1. Pair jailed for murdering father-of-onepublished at 18:55 British Summer Time 21 April 2021

    Murtaza Nazir, 26, was shot in Birmingham in what police described as a planned attack.

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  2. Infant mortality 'not openly discussed'published at 14:07 British Summer Time 21 April 2021

    A taskforce has been set up after figures showed seven babies in 1,000 die in Birmingham.

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  3. Weather: A duller daypublished at 09:40 British Summer Time 21 April 2021

    Shefali Oza
    BBC Midlands Today

    The changes today are fairly obvious - it's cloudier, damper and also cooler.

    Expect a little bit of rain but a lot of cloud throughout the afternoon, with temperatures around 12-13 C.

    But never fear - there's more sun on the way tomorrow to look forward to.

    West Midlands weather
  4. 'Derisory offer' for home on abandoned streetpublished at 20:47 British Summer Time 20 April 2021

    A man says £120,000 for his four-bed semi is not enough to buy a similar property in Birmingham.

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  5. Tesco £7.56m fine 'a warning' to other chainspublished at 18:54 British Summer Time 20 April 2021

    A judge accused Tesco of playing "Russian Roulette" with customer safety by selling out-of-date food.

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  6. The candidates standing to be West Midlands mayorpublished at 16:04 British Summer Time 20 April 2021

    People in the West Midlands will head to the polls on 6 May to elect a regional mayor.

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  7. Tributes to great-grandmother after arson attackpublished at 15:10 British Summer Time 20 April 2021

    Peggy Wright, 83, sustained serious injuries jumping from a window to escape the fire at her home.

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  8. Man admits stabbing paramedics at his homepublished at 12:41 British Summer Time 20 April 2021

    Deena Evans and Michael Hipgrave were attacked by Martyn Smith, 52, while they attended a call-out.

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  9. Tributes to grandfather killed in hit-and-runpublished at 09:40 British Summer Time 20 April 2021

    The family of William Burns, who died on Sunday, say they have "lost our legend".

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  10. Two murder arrests after man shot deadpublished at 22:12 British Summer Time 19 April 2021

    Gavin Parry, 31, was found dead at an industrial site in Birmingham on 13 April.

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  11. Tesco fined £7.56m for selling out-of-date foodpublished at 19:07 British Summer Time 19 April 2021

    Offending items were found at three stores in Birmingham between 2016 and 2017.

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  12. Hospital boss made chief executive at second trustpublished at 18:15 British Summer Time 19 April 2021

    Professor David Loughton CBE has been chief executive at Royal Wolverhampton NHS Trust for 17 years.

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  13. PC sacked over 'appalling' behaviour to victimspublished at 17:44 British Summer Time 19 April 2021

    The officer is dismissed for gross misconduct, after he "tried it on" with four abuse victims.

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  14. Crossing plans to be investigated after petitionpublished at 16:32 British Summer Time 19 April 2021

    Local Democracy Reporting Service

    Calls for a pedestrian crossing into Coventry's War Memorial Park are to be investigated by the council after a petition received over 400 signatures.

    Residents are calling for a safe crossing on Leamington Road, opposite Humphrey Burtons Road, in Cheylesmore.

    Dad-of-two Gurch Nat said he launched the petition at the end of last year after witnessing "several near misses" involving children.

    The site for the crossing in CoventryImage source, Google

    A spokesman from Coventry City Council said: "A count of traffic flow and the number of pedestrians crossing near the requested location will be undertaken during the summer school term to assess whether the location meets the criteria for a crossing facility."

  15. Appeal after 12-year-old robbed on buspublished at 15:53 British Summer Time 19 April 2021

    Police have released an image of a man they want to speak to after a 12-year-old was robbed on a bus in Birmingham.

    Three people stole a mobile phone from the boy on the 97 bus, while it was on Victoria Street in Bordesley Green, just after 15:30 on 5 March.

    Anyone with information is urged to speak to West Midlands Police.

    CCTV imagesImage source, West Midlands Police
  16. Murder probe as woman dies fleeing house firepublished at 14:37 British Summer Time 19 April 2021

    The 83-year-old jumped from a window to escape the deliberate blaze at her home on Sunday.

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  17. Man hands himself in over hit-and-run collisionpublished at 13:27 British Summer Time 19 April 2021

    A 64-year-old man died after being hit by a car in Birmingham on Sunday, police say.

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  18. What's the weather got in store?published at 08:18 British Summer Time 19 April 2021

    BBC Weather

    It is set to be a dry and bright day with plenty of sunshine and highs of 16C (61F).

    This was the scene earlier in Shrewsbury in Shropshire as taken by BBC Weather Watcher JemmaMarianne.

    ShrewsburyImage source, JemmaMarianne
  19. Cox helps Pears hang on for Derbys drawpublished at 19:00 British Summer Time 18 April 2021

    Worcestershire bat out a draw against Derbyshire thanks to Ben Cox's unbeaten 60 and Ed Barnard's 35.

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