Four more arrests have been made following dawn raids in Coventry by detectives investigating the murder of 21-year-old Fidel Glasgow.

Mr Glasgow, the grandson of The Special's singer Neville Staple, was stabbed during disorder near to Club M on Croft Road in Coventry on 1 September 2018 and died in hospital .

Four men, aged 20 to 22, have been arrested on suspicion of murder and violent disorder and will be questioned later today, West Midlands Police said.

It added two of them were also arrested on suspicion of drugs offences.

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Another two men, aged 20 and 22 from Coventry, have been arrested for the same offences after handing themselves into police this morning following raids yesterday, the force said. Three men, aged 19 to 21, arrested after those raids in Coventry and Nuneaton, have been questioned and released on police bail.Det Insp Michelle Allen, from the force’s homicide unit, said: "We are determined to bring Fidel’s killer to justice and I hope our action over the last two days demonstrates this commitment."

Local Democracy Reporting Service
Tom Dare

The rising number of homeless people dying on the streets of Birmingham is "tragic and shameful", mayor Andy Street said.

Figures yesterday revealed more rough sleepers died in the city than in any other council area.

Metro Mayor Andy Street, who pledged to tackle homelessness when he was elected in 2017, said the figures were "disappointing".

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"Any death of a homeless person in the West Midlands is tragic and shameful," he said.

"But, despite the best efforts of everyone across the West Midlands, homelessness has proven to be incredibly complex and difficult to tackle, which is extremely disappointing.

"However I have no intention of giving up, and I am determined to continue to lead the region’s efforts to bring down homelessness in the West Midlands."

BBC Midlands Today

A specialist pupil referral unit in Stoke-on-Trent is helping children who struggle with attendance at mainstream schools.

The Merit Referral Unit offers alternative classes like animation and, since the scheme began a year ago, staff said it has had a big impact.

This year, 18 pupils passed five GCSEs at grade four and above.

BBC WM

The daughter of an 80-year-old Cannock woman found not guilty of murdering her terminally ill husband in a "mercy killing" has said the case took its toll on her mother.

Mavis Eccleston was accused of giving her 81-year-old husband Dennis a potentially lethal dose of prescription medicine without his knowledge.

She told Stafford Crown Court they both intended to take their own lives.

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Mrs Eccleston was also cleared of manslaughter after a two-week trial last month and her daughter Joy said she did not have time to grieve for her husband.

The Violence Reduction Unit aims to cut gun and knife crime and reduce domestic violence.

The Wolverhampton MP Eleanor Smith has asked the prime minister to review the government's planning policy, to prevent areas like Severn Cornfields from being developed.

She told Prime Minister's Questions that the national policy planning framework meant the "unspoilt" site was "under threat from inappropriate development" despite lying within the green belt.

She said planning authorities were "coming under great pressure from developers who don't want to spend the money to develop brownfield sites".

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But Dominic Raab, who was standing in for Boris Johnson, said: "The national planning policy framework is very clear, green belt must be protected, brownfield sites must be brought forward."

He added: "We are giving councils the support they need to build the right homes in the right places."

Thousands of people have signed a petition to oppose the development of 240 acres of countryside on the outskirts of Wolverhampton, known as the Seven Cornfields, which have been set aside as an area for possible development.

Express and Star

Here are some of main headlines on the Express and Star website today:

• A new police unit formed to combat the region’s violent crime epidemic is being launched today, external
• Wolverhampton pub attacker spared jail after spotting himself on Crimewatch, external
• Pressure builds on Government over delayed Midland Metropolitan Hospital, external

What will it take to end the political stalemate?

Local Democracy Reporting Service
Tom Dare

A new tram is to be named after Birmingham comedian Jasper Carrott.

He will join Ozzie Osbourne and footballer Cyrille Regis, who already have trams with their names running on the West Midlands Metro network

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The West Midlands Combined Authority said it recognised Mr Carrott's contribution to Birmingham.

A ceremony has been scheduled for 13 November, but the exact time and location are yet to be confirmed.

