Two Birmingham fans are arrested after an allegation of racist abuse aimed at Peterborough captain Nathan Thompson.

Aston Villa score three second-half goals in a brilliant display which saw Everton's unbeaten run ended at Villa Park.

Daniel Bell-Drummond stars with 82 as Kent go through to meet Somerset in the T20 Blast final after beating Sussex at Edgbaston.

Troubled Derby end a miserable week in style as Max Bird's spectacular goal paves the way for a deserved home win over in-form Stoke.

Danny Newton hits his first two goals for Solihull Moors as they make it three National League wins in a row with a 3-1 win over Boreham Wood.

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.

Worcester Warriors open their Premiership campaign with victory over a resilient London Irish at Sixways.

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.