A protest has been held to mark the anniversary of the death of workers at a recycling centre in Birmingham.

Alimamo Jammeh, 45, was one of five workers killed instantly when a wall collapsed at the site in Nechells.

Ousmane Diaby, 39, Bangally Dukureh, 55, Saibo Sillah, 42, and Muhamadou Jagana, 49, also died at Hawkeswood Metal Recycling in July 2016.

The families of the victims say they're still waiting for answers due to delays in the prosecution of the recycling firm.

The Health and Safety Executive says it's down to changes to its legal team and problems caused by the coronavirus outbreak.

Police in Rugeley have been given extra powers to deal with antisocial behaviour following concerns over a large group of teenagers travelling there from Hednesford.

Officers have the power to disperse groups if they think they're likely to cause harassment, alarm or distress.

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The dispersal order came into effect at 18:30 last night and is due to last for 48 hours, but it could be extended.

Failing to comply is a criminal offence and people under the age of 16 can be returned to their home.

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Customers who had orders with the Alan Ward furniture chain before it went into liquidation have been told they will have them fulfilled by the new owners.

More than 100 people based in Shropshire, Staffordshire and Cheshire were told they had lost their jobs when the company went out of business. They are still waiting to hear whether they will be taken on by Birmingham-based Cousins.

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Alan Ward started in Shrewsbury in 1970 and expanded to have stores in Newcastle-under-Lyme, Winsford and Chester.

English cricket's 18 counties vote to play both red ball and white ball cricket when the delayed 2020 season starts on 1 August.

Coventry Live

Some of the Coventry Live headlines today include:

• Business 'caught' running in back garden without planning permission gets go ahead, external
• Buzz Bingo in Coventry announces re-opening date, external
• Hospital trying to prevent another Covid-19 outbreak, external

The accused is due in court on Wednesday following the unnamed man's death at the weekend.

A 52-year-old man arrested at the scene on suspicion of wounding remains in custody.

The driver caught drinking at the wheel on the M6 in Cheshire was three times over the limit.

Walsall defender Callum Cockerill-Mollett signs a new undisclosed-length contract with the League Two side.

A town in the West Midlands has the fastest-moving property market since house sales have been able to take place again, according to new analysis.

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Rightmove looked at areas in England where at least 100 new listings were added to its website between 13 May and 1 July.

It found 55% of all newly listed properties for sale since the market reopened for business have already found a buyer in Willenhall, making it the fastest moving property market in England.

Gary Williams, partner at Skitts Estate Agents in Willenhall, said: "We've had sales going through quickly for all parts of the market over the past few weeks from first-time buyers to bigger family homes, with three and four-bed homes most in demand."

A driver was attacked with a stick after two vehicles crashed in Erdington, Birmingham.

Two men got out of a Seat Leon and threw an object at a Honda, smashing a window before the 20-year-old occupant was struck several times through the broken glass, police said.

He suffered minor facial cuts in the incident on Slade Road just after 12:30 on 2 July.

Police are continuing to search for the pair of attackers and are appealing for witnesses.

A 29-year-old man from Telford has been charged with murder following the death of a man on Charlton Street in Wellington on Saturday.

A 27-year-old woman arrested in connection has been released on bail as inquiries continue.

Worcester Warriors are to be without hooker Matt Moulds for around two months following surgery on a foot injury.

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.

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The date for the move has been changed to 2022.

Birmingham Live

Some 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

Craig Rowe and Hannah Currie allegedly attacked an officer with scissors and boiling water in Hereford.

Australian spinner Chris Green will not be joining Birmingham Bears for the T20 Blast because of the coronavirus pandemic.

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Port Vale manager, John Askey, is hopeful of signing a striker today and says most of the paperwork has been done.

The new player will compete for a place with Tom Pope and Mark Cullen.

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And Askey said he's looking for a replacement for out-of-contract centre back Nathan Smith, who is expected to leave the club this summer.

A fire at a workshop in Dudley on Monday could have been caused by machinery igniting fuel vapours, the fire service says.

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A 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.

The UK's biggest accountancy firms have been told to ring-fence their audit arms from their consultancy units by 2024 following the collapse of high-profile companies such as contractor Carillion.

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The Big Four accountancy firms - KPMG, EY, PwC and Deloitte - came in for heavy criticism in the wake of the Wolverhampton-based firm's collapse which cost 2,400 people their jobs and -according to the National Audit Office- left the taxpayer on the hook for £148m.

The Financial Reporting Council (FRC) has told the "Big Four" they must submit separation plans by October.

The watchdog also said it would ensure "auditors act in the public interest and work for the benefit of shareholders of audited entities and wider society".