Mariella, 17, made an app during lockdown that's helping some kids enjoy films for the first time.

A watchdog says it understands the incident has caused "understandable unrest" but calls for calm.

A mobile unit opens in the West Midlands as part of a trial aiming to recruit 140,000 volunteers in England.

Richard Barbeary was found injured in a Coventry street last November and died in hospital.

Heidi Crowter says her failed bid to change the law made her feel "people didn't want me in the world".

Warrington Wolves sign back-rower Billy Magoulias from NRL side Cronulla Sharks on a one-year deal.

Police have made a further appeal for information after two 13-year-old boys were shot in Stoke-on-Trent.

Staffordshire Police said it happened close to garages on Borrowdale Road near Spragg House Lane in Norton at about 22:05 BST on Wednesday.

Det Supt Tom Chisolm said the boys entered the areas of the garages when the weapon, believed to be a shotgun, or a weapon capable of firing shotgun cartridges, was fired at them.

He appealed for anyone with information, CCTV, or dash cam footage from the area at the time of the incident to come forward.

"This is really concerning and we don't want these types of things to happen in Staffordshire," he added.

Both boys sustained injuries consistent with those associated with the suspected weapon. They are not thought to have been seriously hurt.

The unnamed man and woman had been dead for several weeks by the time they were discovered, say police.

A woman who was stabbed 24 times while heavily pregnant in 2016 said it felt "emotional" to receive a bleed control kit.

Natalie Queiroz, from Sutton Coldfield, received the kit from the Daniel Baird Foundation, set up by his mum, Lynne Baird, after he was fatally stabbed in Birmingham in 2017.

The charity has now delivered specialist first aid kits to more than 1,000 venues across the UK, which were developed to try to reduce deaths from violence.

"I'm quite emotional, because I know what these kits can do," Ms Queiroz said. "Because the guidance that's in here is exactly what was put towards saving my own life."

The planned strike action involved drivers across Merseyside, Greater Manchester and Lancashire.

The last two remaining Labour Councillors in Solihull have defected, meaning the party is now without any representation in the borough for the first time since its creation in 1974.

Councillor Marcus Brain who is leaving to join the Green Party said the party had "lost sight of its core values".

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The former leader of the Labour group Councillor David Cole has joined the ruling Conservatives.

Both councillors represent the Kingshurst and Fordbridge wards in the north of the borough.

Mr Cole said he was leaving because by working with the council leadership, Metro Mayor Andy Street and local MP Saqib Bhatti, who are all Conservatives, he could achieve more for the people of Kingshurst.

In response, Sam Mather, the chair of the Solihull and Meridan Labour Party said: “This is a slap in the face of everyone who voted for them under a Labour Party banner, the people of Kingshurst and Fordbridge voted for a Labour representative and now will not receive that.

"I believe that that these two councillors should both now immediately stand for re-election under their new party’s name to allow the people a choice in who represents them and prevent the people of Kingshurst and Fordbridge being misled.”

Temporary three-way traffic lights are to be put in place at a Tipton junction following a burst water main.

The lights will be in place at the junction of High Street and Upper Church Lane while South Staffordshire Water workers repair the pipe.

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Crewe mayor Tom Dunlop says he is "absolutely confident" in the town’s chances in 2022.

Organisers have apologised after long queues meant a much-anticipated showing of Disney on Ice in Birmingham had to be delayed.

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Resorts World Birmingham said it was enforcing more rigorous Covid safety checks which were adding to admission times.

However it did admit that Thursday's queues were "unacceptable" and apologised to customers who had been inconvenienced.

"Further communications have since been emailed to ticket buyers for all performances this weekend, as a reminder of the checks and our bag policy," a spokesperson said.

The prime minister has written to Wolverhampton's Sikh community to say he was "delighted" with a statue tribute to the Battle of Saragarhi that was unveiled in September.

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The 3m (10ft) tall sculpture, by artist Luke Perry, was placed in Wednesfield, to commemorate the battle, considered by some military historians as one of history's great last-stands.

Boris Johnson said the "extraordinary story" deserved "wider recognition".

His letter was delivered to the Guru Nanak Sikh Gurdwara in Wednesfield by MP Jane Stevenson, where it will be framed and displayed.

The government aims to plug rural areas into the most "reliable connections available".

The sustainable fuel is blended with traditional jet fuel, with a 70% lower carbon footprint.

Friends of Birmingham Wheels vow to "fight on" as they wait for the council to find them a new home.

An Environment Agency manager says longer-term solutions are needed to combat rising water levels.

Rail passengers in Worcestershire are being warned of potential issues on lines through Bromsgrove after a lorry struck a bridge.

Network Rail said the vehicle hit a structure in Stoke Prior.

It said staff were on their way to inspect the bridge, but passengers were advised to check the website for updates on how their journey may be affected.