Ian Rivers becomes the first person to row solo across the North Atlantic, his team says.

A court is told David Rogers stabbed his younger brother while another brother filmed the attack.

Arthur Mortimer, 15, takes on the fundraising feat having not seen his nan and grandad for 18 months.

The English cricket season moves on from The Hundred to this week's four T20 Blast quarter-finals.

Items are being packed into rucksacks for nearly 50 children expected to arrive in Walsall.

A request for an unnamed VIP to land in a garden leads to an encounter with Hollywood royalty.

A graffiti "hit squad" to target vandalism on the railway network has been launched in the West Midlands.

Network Rail and West Midlands Rail Executive are investing more than £700,000 to clean up line-side areas and bridges.

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"Removing graffiti is an ongoing battle but we know the majority of people hate it as much as we do,” said Network Rail’s Allun Edge.

“Trespassing on the railway to do it can also have fatal consequences and it’s simply not worth risking your life to spray a wall with a tag."

BBC Midlands Today

There has been a big rise in Covid cases in Herefordshire.

Latest figures show cases in the county increased by 54% week on week, the biggest increase in the Midlands.

The case rate in Herefordshire is about 300 per 100,000 people, but among under 21s it is 1,000 per 100,000.

Free taxi journeys are being offered to people struggling to get to their Covid-19 vaccination in Hereford.

Return taxis available for people who may be struggling to get to the vaccination centres from Widemarsh, Central, Hinton and Hunderton, Newton Farm and Greyfriars wards in the city.

The rides are on offer through Blue Line Taxi or Hi-Town Taxis.

Jabs are now available to anyone aged 16 or over.

BBC Radio Shropshire

The group trying to buy a house on the Wrekin said they are determined to raise the cash to keep it for the local community.

The Halfway House has provided refreshments to thousands of walkers over its 150-year history as a café on the Shropshire hill.

It is on the market for just under £600,000.

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Today will start mostly cloudy and dry with mist or fog to start.

But later in the afternoon, cloud will break up to reveal lengthy sunny spells for most.

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This evening will have plenty of evening spells of sunshine and little in the way of cloud.

Overnight, things will continue to stay dry, with mostly clear skies and some light winds.

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

Enterprising teenagers oversee the conversion to launch a mobile food business.

The University of Worcester said applications for the subject had been "very low" for years.

One man was knocked unconscious in an attack which began with abuse being shouted from inside a car.

Wilfred Dawson's family said the response to their appeal "has been amazing".

The plea comes as West Midland councils pledge their help to house families fleeing Afghanistan.

Layloma, 79, was knocked unconscious as she tried to board a plane out of Kabul.

The victim, in her 50s, was found with serious head injuries at the home in Solihull, police say.

Each of the 51 statues on display in Birmingham has been decorated by a different artist.