Two teenage boys have been arrested after a 17-year-old was stabbed in Birmingham.

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The teenager suffered serious injuries in Meadfoot Avenue, Kings Heath, shortly after 19:30 on Wednesday.

It's understood he was attacked by a group of six people during disorder outside shops, said West Midlands Police.

The force said it's believed the attack was targeted.

Two boys, aged 14 and 15, have been arrested on suspicion of wounding.

A knife found nearby is being forensically examined as part of the investigation.

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The Express and Star has these headlines today:

• Dudley Castle site 'saved' and no longer at risk of being lost, external
• More than £4m for community projects across the Black Country and Staffordshire, external
• West Midlands Police to offer anti-overdose drug to addicts leaving custody, external

Bristol hosting Worcester and Exeter entertaining Newcastle are two of four Premiership games on Saturday - listen to BBC radio commentaries.

Today, it will be dry and fine with plenty of sunshine. A cool day, with a moderate northerly breeze. Highs of 8C (46F).

Tonight, it will be dry and largely clear for the first part of the night. During the early hours, cloud will gradually build in from the north-west, perhaps bringing the odd spot of rain by dawn. Lows of 1C (34F).

The leader of Telford and Wrekin Council has branded a vote to allow one of Shropshire's MPs to avoid punishment for misusing his position as "a dark day for public life".

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Conservative Owen Paterson was spared a parliamentary suspension for now after the government ordered its MPs to back a review of standards investigations on Wednesday.

Shaun Davis, the council's Labour leader, said: "The Conservatives have decided there is one rule for them and another rule for the rest of us.

"Whatever the rights and wrongs of the case, the system which the Conservatives set up themselves found wrongdoing, because the Conservatives didn’t like the answer they’ve decided to rip up the rule book."

Mr Paterson was found to have "repeatedly" used his position as an MP to benefit two companies who paid him as a consultant. However, he has denied wrongdoing.

Wednesday's vote in Parliament has divided opinion, and elsewhere in Shropshire the Conservative leader of the unitary council said Mr Paterson should have the right to appeal against the watchdog's findings.

“MPs, in my view, should be entitled to the same legal process as anyone else in the workplace or in a court of law," Councillor Lezley Picton said.

Ben Raymond set up the far-right group to wage a "white Jihad" in the UK, a court hears.

Twenty-two buildings have been taken off the West Midlands register but seven have been added.

Elizabeth ran a mile every day for 26 days to raise money for Birmingham Children's Hospital.

Women who were sex trafficked as teens say they are fighting for support they are entitled to.

Police apologise to man who had headwear removed while in custody in Birmingham.

Snobs in Birmingham says it is introducing extra safety measures following incidents at the weekend.

Jo Aitken says she is still struggling with chronic fatigue a year after contracting Covid-19.

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A 25-year-old recognised for his community work during the pandemic has been nominated as young councillor of the year.

Joe Porter, who represents Brown Edge and Endon, is the only councillor from Staffordshire to be shortlisted and is nominated in the 2021 Councillor Awards.

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Mr Porter said: "I was honoured to be shortlisted for Young Councillor of the Year for my work to support vulnerable people and improve our local environment across the Staffordshire Moorlands."

Mr Porter also received a Points of Light award from the prime minister last year for showing leadership during the pandemic, acknowledging his Food for Endon initiative, supporting vulnerable and elderly residents in rural communities.

Winners will be announced at a ceremony on 1 December.

A 67-year-old man has been killed in a collision between two cars in Stoke-on-Trent, police said.

Keith Love, from Stoke-on-Trent, died on Saturday after the accident on Park Hall Road on 21 October.

A silver Peugeot 206 and a silver VW Golf collided at 09:50, and two people were trapped in their vehicles.

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Staffordshire Police said it has appealed for anyone with information, who witnessed the collision or who has dashcam footage to come forward.

Patients and doctors believe phone or video consultations are more convenient but worse than face to face appointments, a study shows.

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Research for the journal, Rheumatology, questioned more than 1,300 patients and 100 medics.

Three out of five GP appointments in England in September were in person, compared to about four out of five before the pandemic.

Co-author of the report Prof Caroline Gordon, from the University of Birmingham, said some patients could benefit from telemedicine but "those with worsening symptoms or more complex conditions such as lupus, need quickly accessible, face-to face appointments to manage their conditions".

Courtney Jennings, 18, and her fiancé died after the car they were in hit a tree in Tidworth, Wiltshire.

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Work has started on the construction of 61 canal-side apartments in Birmingham city centre.

The former Lockside House office building on Scotland Street is being redeveloped into one and two-bedroom duplexes and four penthouse-style apartments.

The £16m project was given the green light by the city council earlier this year and developer Consortia says it wants to retain as much of the original features as possible.

Archie Ward, managing partner at Consortia Developments, said: "The building is full of character, much of which we are retaining and restoring.”

The site redevelopment is expected to be completed in 2023.

Mohammed Habib and Harry Towers were pupils at St John Fisher Catholic College.

Work to remove dangerous cladding from high rises has only started on five buildings in Birmingham, external out of 31 that applied for government funding.

There are more than 100 in the city in need of remediation work, however not all have received funding.

Shabana Mahmood, the Labour MP for Birmingham Ladywood, where most of the city's high rises are, accuses the government of "dragging its feet".

She said: “The sheer number of buildings that are still waiting for remediation works to start, four years on from Grenfell, shows that the Government isn’t serious about tackling the cladding scandal."

The Department for Levelling up, Housing and Communities has been approached by the BBC for comment.

In October, three leaseholders spoke about living with the remediation works - read their stories here.