Warriors' Moulds out after foot surgerypublished at 11:03 British Summer Time 7 July 2020
Worcester Warriors are to be without hooker Matt Moulds for around two months following surgery on a foot injury.
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Updates from Monday 29 June to Sunday 5 July
Warriors' Moulds out after foot surgerypublished at 11:03 British Summer Time 7 July 2020
Military Police move delayedpublished at 10:54 British Summer Time 7 July 2020
Plans to sell part of the Donnington Ministry of Defence base in Telford have been put back at least two years.
Parsons Barracks has been earmarked for disposal and its occupants, the Royal Military Police, were expected to move to Stafford this year.
Image source, GoogleThe date for the move has been changed to 2022.
Around the web: Woman armed with knife detainedpublished at 10:41 British Summer Time 7 July 2020
Birmingham LiveSome of the Birmingham Live headlines today include:
- Woman armed with large knife on Erdington road is detained, external
- Birmingham has highest number of coronavirus cases in England as lockdown lifted, external
- From inner city Birmingham to Eton - one boy's amazing success story, external
Pair charged over boiling water police attackpublished at 10:26 British Summer Time 7 July 2020
Craig Rowe and Hannah Currie allegedly attacked an officer with scissors and boiling water in Hereford.
Read MoreGreen's Birmingham Bears move offpublished at 10:16 British Summer Time 7 July 2020
Australian spinner Chris Green will not be joining Birmingham Bears for the T20 Blast because of the coronavirus pandemic.
Read MoreCar and motorbike destroyed in workshop firepublished at 09:49 British Summer Time 7 July 2020
A fire at a workshop in Dudley on Monday could have been caused by machinery igniting fuel vapours, the fire service says.
Image source, West Midlands Fire Service
Image source, West Midlands Fire ServiceA car and motorbike were destroyed in the blaze on Station Drive in Brierley Hill.
About 20 firefighters were called to the scene as fire spread to the roof of the unit.
Road closures were put in place for a time.
What's the weather got in store?published at 08:19 British Summer Time 7 July 2020
After a dry start rain will gradually move in, becoming heavy at times, with highs of 17C (63F).
It was a lovely start to the day in Crewe, where BBC Weather Watcher AlexG595 captured this image of sunrise.
Image source, BBC Weather Watchers/AlexG595Woman donates masks to help deaf people lip-readpublished at 01:03 British Summer Time 7 July 2020
Claire Cross says the masks with a clear panel are vital for people who rely on lip-reading.
Read MoreHow coronavirus changed 'coolest neighbourhood'published at 00:09 British Summer Time 7 July 2020
Many of the independent businesses in a Birmingham suburb aren't sure when they will open again.
Read MoreTwo ambulance paramedics stabbedpublished at 18:55 British Summer Time 6 July 2020
A man was Tasered by police after the ambulance crew were stabbed in Wolverhampton.
Read More'Arson' attack at former Victorian schoolpublished at 18:49 British Summer Time 6 July 2020
Almost the entire roof collapsed through the building in Dudley at the weekend.
Read MoreElectric bus fleet takes to the roadspublished at 18:46 British Summer Time 6 July 2020
Peter Plisner
BBC Midlands TodayA new fleet of pure electric buses has taken to the roads of Birmingham and Coventry for the first time.
It's part of a major investment by bus company National Express, which has pledged to switch totally to zero-emission vehicles over the next decade.
A change in the law has also cleared the way for electric scooters to be legally ridden on the roads.
The West Midlands is one of several areas taking part in a year-long trial, which it's hoped will initially take the pressure off public transport while social distancing is still in place.
Fire hits pub just days after reopeningpublished at 18:36 British Summer Time 6 July 2020
Twenty firefighters were sent to The Button Factory, a bar in Birmingham's Jewellery Quarter.
Read MoreStolen goods seized after car interceptedpublished at 18:21 British Summer Time 6 July 2020
Three people have been arrested after a car containing suspected stolen goods was intercepted and stopped by officers on the M40 in Warwickshire at the weekend.
Image source, Warwickshire PoliceThe vehicle was linked to high value Shop lifting offences in Rugby, said Warwickshire Police.
The car and property shown was recovered, the force added.
Stuck kitten rescued from car enginepublished at 17:53 British Summer Time 6 July 2020
A stuck kitten has been rescued after climbing into the engine of a car in Warwickshire this morning.
Image source, Warwickshire Fire and Rescue Service
Image source, Warwickshire Fire and Rescue ServiceCrews removed the wheel of the car and were able to rescue the cat unharmed, said Warwickshire Fire and Rescue Service.
The incident happened on Common Lane, in Kenilworth just after 07:20.
Government cash stops theatres 'sliding into sea'published at 17:41 British Summer Time 6 July 2020
Theatres in the West Midlands welcome the government's "generous" £1.57bn emergency support package.
Read MoreFire breaks out at motor workshoppublished at 17:10 British Summer Time 6 July 2020
A fire has broken through the roof of a motor workshop in Dudley, the fire service says.
About 20 firefighters are at the scene on Station Drive in Brierley Hill.
Brettell Lane is closed between Brythill Drive and Station Drive.
Man dies in M5 crashpublished at 16:56 British Summer Time 6 July 2020
A man has died after his van left the M5 and hit a tree.
The crash happened shortly after 08:40 on the southbound carriageway, close to J8 in Stresham, Worcestershire, said the ambulance service.
It's understood the van hit the central reservation before leaving the carriageway.
He was confirmed dead at the scene.
Caravan owners 'made to feel welcome'published at 16:34 British Summer Time 6 July 2020
Johanna Carr
BBC News Online
A couple who are in Perranporth to prepare their static caravan for visitors said they have been made to feel welcome.
Linda and Bob Caple, from Tamworth, said their caravan, at the Haven Perran Sands Holiday Park, was fully booked between next week and September.
Linda said people seemed to want to stay local on their holidays, and she had also been taking bookings for 2021.
“I have never had so many bookings for next year as I have at the moment,” she said.
Linda said the site had been open for a couple of days to owners, but Monday was the first day tourists were allowed to come.
She said: “We are finding it quite busy, but I think tomorrow is going to be a lot busier [in town]. Most holidaymakers turn up today.”
Bob said everything on the site was very organised.
Hundreds watch campaigner's wedding live streampublished at 16:30 British Summer Time 6 July 2020
Heidi Crowter married partner James Carter in Coventry on Saturday but guests were limited to 30.
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