Police have released an image of a man they want to speak to after a 12-year-old was robbed on a bus in Birmingham.

Three people stole a mobile phone from the boy on the 97 bus, while it was on Victoria Street in Bordesley Green, just after 15:30 on 5 March.

Anyone with information is urged to speak to West Midlands Police.

Image source, West Midlands Police

Grace Emery is able to hold six-month-old Xander now Covid lockdown rules have been relaxed.

Niagara Falls and Millennium Bridge were illuminated for Azaylia Cain, who has leukaemia.

The 83-year-old jumped from a window to escape the deliberate blaze at her home on Sunday.

The Herbert Art Gallery has revealed its first exhibition for Coventry City of Culture will explore the links between art and science in the natural history world.

'UnNatural History' will open on 28 May and run until 22 August, featuring works by more than 20 international artists.

"The artists consider the past and future of the deeply felt relationship between art and science of the great collections of natural history," said artistic director, Alice Sharp.

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Visitors will see a life-size sculpture of a rhinocerous sculpture, reimagined as an out-of-place carousel animal.

The artists took inspiration from Albrecht Dürer's Rhinoceros from 1515, where he painted it with a horn on its back as, having never seen the creature before, the image was speculative and based on description.

Staffordshire Police said stalking offences in the county have more than doubled in a year, rising from 823 in 2019, compared to 2,088 in 2020.

The force puts this increase down to more people coming forward to report crimes, rather than an increase in offending.

"On the whole it means less stalking is going unreported and more victims are being protected," Det Insp Victoria Ison, from the force, said.

"A lot of work has been done to increase general understanding and awareness of this crime, so we believe more victims now recognise the behaviours and are reporting them to the police," she added.

A 64-year-old man died after being hit by a car in Birmingham on Sunday, police say.

A High Court judge has questioned if Herefordshire Council's children's services are fit for purpose.

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A new ambulance hub that will house about 350 staff has been given the go-ahead by planners in Sandwell.

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The 76,000 sq ft (7,060 sq m) building will be the largest of its kind in the country, said West Midlands Ambulance Service.

The project will open in time for the Birmingham Commonwealth Games in 2022 and be used as a staging point for the event, said the trust.

It will be based on derelict land off Shidas Road in Oldbury.

BBC Weather

It is set to be a dry and bright day with plenty of sunshine and highs of 16C (61F).

This was the scene earlier in Shrewsbury in Shropshire as taken by BBC Weather Watcher JemmaMarianne.

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Worcestershire bat out a draw against Derbyshire thanks to Ben Cox's unbeaten 60 and Ed Barnard's 35.

Tim Bresnan's unbeaten 68 guides Warwickshire to a three-wicket win at Nottingham as they successfully chase a target of 333.

The 64-year-old man was struck by a white car in Stechford, Birmingham, on Sunday, police said.

Second win in three days helps Coventry move further clear of relegation danger and dents Barnsley's play-off hopes.

Bob Allison had a stroke while abroad and his family set up a fundraising page to help get him home.

The rider was pronounced dead at the scene of the crash near Market Drayton.

The fire service described the blaze as "ferocious" but stopped it spreading to nearby buildings.

Olly Stone and Danny Briggs help to bowl out Nottinghamshire for 260, before Warwickshire, set 333 to win, close on 85-3.

Cillian Murphy, JK Rowling and Sir Sam Mendes lead tributes to the "fearless and magnificent" actress.