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One man was stabbed in the throat and another, 18, left with cuts and bruises to his arms and legs during a fight in the Digbeth area of Birmingham last Sunday, police say.
Officers were called to Canal Street at around 00:30 to reports of violent disorder.
The 18-year old was arrested and released pending further investigation.
Officers investigating the death of Sarbjit Kaur, found dead at a Wolverhampton house, have issued CCTV images of a woman they would like to speak to.
Image source, West Midlands PoliceThe 38-year-old, who was discovered in Rookery Lane, Penn on 16 February, died as a result of asphyxiation, a post-mortem test found.
The latest images were taken from a CCTV camera near to the scene her body was found.
Image source, West Midlands Police
Image source, West Midlands PoliceTwo men aged 42 and 32 remain on police bail and a 39-year-old woman was released with no further action.
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Wickets have already started tumbling for both Worcestershire and Warwickshire on the first day of their County Championship matches.
Both are fielding first and, in Division One, the Pears have already dismissed Marcus Trescothick and Eddie Byrom, leaving them 9-2 after seven overs.
While in Division Two, Warwickshire, who lost Olly Stone to a hamstring injury before play started, are also fielding and had Northamptonshire's Ben Duckett caught without scoring.
You can stay up-to-date on either game via local radio commentary or with the BBC Cricket website.
We told you earlier about the latest stage of the ongoing £1.2m scheme to raise New Road, Worcester by 38cm (15 inches) to reduce the impact of flooding on the route.
Well, the county council's also raising a stretch of the A4104 in Upton upon Severn, external by 80cm (2.5ft) and tweeted a photo this morning, external, showing how much of a difference these schemes make:
Image source, Worcestershire County CouncilA team at the University of Warwick used forensic CT scanning to create a three-dimensional digital replica of the skull of a dodo, which showed evidence that the bird had been shot in the back of the head and neck.
Image source, University of WarwickProf Mark Williams, of the university's Warwick Manufacturing Group, said: "When we were first asked to scan the Dodo, we were hoping to study its anatomy and shed some new light on how it existed.
"In our wildest dreams, we never expected to find what we did."
Scientists hope to test fragments of the mummified skull, held at Oxford University to establish where the bird met its end.
The specimen is believed to have inspired the dodo character in Lewis Carroll's Alice in Wonderland
The top stories in the Sentinel today include:
Work to prevent flooding on New Road in Worcester will see the route reopened to two lanes from Monday.
Image source, Worcestershire County CouncilThe £1.2m scheme started in January , externalwith the aim of raising nearly 200m of road, cycle paths and footpaths by 38cm (15 inches).
The county council says it'll be working on the scheme over the weekend with the aim of getting the lanes back open for next week.
Northamptonshire host Warwickshire in the County Championship - listen to BBC local radio commentary.
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Plans for an inquiry into child sexual exploitation in Telford have been passed by a council's cabinet.
Telford and Wrekin Council had earlier this month outlined how it plans to commission the inquiry.
Image source, Gavin DicksonA Sunday Mirror article , externalclaimed 1,000 children may have been abused in the town since the 1980s.
At a meeting last night, external, the ruling-Labour group agreed to put aside £350,000 and set up a working group.
By the end of next month, the council hope to have appointed a chairperson for the inquiry.
After the brilliant sunshine of yesterday, it's started off pretty grey in parts of the West Midlands from the photos uploaded by our BBC Weather Watchers.
These three are from users Pete at Hanley in Longport, Peter Steggles in Longnor and Di's Walk in Birmingham:
Image source, Pete at Hanley
Image source, Peter Steggles
Image source, Di's WalkThe National Trust needs to be more radical, and reach out to people living in towns and cities, the charity's new director-general has told the BBC.
Image source, James O, Davies, Historic EnglandHilary McGrady said: "The days of walking in to one of our beautiful houses and saying a family lived here, that's not going to do it.
"We need to think about what's relevant - why would someone in the middle of Birmingham say that's interesting? What is it in Birmingham that they would get more value from?"
She said the organisation is working with Birmingham City Council, exploring how to secure the future of the city's Moseley Road Baths.
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A road in Herefordshire's going to be shut for much of today after a lorry fire damaged its surface. , external
The county council says it's repairing the A417 between the A49 junction and Humber Brook Bridge, the Hope under Dinmore to Bodenham route.
It's not expected to reopen until late this afternoon, external.
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Some of the main stories on the Coventry Live website today include:
Tom Brown Street in Rugby will be closed 21-24 April to allow works to identify a fault in a high voltage cable.
The council says it's working to avoid a possible loss of electricity supply to the area.
Image source, Warwickshire County Council
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Worcestershire and Warwickshire are back in action today for their second County Championship matches with both searching for a first win of the new season.
Image source, Ben Birchall/PA WireThe Pears were well beaten by Hampshire in their opening fixture after their promotion to Division One and are at Somerset today.
While the Bears drew with Sussex after being relegated to Division Two and travel to Northamptonshire this time.
You can stay up-to-date on either game via local radio commentary or with the BBC Cricket website.
An unusual artefact from World War One is being loaned by Wolverhampton City Archives to a military museum in Germany.
A white feather sent to men accused of cowardice, held by the archives, is thought to be one of only two to have survived.
It was found in 2011 along with a letter sent to William Weller who was from Wolverhampton.
He'd actually been excused from military service on medical grounds.
A replacement for a Worcester warehouse that was destroyed by a huge fire has been granted planning permission.
Image source, West Mercia PoliceAbout 70 firefighters tackled the huge blaze at Arrow XL's building, on the Blackpole East Trading Estate last year.
It's hoped logistics firms Arrow and Yodel will now be able to return to the site next year,
Here are some of the stories appearing on the Express & Star website this morning:
A possible link between cot death and air pollution has been found by scientists at the University of Birmingham.
Image source, University of BirminghamThe study found evidence suggesting an association between Sudden Infant Death Syndrome and babies' exposure to larger airborne pollutants.
The study involved more than 200 SIDS cases in the West Midlands between 1996 and 2006, with researchers looking at levels of air pollution the day before a SIDS death and comparing them with levels on a previous reference day.
The research found an increased risk for SIDS two days after exposure to Nitrogen Dioxide.
Quote MessageOur study has highlighted that more research needs to be carried out to better understand the effects of air pollution on child health, while government policy needs to bring about change with increasing urgency.
Dr Ian Litchfield, University of Birmingham's Institute of Applied Health Research
