The last two protesters were arrested on Monday evening, police say.

The Prince of Wales and The Duchess of Cornwall are in Coventry today to celebrate the launch of its year as the UK's City of Culture 2021.

The royals began with a visit to Coventry Cathedral at about 11:00 to mark the 59th anniversary of its consecration.

They were met by the Bishop of Coventry who led them to the ruins where Prince Charles laid a wreath at the Altar of Rubble.

The couple were then given a tour and attended a short service before their next engagement.

A 51-year-old man was confirmed dead at the house in Walsall on Monday, police say.

England Under-20s fly-half Charlie Atkinson signs a new contract with Premiership club Wasps.

Worcester News

Here are some of the stories on the Worcester News website:

• Worcester's first pop up vaccine centre in areas where take up is lowest, external
• Plan for homes on edge of city, external
• Worcester woman arrested as racist abuse of Wetherspoon doorman goes viral, external

A racist gesture was directed at the BT Sport pundit during Sunday's Wolves v Man Utd game.

A policeman who said his "man bun" was a distinctive feature of his life, has had his long locks shaved off, raising more than £8,000 for charity.

PC Richard Lymer, of Staffordshire Police's road policing unit, was inspired to raise money after seeing friends affected by cancer.

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PC Lymer, who said his hairstyle "gained its own notoriety" when he appeared on TV show CopsUK: Bodycam Squad, had his 22in (55cm) locks shaved off at a community event on Saturday.

He set up a JustGiving page and the funds will be split between Katharine House Hospice, StrongMen charity - which helps men cope with bereavement - and Mummy’s Star, which supports women diagnosed with cancer during or near pregnancy.

"Through donations, social media shares or just kindness in attending my event to support me has meant I have achieved this amazing figure," he said.

Birmingham Live

Some of the Birmingham Mail headlines today include:

• Doorman in Birmingham race abuse video - 'it affected me more than when knife pulled on me', external
• Convicted murderer who pushed wife off tower block has killed three of his partners, external
• £29m project means months of disruption in Handsworth, external

Cannabis with a street value of about £300,000 has been seized in four raids in Coventry.

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West Midlands Police said , externalofficers had a tip-off about suspected cannabis factories and searched the buildings on Winchester Street, Hillfields, on Sunday.

They said the large amount of cannabis they seized was worth "an approximate value of a third of £1m".

Sixth form students at a school in Lichfield are being asked to get a precautionary Covid-19 test, after cases of the Indian variant were identified.

One case has been confirmed at the The Friary School, while a further two are deemed likely to have the variant.

The cases have self-isolated, and close contacts in school have also been isolating in line with government guidelines.

All Year 13 pupils have been asked by Staffordshire County Council and Public Health England to get a precautionary PCR test to check there are no additional cases of Covid-19.

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Dr Richard Harling, Staffordshire County Council’s director for health and care, said: "With sixth form students at The Friary finishing their studies on Wednesday, it is sensible to ensure there are no further cases of Covid-19 in this particular group, which is why we have asked all students to get a precautionary PCR test."

BBC Weather

It will be a cloudy day with some bright sunny spells and highs of 14C (57F).

Three Birmingham widowers raise more than £3,500 in memory of their wives.

Bloodstains on PC Benjamin Monk's boots indicate he forcefully kicked Dalian Atkinson, a court hears.

The driver caught swerving on the M40 was one of 21,000 incidents caught during a safety operation.

The partnership that runs the surgeries says it is hiring more staff following complaints.

Worcester Warriors sign Cornish Pirates prop Jay Tyack after season-ending injuries in their front row.

Three metal manufacturing plants in the West Midlands are going to be sold by the UK's third largest steel maker, Liberty Steel, as part of a restructuring plan.

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It says the move will allow it to pay back one of its main creditors in full.

The firm has started a formal sale process for Coventry's Liberty Pressing Solutions and Liberty Aluminium Technologies, which has a site in Kidderminster.

It is also trying to sell Performance Steels at West Bromwich.

The sales are part of an overall restructuring after boss Sanjeev Gupta's main financial backer Greensill Capital went bust in March.

Backer Credit Suisse lost more than £1bn and today's announcement comes after a meeting over the weekend in Dubai between Mr Gupta and representatives of the investment bank.

A woman, 24, is arrested by police on Monday on suspicion of racial abuse.

A cycle hire scheme has launched across Birmingham.

More than 300 bikes are now available for people to rent from 43 docking stations in and around the city centre.

Monday's launch follows rollouts of the scheme over the last two months in Coventry, Solihull, Stourbridge, Sutton Coldfield, Walsall and Wolverhampton.

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By the end of the year there will be 170 fixed docks and 1,500 bikes for hire across the region, of which 150 will be powered e-bikes, West Midlands Combined Authority said.

The bikes can be hired using the Beryl Cycle Hire app.

Three machetes have been found and seized by police in Coventry.

Officers were first called to reports of youths seen with knives in a car park off Maycock Road, Foleshill on Saturday, West Midlands Police said., external

On turning up, officers seized a machete and a knife and arrested two boys, both aged 14, on suspicion of having an offensive weapon.

The pair have since been released under investigation.

The force said a police dog also helped find two machetes hidden in bushes off Olivier Way, Walsgrave.