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A 28-year-old man has been arrested after a suspected shooting in Stoke-on-Trent.

Armed police were deployed to Moorland Road in Burslem just before 18:00 BST on Monday.

Staffordshire Police had received reports that a man had been shot with an air gun and arrived to find a victim with minor injuries.

Seven young men were seen brandishing machetes and a handgun during a disorder in Birmingham, police said.

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The violence broke out Cherrywood Road in Bordesley Green at about 15:00 BST on Saturday.

Witnesses reported hearing a gunshot, however detectives said no weapons were recovered from the scene and no injuries have been reported to them.

Officers are now reviewing CCTV in the area and said at least three groups of men had been identified in the area at the time and all those involved were wearing hooded tops and face masks.

West Midlands Police appealed for anyone with information to get in touch.

A water engineer from Birmingham has designed a PPE headscarf to wear while on site working for Severn Trent.

Aminah Shafiq graduated in engineering two years ago and during lockdown realised that her headscarf might be holding her back in her career.

"I started thinking about the two concerns I had - the free flowing material and the fact that the helmet wouldn't fit over my head," she said about her process for creating a safer design for Muslim women.

"I took inspiration from athletic headscarves which have more of a snug fit," she said.

Severn Trent has now made the headscarf available to its workforce to have as part of their usual PPE kit.

BBC News Travel

A crash on the M6 this morning is causing delays of about an hour.

The crash happened at about 08:00 near the northbound junction 10 for Walsall and is causing congestion on the local network.

Traffic is stretching as far back as junction six for Birmingham and is also having an impact on the M5, between junction one for West Bromwich and the M6 junction.

Highways England has advised motorists to consider using the M6 toll to avoid the traffic.

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BBC Weather presenter

It's going to be mostly cloudy as we go through the course of the day, later on there might be some sunny spells breaking through that cloud.

It will feel pretty mild with temperatures reaching up to 17C (63F) but you might also notice a breeze picking up later this afternoon.

Find your local forecast here.

A review says meetings did not focus enough on protecting Caitlin Sharp from sexual exploitation.

A watchdog says a service still requires improvement following an inspection.

Gary Simpson, 38, died in a motorbike crash before he managed to create the garden for children.

The parents of Coldstream Guardsman Mathew Talbot say he was "badly let down" by Army planners.

The boy, one of five teenagers who deny murder, tells a court he was not at the scene of the attack.

Detectives say Jamar Bailey searched online for "how to kill a newborn".

A hospital has launched an investigation following the delay outside A&E.

A Coventry man is appealing for information about the 19th Century building he is renovating.

Fewer polluting vehicles are entering the centre of Birmingham since it became a Clean Air Zone (CAZ) in mid-June, the council has said.

Stephen Arnold, head of the city's zone, said the scheme, which brought in daily charges for vehicles not meeting emission standards, was "starting to have the right kind of impact".

"It is very early days but we are cautiously optimistic so far. What we have seen is an improvement in the volume of compliant vehicles entering the zone," he said.

He added while the overall volume of vehicles in that area had remained "reasonably stable", HGVs and coaches were "above 90% compliant". The council had estimated compliance in those categories would be closer to 60%.

Meanwhile, the compliance rate among the city's licensed taxi fleet had doubled since 2018, Mr Arnold said.

Speaking to BBC News Channel after London's charge zone was extended, he added walking and cycling was also being encouraged in Birmingham, as well as a greater use of public transport.

Councillors in Worcester are reviewing plans to celebrate two events in 2022 - The Queen's Platinum Jubilee and the Birmingham Commonwealth Games.

At Worcester City Council's committee meeting on 1 November, councillors will discuss proposals to support the celebrations and make the most of related opportunities with a £40,000 investment.

In 2022, the Queen will become the first British monarch to celebrate a Platinum Jubilee after 70 years of service.

To mark the occasion, a beacon will be lit from the summit of Fort Royal Park on 2 June 2022 and small grants will be offered to residents who wish to hold street parties.

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Local people and community groups will also be encouraged to plant a tree for the Jubilee.

Councillor Lucy Hodgson said: "It is particularly exciting that the 2022 Commonwealth Games is taking place so close to the city.

"It has the potential to deliver significant economic benefits for Worcester and the West Midlands region through tourism, job creation, skills and business opportunities."

BBC Midlands Today

Members of the Jewish community in Coventry are being urged to share their stories and memories ahead of a restoration of the city's former orthodox synagogue.

The Grade II listed building on Barras Lane was built in 1870 and, at its height, the city's Jewish population numbered 250 in the 1960s.

The site was last used for worship 25 years ago, but still retains many unique features which will be fully restored.

Avi Tordjman owns the building and said most of the features inside survived intact.

He said he was pouring his savings into restoring it and he would welcome anyone from other cultures to come and "see what the Jewish worship is".

Otis was hit by a car in Stafford after coming loose from his lead.

Leyton Orient become the first English football club to commemorate the fallen from World War One with a memorial at the National Arboretum.

Birmingham gymnast Joshua Nathan took sixth place on the pommel horse at the Artistic World Championships in Japan at the weekend.

The 22-year-old, a student at Birmingham City University, also finished ninth in the all-round final on Friday in Kitakyushu.

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The pommel is his favourite piece of equipment, but he was unable to match the score he achieved in qualifying during the finals.

It has been a good year for the gymnast, who became the British all-around champion in September, although this was his first world championships.

Local Democracy Reporting Service

A "shameful waste" of rapid Covid-19 tests have been discovered dumped in an area of Wolverhampton.

Councillor Ellis Turrell found them in different parts of Castlecroft over the weekend and reported the find to the city’s public health team.

He said they'd been scattered at the play area on Castlecroft Avenue and on Windmill Lane, leading to suspicions they may have been discarded by school children. He added it was not clear whether any of the tests had been used.

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Mr Turrell said: "I was disappointed to see the Castlecroft area littered with Covid tests on Saturday, particularly around the play area on Castlecroft Avenue where smaller children could have picked them up.

"But let's be clear, this is a shameful waste of Covid tests at a time when cases are rising.

"These tests are needed by healthcare staff and people who want to visit their elderly relatives or access vital public services."

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