An exhibition will explore rave culture and house music in Coventry - the current City of Culture.

Eight men say they were abused by football coach Barry Bennell while he was a scout at the club.

Arthur Labinjo-Hughes, six, became "fixated" on his father killing him, the murder trial also hears.

Shane Bryant, 29, was confronted by a group following a raid on a Co-op in Leicestershire, in 2017.

An inquest jury finds aspects of Shane Bryant's restraint "more likely than not" contributed to his death.

A temporary control zone is put in place around the unnamed site in Worcestershire.

The production in which it features marks the official re-opening of the Royal Shakespeare Theatre.

PC Joseph Powell of West Midlands Police is accused of an historical offence between 2009 and 2011.

A report says ex-minister Owen Paterson had used his position as MP to benefit two companies who paid him.

Aston Villa defender Matty Cash could make his international debut for Poland next month after being granted citizenship.

The Rocket Club in Birmingham has seen a temporary suspension of its licence overturned.

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Plans to move Birmingham's main bin lorry garage out of the Clean Air Zone are set to be approved by councillors.

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More than 800 fines for council vehicles had been issued by 31 August, with the authority's waste disposal fleet racking up 82 within the first month of the zone's implementation.

The new site is planned for Tyseley and has been described as a "super" facility combining the waste fleet garage, offices and other facilities.

Concerns had been raised from locals about smell and noise from traffic, but a report submitted to councillors recommended the proposed use was "acceptable" as the site had been previously developed and was within a core employment area.

Birmingham City Council's planning committee will examine the proposals on Thursday.

Aminah Shafiq says her design makes it safer for women wearing a headscarf to work in operational jobs.

Severn Trent is working to upgrade the network in Coventry, as the water company is investing £3m to replace about 500m of ageing pipes with new ones in the Little Heath area.

Work is expected to take 10 weeks and to keep engineers and other road users safe, a temporary road closure and traffic lights will be put in place at certain points throughout the project.

Shannon Currall, from Severn Trent, said: "We want to make sure customers in Coventry have a modern and reliable water supply for years to come.

"We’ll be doing everything we can to minimise the disruption and we'd like to thank everyone in advance for their patience as we get this essential work done."

A Tory MP says it is "absolutely ridiculous" that he could face suspension from Parliament for 30 days.

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Birmingham's director of public health says plans to open Covid vaccination centres to 12 to 15-year-olds were taking longer as it had to make the sites safe following anti-vaccination protests.

Dr Justin Varney said: "There have been some issues around anti-vaxxers - aggression and abuse of staff at vaccination sites.

"Yesterday when I had my booster I was hearing from the pharmacy where they had people coming in and being quite aggressive to them and that's disgraceful."

He said the council had to ensure sites, particularly those visited by children, "aren't environments where they can get hassled or abused by anti-vaxxers and that's what is taking a bit of time but there are sites opening up every day".

He urged people to look for centres on the NHS website, external. Children aged 12 to 15 in England are being offered the vaccine outside schools in bid to get more vaccinated.

Dr Varney said the latest Covid-19 case rate in the city was 310 cases per 100,000 people, which was about an 8% rise from the previous seven days.

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Joe Sweeney

A Labour councillor for Wolverhampton City Council has been suspended from the city's party for breaching group rules.

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At a meeting on Monday night, Labour councillors voted 33-9 to suspend Celia Hibbert following allegations she voted against the whip and encouraged others to do so.

The Penn councillor is also accused of approaching the Conservative opposition and asking to join their group.

A vote was taken to remove the whip from Ms Hibbert for a year, however she has the opportunity to appeal.

Councillor Paul Birch, who represents Blakenhall at the council, said Councillor Hibbert's actions were a "complete disgrace to the Labour group and its values", however the group's leader, Ian Brookfield, declined to comment.

Councillor Hibbert has been approached for comment.

Investigators warn of the risks of smoking following the blaze in Wolverhampton.

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A road in Wolverhampton will be closed for about three weeks while repairs costing £40,000 take place.

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A section of the Smestow Brook embankment, which runs alongside the A454 Bridgnorth Road in Wightwick, collapsed earlier this month.

High voltage electricity cables were exposed and Wolverhampton City Council raised concerns that the embankment could give way further.

Closing the road from its junction with Windmill Lane "was the only realistic option," councillor Steve Evans said.

Over the next few weeks, the drainage outlet will be extended and the embankment will be rebuilt, covered with a membrane and dressed with large stones.