Solihull council received more than 15 complaints following Angela Sandison's comments.

Coventry is set to celebrate the "Sound System" culture that came to the city more than 50 years ago.

Coventry City of Culture Trust is holding events this October and November to bring dub & roots and dancehall lovers together to celebrate the sounds of the city and the Caribbean.

It will highlight how West Indian arrivals to the city in the 1950s built their own sound systems with huge speakers and amps, introducing new reggae and ska music to local audiences at parties.

The music went on to inspire a wealth of art and culture, including 2-Tone.

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Chenine Bhathena, creative director of Coventry City of Culture Trust, said: “Coventry is a music city. Jamaican reggae culture is part our city’s cultural heritage."

Tickets for each event can be purchased online.

Queues are being reported at petrol stations across the West Midlands amid supply problems which have caused closures.

A "handful" of BP stations, and a small number of Esso-owned Tesco Alliance stations, were closed nationally on Thursday because of a lack of delivery drivers.

Transport Secretary Grant Shapps said people should carry on buying petrol as normal.

Some stations, including those at Leamington Shopping Park in Leamington Spa, have seen queues of drivers trying to fill up.

The Road Haulage Association's Rod McKenzie said issues were being caused by a shortage of HGV drivers, and called for the government to relax visa restrictions for foreign workers in the short term to ease the problem.

The plans are backed despite concerns about the design of a three-storey apartment block.

The singer says she is not emotionally able to perform after her ex-band mate's death.

Merseytravel and Halton Council step in to save the Runcorn-to-Liverpool bus service.

A hospital consultant says colleagues "hang on by a thread" due to a raft of Covid and non-Covid issues.

A hospital consultant says workers at the QE in Birmingham are already under "immense" pressure.

Coroner Alison Mutch says delaying Yousef Makki's inquest until June is a "worst case scenario".

Drivers are being warned of severe delays on the M6 this weekend when junction 10 in the Black Country is closed for nearly three days.

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A diversion will be in place over the junction from 20:00 today until 06:00 on Monday morning.

The closure will allow new bridge beams to be put in place as part of a major redevelopment.

Martin Howells, 31, suffered head injuries when he was attacked in Wolverhampton.

Hospital worker Rebecca Ellis also goes on a Dorothy Perkins spending spree using the dying man's funds.

The boy, 17, is currently being held in connection with the attack off Bournemouth beach.

Central Sparks captain Eve Jones signs to play for Melbourne Renegades in the Women's Big Bash League.

BBC Weather

A dry morning with some sunshine but most areas will see cloud soon spreading across the sky. Gentle winds and a high of 22C/72F.

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Dry and mostly cloudy tonight with just the odd clear spell, and areas of mist and hill fog developing overnight. Low: 13C/55F.

You can get the latest forecast for your area at any time by going to the BBC Weather website.

Ex West Mercia Police officer Jamie Holloway was driving at speeds of up to 110mph, his trial heard

The store in Smethwick is fined more than £500,000 over hygiene problems and dangerous shelving.

Warwickshire close on 179-1 at Edgbaston needing quick runs to stand a chance of forcing victory over Somerset to win the title.

Steve Charmley has served Shropshire Council for 12 years and will continue as a ward councillor.

Ollie Robinson's century and Tawanda Muyeye's unbeaten 76 give Kent hope of pipping Middlesex to the Division Three title.