Young offender institutions in England and Wales fail to provide necessary support for children to succeed in life after custody, a report has found.

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The inspectors assessed the country's five sites, including Staffordshire, between October and March, looking at the cases of 50 offenders.

In many cases, secure accommodation is not lined up, while mental health support, education and employment are often not arranged, the prison and probation inspectorates said.

Penal reformers said children were being "set up to fail".

The government said it was reviewing resettlement services at YOIs.

Artwork inspired by Peaky Blinders and created by fans of the TV show is going to be used to promote the upcoming fifth series.

The BBC invited anyone to submit posters and, from the 1,000 sent in, 16 have been picked for the campaign.

The artists will be paid £1,000 and their work used from 12 August on every BBC platform to promote the fifth series.

The latest instalment of Peaky Blinders, which is set in Birmingham, will take place against the turmoil of the 1929 financial crash and will air on BBC One.

Leicestershire captain Colin Ackermann set a new T20 world record with bowling figures of 7-18 in their victory against Birmingham Bears.

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Off-spinner Ackermann, 28, led the Foxes to a 55-run win which also boosted their quarter-final chances.

His figures surpassed the previous best of 6-5 in 22 balls by Somerset's Arul Suppiah against Glamorgan in 2011.

Victory for Leicestershire lifted them to fourth in the North Group and above Birmingham who sit a point behind and with a game in hand in sixth.

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BBC Weather presenter

It will be a dry day with some sunny spells and highs of 24C (75F).

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Part of the A53 in Staffordshire remains closed in both directions following a multi-vehicle crash last night.

It's been closed from Pinewood Road and Top Rock Road since 22:30, police said.

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BBC News

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

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Figures reveal details of nearly £1m worth of compensation payouts by Network Rail over five years.

Three transgender men call for more training of local GPs to relieve pressure on specialist clinics.

Colin Ackermann sets a new T20 world record with bowling figures of 7-18 in Leicestershire's win against Birmingham Bears.

Attacking midfielder Fran Villalba joins Birmingham City from Spanish top-flight side Valencia on a three-year deal.

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

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BBC Weather presenter

Some late sunshine around this evening before a dry night.

Here's the full weather forecast for the West Midlands, including tomorrow:

You can keep up-to-date with the latest weather forecast for your area at any other time by heading to the BBC Weather website.

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Wolves have been boosted by the news Matt Doherty and Raul Jimenez have recovered from injury ahead of their Europa League third-qualifying-round tie.

The Premier League side are in Europe for the first time in 39 years and face Armenian side Pyunik on Thursday.

New signings Jesus Vallejo and Patrick Cutrone are also on the plane., external

The towns and cities that export most to the EU could also be most affected by a possible no-deal Brexit - and Telford is top of that list, a Centre for Cities studies found, external, earlier this year.

According to its research, 59% of goods exports from Telford went to EU countries in 2017, more than any other UK town or city.

And 70% of its total exports, taking the service sector into account, went to the EU.

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The Centre for Cities, which describes itself as a "think tank dedicated to improving performance of UK city economies" and is funded by, external a number of universities, councils, charities and companies.

It said at the time: "Cities export three times more to the EU than they do to the USA and 20 times more than they do to China. To mitigate the impact of a 10% drop in EU trade, British cities would need to double trade with China or increase trade with the USA by one third."

Roadworks along the A49 in Herefordshire are going to be carried out overnight from now on, following complaints from nearby businesses and residents.

More than 100 people attended a meeting earlier in the week to protest, saying the diversions were harming trade and making life difficult.

Some said they had lost "thousands of pounds" in trade over just a few days.

Highways England started the resurfacing between Peterstow and the junction at Harewood End , externalon 22 July and had decided to carry out the work during the day after talking to Herefordshire Council, in the belief people living nearby wouldn't like to hear noise at night.

The organisation, however, today said the changes would be introduced from next week and that the work was due to end on 30 August.

Local Democracy Reporting Service

A few of the stories being covered today by our Local Democracy Reporting Service reporters in Birmingham and the Black Country:

• Residents in part of Dudley aren't all happy at the idea that a McDonald's could soon be open 24 hours a day.
• Birmingham City Council's been landed with a £241,000 bill for maintaining an empty school which includes paying for security guards.
• Coffee shops in Solihull are being encouraged to create “chatter and natter” tables to get lonely strangers talking over a cup of tea.

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Stoke City sign Aston Villa striker Scott Hogan on a season's loan - Potters boss Nathan Jones' eighth summer window signing.

The Tudor House museum in Worcester, external has been given £61,000 by the National Lottery Heritage Fund.

The money will be spent on restoration work and helping to preserve the building's rare embossed ceiling.

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The work at the museum, which will start in September, will also include a refresh of the displays.

Work to stabilise the side of Nuneaton's former Co-op building should be complete by the end of the day, contractors say.

Cawarden has been inspecting the damage today and believes a failure in the roof led to brickwork crashing down on to scaffolding.

The building, which was bought by Nuneaton and Bedworth District Council in January, is in the process of being demolished.

The Health and Safety Executive has been informed.

Katie Stevenson was scrubbing coral, which she did not realise releases a poisonous gas.