Summary

  • Live updates from Monday 28 May to Sunday 2 June

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Live Reporting

  1. Midlands Live: Breaking news and local stories

    The latest news, sport, travel and weather across the West Midlands and south Cheshire.

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  2. 'I took secret driving lessons in my lunch break'

    They faced criticism and discouragement, but were determined to get behind the wheel.

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  3. Hay Festival ticket sales up by 5,000

    Organisers say more than 278,000 tickets were sold over 11 days and book sales figures also rose.

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  4. Award for man who pursued killer driver

    Adrian Henefer will be recognised for chasing a man whose car hit two brothers aged six and two.

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  5. Woman's attempted rape ordeal in alley

    Police wish to trace a woman to whom the victim is believed to have spoken after the attack in Rugby.

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  6. Overturned car causes motorway delays

    A stretch of the M6 has been reopened after a crash on Saturday night.

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  7. City underpass to close for tram work

    The underpass at Five Ways, Birmingham, will shut as work continues on the Midland Metro extension.

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  8. Teacher 'emotional' over LGBT demo ban

    Sarah Hewitt-Clarkson backs a ban on protests outside her school, but fears it may inflame matters.

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  9. Players 'distressed' by gang-rape game

    A games master has been thrown out of a national convention at the NEC over the "appalling" scenario.

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  10. Villa release eight including Richards

    Promoted Aston Villa release eight players, including Micah Richards and Albert Adomah, ahead of their return to the Premier League.

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  11. The men who saved city from WW2 'big bang'

    Firefighters fought for hours to stop explosives igniting at a Herefordshire munitions plant in 1944.

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  12. Driving my dad's car for a dementia cure

    James Davis bought back his father's classic car that was sold to finance his dementia care.

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  13. Walking Dead artist's work displayed

    Charlie Adlard says he has had exhibitions all over the world but never in his home town Shrewsbury.

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  14. Carnival queens 'shine again' in exhibition

    Portraits of Tipton queens uncovered in a "battered box" in a community centre will be displayed.

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  15. Protesters banned from LGBT row school

    Birmingham council says it sought the injunction after the risk to pupils became "too serious".

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  16. 'Sex abuse' claim school arsonist jailed

    Philip Day decided to take the law into his own hands after making unsubstantiated sex abuse claims.

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  17. Former town prison up for sale

    Built in 1877, the former Shrewsbury jail once housed more than 300 prisoners.

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  18. Our live coverage across the week

    Andy Giddings
    BBC News

    We'll be back with the news, sport, travel and weather from 07:00 on Monday.

  19. Dry, clear start to Friday night's weather

    Rebecca Wood
    BBC Midlands Today

    After a sunny end to the day, tonight's set to start clear and dry - here's the full weather forecast for the West Midlands:

    Rebecca Wood with Friday night's West Midlands weather

    To get the latest forecast at any other time, go to the BBC Weather website.