Police have released images of a person they want to speak to following an attempted robbery in Birmingham's Bullring Shopping Centre.

West Midlands Police said the male, believed to be in his mid to late teens, is suspected of pulling a knife on a schoolboy and demanding his bag and money on 5 August.

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The victim ran off and was helped by a passer-by, but the offender made off from the scene with another teenager.

One 14-year-old boy has already been arrested in connection with the incident.

The force urged anyone with information about the offence to come forward.

Further events have been announced as part of Coventry City of Culture.

It includes a visit by puppet Little Amal, in October.

The puppet will travel 8,000km across Europe, telling the story of shared humanity and the experience of displaced children, separated from their families.

Coventry City of Culture is its first stop in the Midlands.

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Other events include Coventry Sound Systems a celebration of Coventry’s rich cultural links to its twin city of Kingston in Jamaica, while the Home: Art and Homelessness Festival will see an exhibition of works created by artists across Coventry with experience of homelessness.

Chenine Bhethana, creative director of Coventry City of Culture said: "As we move into Autumn, there is a huge range of activity taking place across the city... Coventry truly has something for everyone."

A man who started a fire, when he attempted to make a bomb in his microwave, has been jailed.

The fire began when George Moore, 24, put aerosol cans into the microwave at his house in Cubbington Road in Leamington Spa, Warwickshire on 5 May.

Warwickshire Police said another person who had been in the home at the time was able to escape uninjured.

Moore, of no fixed abode, was jailed for 45 months at Warwick Crown Court on 3 September after admitting charges of arson with recklessness as to whether life was endangered and possession of a bladed article.

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Det Sgt Jen Baker said: "This was a reckless act that caused substantial damage to the house in which Moore lived.

"His behaviour was quite clearly dangerous and his actions on the night could easily have resulted in more serious harm being caused.

"We are fortunate that no-one was injured in the incident."

Footage shared on social media captures the scale of an industrial fire in Kidderminster.

A man has been shot in the leg and arm in Wishaw, police said.

The shooting happened at about 13:20 BST on Sunday in Grove Lane, Warwickshire Police said.

The victim, in his 50s, suffered injuries that are not thought to be life threatening, the force said.

A 34-year-old man from Sutton Coldfield, who was arrested on suspicion of attempt murder in connection with the incident, has been bailed until next month.

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Det Insp Owen Fell said: “We believe the victim and the suspect were known to each other and we are currently treating it as an isolated incident."

Inquiries are ongoing, he said, and the force is keen to speak to anyone who saw what happened.

Stafford Borough Council says the artefact, valued at about £5m, was removed without proper consent.

A man has been seriously injured in a crash in Worcestershire.

West Midlands Ambulance Service said it was called to the single car collision at the junction of the A448 Bromsgrove Highway and Hewell Lane, Redditch, at 11:36 BST.

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The driver was cared for by police and passers-by after his car reportedly overturned, the service said.

He was given trauma care at the scene before being taken to the Queen Elizabeth Hospital Birmingham for further treatment.

Warwickshire Police said no other injuries were reported and recovery is being arranged for the car.

Police are advising people to be aware of potential disruption due to an industrial fire.

The incident is ongoing on Park Street in Kidderminster.

BBC Weather Watchers

This spell of hot weather draws to an end tonight but our local BBC Weather Watchers have been making the most of the warmth to snap photos.

One, user Pea, took this of sheep getting in the shade in Broadway, Worcestershire.

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While elsewhere, it was a case of basking under blue skies and these two are from users in Walsall and Stratford-upon-Avon.

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A man is being sought by police on suspicion of stabbing and kidnapping a woman.

West Midlands Police said it is looking for Lee Martin in connection with the incident in Solihull on Sunday.

The woman, who is known to Mr Martin, was able to escape and only suffered minor injuries.

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The force said Mr Martin made off in a car when police tried to arrest him the next day.

It has urged anyone with information to speak to police, but not to approach him as it believes he is dangerous and could be armed.

A dairy farmer says the shortage of lorry drivers has hit milk collection and is a "constant worry".

A car has crashed outside a photographer's studio in Coseley and ended up stuck on a wall.

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West Midlands Fire Service said , externalit happened on Bourne Street at about 11:00 and no-one had been hurt.

They added the vehicle was an electric car so they had to avoid damaging electric cables when they removed it from the wall.

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Seven new control sites are approved as ministers confirm regular culling will end in 2025.

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The A448 in Worcestershire has been closed after a serious crash., external

Police said, external they were called at about 12:30 to the Bromsgrove Highway and the carriageway is shut in both directions between Foxlydiate to Tardebigge, near Redditch.

They added the road would remain shut "for the foreseeable".

A couple reflect on how close they came to being caught up in the devastation of the 9/11 attacks.

Hereford Times

From the Hereford Times:

• Overtaking driver caused serious injuries in Herefordshire crash, external
• Emergency crews called to Herefordshire GP surgery fire, external
• Road in Herefordshire to shut as public warned of dangerous work, external

Workers at a wheel factory in Telford have called off further strike action after reaching a pay deal with bosses.

Unite the Union members at GKN Wheels and Auto Structures voted in favour of industrial action back in June when the firm refused to implement a pay rise, affecting about 200 workers.

A two-year pay agreement was reached earlier following negotiations between unions and the employer.

The factory is more than 100 years old and produced Spitfire planes during World War Two. It was bought by private equity firm Aurelius in 2020.

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Mark Richmond was found with serious injuries in Newland Street and died in hospital, police say.

The motorcyclist remains in hospital with life-threatening injuries, West Mercia Police says.

Local Democracy Reporting Service

Permission is set to be granted for a solar farm in Wolverhampton.

The farm, will which be the equivalent of 21 football pitches in size, will produce power for the city's main hospital.

Most of Bowman's Harbour, which is a former landfill site, will be converted into 11.5 hectares of solar panels, infrastructure and an access road.

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Members of the authority's planning committee are expected to give the green light to the proposal at a meeting on 14 September.

In a report, planning officer Phillip Walker, said, external: "It would make an important contribution towards meeting a Wolverhampton wide target of 2041 for the City to reach net carbon zero."