Protests banned from a Birmingham school over LGBT awareness teaching are about "parental and children's rights" and not about homophobia, one parent says.

Protests at Anderton Park Primary have been banned by a High Court injunction.

The order prohibiting the protests - led by mainly Muslim campaigners - also outlaws the use of social media to make offensive or abusive comments about staff at the school.

Giving a statement to the press outside Birmingham's Council House today, Rozina Afsar, the mother of two children at the school, said the campaign "supported by 90% of the parents" had not been "against the LGBT community".

Parents had been left "shocked" at the behaviour of the school she said.

"Contrary to current law," she continued, the head of the school had implemented a policy to teach sex and relationships education "without any consultation with parents".

"The parents' campaign to ensure the legal and moral rights of themselves and their children have been at the heart of this campaign".

Port Vale sign Wrexham defender Kieran Kennedy on a one-year contract.

Work on a new tram line, which has closed a major underpass in Birmingham, should be completed in time for Birmingham to host the Commonwealth Games in 2022

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The underpass beneath Five Ways roundabout links Broad Street and Hagley Road - a busy route in and out of the city.

The new line heading towards Edgbaston could also serve Birmingham Airport if funding can be found in the future, said Transport for West Midlands.

Phil Hewitt, from Midland Metro Alliance, said the extension would "really transform the accessibility from Birmingham to the Black Country".

"The opportunities for people to access jobs, to access leisure, will be fundamentally different to where we are today," he said.

"It will be well worth waiting for."

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The installation of a new bridge in Worcestershire has had to be delayed after problems with a crane over the weekend.

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Worcestershire County Council shut the A4440 between the Whittington and Norton roundabouts on Saturday evening. , external

The idea was to close it for 24 hours to allow the main beams of the bridge to be installed to connect Upper Battenhall Farm, which has land on both sides of the carriageway.

But the local authority said a risk assessment raised concerns over the safety of the crane to be used in the operation, external and the road reopened yesterday morning.

It added that engineers hadn't come up with a new date for the work yet.

Former England defender Laura Bassett, who made 61 appearances for her country, has announced her retirement.

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The 35-year-old from Nuneaton, Warwickshire, played for a number of Women's Super League clubs, including Birmingham City and Chelsea.

Bassett began her career at Coventry in 2000 and most recently played for W-League's Canberra United in early 2018.

"It has been a privilege to play a tiny part in Lioness history and to have experienced the progression of women's football in England," she said.

Stoke-on-Trent Live

The Stoke-on-Trent Live website's headlines today include:

• Violent thug branded a 'risk to women', external
• Child and baby among five taken to hospital after car flips on M6, external
• Shopper speaks out about dispute with bargain retailer , external

Jurors will continue deliberating today in the trial of a man accused of soliciting the murder of his first wife and killing his second wife.

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The jury of seven women and three men were sent home from Wolverhampton Crown Court on 23 May in the trial of Gurpreet Singh, and have not deliberated since.

The 43-year-old is accused of killing his second wife Sarbjit Kaur with an "unknown accomplice" in Wolverhampton, in February last year.

Mr Singh denies both charges.

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BBC News

Thankfully this didn't turn into a real-life Hot Fuzz situation for police in Cheshire, after swans were spotted on the M6 this morning.

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Highways England said it happened just before 08:00 between J19 and J18 southbound, external and lane one had to be closed.

Cheshire Police said they cleared the carriageway within half an hour., external

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In Hot Fuzz, rural police officers Simon Pegg and Nick Frost are seen haplessly pursuing a swan which repeatedly escapes their grasp.

President Trump has arrived at Stansted airport with First Lady Melania Trump for a three-day state visit.

Protests are planned across the UK during the visit, including in Birmingham, London, Manchester and Belfast.

Mr Trump will meet members of the Royal Family, and is expected to discuss climate change and Chinese technology firm Huawei during talks with outgoing Prime Minister Theresa May.

You can follow live updates on the state visit here.

A brick was thrown at a police vehicle responding to reports of vehicle racing in Birmingham on Sunday.

