The management of a theatre in Coventry is to undergo a major restructure, which will see it's current bosses depart.

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Chief executive of the Belgrade Theatre Hamish Glen and executive director Joanna Reid will both step down at the end of March 2022, with two new posts set to be created.

The changes are down to the challenges of the pandemic and its aftermath, said the theatre, along with a "new vision and way of working."

Recruitment for the two new posts is set to begin immediately with the aim the successful appointees will be in post in January 2022, the theatre added.

The woman is named by West Mercia Police as 35-year-old Koreen Danks.

The M6 will be partially closed in the West Midlands this weekend, for planned improvement works.

It will be closed at junction 10 from 20:00 on Friday to 06:00 on Monday for two existing bridges to be replaced.

Traffic will be diverted up and over the junction in two lanes, but significant delays at peak times are expected, said Highways England. , external

Wolverhampton golfer Aaron Rai made a solid start to his first appearance at The Open as he carded a tidy level-par 70 at Royal St George's, Sandwich, in Kent.

Despite starting his round with a bogey five to reach the turn in 36, Rai came back in 34 thanks to eight pars and a birdie at the 13th.

The 26-year-old, who played as a junior at Three Hammers, is currently six shots behind the first round leader, South Africa's Louis Oosthuizen (-6 64).

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Staffordshire qualifier Richard Mansell, from Beau Desert, near Cannock, also playing in his first Open, is two shots back after carding an opening two-over 72.

Mansell, also 26, bounced back from a double-bogey at 10 for back-to-back birdies at 14 and 15, but will need to improve on that to make the cut for the weekend.

"Surprisingly I felt really calm on the first tee as I knew a few had come to watch," Mansell told BBC WM. "It was hard to get close to the pins, although I made a lot of greens and I only hit one bad shot at 10, when I lost my ball but, apart from that, it was solid, and I didn't do anything disastrous."

Rai is in the first group out on Friday at 06:35 BST, while Nuneaton's Andy Sullivan, who earlier shot a three-under 67, starts his second round at 11:36 and Mansell goes out at 12:09.

Pop-up vaccination stations will be held in two Birmingham parks this weekend with young adults being encouraged to attend.

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The clinics will be set up at Cannon Hill Park in Edgbaston and Selly Oak Park on Gibbins Road to encourage anyone aged between 18 to 39 to get their vaccination.

They will run from 10:00 until 16:00 on Sunday with no appointment necessary.

People are being reminded that you do not need to be registered with a GP, do not need an NHS number or have ID, said the local NHS trust.

A vaccination bus will also be offering vaccination services at New Street Station on 17, 23 and 24 July between 09:00 and 18:00.

A mural has been unveiled in Coventry recognising the Euro 2020 England team.

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Coventry City of Culture Trust commissioned artist Jonny Martin to paint the three lions at Primrose Park in the Hillfields area of the city.

"It's a very bold and brave piece.

"It represents the England team and the way they have played, but also how they have reacted in the face of adversity since losing in the final," he said.

A cyclist has died in a collision with a car while he was taking part in an organised time trial, police said. , external

The crash happened on Wednesday evening on the A46, between Salford Priors and Alcester, Warwickshire.

The 47-year-old man, from Birmingham, died at the scene while the driver of the car was checked by paramedics and released.

A £5,000 reward is offered for crucial information over who is responsible for the boy's death.

The leader of Birmingham City Council has written to the prime minister urging him to rethink plans to end the legal requirement for face coverings on public transport.

The legal requirement to wear a face covering, external in shops, public transport and other enclosed public spaces will end on 19 July. It will be replaced with government guidance.

Councillor Ian Ward branded the move a "potentially disastrous decision at such a pivotal moment".

In his letter to Boris Johnson, he wrote that more than 500,000 people in Birmingham were not yet fully vaccinated and positive Covid cases and hospital admissions were increasing in the city.

"This decision will put people who are clinically vulnerable in an unfair position," Mr Ward wrote, adding: "I believe now is not the time to remove this legal requirement."

On Wednesday, West Midlands Mayor Andy Street announced passengers travelling on public transport in the West Midlands would be "expected" to wear face coverings, but he has no power to enforce this on trains and buses.

