Today will be another cloudy day, with the chance of the odd spot of drizzle in places. In the afternoon, a few brighter spells may develop between the cloud. Highs of 20C (68F).

This was the scene this morning in Rushbury, Shropshire, courtesy of BBC Weather Watcher Peter Steggles.

Image source, Peter Steggles

Tonight, there are expected to be more overcast skies and the small chance of the isolated spot of light rain or drizzle where the cloud is thickest. Light winds. Lows of 11C (52F).

Restoration work starts on Birmingham's Grade I listed Curzon Street building.

A mum says she now has to drive her teenage daughter for miles behind a bus "with empty seats on".

Mahnaz says her relative believes he will be persecuted by the Taliban over his ethnic background.

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Permanent homes for up to 25 families fleeing the Taliban in Afghanistan are going to be found in Warwick.

As well as sourcing suitable housing to accommodate about 100 people identified through the government's Afghan Relocation Assistance Policy (ARAP) scheme, Warwick District Council’s housing team, external will be working alongside the county council, public health and community groups to help those resettling in the area.

Stratford-on-Avon District Council has also been working to identify privately rented self-contained accommodation for up to 25 families and is encouraging local landlords to get in touch if they can help.

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Warwick councillor Jan Matecki said: "As a child from a displaced family the situation faced in the past weeks by those fleeing Afghanistan is very close to my heart.

"My parents were amongst the lucky ones who benefited from the generosity of this country at the end of the Second World War when as Polish nationals they found themselves in a situation when they had no home to return to."

She said she was "proud" the council would be offering "a safe and welcoming home to as many families and individuals from Afghanistan as possible".

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Officers are appealing for information after a number of time-trial bikes were stolen in the Staffordshire Moorlands.

Police were called on, external Thursday morning to an address in Quarnford, where four time-trial bikes were reported stolen from a secure garage.

Offenders are understood to have removed a corrugated steel panel in order to access the bikes, which are worth approximately £3,500 in total.

Officers believe the bikes were stolen between 08:00 on Wednesday and 10:00 on Thursday.

The bikes are described as:

• A black Boardman road bike, worth approximately £400
• A rare 'BH' American Classic road bike, with a red and black frame, red tyres and white wheel rims, of unspecified value
• A blue Cervelo P3 road bike worth approximately £2,100
• A black Cervelo P2 bike worth around £1,000

Officers are currently reviewing CCTV footage of the area and ask anyone with information to get in touch.

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The council says it hopes the move will help "kick start" Herefordshire's economy.

Kevin Peachey
Personal finance reporter

Students facing a financial shortfall have increasingly turned to cryptocurrency investment to fund life at university, a survey has suggested.

The proportion of students investing in cryptocurrencies tripled in a year, website Save the Student found.

Daniel Tones, who studied psychology at the University of Warwick tried this method.

The 22-year-old said that income from a role as a student ambassador had been limited during the Covid crisis, but he had managed to bring in some money by making Amazon deliveries.

Group chats had planted the seed of interest in cryptocurrency investment, he said.

Image source, Daniel Tones

"I gave it a try," he said, "but very quickly I made a loss."

He said he wished, after talking to economics students about it, that he had learned a lot more before choosing to take the risk.

It was very easy to start putting money in, he said, but he ended up losing a few hundred pounds.

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A 15-storey apartment block with hundreds of plants on all sides is proposed.

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Parents have been sharing their contrasting emotions as schools in England welcome back pupils for the new term.

Measures to limit the spread of coronavirus - such as masks and social distancing - have been lifted in England, but regular testing remains.

Image source, Pete Campion

Pete Campion, from Warwickshire, says that while his 15-year-old son Luke is excited to get back to school to see his friends, the teenager fears things won't be the same.

"He wants to get back to normal but he is apprehensive about draconian rules like not being able to mingle or run around in the playground because of Covid," says Pete.

"That's what he is worried about, whether things will go back to normal."

Even if he tests negative for coronavirus, Luke won't be returning to school full-time until 9 September.

"I understand why we need to do that, we've still got Covid [in society], but we can't keep living our lives like this, with kids being pushed from pillar to post - he's already going back a week late."

Going forward, Pete thinks Covid-19 tests should be used "when people are ill or feeling poorly".

"My son has to shove that thing up his nose every week - they aren't adults, they are kids and I think we forget that."

Ladislav Demeter told his neighbours to "pipe down" after they said he was making too much noise.

Matthew Carroll was with his son and some of his friends in Birmingham city centre.