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Hundreds of spectators and vehicles had gathered at Heartlands Parkway, Nechells, police said.

People were dispersed "at the expense of our response car," a spokesman said.

"Lets hope whoever threw the brick at our car don't need the Police tonight!" the force tweeted, external.

Warwickshire have added batter Matt Lamb, bowler Craig Miles and spinner Alex Thomson to their squad for the County Championship match against Nottinghamshire which starts this morning at Edgbaston.

Notts currently occupy the only relegation place in the first division with the Bears just above them after their win over Surrey.

The team is still without star batsman Ian Bell and England's Chris Woakes.

The "sudden" death of a man found at a property is being investigated.

The 43-year-old's body was discovered at an address on Craven, Wilnecote at about 15:30 on Sunday.

Officers and forensic investigators remained at the scene overnight, Staffordshire Police said., external

Staff and pupils at Anderton Park Primary School in Birmingham are among those returning from a half-term break today.

Protests over LGBT awareness teaching at Anderton Park Primary have been banned by a High Court injunction.

The order prohibiting the protests - led by mainly Muslim campaigners - is in place until 10 June when those against the equality teachings will be given the chance to make their case in front of a judge.

It also outlaws the use of social media to make offensive or abusive comments about staff at the school.

Education Secretary Damian Hinds said the demonstrations had been "frightening" for children and "disrespectful to hardworking teachers".

Express and Star

Early stories on the Express and Star website are:

• New Wolverhampton council leader pledges youth services overhaul, external
• £500 donation to help replant trees attacked by vandals, external
• Quarter of West Midlands workers earn less than 'living wage', external

More than 278,000 tickets were sold over the 11 days of the Hay Festival, up 5,000 on last year, organisers say.

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Book sales also rose by 2.5% with Heroic Failure by Fintan O'Toole and Matt Millz by Harry Millz most popular.

Festival director Peter Florence, said: "It's been 11 days full of hope - hope for connection, for kindness and for progress.

"There's been a welcome generosity in the debates, a willingness to listen and to move forward together. And the stories have ranged across the world, and deep into ourselves."

A D-Day veteran whose medals were stolen from his Birmingham home will be wearing a set of replacements when he goes to events which mark the 75th anniversary.

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Jim Kelly, 92,noticed the medals were missing from a locked cupboard in March.

The great-grandfather served with the 6th Airborne Division earning the 1939-1945 Star, France and Germany Star, Defence Medal, War Medal 1939-1945 and the Legion d'Honneur.

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On D-Day, he was a 17-year-old machine gunner with 1st Battalion Royal Ulster Rifles.

He said the Royal British Legion had "moved heaven and earth" to get the replacements, which were handed to him at the charity's Birmingham center on May 23.

Mr Kelly is travelling with his son Keith Kelly, 58, to Normandy on the Legion's chartered ship, MV Boudicca.

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BBC News

It was unusual for first-generation Asian women to learn to drive after arriving in England in the 1960s and 70s, but some were determined to ignore convention and get behind the wheel.

Their stories are being told in a new exhibition.

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Among those featured is Jagdish Khaira, 64, who credits her "forward-thinking" father for giving her the opportunity to learn to drive.

She was nine years old when her family left Jalandhar, Punjab, India in 1964 for Leamington Spa.

"In those days all we were expected to do was do manual work, use the buses to go wherever you wanted and driving itself was a luxury and you weren't expected to have luxuries," she said.

A traffic underpass taking vehicles under a major route in and out of Birmingham is closed from today for the next two years.

The underpass beneath Five Ways roundabout in Birmingham links Broad Street and Hagley Road.

Its closure is part of the Midland Metro tram extension, which is expected to be completed in 2021.

While the roundabout itself will remain open, Transport for West Midlands has warned of increased traffic., external

Rich Davis
BBC Weather presenter

It will be a mostly dry day with sunny spells and highs of 18C (64F).

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BBC News

Welcome to our live service for Monday.

We'll be bringing you all the news, sport, travel and weather for the West Midlands.

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