Police apologise to man who had headwear removed while in custody in Birmingham.

Snobs in Birmingham says it is introducing extra safety measures following incidents at the weekend.

Jo Aitken says she is still struggling with chronic fatigue a year after contracting Covid-19.

Local Democracy Reporting Service

A 25-year-old recognised for his community work during the pandemic has been nominated as young councillor of the year.

Joe Porter, who represents Brown Edge and Endon, is the only councillor from Staffordshire to be shortlisted and is nominated in the 2021 Councillor Awards.

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Mr Porter said: "I was honoured to be shortlisted for Young Councillor of the Year for my work to support vulnerable people and improve our local environment across the Staffordshire Moorlands."

Mr Porter also received a Points of Light award from the prime minister last year for showing leadership during the pandemic, acknowledging his Food for Endon initiative, supporting vulnerable and elderly residents in rural communities.

Winners will be announced at a ceremony on 1 December.

A 67-year-old man has been killed in a collision between two cars in Stoke-on-Trent, police said.

Keith Love, from Stoke-on-Trent, died on Saturday after the accident on Park Hall Road on 21 October.

A silver Peugeot 206 and a silver VW Golf collided at 09:50, and two people were trapped in their vehicles.

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Staffordshire Police said it has appealed for anyone with information, who witnessed the collision or who has dashcam footage to come forward.

Patients and doctors believe phone or video consultations are more convenient but worse than face to face appointments, a study shows.

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Research for the journal, Rheumatology, questioned more than 1,300 patients and 100 medics.

Three out of five GP appointments in England in September were in person, compared to about four out of five before the pandemic.

Co-author of the report Prof Caroline Gordon, from the University of Birmingham, said some patients could benefit from telemedicine but "those with worsening symptoms or more complex conditions such as lupus, need quickly accessible, face-to face appointments to manage their conditions".

Courtney Jennings, 18, and her fiancé died after the car they were in hit a tree in Tidworth, Wiltshire.

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Work has started on the construction of 61 canal-side apartments in Birmingham city centre.

The former Lockside House office building on Scotland Street is being redeveloped into one and two-bedroom duplexes and four penthouse-style apartments.

The £16m project was given the green light by the city council earlier this year and developer Consortia says it wants to retain as much of the original features as possible.

Archie Ward, managing partner at Consortia Developments, said: "The building is full of character, much of which we are retaining and restoring.”

The site redevelopment is expected to be completed in 2023.

Mohammed Habib and Harry Towers were pupils at St John Fisher Catholic College.

Work to remove dangerous cladding from high rises has only started on five buildings in Birmingham, external out of 31 that applied for government funding.

There are more than 100 in the city in need of remediation work, however not all have received funding.

Shabana Mahmood, the Labour MP for Birmingham Ladywood, where most of the city's high rises are, accuses the government of "dragging its feet".

She said: “The sheer number of buildings that are still waiting for remediation works to start, four years on from Grenfell, shows that the Government isn’t serious about tackling the cladding scandal."

The Department for Levelling up, Housing and Communities has been approached by the BBC for comment.

In October, three leaseholders spoke about living with the remediation works - read their stories here.

Coventry-based Midlands Hurricanes become the second new name in English professional rugby league in as many days.

Jason Bentley-Morrison was fatally stabbed during a fight in Birmingham.

David Graham, from Tipton, stole photos from Facebook and pretended he abused the children pictured.

The trust says stopping visitors seeing patients is a "difficult decision to make".

BBC Radio Shropshire

The operators of a Shropshire community minibus service say two of its vehicles have been vandalised, believed to be by people stealing the fuel.

The Friendly Bus group says the vehicles were parked at Broseley Social club when both fuel tanks were drilled over half term.

They have appealed for anyone who may have CCTV of the incident to contact West Mercia Police.

A man is being sought after a cyclist was pushed into a canal while two men tried to steal his bike.

West Midlands Police said it had happened off Lawden Road, Birmingham, at about 12:00 BST on Wednesday.

The cyclist was not badly hurt and had been helped out of the water by passers-by, the force said.

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West Midlands Police said: "We know the face in this image isn't very clear but we're hoping his overall appearance and clothing may help someone recognise him."

Both men were described as both being 5ft 10in (1.7m) tall and of slim build, and the second man was on a red bike.

James Driver-Fisher, a journalist from Netherton, was killed when he was struck in Saltwells Road.

Residents are being asked for their views on a proposed, phased, pedestrianisation scheme of Bridgnorth High Street.

The proposals have been published as part of a public engagement exercise that has seen a number of ideas published for improving travel in the town, Shropshire Council said.

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Other proposals include a new town centre multi-storey car park, a new junction from the A458 to provide direct access to Oldbury Wells school and an electric bus hopper service.

People are being asked which ideas they would like to see move forward, if funding becomes available, through an online survey or a drop-in event at the Town Hall on Thursday, from 10:00 to 17:00 GMT.

The survey runs until 25 November.

The lab, capable of producing large amounts of amphetamine, was found near Redditch in April.