The latest news, sport, travel and weather from across the West Midlands and south Cheshire.

Birmingham Bears, Hampshire Hawks and Sussex Sharks seal quarter-final spots with big wins in the T20 Blast

Gary Simpson died after his bike hit the back of a Land Rover in Halesowen on Saturday.

No-one was injured when shots were fired at a house in Walsall on Saturday night.

Former Coventry City joint-manager George Curtis, who along with John Sillett guided the club to the 1987 FA Cup, has died aged 82.

Sir Graham, who founded Birmingham Opera Company, died of Covid complications, it is announced.

Art student Melissa Sanders says she has designed the dress to represent imperilled seas.

Neil Collingwood's medical conditions mean he is vulnerable to Covid.

Coventry women have always been at the heart of the struggle for social justice, a historian says.

Birmingham City goalkeeper Neil Etheridge is recuperating at home with his family after hospital treatment for Covid-19.

Thomas Maddison, four, walked 5km to raise money for books, which help him learn to socialise.

Police are appealing for occupants of a car at the scene of the Wednesfield crash to come forward.

The birthing unit at Stafford County Hospital was closed last year due to the pandemic.

Birmingham City sign winger Jade Pennock following her departure from FA Women's Championship club Sheffield United.

The group which was set up a year ago has been trying to help people live greener lifestyles.

Inspired by the Covid vaccine, a woman is calling for a similar focus on a breast cancer cure.

Pat Flavell, 80, says it is finally time to leave the site she has served for half a century.

James Vince keeps Hampshire's T20 Blast qualification hopes alive while Somerset and Yorkshire seal their places in the last eight.

It follows a review sparked by concerns raised by parents of swimmers at Ellesmere College Titans.

University Hospitals Birmingham NHS Trust says it has seen more patients needing emergency care.