Birmingham's Clean Air Zone charges are due to come into force on Monday morning.

Zoe Clark-Coates, founder of The Mariposa Trust, says the award is an "amazing acknowledgement".

The former England player has raised millions of pounds after being diagnosed with leukaemia.

Molly Bufton Stear helped make 2,500 meals for older people in Kenilworth during the first lockdown.

Prof Thomas Clutton-Brock developed a rapid service for testing ventilators during the pandemic.

Jay Blades says he is "completely over the moon" to receive the honour.

Martin Blondel worked with pubs, rugby clubs and Johnny Vegas to provide essentials during pandemic.

England all-rounder Sam Curran smashes an unbeaten 72 as Surrey's batsmen fire again to beat Somerset.

Additional testing is now being rolled out in Northwich and Winsford after Delta cases detected.

More than 60 people have tested positive for the variant with testing also being held in Cheddleton.

Three protesters are arrested on suspicion of criminal damage and aggravated trespass at the factory.

The machine allows 18-month-old Grace Westwood to spend several hours outside her hospital ward.

The number of people who have been vaccinated in the Midlands has nearly reached 11 million, West Midlands mayor Andy Street says.

But he is urging anyone who has not yet received their jab to have it to protect against variant strains.

In England, people aged 25 and over can now have a jab of either Pfizer-BioNtech, Oxford-AstraZeneca, and Moderna.

The Pfizer and AstraZeneca coronavirus vaccines are highly effective against the variant first identified in India after two doses, a study from Public Health England has found.

The two men and two boys were convicted of offences in Burton dating back to 2018 and 2019.

Read Easy UK says some clients have hidden their struggles to read and write from their own family.

Thousands more cricket fans have been enjoying the chance to watch live sport on day two of the second Test between England and New Zealand at Edgbaston, Birmingham.

Many have been dressing in fancy dress with all the supporters having to show a negative Covid test in order to get to their seat.

You can follow live coverage of the Test itself here on the BBC website.

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The A38 Aston Expressway will be closed every night next week.

Birmingham City Council said, external motorists could "expected delays all week" as the closure will run daily from 20:00 to 05:00.

The overnight work might require the buffer or red lane to be coned off during the day from Tuesday to Friday, it added.

The police officer, on trial with a murder-accused colleague, lacked experience, a court hears.

People in Dudley are being urged to get their vaccine when called, as Covid-19 cases rise in the area

There are currently 33.9 cases per 100,000 residents in Dudley borough - a 67.8% increase compared to figures recorded four weeks ago.

Dudley Council said there were particularly high rates in Halesowen, Brierley Hill and Kingswinford South areas.

The largest number of cases is in the 10 to 19 age group with the second largest number of cases being in the 30 to 39 age group, it said.

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Councillor Nicolas Barlow said: "We are at a pivotal point in our fight against the pandemic and, despite the amazing progress we are making with the vaccine rollout, Covid-19 continues to present us with huge challenges.

"Vaccination is going well in Dudley borough but we need to do more and the most important action we can take is to get our vaccine when offered."

No trams will run on the West Midlands Metro network until further notice.