The Streets front man posted on Instagram after dislocating his shoulder at a concert in Birmingham.

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A suspected street racer was arrested after police swooped on an illegal car rally involving 100 people in Birmingham.

Officers moved in to contain a convoy of motorists suspected of racing or driving anti-socially in Nechells Parkway on 13 January in an operation sparked by two successive weekends of ‘car cruising’.

West Midlands Police said they were pelted with coins, fireworks and other objects as they battled to break-up the illegal gathering.

Details were taken of more than 100 other people suspected of involvement, police said.

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A 28-year-old man, from Smethwick, accused of breaching the city-wide Car Cruising Injunction will appear in court later this month.

Five vehicles were also seized during the operation, including one car understood to have been stolen from a hotel car park in Coventry on 8 January.

Former students of comedy actor Windsor Davies, who died last week, have said he'll be fondly remembered as their teacher.

The 'It Ain't Half Hot Mum' star, best known as the sergeant major in the TV series, taught at Moutside secondary school in Leek in the 1950s.

Terry told BBC Radio Stoke: "I've thought about him a lot over the years. He was great to be with. He must have been 18 when he was teaching us."

Another student added: "One of his famous phrases he even used at school - 'he was a lovely boy, lovely boy'."

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The old Co-op store in Nuneaton is being bought by the borough council for more than £2m.

The site, on Abbey Street, has been empty since 2016 when the firm pulled out of the town.

Julie Jackson, the leader of Nuneaton and Bedworth Borough Council, said the building, which first opened in 1929, could revitalise the town centre.

It has not yet been revealed what the building will become.

Meet the Barker family from Nuneaton, who gather crisp packets and other items not collected by the council and then send them off to be recycled.

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BAE Systems has announced, external it is to build a new military vehicle at its site in Telford.

The firm has signed a deal with German defence firm Rheinmetall to create a joint UK-based military vehicle design, manufacturing and support business.

As well as continuing its current business, it said it will also play major role in delivering the British Army’s new Mechanised Infantry Vehicle (MIV).

It said the move will secure 400 jobs at the site.

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Walsall sign Birmingham defender Dan Scarr for an undisclosed fee on a two-and-a-half-year contract.

Police are appealing for help to find a 26-year-old Manchester woman who has been missing for more than a week.

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Hayley Bradle was last seen on 12 January at a Travelodge on Upper Dean Street in Birmingham city centre.

Police said they are "really worried" about Ms Bradle, who is about 5ft 5in and slim.

She was last seen wearing a khaki-coloured parka-style coat and may be with an Asian man in his 20s, officers said.

Sgt Sam Davies, of Greater Manchester Police, said:

Rapper Mike Skinner has praised staff at Birmingham City Hospital for repairing his dislocated shoulder after injuring himself crowdsurfing.

The Streets star was performing on stage at the city's O2 Academy when he popped his right shoulder out on Friday night.

Skinner shared a video on Instagram, telling the camera: "I could cry. I could literally cry."

He can then be seen taking gas and air from a hospital bed.

He added: "Thank you so much to everyone at Birmingham City Hospital for putting my arm back in."

The University of Hull was among businesses illegally charging customers more for paying by card.

Carlisle United sign midfielder Arthur Gnahoua on a short-term deal following his exit from League One Shrewsbury Town.

Jacqui Bryan said the youngster "would have been killed" if he had gone for his afternoon nap.

Three new police dogs have joined Staffordshire Police to help sniff out crime.

The dogs, named PD Benson, PD Audi and PD Jagger, are undergoing 13 weeks of intensive training with their handlers, learning how to chase and detain offenders as well as track and search for people.

After the training they'll graduate the course and join the rest of the team.

Image source, Staffordshire Police

Joanne Malin
BBC Midlands Today

Talks are due to start again later today in the ongoing bin dispute between Birmingham City Council and the Unite union.

Around 300 Unite union workers are working to rule, claiming they were denied a payment which was given to GMB members, who did not strike in 2017.

Both sides are trying to resolve the issue through the conciliation service ACAS.