It has apologised to a history group after saying a Black Country delicacy violated its standards.

We're on the brink of some milder weather but it's still looking fairly unsettled.

This afternoon we'll see a lot of cloud across the region so it will be fairly dull but the rain should be staying to the west of us.

Temperatures will be rising to up to 11C but with gusts of wind reaching up to 45mph it won't feel as mild as that.

Rolling Stones signatures also feature in the pages called a "who's who of pop music".

Youth services in the West Midlands have been cut by 82% over the past decade, according to research from the YMCA.

The region has seen the biggest cuts in the country, although the national figure shows spending has been cut by an average of 73%.

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The charity is calling for significant reinvestment from the government amid increasing demand for mental health services in the wake of the coronavirus pandemic.

Chief executive, Denise Hatton, said without reinvestment, "we would be condemning young people to become a lonely, lost generation with nowhere to turn".

A government spokesperson said it was providing "dedicated support" to help manage the impact of the pandemic on young people, and has provided more than £250m for youth organisations.

It's a wet and windy start this morning but that should be out of the way by this afternoon, with temperatures reaching a maximum of 9C.

Into the evening things will be dry for a time, although it'll be a chilly night, and there's more rain waiting in the wings for tomorrow.

Tracey Green, from the West Midlands, uncovered the inscribed book at a railway station she is renovating.

The royals thank medical staff while visiting a vaccine programme at a Birmingham hospital.

The men beat Robert Morrison leaving him with broken ribs, police said.

Colton Bryan, 22, had been stabbed a number of times and died at the scene, police say.

A family are raising money for a military home which cared for them when their father underwent his second liver transplant.

Matt Osborne, a retired army major, had his first transplant in 2007 after being diagnosed with rare Primary Sclerosis Cholangitis (PSC)., external

Twelve years later, he was put back on the list for another liver transplant at Queen Elizabeth Hospital Birmingham, and his family, from Ross-on-Wye, were able to stay in Fisher House while he received his treatment.

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"Fisher House meant that they had nothing to worry about in terms of expensive hotel bills, or long commutes from Herefordshire to Birmingham," said Mr Osborne, who now teaches business studies at Hereford Sixth Form College.

Together with wife Leanne, and children Oliver, 11, and Harriet, seven, they are set to cover the distance of Land’s End to John O’Groats, a distance of 1,000 miles, to raise money for the house, clocking up their miles on their daily walks, and by running, cycling and swimming

The air passengers did not declare they had been in a country deemed a high Covid risk, police say.

Police found a bar, a VIP area and clubbers in one building plus more people at the "Covid Arms".

Police found a bar, a VIP area and party-goers in one building plus more people at the "Covid Arms".

The gigafactory plan comes as JLR announces its intention to be all-electric in the future.

Now last night's rain is out of the way, it will be dry initially with some breaks in the clouds and sunny spells.

However we've got another band of rain moving in later this afternoon, possibly with some thunder and lightning in some areas, and even more rain expected tomorrow.

Top temperatures today of around 12C.

Ikea closed its Coventry store last year creating "once in a lifetime opportunity" for city council.

Surviving sister Lilian Cox said her twin would "always be in my heart and in my mind".

Home testing will launch in another area of Walsall, after the discovery of another case of the South African variant of coronavirus.

Enhanced testing had already started in the WS2 postcode two weeks ago after a case was discovered. Walsall Council said no further cases have been discovered.

But enhanced testing has started in the Pleck area, after someone tested positive for the variant there.

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The council said people in Pleck will be contacted in order to be tested at home.

Councillor Stephen Craddock, cabinet member for health and wellbeing at Walsall Council said: "We've got a website, so you put your postcode in there and it will tell you if you are in this surge testing area.

"But actually, if you don't do anything, someone will knock your door if we need to do the test."

The funeral has taken place of Doris Hobday, one half of the "Tipton Twins", who died aged 96.

Hopefully many of you received a little something special yesterday to mark Valentines Day, and staff at Walsall Healthcare NHS Trust were also trying to spread some love.

Patients on Ward Two were visited by staff pushing a special trolley carrying some sweets and a glass of bubbly or shandy.

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In a post shared on Facebook, external, ward Sister Katie said: "We may still be in difficult times but we wanted our patients to remember they are loved. And what better day to remember this than on Valentine's Day.

"It's fair to say our love trolley, as we called it, made everyone smile and that's the important thing."

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