The interim headteacher of a school placed into special measures has written to parents saying the school "faces a significant challenge".

Lee Gray, of North Bromsgrove High School in Worcestershire, acknowledged the school needed to make rapid improvements to reverse Ofsteds judgements.

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Inspectors said standards have been too low, pupils behaviour is not good enough and leadership has not been cohesive.

Mr Gray has invited all parents and carers to a meeting with himself and the governors where he will discuss the next steps to be taken.

Theresa May's new cabinet meets for the first time today and the former health minister Philip Dunne says moving his former boss Jeremy Hunt to Foreign Secretary is inspired.

The Ludlow MP described him as a "serious class act, intelligent, high quality individual".

The Wrekin MP Mark Pritchard has also been giving his support to the Prime Minister and saying the government can survive the loss of Boris Johnson and David Davies, tweeting, external "Two resignations disruptive to government - but certainly not catastrophic"

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Some headlines on the Coventry Live website:

• Thousands of automotive apprenticeships to be created, external
• Girl, 4, in hospital after being hit by uninsured driver , external
• This is why Coventry's big screen won't show World Cup game, external

Students have been accused of fly-tipping in Leeds, Manchester, Birmingham and Coventry.

James Pearson
Political reporter, BBC Hereford & Worcester

A school which has seen a number of teachers leave recently, has been placed in special measures, external.

A recent Ofsted inspection rated North Bromsgrove High School inadequate saying standards have been too low over time, pupils behaviour is not good enough and leadership is not cohesive.

The school's leaders and governors lack the capacity to bring about the necessary improvements, inspectors added.

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Headteacher Angelina Robin-Jones left the school last month, citing "personal reasons".

In a letter to parents the school's interim headteacher, Lee Gray, said the school now faces a "significant challenge".

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National Express buses are being diverted away from Broad Street in Birmingham tomorrow night during England's semi-final clash with Croatia.

The public transport provider has asked people not to climb on their buses as a fall would be "dangerous" and "very serious".

Incidents across the country during the quarter final match on Saturday, saw an ambulance jumped on in London and a taxi being vandalised in Nottingham.

Buses will stop running down Broad Street from 20:00.

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Some of the headlining stories on the Express and Star website today are:

• Fire bosses in U-turn over plans to deal with calls, external
• NEC unveils new look for £4.5 million transformation, external
• Man left fighting for his life after trouble flares near pub, external

Customers left without water in Telford should have supplies back on, said Severn Trent., external

People in the TF2 and TF3 areas were affected by a burst water pipe.

"Complicated" work to repair a burst pipe will take longer than hoped but the water supply has been turned back on.

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Severn Trent engineers worked through the night at Lichfield Road in Aston, Birmingham, after it burst on Sunday night.

The company said people in the area may experience low water pressure whilst the system is recharged with water.

Meanwhile, work is ongoing to repair burst pipes in Wheeler Street, Newtown, and Cornwall Road in the city centre after they also burst.

More women are being encouraged to think about becoming firefighters as Shropshire Fire service tackles a shortage of recruits.

The county's fire service currently employs 22 female firefighters - up from two in 2003.

Fire chiefs are keen for more women to join up.

Kenilworth and Southam MP Jeremy Wright is the new culture secretary.

He was moved to the position after Matt Hancock became the new health secretary.

Prime Minster Theresa May was forced to carry out a reshuffle of her top team after Boris Johnson and David Davis both quit.

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A few details about the Warwickshire MP:

• Former criminal lawyer who was elected to Parliament in 2005
• Was the Attorney General for England and Wales Advocate General for Northern Ireland since July 2014
• The 45-year-old lists his interests as travel, especially to the United States, music, James Bond films and playing golf badly

Birmingham is the safest major city in the UK with less crime than Liverpool and Manchester - according to a new report.

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The Birmingham Community Safety Partnership's figures show the total recorded crime in the city compared to its population was "relatively low".

The partnership includes the city council and West Midlands Police.

The city was the best-performing out of the "core cities" which do not include London, followed by Sheffield then Leeds, Liverpool, Bristol, Nottingham and Newcastle.

Rich Davis
BBC Weather presenter

A mainly dry day with sunny periods but feeling cooler with highs of 24C (75F).

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Welcome to our live service for Tuesday.

We'll be bringing you all the news, sport, travel and weather.

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Northampton Town sign defender Hakeem Odoffin on a two-year deal following his release by Wolverhampton Wanderers.

Warrington Wolves sign stand-off Blake Austin from NRL side Canberra Raiders on a three-year deal from 2019.

We'll be back with our usual mix of news, sport, travel and weather from 07:00 on Tuesday, but keep an eye out here for more updates before then.

Sophie Calvert
Political Reporter, BBC Radio Stoke

Alton Towers has been given approval for more hotel facilities on its site.

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The theme park will be putting up 102 wooden camping style "pods" which would each sleep up to four adults.

The plans had previously been deferred by Staffordshire Moorlands District Council over concerns that the pods were too close together., external

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BBC News

A man in his 80s has died after the car he was driving was involved in a crash., external

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West Mercia Police says it happened at around 15:15 on Saturday on the B4364 in Faintree near Bridgnorth, Shropshire.

A silver Vauxhall Corsa and a black Toyota Hilux collided and the man was pronounced dead at the scene.

Lee Thomas
Newsreader, BBC Radio Stoke

Two men have been arrested after armed police were sent to reports of a man with a gun.

Staffordshire Police says they were called to Wellington Street, Hanley in Stoke-on-Trent at 14:15 after reports of someone "causing a disturbance".

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They searched the area and found the man but didn't discover any weapons.

A 24-year-old man from Liverpool was arrested on suspicion of affray and a 23-year-old man from Stoke-on-Trent was arrested on suspicion of possession of a controlled drug.