The couple say they have no idea how the 5ft female python got into their home.

Millwall and Coventry share the points in an entertaining Championship match that should have had more goals.

Peterborough United return to winning ways with a resounding victory over a disappointing Birmingham City.

Birmingham Museum and Art Gallery is cataloguing 27,000 items, including the samurai scroll.

Somerset rally superbly from 79-6 to beat Hampshire by two wickets and reach their first T20 final in 10 years.

A 23-year-old man is charged following a disturbance in Birmingham in the early hours.

About 2,000 people are expected to attend the two-day Festival for Pagans and Witches.

Brentford claim their first win on the road in the Premier League with a comfortable victory over Wolves at Molineux.

The organisers of the service in Bridgnorth say they hope it will bring people closure.

Leanne Stokes has not been able to introduce her twin sons to family in Australia.

The family of a man with autism who is suffering from long Covid have urged people to take the virus seriously.

Dom Zabawa, 39, from Walsall, who has autism and severe learning difficulties, contracted Covid-19 last year and is still suffering from the effects.

Long Covid is described as symptoms continuing for more than 12 weeks after an infection - severe or mild - which can't be explained by another cause.

His mother Pam Zabawa said her son had caught coronavirus in March 2020 and been admitted to hospital for 17 days.

"He now has oxygen overnight to help with his breathing and to ease the pressure on his chest, which he never had to have before.

"He’s always tired, has low energy and his appetite hasn’t been the same.

“It’s been such a long journey and it’s had a massive impact on us as a family. It feels like we’ve spent the last 18 months living on a knife edge, constantly worrying about Dom and his health."

Only in the past six weeks she said had he begun to improve.

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Sally Roberts, chief nursing officer for Black Country and West Birmingham Clinical Commissioning Group, said: “Many people who have had Covid-19 will have lasting symptoms and for some these may have a big impact on their quality of life.

“Long Covid can affect anyone regardless of age or lifestyle and so the best way to protect yourself and your loved ones from serious illness is to come forward for your jabs as quickly as possible."

Chiltern Railways issues "reluctant" advice due to "severe disruption" this weekend.

Chelsea says it is "heartbreaking" to lose her job after seven years in the industry.

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Plans for a £2bn investment in the region's transport network, have been set out in a government funding bid.

Under the plans, Metro lines would be extended with more tram routes in Wolverhampton, Walsall, Birmingham and the Black Country.

There would also be new rapid bus services, lower fares and safe cycling routes.

Rail projects include the expansion of Snow Hill and Moor Street Stations, and new train stations across the region.

The community ambulance stations in Oswestry, Craven Arms, Bridgnorth and Market Drayton will shut.

Two men have been arrested in connection with the discovery of a fully loaded gun dumped at an industrial unit in Birmingham.

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Officers were alerted to the weapon, which was discovered at Stargate Business Park in Nechells, on Thursday afternoon.

It followed an incident where police on routine patrol spotted a suspicious BMW on false plates shortly before 14:00 BST which then sped through the Nechells area at 80mph before the occupants made off on foot.

However, the officers were able to catch up with two men, aged 20 and 18. They were arrested on suspicion of vehicle theft, dangerous driving and possession of a firearm.

Detectives later discovered that the BMW had been stolen from an address in Shirley in July 2020.

West Midlands Police said the suspects remained in custody for questioning.

The Met Office has issued a yellow weather warning for parts of the West Midlands this weekend.

Heavy rain on Sunday is likely to cause disruption in parts of Birmingham and the Black Country as well as Warwickshire, Staffordshire and Worcestershire.

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The Met Office said there was a small chance of flooding, power cuts and disruption to transport services.

For more information and to stay up to date, visit the Met Office webpage, external.

Tributes are paid to Covid patient Marcus Birks whose illness led him to urge people to get vaccinated.

The High Court has ruled that stricter controls must be imposed on Walleys Quarry in Staffordshire.

Chelsea stretch their unbeaten Premier League run to five games as Thomas Tuchel's team deservedly beat Tottenham.