Birmingham City Council has had to pay the bill for the disused Baverstock Academy.

The Woodland Trust says it is "shocked and upset" by the loss of the 250-year-old tree in Warwickshire.

Kathryn Rodwell put off seeing her doctors for months before being diagnosed at the age of 20.

The tree in Warwickshire was voted England's best tree in 2015 in a poll run by the Woodlands Trust.

Jenny Lester says her son receives "very patchy" care and had no NHS help during national lockdown.

A pub linked to an outbreak of coronavirus is going to have its licence reviewed.

Staffordshire Police visited the Crown and Anchor in Stone, Staffordshire, on 18 and 19 July following social distancing concerns.

Twenty-two people linked to the pub tested positive for Covid-19 out of about 1,000 people who were tested.

Stafford Borough Council says the venue was ordered to carry out a "stringent" risk assessment and a deep clean before reopening.

The pub's licence will be reviewed in November and the authority says revoking it is an option., external

Coventry Live

From the Coventry Live website today:

• Work begins on new green space in city centre, external
• Huge homes plan on golf site in Coventry submitted, external
• Pub closes after punter tests positive for Covid-19, external

Facebook

We have had hundreds of comments from you about your Mini Metros as we mark the car's 40th anniversary.

The first model was designed in just over six weeks and they rolled off the production line at Longbridge, Birmingham.

Image source, British Leyland

Among the comments today on Facebook:

Nigel Bee said, external: "I had an F-reg MG Metro in British racing green, red seatbelts and 'bucket' front seats. Loved the car. Oh, the days you could fill the tank from empty for less than £15! I went miles in it."

Sue Thomas added, external: "I was working for British Leyland at that time and the employees were able to cast a vote on the name from a choice of three - Match, Maestro and Metro. Obviously Metro won the poll at that time although the Maestro name did subsequently reappear for a different model range."

Barbara Carpenter posted as well:, external "My first car was also a Mini Metro - I decided to upgrade when the gear stick fell through the floor!"

Angie Kilmister typed, external: "I had a white Metro MG turbo - it was like driving a tank, no power steering but it went well. My gran had to pay £750 because she wanted a black one. She had one of the first Metros, I think it was a W-reg - I thought she was so posh."

A group that uses magnets to fish metal items out of Birmingham's canals has been asked to help retrieve missing e-scooters.

Image source, Marie Collins

A 12-month trial of the devices is taking place across parts of the West Midlands by Swedish company Voi.

Marie Collins, from the Peaky Dippers group, said it had helped fish one from the water and the company had "already told us where there's a few that need pulling out".

A spokesperson from Voi said the company was against any acts of vandalism that could lead to pollution and was developing a "drowning feature" that would alert it immediately when a scooter ended up under water.

Since launching in the city, the company said there had been more than 24,000 rides taken by more than 6,700 unique users.

BBC Midlands Today

Businesses in England on the border with Wales are fearing a "massive impact" from Friday's two-week lockdown.

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Welsh people are being told to stay at home and pubs, restaurants, hotels and non-essential shops will shut until 9 November.

In Herefordshire, several towns and villages are close to or straddle the border between the two countries.

Jonathan Smith-Milne, who owns The Old Court Hotel in Whitchurch, says they are already seeing Welsh visitors cancelling bookings.

"I think there will be a massive impact. We were fortunate, we had a pretty good summer, but there will be businesses that suffer because they haven't had that solid summer trade."

Hay-on-Wye is mostly just inside Wales but Josh Green, from Green Ink Booksellers, says the lockdown will mean different parts of the town having different restrictions.

"There are businesses here that are in Herefordshire technically so we have accommodation providers that are still going to be allowed to be open to visitors but a town they are basically attached to will be closed."

Heavy rain is likely to lead to travel disruption in parts of the West Midlands on Wednesday, the Met Office is warning. , external

Image source, Met Office

A yellow warning for rain has been issued starting at 03:00 BST and lasting until 14:00.

About 10-15 mm of rain is expected to fall, with as much as 30 to 50 mm in a few locations.

It is set to affect parts of the West Midlands conurbation along with Warwickshire and Worcestershire.

BBC Radio Stoke

Closing JCB factories down as part of another national lockdown in England would be a blow to hundreds of supply firms, according to the company's chairman.

Image source, JCB

Lord Bamford said he was against the idea of a "short, sharp" lockdown such as Wales has announced as "all that does is it pushes it on to another day".

The firm has 10 plants in Staffordshire, Derbyshire and Wrexham in north Wales and announced 950 job cuts in May as a result of falling demand caused by the pandemic.

JCB is recruiting again, but Lord Bamford said the idea of another lockdown would be a blow beyond just the digger maker.

"I just don't want to close our business down. It's not just our business, it is 350 other suppliers in Britain, it affects them," he said.

Residents argue Halton and the wider Runcorn area should not be subjected to the toughest rules.

BBC Radio Hereford and Worcester

Families in Worcestershire have been told they can visit loved ones in care homes again.

Image source, Science Photo Library

All but essential or compassionate visits were stopped last month, external by the county council to protect vulnerable residents from Covid-19.

But the authority said this week, external it would allow limited ones to be arranged under strict safety measures.

Melanie Dawson, who runs Lawns Nursing Home, in Kempsey, said: "People not seeing their family for weeks and weeks and weeks can have a detrimental mental affect on residents."

Stoke-on-Trent Live

From the Stoke-on-Trent Live page today:

• Entire year group sent home from Staffordshire high school due to coronavirus, external
• Man taken to hospital after medical incident on building site scaffolding, external
• Police find 22 crack cocaine wraps after raiding Stoke-on-Trent hotel room, external

Stuart Towns suffered fatal head injuries working at Alutrade Ltd in Oldbury, Sandwell, in 2017.

A man in his 60s is in a critical but stable condition in hospital after the stabbing.

Shropshire patients who have had suspected strokes are being taken to Wolverhampton or Stoke.

The family of Tamba Momodou say it will be hard to come to terms with his death.

A horse has been rescued by firefighters after getting stuck in the mud in a ditch.

Image source, Hereford and Worcester Fire and Rescue Service

They were called to the area in Kidderminster yesterday morning, Hereford and Worcester Fire and Rescue Service said. , external

Fire crews cut away the undergrowth to get near the horse and then safely lifted it clear with straps and a telehandler., external

Image source, Hereford and Worcester Fire and Rescue Service