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Ben Raymond set up the far-right group to wage a "white Jihad" in the UK, a court hears.

Twenty-two buildings have been taken off the West Midlands register but seven have been added.

Elizabeth ran a mile every day for 26 days to raise money for Birmingham Children's Hospital.

Women who were sex trafficked as teens say they are fighting for support they are entitled to.

Steven Fletcher's lucky late goalline rebound steals a 1-0 win for Stoke City against Blackpool at Bloomfield Road.

Police apologise to man who had headwear removed while in custody in Birmingham.

Snobs in Birmingham says it is introducing extra safety measures following incidents at the weekend.

That's all from us at Midlands Live today.

We'll be back from 08:00 on Thursday with the usual mix of news, sport, weather and travel.

A former youth player coached by Barry Bennell tells a court he "ran everything" at Manchester City.

Jo Aitken says she is still struggling with chronic fatigue a year after contracting Covid-19.

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A 25-year-old recognised for his community work during the pandemic has been nominated as young councillor of the year.

Joe Porter, who represents Brown Edge and Endon, is the only councillor from Staffordshire to be shortlisted and is nominated in the 2021 Councillor Awards.

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Mr Porter said: "I was honoured to be shortlisted for Young Councillor of the Year for my work to support vulnerable people and improve our local environment across the Staffordshire Moorlands."

Mr Porter also received a Points of Light award from the prime minister last year for showing leadership during the pandemic, acknowledging his Food for Endon initiative, supporting vulnerable and elderly residents in rural communities.

Winners will be announced at a ceremony on 1 December.

A 67-year-old man has been killed in a collision between two cars in Stoke-on-Trent, police said.

Keith Love, from Stoke-on-Trent, died on Saturday after the accident on Park Hall Road on 21 October.

A silver Peugeot 206 and a silver VW Golf collided at 09:50, and two people were trapped in their vehicles.

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Staffordshire Police said it has appealed for anyone with information, who witnessed the collision or who has dashcam footage to come forward.

Patients and doctors believe phone or video consultations are more convenient but worse than face to face appointments, a study shows.

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Research for the journal, Rheumatology, questioned more than 1,300 patients and 100 medics.

Three out of five GP appointments in England in September were in person, compared to about four out of five before the pandemic.

Co-author of the report Prof Caroline Gordon, from the University of Birmingham, said some patients could benefit from telemedicine but "those with worsening symptoms or more complex conditions such as lupus, need quickly accessible, face-to face appointments to manage their conditions".

Courtney Jennings, 18, and her fiancé died after the car they were in hit a tree in Tidworth, Wiltshire.

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Work has started on the construction of 61 canal-side apartments in Birmingham city centre.

The former Lockside House office building on Scotland Street is being redeveloped into one and two-bedroom duplexes and four penthouse-style apartments.

The £16m project was given the green light by the city council earlier this year and developer Consortia says it wants to retain as much of the original features as possible.

Archie Ward, managing partner at Consortia Developments, said: "The building is full of character, much of which we are retaining and restoring.”

The site redevelopment is expected to be completed in 2023.

Mohammed Habib and Harry Towers were pupils at St John Fisher Catholic College.

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Bird flu has been confirmed at a smallholding of chickens owned by a family in Chirk, near Oswestry.

Dead wild birds found in the area are believed to be the source.

Public Health Wales says the risk to humans is very low. The chief veterinary officer for Wales, Christianne Glossop, says temporary control zones have been put in place to protect other poultry and has advised owners to be vigilant.

Work to remove dangerous cladding from high rises has only started on five buildings in Birmingham, external out of 31 that applied for government funding.

There are more than 100 in the city in need of remediation work, however not all have received funding.

Shabana Mahmood, the Labour MP for Birmingham Ladywood, where most of the city's high rises are, accuses the government of "dragging its feet".

She said: “The sheer number of buildings that are still waiting for remediation works to start, four years on from Grenfell, shows that the Government isn’t serious about tackling the cladding scandal."

The Department for Levelling up, Housing and Communities has been approached by the BBC for comment.

In October, three leaseholders spoke about living with the remediation works - read their stories here.

Coventry-based Midlands Hurricanes become the second new name in English professional rugby league in as many days.