mark Hughes was sacked earlier this month.
Quote MessageI will have nerves as normal on Saturday but as soon as the whistle blows they will disappear. I'm looking forward to it because I know it will be a great atmosphere."
Paul Lambert, Stoke City manager
A Birmingham teenager arrested at the city's airport has pleaded guilty to a charge of preparing for terrorist acts.
The 16-year-old from Sutton Coldfield, who cannot be named, had been reported missing by his family. The flight he was looking to board in June was bound for Istanbul, West Midlands Police said.
At Westminster Magistrates Court earlier, police said, he was bailed to appear before a youth court on 20 February.
The West Midlands force says it's believed the boy planned to make his way from Turkey to the war zone in Syria, joining a proscribed organisation there.
University of Kent vice-chancellor Dame Julia Goodfellow receives an extra £45,000 in her final salary.
Read MoreA computer hacker who admitted a series of cyber crimes, including attacks on Google and Skype, has been jailed for two years.
Image source, PAAlex Bessell from Liverpool admitted nine offences, including receiving £50,000 from proceeds of a website he set up to sell malware.
He was arrested in September following an investigation by West Midlands Police.
The 21-year-old was sentenced at Birmingham Crown Court earlier.
Gavin Bevis
BBC News
Drivers have been warned a number of huge brewery vessels are to be transported from Swadlincote to the M1 via Burton and Derby on Tuesday night.
Derbyshire Police said patrol cars would be escorting the abnormal load, external - which will look similar to this - with exact timings to be confirmed.
Image source, Derbyshire PoliceWith icy weather forecast for parts of the West Midlands tonight and tomorrow, external, Herefordshire Council is warming up the gritters.
The authority says it'll be out from 16:30, external covering "all priority routes".
Image source, Herefordshire Council
Lee Thomas
Newsreader, BBC Radio Stoke
More than 50 trees came down in Staffordshire last night, external as wind speeds hit up to 70mph in parts.
The county council says power lines were also brought down in Rudyard, while part of a barn roof was blown onto the A34 at Brocton.
Image source, GrannyAnneVicky Breakwell
BBC Hereford and Worcester
A school says it is still waiting for a replacement crossing warden a year after losing its lollipop lady.
Worcestershire County Council says it's advertising for roles, but St Barnabas C Of E Primary School - one of at least five in the county trying to recruit crossing patrol - says children's safety cannot wait any longer.
Image source, GoogleQuote MessageWe as a school have contacted the council, we've contacted the road safety team. I think they have tried and I think that they have tried to advertise the job and I also feel that they are stymied by a lack of money, not much has actually happened in more than a year."
Sarah Hanson, Headteacher
Peterborough United sign attacking midfielder George Cooper from Crewe on a three-and-a-half year deal for an undisclosed fee.
Read MoreOne of the first Land Rovers ever built is to be restored after being found in a back garden in Solihull.
Read MoreAbdul Khalik did not pick up a blind passenger because of he was "allergic" to his assistance dog.
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