Boy sentenced for stabbings near school
Birmingham bin dispute 'nearing an end'
Best friends killed in pub bombings found 'side by side'
Funeral date set for four children killed in fire
Attempted murder charge after man hit by van
School protests 'helping spread messages of division'
Updates from Friday 8 March 2019
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Birmingham Live
These are some of the Birmingham Live headlines today:
Dave Edmunds says he alerted authorities to the stowaways and is appealing against the fine.
Read MoreStricter conditions are coming into force at this summer's Three Counties Show in Malvern, following the recent outbreak of equine flu.
From now on all horses entering the showground must have been vaccinated within six months and 21 days of the event.
Image source, Getty ImagesThe show says it's taken expert advice after the outbreak, which led to the cancellation of race meetings across the country last month.
"Out of control" burglar is jailed but cleared of causing pensioner to break a bone in her neck.
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Stoke-on-Trent Live
Headlines on the Stoke-on-Trent Live site today include:
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BBC News
Grand Prix-style road racing will not be returning to Birmingham's streets in the near future.
It had been hoped that racing would return to the city's streets after a 30 year wait but funding could not be raised.
Meanwhile, it has been announced that a Formula E race will be held around the streets of London in 2020.
Image source, Getty ImagesWest Midlands Mayor Andy Street had hoped Birmingham would be staging a 2019 leg of the all-electric series.
He said it was great to see Formula E coming back to the UK but disappointing the race would not be in Birmingham.
"Nevertheless, Formula E continues to grow in popularity and while we couldn't raise the funding and make it work this time round, we will look at this again to see if there is a further opportunity to bring this exciting sport to the streets of the West Midlands," he said.
Trees at an accident black spot in Staffordshire are going to be cut down in an attempt to make the road safer.
There have been a number of deaths in collisions near the Villa Cattery on the A518 between Stafford and Newport and Staffordshire County Council said the position of the trees made it highly unlikely for an accident there to be survived.
Image source, GoogleSeveral replacement trees will be planted on parish council land in the village.
But after carrying out checks, the council said the quality of the road surface and the average speed are safe.
Andrew Clarke denies membership of National Action, which was proscribed under anti-terror laws in 2016.
Read MoreOne of Warwickshire's oldest traditions takes place for the 820th time today.
The Atherstone Ball Game involves hundreds of people - mainly men and boys - battling it out for the ownership of a heavy leather ball.
The winner is the player left holding the ball at the end of the two-hour event.
Organiser Dave Evans said the game is the "pride of the town".
The winner becomes a bit of a "local hero" for 12 months, he said.
The mother of a man stabbed and killed outside a pub says she agrees with a former Home Office minister that knife crime should be dealt with with the same urgency as terrorism.
"It's inflicted terror on our family," said Lynne Baird, "and I dare say that other families would say the same".
Image source, Family handoutHer son Daniel Baird, pictured, died after a dispute between two groups of men spilled on to the street outside the Forge Tavern in Digbeth, Birmingham, in July 2017.
"I would like to see more police on the streets because it seems to me that [there has been] a massive lack of investment in public services - there's hardly any youth workers around any more," she told BBC Newsroom Live.
"It seems like the country's creaking at the seams, and all the politicians can do is talk about Brexit.
"Going back about 10 years we always had police around, and they were good community police, they knew how to speak to the young people and it seemed to be a lot safer.
"I'm frightened to go outside now," she added. "I don't feel safe for my children or anyone else's children."
A man found guilty of murdering Mr Baird has been jailed for life.
Coventry City confirm to the EFL that their preferred option is to stay at the Ricoh Arena next season.
Read MoreHere are three stories in the Shropshire Star today:
Wasps sign former Worcester and Saracens prop Biyi Alo on a permanent deal from Championship side Coventry.
Read MoreWest Midland Safari Park says 35 jobs could go following a review of its operations.
It was bought by French amusement park operator, The Looping Group, in January.
Image source, West Midland Safari ParkThe attraction, which is based near Bewdley, Worcestershire, says staff in management, admin, commercial and service support roles will be going through a consultation process.
It said the 35 jobs would be made up of 26 permanent and nine seasonal roles.
Parkfield Community School says its lessons about LGBT rights are still integral to its ethos.
Read MoreInvestigations into the cause of a Stafford house fire which claimed the lives of four children are continuing.
Staffordshire Police said the inquiries are "complex" and says it appreciates there has been a "continuing demand for answers" since the deaths of Keegan, Tilly Rose and Olly Unitt and Riley Holt on 5 February.
Image source, PAA 24-year-old woman and a 28-year-old man arrested on suspicion of manslaughter by gross negligence have been released under investigation while inquiries continue. They had been bailed with conditions following their arrests on 8 February.
Det Insp Alan Lyford, of Staffordshire Police, said: "Our primary aim remains to understand exactly what happened in this tragic fire and we will update as soon as we are able to."
Some staff at two Shropshire colleges are on strike again today.
Members of the National Education Union are taking action over concerns about changes to the way lessons are assessed by management at the Shrewsbury Colleges Group.
Image source, GoogleThey want a more informal approach to the appraisals instead of a rating-system, and this is their third day of action.
Harlequins sign scrum-half Luke Baldwin on a short-term loan from Worcester as injury cover.
Read MoreAbout 276 women in the West Midlands are diagnosed with cervical cancer, with 81 dying from the disease each year.
What happens during a smear test?
The figures have been revealed as the government has launched its first cervical screening advertising campaign as the numbers of women taking part have hit a 20-year low.
It's estimated that if everyone attended screening regularly, 83% of cervical cancer cases could be prevented, said Public Health England.
A review of invitation letters, leaflets and results letters is under way, while pilots to trial text messaging reminders have started.
Coventry Live
Some of today's headlines on the Coventry Live website are:
