Wolverhampton Council admits its special education provision is not "at the point we want to be".

Darrell Meekcom, who has a terminal illness, says he was shocked to be detained for the offence.

The song, featuring Ringo Starr and George Harrison, was found at the home of writer Suresh Joshi.

A 15-year-old girl was kicked and punched before her bag was urinated on in a Shropshire park, police said.

Three teenagers, two boys aged 11 and 14 and a 13-year-old girl, from the Donnington area, have been interviewed over the incident, West Mercia Police said.

It happened at Norbroom Park in Newport on 3 November.

Sgt Rich Jones said “This was a horrible and unprovoked attack on a young lady who was doing nothing more than spending time at a local public park with friends when she was attacked by members of a group already at the location."

Anyone with information has been urged to come forward.

More than 3,000 charge points for electric vehicles will be added in Birmingham.

The council says the project may contribute to around 50% of a potential reduction in emissions locally, from cars and vans.

It has now agreed a strategy, and said go towards meeting the net zero target from the authority for nine years' time.

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Councillor Waseem Zaffar said: "To reduce then eliminate transport emissions it is necessary to both reduce vehicle usage and ownership and shift the remaining vehicles to vehicles without emissions.

"So, I welcome this long-term strategy which has been modelled to future-proof the council’s transport and environmental needs."

Labour councillor Jo Bird says merging CCGs into one single body is about finances not patients.

Firefighters were called to assist after a lorry left the road in Herefordshire.

Posting on Facebook, Kingsland Fire Station said its crews, and crews from Kington Fire Station, were called to Rhyse Lane in Kington on Thursday evening.

No one was injured in the incident, it said.

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England Hockey has been accused of "institutional and structural bias" by a club that appealed successfully against a 12-month suspended ban for breaching a code of conduct.

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The governing body was found to have broken its own rules when investigating Barford Tigers Hockey Club over complaints by two other clubs.

Gurmej Pawar, the chairman of the Birmingham-based club, has written to England Hockey accusing it of a "shocking abuse of power" after an appeal panel quashed the sanctions.

In a statement, England Hockey chief executive Nick Pink said: "It has become clear that there were shortcomings in the initial process, and we at England Hockey are saddened and disappointed by this and recognise that the process needs to be reviewed and changed."

The group supplied drugs between Wolverhampton and Stoke-on-Trent.

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Hundreds of you wanted to have your say on Facebook , externalon the news Birmingham's Debenhams store is set to become home to a huge Marks & Spencer as well as a football entertainment venue.

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Barry Dunbar reckoned it would be "a fantastic opportunity for the Bullring and great for the city".

M&S will be housed on the lower two floors of the shopping centre's former flagship shop, with entertainment venue TOCA Social set to occupy the top floor.

The "football entertainment venue" idea led to questions on the BBC Midlands Facebook page and Mary Mulligan posted she is intrigued and "imagining a club or a payment to get into different auditoriums to see different football matches".

While Clare Palmer wondered if the phrase was "code for ‘man crèche'".

TOCA Social said it would "combine immersive football-based games" with American dining.

However not everyone thought the changes were the right move including Sarah Evans-Pearce who wrote it "should be wine bars, entertainment centre, ice skating, fun machines, sport tables".

A main road in Worcestershire is closed in both directions following a "serious collision", Highways England said.

The A46 is closed between the A435 at Evesham and the A4184 for Teddington Hands in Gloucestershire.

Emergency services are at the scene, Highways England added.

The proposals include 5,000 homes and a school, as well as a new hotel and restaurants.

The candidate standing for Reform UK in North Shropshire has launched her campaign.

A by-election, caused by the resignation of Tory MP Owen Paterson, will take place on 16 December.

The contest follows findings that Mr Paterson, a former cabinet minister, broke Parliamentary rules on lobbying.

Labour, the Liberal Democrats and the Green Party have also said they intend to field candidates.

Reform UK's Kirsty Walmsley launched her bid in Oswestry yesterday.

Ms Walmsley said: "So often with what is considered a safe seat like this to the Conservative party they parachute somebody in who is not local and I really feel strongly that the people of North Shropshire deserve someone who knows the area and understands it and will stick up for the people here."

Two baby geladas have been born on the same day to different mothers at Dudley Zoo.

The attraction said mother Tana gave birth to her second boy in the early hours of 15 October, and Addis later welcomed her first girl, surprising keepers who discovered them both during breakfast.

Native to Ethiopia, geladas are also known as bleeding heart baboons due to the bare patch of red skin on their chests and live at higher altitude than any other primate species.

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Jodie Dryden, from the zoo, said: “We knew both females were pregnant, but were not expecting the babies to arrive on the same day.

Keepers have named the male, Kaleb, while the female is Zala.

“Perhaps it’s because there are two of them and they’re causing mischief together, but we’ve never seen babies as confident and wanting to play with their other siblings like this pair," Ms Dryden added.

The zoo now has 14 geladas.

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Expect an overcast morning with some patchy outbreaks of rain across the West Midlands.

However, the rain will ease and clear to the south this afternoon, making way for some brighter spells.

Tonight will be dry with mostly cloudy skies with the odd clear spell.

Areas of mist and fog will develop under calmer conditions, with a cooler night expected.

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Concerns have been raised over the future of school means in Shropshire, after the council said it is "no longer financially viable" to keep subsidising them.

A review says funding cuts leave the authority needing to save £600,000 and it is not viable to subsidise meals for pupils in years three to six.

The report said increased costs would reflect the rise in public sector pay and the impact of Covid-19.

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Liberal Democrat Councillor Roger Evans said he believes smaller schools could be heavily affected by a proposed rise in fees.

He said he is also concerned that money meant to be used on education will be used for meals and parents could end up footing the bill.

He has put in a question to discuss the issue at a cabinet meeting today.

Fire crews in Warwickshire have been fighting a blaze in a derelict former Royal British Legion building.

Firefighters were called to the building on Leamington Road in Ryton-on-Dunsmore at 03:30 GMT.

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Labour is to announce its candidate in the by-election for the North Shropshire constituency "in the coming days".

The seat is under contention following the resignation of Conservative MP Owen Paterson.

Speaking to BBC Radio Shropshire, Labour leader Sir Keir Starmer said the "process is under way" to put forward its candidate.

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Sir Keir also said he intends to visit the area before the election on 16 December.

Speaking about what the party needs to do in the area, he said: "I think the first thing need to do is show humility and listen to what is of concern to people in Shropshire."

The party previously ruled out standing aside in favour of a cross-party "anti-sleaze" candidate and Sir Keir said he didn't think a unity candidate would have increased chances of taking the seat from the Tories.

With Aston Villa looking for a new manager, BBC Sport asks whether Jack Grealish's exit caused irreparable damage to Dean Smith's prospects of success at Villa Park.

On a Monday afternoon in an affluent Birmingham suburb, a husband rings 999 to say he has killed his wife. The man is covered in blood when he is arrested outside his home but when he is brought to police custody and interviewed, he initially claims not to remember anything. Both houses are sealed off and it’s the job of crime scene coordinator Jo Ward to lead the search for forensic clues that could prove or disprove the suspect’s account. Forensic scientist Phil Field goes to the scene to carry out Blood Pattern Analysis to help map out the sequence of events surrounding the attacks. The investigation takes a significant turn when digital forensics experts manage to crack the suspect’s mobile and an insight into his motive is revealed.