A burglary suspect has been arrested after inadvertently opening a stolen car with a keyless entry fob as he walked past.

Unfortunately for him, it was being guarded by plain clothes police officers at the time.

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The Range Rover Evoque was spotted in Beak Street, Birmingham and identified as being stolen and carrying cloned plates in the early hours of 21 June, police said.

A 26-year-old man was detained at the scene and when officers later searched the vehicle they discovered a loaded revolver in the glove box.

A man has been arrested on suspicion of car theft, possession of a pistol and burglary, and bailed pending further inquiries.

Insp Al Teague from the Birmingham Organised Crime Unit, said the incident was: "Great timing for us… awful timing for him".

Hereford Times

The Hereford Times is covering these stories today:

• Plan to close Post Office and stores, external
• Villagers take part in major European research, external
• Lancaster Bomber flypast planned for Herefordshire festival, external

There will be a public consultation on plans to permanently stop births at three midwife-led units.

Local Democracy Reporting Service
Tom Davis

Taxi firms are to be charged more money by Coventry City Council as part of a review of new licence fees.

The new charges will affect hackney carriages and private hire vehicles and come into force in August, pending a consultation.

As part of the prices, a new three-yearly mandatory driver refresher training course is also being included, costing £50.

Changes are recommended to be approved at a licensing and regulatory committee tomorrow.

Lee Thomas
Newsreader, BBC Radio Stoke

A fourth teenager's been arrested after a man was stabbed in Crewe.

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The 29-year-old victim was on Nantwich Road on 16 June when Cheshire Police said he was attacked. , external

Three teenage boys, two aged 14 and a 16-year-old, were arrested on suspicion of causing grievous bodily harm and released on bail.

Today, police revealed a 15-year-old boy from Crewe had been arrested on suspicion of assault and also released on bail.

Staff at the Birmingham and Solihull Mental Health Foundation Trust are holding a series of strikes over the next three days against possible changes to their contracts.

About 150 employees will be transferred to the trust’s privately owned company Summerhill Services on 1 July.

Staff say the move doesn’t have to honour NHS pay agreements, which could mean changes to their contracts.

However, the trust says staff will remain on NHS terms and conditions despite the move.

Wasps sign scrum-half Sam Wolstenholme from Yorkshire Carnegie but prop Mike Daniels fails a medical ahead of move.

BBC Hereford and Worcester

Worcester Warriors are planning to break into the top six in the Premiership in the coming years, one of the co-owners has told BBC Hereford and Worcester.

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Colin Goldring and Jason Whittingham are joint owners of the club after Jed McCrory left Sixways earlier this month.

Director of rugby Alan Solomons then committed himself to the Warriors until the end of the 2021-22 season.

A food outlet says there was a "miscommunication" at its Birmingham store after claims were made that customers were stopped from buying food and drink for homeless people.

In a strongly worded video shared widely on Facebook , externaland highlighted by Birmingham Live, external, Angela Sheridan-Hunt claimed she had been told by the manager the store had a policy of refusing to serve people if they suspected it was for a homeless person.

"Tim Hortons has come into this city and is deciding who it will and won't serve products to. "How can you discriminate?" she said in the video.

Barrington Patterson, the founder of a homeless charity in the city, was among those who contacted the company on social media.

After launching an investigation, Tim Hortons said there had been a "miscommunication between a team member and a guest" at the Birmingham branch.

It said it was an "isolated incident" and did not reflect the firm's values of inclusivity and generosity".

BBC Weather Watchers

It's been a cloudy morning today and that's come across in the photos we've been sent by our local BBC Weather Watchers.

These three are from users Videoman in Leek, Staffordshire, Bluedook in Ribbesford, Worcestershire and Liam Ball in Dawley, Shropshire:

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Local Democracy Reporting Service
Tom Davis

A developer has returned with a second application to turn a Coventry industrial site into a block of apartments.

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Dehill Group International is seeking outline planning approval for the demolition of existing buildings on 8a-10 Lythalls Lane.

New plans aim to create 90 apartments within a three-storey block, consisting of 18 studio apartments, five one-bed "accessible units", 19 one-bed units and 48 two-bed units.

The application has been delegated to a council officer, with a decision date in September.

Owner Joy Seppala says it is a "tragedy" that Coventry City will play in Birmingham, while revealing personal "abuse" from fans.

Mike Taylor
BBC WM Sport

Rob Yates’s diligence maintained ⁦Warwickshire's hard-won advantage over Surrey on the second morning at The Oval.

Rob Yates may be only 19, but the Warwickshire youngster set an example to some of the more experienced batsmen in this match with his diligent approach as he batted throughout the morning session to maintain the advantage that his side earned yesterday.

Avoiding risk in most cases - on the few occasions he was guilty of following a wide ball he should have ignored, he hung his bat in front of his body for a moment with his head dipped, as David Gower occasionally did a couple of generations ago - Yates dropped in the occasional classy stroke to move the score along, before soon reverting to careful defence.

Surrey's bowlers made good use of humid, overcast conditions that continued to aid swing bowling, with each of the pace bowlers claiming a wicket, three to edges to the keeper or slips.

But if Yates can extend his innings into the afternoon and find enough support from the lower order, the recently resurgent Bears will keep the pressure on the so-far faltering champions.

A care home builds a 'sensory street' for residents - complete with tea room, sweet shop and butcher's.

Worcester News

A few of the stories making the headlines on the Worcester News website:

• Husband reported wife's drink driving to police, external
• 'A slap in the face' - Councillor hits out at charges in Worcester shop car park, external
• Ponds bursts back to life after conservation work, external

Doctors tell the five-year-old's mother he may be able to return home in July.

Allen Cook
BBC News

A fire that destroyed a barn in Staffordshire was started deliberately, the fire service has said.

Firefighters were called early on Sunday morning to a farm track in Marchington, near Uttoxeter.

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Local Democracy Reporting Service
Joe Sweeney

A social worker who was employed by Wolverhampton City Council has been struck off by the Health and Care Professions Council (HCPC) for filing case reports littered with a catalogue of serious errors.

Nilima Thawait, whose work was also found to contain repeated spelling and grammatical errors, is said to have carried out the incidents of misconduct while employed by the council between January 2012 and March 2016.

Her case was heard by the HCPC Tribunal Service in London, external. The charges related to a number of different cases over a four-year period.

Her core assessments were said to have often “made no sense”, lacked sufficient details and neglected to record the progress of service users, who their carers were, or how long they had been in care.

A statement on behalf of Ms Thawait said that given the length of time that had passed since the allegations were first set out and her personal circumstances at the relevant time, she had “no meaningful recollection of the individual matters that formed the case and would not therefore be making any other formal response to any of the allegations”.

Roger Godsiff initiated the debate after being warned by the Labour Party about his comments.

The replica, dedicated to families of bereaved children, was transported from Greece to Birmingham.