A man who was impaled by a 10ft (3m) metal railing, in his crashed car, has celebrated his wedding with some of the West Midlands firefighters who helped cut him free.

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A rescue unit from Highgate station in Birmingham worked to free Liverpudlian Phil Ewins after the crash last October, before he was taken to hospital with a section of the railing still passing through him.

After being put in an induced coma he had two operations before being discharged three weeks later.

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"They were amazing" he said, "so professional, calm, well-drilled and thorough. World class."

“Having them at the wedding was one of the highlights of the day. They’re our friends now,” he added.

The story is being highlighted in an episode of Into the Fire, at 20:00 on 1 September on Really channel, and also available to watch on the UKTV website, external.

A man, 21, is arrested on suspicion of murdering a mother and her 22-year-old daughter in Solihull.

Negotiations to solve the dispute between bin workers in Birmingham and the city council are still ongoing, despite the fact the new rotas were due to start tomorrow.

The local authority is spending £300,000 a month on overtime payments.

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It's a year since the bin workers were on strike, leaving rubbish strewn across the city's streets.

The council was hoping that agreement over changes to the Grade 3 role and working patterns would be agreed with the Unite union by the start of September.

BBC News Travel

It's the last weekend of major travel disruption, external for many train passengers planning to head to London from the West Midlands.

Euston railway station's been shut for the past two weekends so engineers can rebuild a junction.

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This weekend will be the final one and there'll be no trains to or from the London station.

Trains from Birmingham New Street, Birmingham International, Coventry, Rugby, Stoke-on-Trent, Stafford, Wolverhampton and Crewe are all affected.

Read more about the disruption on National Rail Enquiries., external

A man is apprehended by officers who have been hunting a suspect over a double stabbing in Solihull.

Tamworth residents club together to pay for former butcher's send-off.

Sophie Calvert
Political Reporter, BBC Radio Stoke

People could be charged to have their garden waste collected in part of Staffordshire - although they could also end up with fewer recycling boxes and bins.

Image source, Newcastle-under-Lyme Borough Council

Earlier this year, a panel of Newcastle-under-Lyme Borough Councillors was set up to review the current system, where residents have several bins, caddies and boxes. , external

Six months later, the group is now recommending that the council looks at a system where people would only have to sort paper and possibly card , externalfrom the rest of their recycling.

They also think there should be a cost for having your garden waste picked up, due to budget pressures from the county council withdrawing recycling credits.

Before that happens it would have to be approved and go to consultation - the report is due to go before the authority's cabinet later this year.

League Two side Cheltenham Town sign Aston Villa forward Kelsey Mooney and Brentford left-back Tom Field on loan until January.

Birmingham Live

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

• Double murder suspect arrested in Sparkhill, external
• Terrorist who plotted Theresa May assassination set to be sentenced, external
• Suspected drug dealer discovered after cocaine seized from BMW, external

BBC Weather Watchers

It's the last day of summer - well, August, and is this a sign of the changing seasons? BBC Weather Watcher Littleacorns snapped this photo in Southam, Warwickshire:

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Well, we might be heading into autumn but there's still plenty of sunshine around today and fellow weather watcher Timbo caught this cloudless view in Birmingham today:

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Samantha Eastwood was found dead eight days after she went missing after work in Stoke-on-Trent.

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David Irwin

Solihull’s mobile library service is set to be scrapped next spring, with its funding diverted into other schemes.

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Plans to terminate the current contract, which Solihull Council had previously agreed with neighbouring Warwickshire County Council, are expected to be approved next week.

The council argues that the service, which costs about £32,000 a year, is under used - with fewer than 300 users recorded in 2017-18.

It said plans to expand the home library facilities, improve the service to care homes and put collections in community buildings would offer "greater" choice.

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Current Southampton manager Mark Hughes insists he would have kept Stoke City in the Premier League had he not been sacked during their relegation season.

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The Potters got rid of Hughes in January after a poor run of results but still went down to the Championship at the end of the season.

BBC News Travel

Drivers are being delayed on the M6 southbound near Walsall because a car transporter's broken down. , external

Highways England says it's happened between J10A and J10.

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Footage shows a man being apprehended by police who have been hunting a suspect over the double stabbing.

Shropshire Star

The Shropshire Star is featuring these headlines today:

• Vandals branded disrespectful as Market Drayton soldier statue back in place, external
• Shrewsbury murder: Man hid killer and helped him escape, court is told, external
• More of Iconic Iron Bridge paintwork revealed as work continues, external

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BBC News

Two men arrested in connection with the death of 28-year-old midwife Samantha Eastwood will face no further action., external

Image source, Samantha Eastwood

The body of Ms Eastwood was discovered in rural ground near Caverswall, Staffordshire, earlier this month, eight days after she was reported missing.

The pair, aged 60 and 28, were arrested on suspicion of assisting an offender but were released from bail today.

Another man, Michael Stirling, 32, of Gratton Road, Bucknall, has appeared in court charged with Ms Eastwood's murder and will next appear in court in October.

Drivers are being warned that major roadworks are to restart as engineers raise a road in Worcestershire by almost a metre in a bid to protect it from future flooding.

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Worcestershire County Council's working to try and stop Upton upon Severn being cut off as it was in 2007 and 2014., external

It started earlier this year on the works on the A4104 and the authority says the road has been raised by up to 80cm (2.5ft) and widened in places.

But engineers paused for the summer for "festival season" and say the final stage, to improve the drainage, will restart on 10 September with traffic lights installed while they work., external

League One Burton Albion sign Chelsea goalkeeper Brad Collins on loan until January as cover for the injured Stephen Bywater.

Liz Ellis
Presenter, BBC Radio Stoke

The Emma Bridgewater pottery factory is still not fully operational after a fire earlier this month.

The fire on Lichfield Street, in Hanley, took six fire crews about 90 minutes to get under control.

Image source, Craig James Harris

Owner Emma Bridgewater described the clear-up as a "giant nuisance".