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 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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A Stoke-on-Trent reality TV star said she received hundreds of abusive messages on social media after her episodes aired.

Megan Wolfe, 26, from Packmoor, appeared in this year's Married at First Sight UK on Channel 4.

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"When you apply for a TV show, you know you're putting yourself out for the good, the bad, all of it," she said, "But I really wasn't prepared for the amount of abuse I received when the show aired.

"At the peak of it I was receiving between 100 and 200 messages a day... it was not what I was expecting.

"Some people went out of their way to send me five-page emails about why I shouldn't be alive," she said, adding that she had "never cried so much in my whole life".

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".

Street murals highlighting biodiversity loss and climate change have been unveiled around the country ahead of the COP26 conference.

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One of the artworks, which were all designed by young people, is called Our Home Too and has been painted in Stoke-on-Trent.

The mural on Port Street, near the canal, shows a white-clawed crayfish holding a sign which also features the Dingy Skipper butterfly.

Designed by Jasmine, 23, who said it highlighted species that are losing their homes due to destruction or competition by using "imagery of homelessness with the sign".

The seven mural designs were all winning entries to the Grantham Institute's Climate Art Prize, external and were then painted by street artists.

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.

Five women held over the killings of two men at a lockdown party are released under investigation.

Flood alerts have been issued for parts of Herefordshire after heavy rainfall.

Flooding is expected along the River Wye from Hay-on-Wye to Ross-on-Wye. Byford, Bredwardine and Hereford may also be affected.

River levels are expected to remain high over the weekend.

The Environment Agency said it was closely monitoring the situation - for the latest updates, visit its website., external

Firefighters were called to a serious blaze at a paint factory in Wolverhampton in the early hours of this morning.

West Midlands Fire Service said crews were called to The Flint Group on Old Heath Road in the Heath Town area shortly after midnight.

There were no reported injuries, the fire service said, and the fire has since been contained.

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It's a wet and windy start to the day after some heavy overnight rain.

Gradually we'll see some breaks in the clouds, but there will still be some showers and it will be a bit blowy too.

Expect temperatures of up to15C (59F).

West Midlands Police denies it happened and says a video on social media is "misleading".

The 9% uptake in the city puts Stoke-on-Trent among the lowest rates in the country.

They plead not guilty to charges relating to the deaths of Sanjay Singh, 10, and toddler Pawanveer.

Megan Baker and Tristan Holmes marry thanks to a prize open to NHS workers with virus-hit plans.