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A Ryanair passenger who was filmed launching a tirade at an elderly woman on a flight is facing prosecution in Spain.

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David Mesher, from Birmingham, was on a flight from Barcelona to Stansted on 19 October when he was filmed insulting Delsie Gayle.

Previously, he told ITV's Good Morning Britain he was "not a racist person by any means" and it was "just a fit of temper at the time".

Earlier this week, Essex Police said, as the exchange took place in Spain, the Crown Prosecution Service advised it had no jurisdiction to charge Mr Mesher.

But a spokeswoman for Barcelona City Hall said the public prosecutor had opened criminal proceedings for the case, after it presented a complaint to them.

Local Democracy Reporting Service
Carl Jackson

Street lights are set to be dimmed and charges for green waste increased as Birmingham City Council approves its budget., external

The 4.99% increase in council tax was passed, equating to an extra £65 a year for a Band D property.

The Labour-run local authority's making £46m of cuts in the 12 months from April, rising to £85m over the next four years.

Among the other proposals are increases to bulky waste fees and cutting fly-tipping enforcement resources while 1,000 jobs are expected to be lost, although it's not been fully revealed where they'll go.

The council has seen 12,000 posts go (48%) go since 2010.

Councillors did, however, backtrack, after a public consultation, on plans to bring in charges for dealing with rats and cutting funding for crossing patrols.

BBC News UK

More than 3,000 violent patients in England were barred from seeing their GP in 2018, figures obtained by the BBC have revealed.

The individuals were subject to the Special Allocation Scheme, a register for violent or abusive patients.

Figures for 2017 showed the Birmingham and Solihull clinical commissioning group area had more banned patients than anywhere else in England.

Patients subject to the scheme receive medical treatment at designated GP practices, where additional security measures are in place.

NHS England said staff should be able to carry out their work without fear.

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BBC Midlands Today

Bin workers in Birmingham, who were due to strike today, have suspended their industrial action for a day.

More than 300 workers started a series of walkouts over claims of "secret payments" made to GMB staff after a dispute in 2017.

Their union Unite, has put its latest planned walkout on hold in order to have more talks with the local authority.

Birmingham City Council said it welcomed the suspension and that it was in everyone's interests to end the row before Thursday, to avoid it going to court.

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A chilly and sunny start to Wednesday in the West Midlands - here's how the rest of the day's looking:

You can get an up-to-date forecast for your part of the West Midlands at any other time by going to the BBC Weather website.

More than 3,000 violent patients in England were barred in 2018 from seeing their local GP.

Steve Mounie scores late winner against Wolves to end Huddersfield's 14-game winless run and give Jan Siewert his first win as manager.

Birmingham beat Bristol City at Ashton Gate to move to within three points of the Robins in the play-off places.

A 16-year-old boy has been stabbed in the leg in Birmingham city centre.

West Midlands Police said it had happened at a shop in Bull Street at about 17:30.

Aqib Imran was jailed for eight and a half years for preparing an act of terrorism.

West Midlands Police say they have invoked powers to allow officers to carry out "stop and search" checks in the Small Heath area of Birmingham.

It follows a stabbing which killed a 16-year-old last week.

The funeral is held for homeless man Kane Walker who died on the street in Birmingham city centre.

Inquest jurors hear "pen portrait" tributes to victims of the 1974 Birmingham pub bombings.

Jaekwon Marks fired the handgun in a pub car park in Birmingham as part of a gang feud.

A planned walkout on Wednesday is cancelled to allow talks to take place at Acas.

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BBC Weather

It will be a dry clear night, with some mist and fog expected to develop and lows of 1C (34F).

Two people have been arrested and guns during a police raid on a property in West Bromwich.

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The pistol and revolver were discovered at a property in Glastonbury Road at about 05:00.

A man, 20, and 17-year-old boy were arrested on suspicion of possession of a firearm and remain in police custody, said West Midlands Police.

Jaekwon Marks fired the handgun in a pub car park in Birmingham as part of a gang feud.

Hazrat Umar, 18, was stabbed to death in Bordesley Green, Birmingham.