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Aston Villa's new centre-half Bjorn Engels says the other players have made it really easy for him to settle in at Villa Park.
Image source, PAThe £9m Belgian defender is one of ten signings Villa have made so far this summer.
And Engels thinks he's struck up a rapport already with the likes of Jack Grealish, Conor Hourihane and James Chester.
Police say the man's actions were "unacceptable" especially as the station's toilets were open.
Read MoreSignificant rises in tree planting in the UK "need to happen quickly" if other targets to cut carbon are not met, government advisers have warned.
Overall tree planting rates would need to more than double to combat rising temperatures and climate change, according to figures.
Between 2010 and 2018, the government funded about 15 million trees in England.
You can find out more about this story here, but in the meantime here's a Forestry Commission snapshot of how many government-funded trees during the period were planted where you live:
Coventry and Warwickshire
Birmingham and the Black Country
We'll bring you more data from the rest of the West Midlands later.
We're forecast a few thunderstorms later. In the meantime, here's a butterfly going about its business before things get too blustery.
The photo was taken in Brierley Hill by one of our BBC Weather Watchers this morning.
Image source, JewelsAnd is this an early look at the rain coming our way?
These photos were taken near Sutton Coldfield and Hereford.
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Image source, RileyhevA motorcyclist found lying in the road by passers-by last night was declared dead at the scene.
He was discovered on Banbury Road in Bishops Tachbrook, Warwickshire, shortly before 22:00.
But the circumstances surrounding the discovery are not yet known.
"It's not clear what happened," said the ambulance service.
A factory in Stoke-on-Trent that makes 250,000 cherry bakewells a day is featuring on BBC Two this evening.
Presenter Gregg Wallace visited the site for the Inside the Factory series to meet the team of 12 who place each cherry on the top by hand.
The programme, which is being broadcast at 20:00, also visits the town of Bakewell, where the original tarts were made.
Shane Mayer, 21, who died after a stabbing in Darlaston, had a "massive heart", his family say.
Read MoreA man who died after being stabbed outside a Walsall pub has been described as "the life of his family," with "a massive heart".
Image source, West Midlands PoliceShane Mayer, 21, from Wolverhampton, was injured outside Gabba's Bar on Forge Road, Darlaston, on Wednesday night and died on Saturday.
In a statement released by police, Shane's family said "the ache in our hearts is unexplainable; we are all broken now forever".
Two men, both aged 18, were arrested over the weekend on suspicion of murder – one has been released on police bail and the other released without charge.
A 19-year-old man arrested on suspicion of attempted murder has been released on police bail.
A 21-year-old man arrested at the scene on suspicion of affray has been released while inquiries continue.
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From Coventry Live:
Championship side Nottingham Forest sign Wolves and Spain Under-21 striker Rafa Mir on a season-long loan.
Read MoreThe human remains found in a septic tank at Kempsey in Worcestershire are "likely to be that of missing Brenda Venables", West Mercia Police says.
An investigation into the discovery earlier this month is still on-going and detectives are waiting for DNA test results, but the force says "the general circumstances" lead it to its view on the identity.
She has been missing since 1982.
An 86-year-old man has been arrested on suspicion of murder.
Amateur actress Ethel McGill is jailed for getting a friend to pose as her father who died in 2004.
Read MoreAn 86-year-old man has been arrested on suspicion of murder in connection with the discovery of human remains in a septic tank in Worcestershire.
The bones - those of a female - were discovered in Kempsey on 12 July.
West Mercia Police says the man - from Kempsey - remains in custody while inquiries continue.
Jayne Hardman, from Redditch, says her prosthetic noses help her "face the world".
Read MoreFlood alerts have been issued for rivers in Warwickshire and Staffordshire.
They include:
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BBC Newsbeat
Nearly half of young LGBT people who are left homeless after coming out are from religious backgrounds.
That's according to research by the Albert Kennedy Trust (AKT), which supports young people who are at risk of homelessness.
Image source, The Naz and Matt FoundationFor Dr Nazim Mahmood, the pain of not being accepted by his parents ended in the most devastating way.
Five years ago he took his own life , externalwhen his Birmingham family told him to "seek a cure" after coming out as gay, because they considered homosexuality a disease.
You can read more on this story here.
BBC News Travel
There are now hour-long delays on the M1 which is closed from J18 to J16 on the southbound carriageway.
An investigation is being carried out after three lorries crashed shortly before midnight.
The M45 eastbound in Warwickshire also remains closed from A45 to M1 with diversions in operation through Daventry.
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BBC News Travel
Buses are operating between Bromsgrove and Longbridge and will call at all stations, said West Midlands Railway.
An earlier safety inspection between Birmingham New Street and Longbridge is expected to delay services until 10:00.
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