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

Birmingham Phoenix's Will Smeed, the youngest player in the men's Hundred, tells BBC Points West about his rise into the limelight.

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.

Stoke City sign midfielder Romaine Sawyers on a season-long loan from fellow Championship side West Brom.

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

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

Deodorants stored at the site explode, "popping right through the night", the fire service says.

Smoke could be seen from miles around and residents were advised to keep doors and windows shut.

Five people have been taken to hospital following a two-car collision on the M42 in Warwickshire.

West Midlands Ambulance Service was called to the northbound carriageway near to junction 7, the Coleshill interchange, at 13:53 BST.

The driver of one of the cars, a woman, suffered serious injuries, a spokesperson said, and received specialist trauma care at the scene before being taken to Queen Elizabeth Hospital, Birmingham.

The second car had overturned and four patients - a man, woman and two children - were treated for injuries not believed to be serious before all being taken to University Hospital Coventry and Warwickshire.

Five-year-old Mathew Richards' family says hydrogen sulphide from the site is damaging his health.

He is caught after a member of the public supplies the grateful local council with CCTV footage.

Worcestershire opening batsman Jake Libby signs a new contract with the Pears until 2024.

Residents in a Cheshire village whose homes were flooded in January are still unable to return home.

A World War Two device has been pulled from a river in Bewdley, police say.

The ordnance is due to be made safe, according to the West Mercia force.

The discovery temporarily closed the bridge and road on Riverside North, where a 100m cordon was put in place and homes were evacuated as a precaution.

The scene was cleared at about 15:50 BST.

A man who assaulted a sleeping woman while his wife was in the same room is jailed by appeal judges.

A motorcyclist has been seriously injured in a collision involving a taxi.

West Midlands Ambulance Service said it was was called to the junction of Steward Street and Spring Hill in Hockley, Birmingham at 07:00 BST.

The male motorcyclist received treatment at the scene before being taken to Queen Elizabeth Hospital, Birmingham, it said.

While the taxi driver, also a man, was treated for injuries not believed to be serious before being taken to Sandwell Hospital.

Some residents in Stoke-on-Trent say they were misled over 25-year contracts.

Heart patients can get their pacemakers and ECG monitors checked without leaving the car.