Dudley News

From the Dudley News website today:

• Discovery of baby’s body in Walsall canal being treated as murder, external
• Dudley Zoo to keep some Covid safety measures after July 19, external
• All star ball for Dudley youth club, external

A "crude attempt" had been made to repair a pipe, the Environment Agency says.

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We might not have loved the changeable weather over the past couple of weeks, but it looks like all that sun and rain was at least appreciated by the flowers.

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Thanks to our Weather Watchers who've sent in photos from Kenilworth, Leek, Walsall and Knowle today.

To see more, or even get involved yourself, visit the BBC Weather Watchers website.

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England cricketer Danni Wyatt has been hailed for her match-winning innings in the third and final Twenty20 against India.

The hosts had been set what looked like a tricky 154 to win at Chelmsford, but Stoke-on-Trent-born Wyatt's unbeaten 89 was central to the victory.

She had been dropped for the ODI series and averaged just 13.28 in her past 18 T20 innings before the match.

But Wyatt responded with an innings full of deft touches and clever strokeplay, striking 12 fours and one six in her 56-ball innings.

"Just to see Danni Wyatt back playing with a smile on her face - she knows how crucial this is," England World Cup winner Alex Hartley said on BBC Two.

"She has proven a point - and that she is good enough to be here."

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All lanes have reopened on the northbound side of the A500 in Stoke-on-Trent after a lorry overturned.

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The crash happened at the Hanchurch roundabout just after 05:30.

The driver suffered minor injuries, paramedics said, and Highways England said the route was clear by about 11:00., external

Covid-19 cases have continued to rise in almost every part of the West Midlands, the latest figures from Public Health England show.

However, Tamworth, which in recent weeks has had some of the highest case rates in England, saw a fall.

In the seven days up to and including 10 July, it had 634 new infections per 100,000 people, down from 798.

Warwick, which last week had the second highest rate in the West Midlands, saw its rate fall slightly from 433 to 407 in the same period.

Stratford-upon-Avon was the only other area in the region to see a drop in cases.

The remaining 27 local authorities experienced rises, although not on the scale of recent weeks.

Worcester saw its rate rise 82% to 466 - up from 256.

North Warwickshire meanwhile now has the highest rate in the region, with 645 cases per 100,000 people.

In Birmingham, there were more than 1,100 extra cases in the week up to 10 July, compared with the previous seven days.

Laura Heath faces charges of manslaughter and child cruelty over Hakeem Hussain's death in 2017.

Tony Green's car mounted the pavement and hit a signpost which toppled on to Shkelzan Taka.

Boris Johnson has said it is "highly probable" that the worst of the pandemic is over provided people are careful when restrictions lift in England on Monday.

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In a speech in Coventry, the UK prime minister said: "I wish I could say that this pandemic that we have been going through is over and I wish I could say that from Monday we could simply throw caution to the winds and behave exactly as we did before we'd ever heard of Covid.

"But what I can say is that if we are careful and if we continue to respect this disease and its continuing menace then it is highly probable - almost all the scientists are agreed on this - the worst of the pandemic is behind us.

"There are difficult days and weeks ahead as we deal with the current wave of the Delta variant and there will be sadly more hospitalisation and more deaths but with every day that goes by we build higher the wall of vaccine acquired immunity."

Here's a reminder of how rules will change in England on Monday.

Birmingham Live

Some of the Birmingham Live headlines today include:

• Death of baby found in Willenhall canal now being treated as murder, external
• Woman charged with manslaughter four years after death of Hakeem Hussain, external
• Murder investigation launched after woman found dead inside Redditch house, external

Midlander Andy Sullivan is up among the leaders after shooting an opening three-under 67 on the first day of the 149th Open Championship at Royal St George's.

The 35-year-old from Nuneaton both began and finished with a birdie to finish as early clubhouse leader, within one shot of the on-course Open pacesetter, USA's Brian Harman.

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Sullivan fired six birdies in all, also picking up shots at 4, 8, 10 and 15 although he suffered bogeys at 7, 9 and 11.

"I was happy to get out there early and get the best of the conditions," he said. "But it was up and down in the middle and I had to hole a lot of nice putts. It was awesome to get one at the first and go top of the leaderboard."

Fellow Midlander Aaron Rai, from Wolverhampton, playing in his first Open, teed off at 11:36, opening up with a bogey five.