Four-week-old Eliza O'Neill was in the back seat of a car taken by thieves in Birmingham.

A Gaelic football team from Birmingham are about to become the first side to represent Great Britain at the Continental Youth Championships in the USA.

St Brendan's are taking two junior teams to the tournament in Boston which brings together 250 sides from around the world.

The club were invited after winning the All Britain title in 2017 which they successfully defended last weekend.

Billionaire businessmen Wes Edens and Nassef Sawiris will inject "significant investment" into Aston Villa.

The hot weather has revealed the footprint of buildings thought to have stood on the site of Dudley Zoo in the 16th Century.

A former keeper of Dudley Castle, Adrian Durkin said they probably belong to a wall, an elaborate garden feature and and an unknown building near the keep.

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The marks are revealed when grass or crops on top of wood or stone still in the ground flourish or deteriorate at different rates to surrounding material in the unusually hot weather.

A number of similar discoveries are being made around the country this summer.

CCTV footage shows the male driver of the Audi being attacked.

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Walsall played five trialists as they beat an Ajax team 2-0 in their latest pre-season friendly last night.

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New signing Andy Cook got both goals against the Dutch club.

Boss Dean Keates praised his players and said the team were improving steadily.

West Midlands Police said the force would leave "no stone unturned" in their search for car-jackers who stole a vehicle containing a four week-old baby.

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Thieves drove off in the car of Clare O'Neill, containing daughter Eliza, after they had demanded the keys outside her house in Acocks Green.

Baby Eliza was reunited with her mother last night in hospital, after being found at a health centre.

Clare is still in hospital recovering from her injuries, the force said., external

Det Insp Jim Munro said: "We have a team of officers trawling through CCTV and speaking to residents in Marie Drive, as well as fast-tracking forensic analysis of the baby seat".

About 67,500 people are expected to fly from Birmingham Airport today, as roads, ports and airports are expected to be exceptionally busy for the summer getaway.

Motorists are being warned to expect a "frantic Friday" with an estimated 3.8 million trips taking place following the end of term at the majority of schools in England and Wales.

More than nine million people are expected to embark on getaway trips by car between Friday and Sunday, the RAC said.

Neighbours have spoken of their horror at seeing car-jackers steal a vehicle with a baby still inside.

A mother suffered leg injuries in the attack, in Bordesley Green, and faced 45 minutes not knowing where her four-week-old girl was, before she was left at a health centre.

One neighbour described the manner of theft as "disgusting".

Mother and baby were reunited yesterday evening and police say they are still hunting the grey Audi A3 S Line.

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A staple of lunch boxes and peckish workers across the UK - Cadbury's Dairy Milk - will come in a low-sugar version from next year.

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The new bar will contain 30% less sugar, a bigger reduction than the government had requested.

However, the full-sugar version will continue to be sold as usual.

Mondelez, which owns Cadbury in Birmingham, said it was committed to tackling obesity, including childhood obesity, in the UK.

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These are some of the headlining stories on the Birmingham Live website today:

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• Bid for new strip, external club in Birmingham city centre
• CCTV appeal after woman sexually assaulted, external

Sarah Dean was refused IVF because her husband had children from a previous relationship.

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Three people have been arrested after a gun was reportedly fired in the centre of Leicester.

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A 23-year-old man, from the city, is being questioned on suspicion of attempted murder.

A 16-year-old boy, also from Leicester, has been arrested on suspicion of conspiracy to murder, and a 33-year-old man, from Birmingham, is being held on suspicion of assisting an offender.

There were no reported injuries during the incident on York Street earlier this month.

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• Tributes paid after founder of Wolverhampton's Arena Theatre dies, external

Properties were evacuated overnight after a large grassland fire spread to nearby factories in Birmingham.

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Fifty firefighters battled to stop the fire spreading to houses on Green Lane, Bordesley Green after being called to the blaze just before 20:00.

Five crews also dealt with a large grassland fire on Hodge Hill Common, but have now left the scene.

Officers are continuing to search for a grey Audi after the vehicle was car-jacked with a four-week-old baby in the back.

The car-jacking happened in Marie Drive in Acocks Green just after 16:00 on Thursday.

West Midlands Police said the baby was later found safe and well, and still in her car seat, at a health centre about three miles from where the car was stolen.

Ch Insp Tony Cole said: "We are still determined to trace the offenders who have put this mother through a 45-minute nightmare that she will never forget."

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After a dry start today bands of showery rain will push through the region, which could be heavy at times.

It will feel a bit cooler today with highs of 25C (77F).

Eight out of 10 of CCGs in England do not offer IVF to couples if one partner has previous children.

If approved the plan would see about 190 jobs move to Telford, Castle Bromwich or Powys by mid-2019.

A four-week-old girl is found safe and well after the car she was in was stolen in Birmingham.