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BBC WM Sport

The West Brom manager, Slaven Bilic, said he was proud of his players' performance in last night's 1-0 defeat at Leeds United.

He believes his side played more attacking football in the second half, but were hit on the counter attack and said, "we deserved at least to equalise".

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The defeat brought to an end West Brom's unbeaten start to the season, but Bilic said "there is the result and there is the performance" and added: "I have to be very proud of the performance."

The number of flood warnings affecting the West Midlands , externalhas fallen, with the Environment Agency saying river levels are falling.

Five rivers were listed this morning, but that has now been reduced to two - the River Vyrnwy in Shropshire and the River Sence in Warwickshire.

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A number of lesser flood alerts are still in place and the Environment Agency has warned river levels will remain high for the rest of the week and could rise again, with more heavy rain forecast for the weekend.

Bus services in Birmingham and Dudley are to be transformed in a £30m investment, the government has announced.

The money will go towards creating of new bus lanes, upgrading junctions and better bus stops.

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The investment is backed by a grant of more than £24m from the Department for Transport, topped up with funding from West Midlands Bus Alliance partners, including Birmingham City Council and Transport for West Midlands, part of the West Midlands Combined Authority.

It is expected that the new links will benefit 73 million passengers a year.

Details, including public consultations, are set to be released at a later date.

Three men have been arrested on suspicion of cultivating cannabis, after police were called to reports of shots being fired in Birmingham.

West Midlands Police said after arriving at the property in Deakins Road at 22:20 yesterday, 80 cannabis plants were discovered and the men were arrested.

A damaged car was also recovered for forensic examination, however there is no evidence of a firearms discharge at this stage.

The road is currently still closed.

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Shropshire Star

Here are three of the stories featured in the Shropshire Star today:

• Telford father thanks group who saved his life, external
• Police probe after cats found dead or injured, external
• Flood alerts in place across Shropshire, external

The Birmingham MP Jess Philips says she hopes to save a bill which aims to tackle domestic violence, but fears it could be lost if the prime minister prorogues Parliament again.

The government's Domestic Abuse Bill would place a legal duty on councils to offer secure homes for those fleeing violence and their children, and proposes creating a dedicated domestic abuse commissioner.

It was almost lost when Boris Johnson suspended Parliament last month, but is being debated again today, after the suspension was ruled unlawful by the Supreme Court.

The Birmingham Yardley MP said she suspected Mr Johnson would look to prorogue Parliament again, prompting a new a Queen's Speech, but hopes today's debate in the House of Commons can keep it alive.

She said: "Once we are at second reading stage, you can put it to cross over into the next Parliament, so that it would stay on the books and that's been the whole point of having it today."

Following the previous suspension of Parliament, Mr Johnson said he was "fully committed" to reintroducing domestic abuse legislation in the next session of Parliament.

A 72-year-old man is being questioned on suspicion of causing a fatal crash in Burton-upon-Trent yesterday.

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Staffordshire Police said he was arrested at St Peter's Bridge at around 17:00 following a collision involving a motorbike and several other vehicles.

The motorcyclist died from his injuries a short time later.

The theatre company says it "cannot ignore" the "strength of feeling" against its sponsorship deal.

The doctor refused to use transgender pronouns which a tribunal found was "incompatible with human dignity".

Three people have been arrested on suspicion of burglary and driving offences after a police chase through Cheshire.

Officers spotted a vehicle in Peckforton yesterday afternoon which they believed to be involved in a number of burglaries.

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Cheshire Police said the vehicle failed to stop along the A534 towards Broxton on the A41, it rammed a police vehicle and then three people jumped out of the car and made a run for it.

They were caught as they tried to escape across fields.

Building more homes is the key to solving the "moral emergency" of homelessness in the West Midlands, says MP Liam Byrne.

The comments, by the member for Birmingham Hodge Hill, come after figures revealed more rough sleepers died in the city last year than any other council area in the country.

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Mr Byrne - who is Labour's candidate to be the region's next Mayor said more needs to be done.