A move by Jaguar Land Rover to build electric vehicles at Castle Bromwich will help the UK's efforts to cut emissions ahead of a 2050 deadline, the prime minister has said.

Business Secretary Greg Clark says the announcement is a "vote of confidence in the UK automotive industry - protecting thousands of skilled jobs".

"It reflects our determination for the UK to be at the forefront of the development and manufacturing of the next generation of electric vehicles."

Volunteers are helping with the clean-up at Worcestershire's New Road ground today.

Last month's flooding left silt to be removed and seats in need of washing down.

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During its 120-year history the ground has suffered 13 floods during the cricket season with six of those in the last 12 years.

A row over an LGBT-themed lanyard has led a policing watchdog chairman to be removed from his position.

A boy accused of murdering his friend denied losing his temper during a row about a botched robbery.

A gang of eight traffickers have been convicted in a landmark modern slavery case.

Championship side West Brom sign Benfica midfielder Filip Krovinovic on a season-long loan deal.

A nurse who is attempting to swim the length of the River Severn is appealing for an experienced kayaker, to help guide her through the final stage.

Melissa Compton, who began her 220-mile attempt in June, says the stretch between Sharpness and Oldbury-on-Severn is "quite a dangerous estuary" and the kayaker would need to help plan a safe route, while passing her food and water.

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Ms Compton, who works at the Royal Shrewsbury Hospital, is attempting the swim to raise money for the Versus Arthritis charity and aims to finish on Monday.

She had to postpone swimming the final stretch because of low tides in the estuary and earlier in her bid she was hospitalised after "swallowing sewage".

A man has been charged after another man was stabbed in Birmingham.

The 22-year-old victim was taken to hospital suffering multiple stab wounds after the incident on Vyse Street, Hockley on Tuesday.

A 19-year-old from Yardley, charged with wounding and possession of a bladed article, is due at Birmingham Magistrates' Court.

The victim remains in hospital in a stable condition.

Helen Bailey was just eight years old when she was killed in Birmingham.

Three members of a gang behind the biggest modern-day slavery network ever exposed in the UK have been sentenced today.

At Birmingham Crown Court Ignacy Brzezinski, 52 of West Bromwich, has been sentenced to 11 years.

Jan Sadowski, 26, of West Bromwich received a three year sentence and Wojciech Nowakowski, 41, of Winson Green, six-and-a-half years

All were convicted of trafficking charges, conspiracy to require and control another person to perform forced labour, and conspiracy to acquire, use and possess criminal property.

More than 250 schools around the country are being forced to close early on a Friday due to funding cuts, a campaign group claims.

The Save Our Schools group is organising a protest at Downing Street to highlight the issue, with Labour MP for Yardley Jess Philips saying she'll leave her 10-year-old son on the doorstep.

More than 20 schools in Birmingham now plan to save money by sending children home at Friday lunchtime.

The Institute for Fiscal Studies reported last year how total school spending per pupil fell by 8% in real terms between 2010 and 2018.

The Department for Education (DfE) previously said it did not hold figures on how many schools had changed their hours.

Two former Worcestershire cricketers have been reprimanded by the England and Wales Cricket Board for their involvement in a WhatsApp group which was used to share disrespectful messages about women.

Tom Kohler-Cadmore (below, left) and Joe Clarke (below, right) were both named during the trial of another former Worcestershire cricketer, Alex Hepburn, who was also in the social media group where the members took part in a 'game' to collect as many sexual conquests as possible.

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Hepburn was found guilty of rape and sentenced to five years in prison in April, but there is no suggestion that Clarke or Kohler-Cadmore's behaviour was in any way criminal.

Clarke and Kohler-Cadmore both admitted a charge of acting against the interests of cricket and were given four-game retrospective bans and told to attend educational training courses.

Both men accepted their behaviour was not up to the standards expected.

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A pub with a claim to be the oldest in Oswestry could be reopening after plans were approved for a new outdoor seating area.

The Bell Inn in Church Street closed earlier this year, but Star Pubs and Bars want to make a number of changes to the Grade II listed building, which dates back to the 15th Century.

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A food serving hatch from the kitchen, new lighting and heat lamps are all included in the plans.

The pub contains the town's oldest snug and is said to have tunnels underneath, linking to St Oswald's church, to allow the town's elders to visit without being seen in public.

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Coventry City have reduced the price of match tickets, saying they "respect that fans may not wish to make the trip to Birmingham" this season.

The club is groundsharing with Birmingham City because it's been unable to reach an agreement to stay at the Ricoh Stadium.

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All games will have a maximum price of £20, including booking fees, and there will be no increase in price for tickets bought on the day of the match.

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The Staffordshire Hoard was discovered in a field near Lichfield ten years ago.

The hoard of Anglo-Saxon gold and silver is the largest collection ever discovered. At least four million people have been to see it at the Potteries Museum and Art Gallery.

To mark the occasion a number of items are coming out of storage, including a cheek piece from the "Staffordshire Hoard Helmet", seen here alongside a replica that's on display at the museum.

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It total, the collection includes 5.094 kg of gold, 1.442 kg of silver and 3,500 cloisonné garnets.

And another of the items going on display today is this cap from the end of a sword pommel.

Image source, Stoke-on-Trent City Council

The museum is holding a number of events throughout the month to celebrate the hoard's anniversary including talks, demonstrations and re-enactments.

Police share images of suspects in connection with a kidnapping in Birmingham.

Tomasz Samel, 45, was burned and later died from his injuries, West Midlands Police said.

The investment will fund an electric version of the XJ model, helping to secure 2,700 jobs.

The West Midlands police boss says he wholly supports five ex-Met police chiefs who are warning resources have been "drained to dangerously low levels"

The former commissioners, who ran London's police force from 1993 to 2017, said cuts had "contributed to the feeling of lawlessness" generated by knife crime and "county lines drugs."

West Midlands Police and Crime Commissioner (PCC) David Jamieson has previously said rising knife crime should be treated as a "national emergency"