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'
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A 16-year-old boy is due in court today charged with murdering a teenager who was stabbed to death.
Image source, Family handoutHazrat Umar, 18, (pictured) was found fatally injured in Norwood Road in Bordesley Green, Birmingham, 25 February.
He died at the scene.
The teenager, who is from Birmingham and cannot be named for legal reasons, is set to appear at Birmingham Crown Court today.
BBC Sport
Following his death in February at the age of 81, Gary Lineker looked back on the career of England World Cup-winning goalkeeper Gordon Banks.
Gary Lineker pays tribute
Lee Thomas
Newsreader, BBC Radio Stoke
The funeral procession for the former England and Stoke City goalkeeper Gordon Banks will head through Stoke-on-Trent this afternoon.
Image source, ReutersIt's due to start at Stoke City's stadium at 12:15 and will pause at his statue before heading down Sir Stanley Matthews Way and down the A5035 through Blurton, Dresden and Longton.
It then travels down Anchor Road, Dividy Road, Werrington Road and Leek Road towards City Road and Old Boothen Road, where it will pass the old Victoria Ground site.
The procession then heads up Campbell Road, Boothen Road and the Stoke town ring road and finally Glebe Street into the Minster.
Stoke-on-Trent Live
The Stoke-on-Trent Live website is covering these stories today:
Three teens were stabbed to death in Birmingham within 12 days in what police are calling a "crisis".
Read MoreSoldiers of Sacrifice represents a man believed to be the first Allied soldier to be killed on D-Day.
Read MoreAlmost 5,000 people have been registered on a stem cell database after an appeal by the family of a desperately ill five-year-old boy, his school has said.
Oscar Saxelby-Lee has a form of blood cancer and needs a transplant within three months of his latest round of chemotherapy or his chances of survival will “severely diminish”, his family have said.
Boy, 5, from Worcester with leukaemia needs stem cell match
Pitmaston Primary School in Worcester organised an event last week and saw more than 300 people turn up in just two hours to give a swab sample and donate blood.
The five-year-old has T-cell acute lymphoblastic leukaemia, which is particularly aggressive and progresses quickly.
His family are urging the public to sign up to a blood stem cell register.
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Birmingham City Council wants 5% of all trips in the city to be made by bike by 2023 – at the moment it is just 3%.
Motorist and cyclist in commuting swap.
One of the things thought to be putting off prospective cyclists is the danger posed by cars, buses and lorries.
Inside Out West Midlands sent a motorist and a cyclist on a commuting swap to see things from a different perspective.
A child who was born behind bars to a British woman jailed in Pakistan has been released and returned to the UK.
Image source, ReprieveKhadija Shah, from Birmingham, was arrested at Islamabad airport in 2012 and jailed for life in 2014 for smuggling 63kg (138lb) of heroin.
Shah gave birth to daughter Malaika, now believed to be six years old, while in prison.
Shah's family believe she was tricked into carrying heroin by traffickers.
The Foreign Office said it "supported her family in bringing her daughter to the UK".
The home secretary has condemned the "senseless violence" that has seen a rise in the number of teenagers being stabbed to death across the UK.
Sajid Javid was speaking after the murders of a 17-year-old girl in east London and a boy, also aged 17, in Greater Manchester at the weekend.
He will meet police chiefs on Wednesday to look at ways to combat violence.
Image source, Family handoutsThe three teenagers stabbed to death in 12 days: (l-r) Hazrat Umar, 18, Abdullah Muhammad and Sidali Mohamed, both 16
The teenagers' deaths follow the deaths of three others three teenagers dying in knife attacks in two weeks in Birmingham, causing West Midlands Police and Crime Commissioner David Jamieson to brand the situation a "national emergency".
Hazrat Umar, 17, was killed in Bordesley Green on 25 February; Abdullah Muhammad, 16, died in Small Heath the previous week, and seven days earlier Sidali Mohamed, 16, was stabbed outside a college in Highgate.
The coffin of Gordon Banks will be carried into Stoke Minster by the current goalkeepers of all three clubs he served, along with ex England keeper Joe Hart.
Image source, Stoke CityJack Butland of Stoke City will be joined by Joe Anyon of Chesterfield and Leicester's Kasper Schmeichel as pall-bearers, said the club., external
Gordon launched his career with Chesterfield and was on Leicester’s books when he helped England win the World Cup in 1966.
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Quote MessageHaving got to know Gordon closely over the last few years it’s a huge honour for me to be one of his pall-bearers. I’m sure the other guys feel the same and we’re grateful to Gordon’s family for entrusting us with such an important role."
Jack Butland, Stoke City goalkeeper
Prince Harry will be at Birmingham's Cannon Hill Park - a site chosen after consultations with families.
Thirty Britons were among 38 tourists killed by a gunman at Port El Kantaoui in an attack on 26 June. A UK tourist was one of 22 killed in a separate attack at a museum in Tunis in March.
Its centrepiece is a sculpture titled "Infinite Wave" made up of 31 individual streams, each representing one of the British nationals who died, including four from the West Midlands.
Image source, Getty, PA, Police Scotland, SWNSThe daughter of England's World Cup-winning goalkeeper Gordon Banks has been speaking of the outpouring of love for her father ahead of his funeral which takes place later.
Gordon Banks's daughter says worldwide reaction to his death has provided 'comfort'
Wendy Banks said the support had been a comfort, adding "it makes you feel very humble and proud all at the same time".
Banks's funeral is being held at Stoke Minster on what is the 47th anniversary of Stoke City's League Cup win.
The keeper was born in Sheffield and made almost 200 appearances for the Potters after joining them in 1967.
The funeral of World Cup winning goalkeeper Gordon Banks OBE will take place today.
Image source, AlamyBanks, who was named Fifa goalkeeper of the year six times and earned 73 caps for England, died last month at the age of 81.
His funeral will be held at Stoke Minster on the 47th anniversary of Stoke City FC's League Cup win.
The club said the day had "special poignancy" as Banks played a "key role" in the victory.
Allen Cook
BBC News
As the world of football prepares to say goodbye to World Cup-winning goalkeeper Gordon Banks in Stoke today, here's a look back at the man's life in pictures:
Image source, AFP/Getty ImagesGordon Banks in action for England during 1966 World Cup final
Image source, PAStoke City goalkeeper Gordon Banks saving a penalty in 1971
Image source, AFP/Getty ImagesGordon Banks carrying the Olympic Torch in 2012
Image source, PAGordon Banks in 2016
Image source, PAStatue of Gordon Banks at The Bet365 Stadium
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