The exhibition honouring key workers visits Birmingham, Manchester, Edinburgh and London.

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Former England captain Alastair Cook guides Essex to victory while Haseeb Hameed also shines with the bat in the One-Day Cup.

Listen to BBC Radio WM commentary of Wolverhampton Wolves v Belle Vue Aces in the Speedway Premiership.

The team behind Weed Thriller want to show that native plants are essential for wildlife.

An exhibition charting Gloucestershire Warwickshire Steam Railway's four decades is now on display.

Exotic Zoo has had no income at times as the pandemic halted its education work.

Sandwell's rate per 100,000 people has gone up by 40% in a week, figures show.

The parents of a young girl who travelled from Manchester to London by train, say they are in "shock".

Alan Butler pleads not guilty to misconduct in public office while working for Warwickshire Police.

The family of 21-year-old Hamza Mansoor have thanked "all the heroes" who tried to save him.

Birmingham City sign centre-back Louise Quinn on a two-year contract after she leaves Italian side Fiorentina.

It will be a chance to honour those whose funerals were curtailed due to coronavirus restrictions.

The education secretary imposed the order after an inspection rated Yew Tree Primary as inadequate.

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BBC Midlands Today

Rail passengers travelling between Stafford and Rugby are being urged to "look before they book" ahead of a month of weekend track upgrades.

Work on the Trent Valley line includes new railway tracks, new signalling and traffic lights improvements.

The work is likely to cause some disruption, but is expected to eventually improve journeys on the West Coast Main Line.

England defence coach John Mitchell is to join the backroom staff at Premiership side Wasps.

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Exempting supermarket depot workers and food manufacturers from quarantine rules could have been done sooner, according to the boss of a chilled foods distributor.

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Dean Attwell is chief executive of Oakland International, in Redditch, Worcestershire, and said ministers should have reacted faster.

"This is a bit late in the day because a lot of damage has already been done across the network which is going to take some catching up on," he said.

Health Secretary Sajid Javid said daily testing of food industry staff would "minimise the disruption caused by rising cases in the coming weeks, while ensuring workers are not put at risk".

A man has been arrested on suspicion of drink-driving after a 76-year-old woman died in a crash in Harborne, West Midlands Police said.

The woman, it said, was driving a Skoda Fabia which was involved in a collision with a silver Renault Scenic on Northfield Road, at the junction with Wentworth Way at 16:15 BST.

A 36-year-old was also arrested on suspicion of driving while disqualified, and has been released from custody while investigations continue, the force added.

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BBC Midlands Today

The recent hot weather has led to some people ignoring repeated warnings to avoid swimming in cold open water.

A number of drowning tragedies have occurred in the last few years as a result of people taking to rivers, lakes and quarries to cool down.

The charity West Mercia Search and Rescue , externalis now inviting people to take part in a free water safety course on its website that warns of the dangers and offers advice.