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BBC Midlands Today
Fundraisers in Birmingham have hit their target to finish building a youth club.
Construction on the Free at Last centre in Nechells was left half-complete last year when the main contractor got into financial difficulties.
An extra £400,000 was found to enable children to enjoy the centre's state-of-the-art facilities.
Stoke-on-Trent Live
Stoke-on-Trent Live has these stories today:
The family of a man stabbed to death outside a Birmingham pub are taking their campaign against knife crime to Westminster.
Image source, Family HandoutDaniel Baird, 26, was stabbed near The Forge Tavern in Digbeth early on 8 July last year.
To date, nobody has been charged over his death.
His family will meet a Home Office minister to share their ideas for tackling knife crime.
A pedestrian suffered serious leg injuries when he was hit by a car in Oldbury last night, the ambulance service said.
Emergency services were called to Wolverhampton Road, near to the Ramada Hotel, shortly before 23:00.
An ambulance service spokesperson said , externalthe man, believed to be in his 50s, was taken to hospital also suffering from minor head and chest injuries.
An eight-year-old boy from Redditch died after doctors failed to pick up that he had a life-threatening condition, an inquest has heard.
Image source, Family HandoutCallum Cartlidge died in March last year, less than 24 hours after being sent home from Worcestershire Royal Hospital.
A post-mortem exam found out he had Addison's disease, leading to a hormone shortage.
The inquest continues today.
Among today's Express and Star stories:
BBC News Travel
Bus services are operating between Blake Street and Lichfield Trent Valley due to signalling problems at Sutton Coldfield.
Ticket acceptance is also in place on National Express bus routes.
A terminally-ill man - who suffers from motor neurone disease - is beginning a Court of Appeal challenge against a "blanket ban" on assisted dying.
Noel Conway, a retired Telford college lecturer who lives in Garmston, wants to be helped to die when the time comes without those who help him facing prosecution.
Image source, PALast year, the High Court rejected his challenge to the Suicide Act 1961 which he argues breaches his right to a "peaceful and dignified death".
In January two judges from the Court of Appeal said there should be a full hearing of 68-year-old Mr Conway's case.
The 31-year-old died at the scene of the crash in Kingstanding Road, Birmingham.
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BBC News Travel
A crash involving a car and lorry is partially blocking the A46 Stonebridge Highway, near Coventry.
The A45 London Road is congested back to A423 Oxford Road and there’s congestion on the A46 back to Rugby Road.
BBC Midlands Today
The RSPCA has condemned the use of airguns after three geese were shot and killed in the West Midlands.
Image source, RSPCAThe charity has received about 900 calls related to air gun attacks on animals in the past year.
The birds were found last week around Wolverhampton Street in Walsall.
BBC News Travel
A signalling fault at Sutton Coldfield is affecting all services on West Midlands Railways.
Trains are running at reduced speed on all lines.
Alex Hamilton
BBC Weather
Afer a fine but chilly start, cloud will build bringing the small chance of a shower with top temperatures of 11C (52F).
Latest weather for the West Midlands
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BBC News
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A football fan says his mother worked for the company which distributed tickets for the tournament.
Read MoreSajid Javid says as a second generation migrant he is "angry" at the treatment of the Windrush generation.
Read MoreCallum Cartlidge died 24 hours after being discharged from hospital.
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BBC News
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BBC Coventry & Warwickshire
Sky Blues manager Mark Robins says it was inevitable that striker Marc McNulty would start scoring goals for the club.
McNulty's hat-trick in the 6-1 win at Cheltenham has taken him to 26 goals in all competitions for the season.
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The station, which closed during the Beeching cuts, sees its first trains after a 30-year campaign.
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