A great-grandfather is preparing to complete his rollerskating fundraiser, aiming to raise £50k .

The mother of Callum Davis, 21, says she was "overwhelmed" at the response to the theft.

High winds could cause disruption to travel across the West Midlands at the weekend, the Met Office is warning. , external

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A yellow warning has been issued for the whole of the region starting at midnight on Friday until 18:00 GMT Saturday.

There's a slight chance of some damage to buildings and that power cuts could occur, it said.

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There are reports of "unprecedented demand" for locally grown Christmas trees, amid supply chain fears, tree growers say.

According to the British Christmas Tree Growers Association, between eight and 10 million real trees are sold in the UK each year.

Between one million and three million of those are imported from Europe.

Post-Brexit regulations mean a fraction of those could now be imported.

Russell Stanhope, from Bishop's Offley Christmas Tree Farm in Staffordshire said: "Talking to the larger growers they are seeing an unprecedented demand from people who would perhaps buy imported trees but they are nervous that they will be able to get them here on time so they have turned to British growers in a big way."

Injured Stoke City star Nick Powell's scheduled return is put back after he tests positive for Covid-19.

The 11-year-old Jack Russell was found after its owner heard "distressed whimpers" underground.

Five trees were lost after concerns about the housing plans had been raised by councillors.

The exhibition in his home town is the first time that his work has been displayed in the UK.

Locals call for a number of measures to be introduced on Endon Road, where Sharlotte Naglis died.

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Bruno Lage said on Saturday evening that he had asked his players to show their fans that they can play with more emotion.

They could take their cue from Lage himself for that - his standing high jump when his team lose the ball is an eye-catching athletic feat - but passion can cause disorganisation without control.

On Saturday, they channelled that energy into their most polished performance of the season.

It might not have turned that way. West Ham began confidently, folding Wolves back into a defensive pattern, limiting possession. Had Jarrod Bowen’s early header found the goal perhaps Wolves would have wavered, but in time they eased their way forwards.

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This was a collective effort, rather than any one player’s special day, but there were some individual features. Nelson Semedo had one of his most effective games for Wolves, with and without the ball.

Wolves 1 - 0 West Ham

The driver and his passenger were hurt after their car overturned in Redditch, police say.

The Sikh Women's Aid conference is being held in Birmingham today which organisers says will discuss the first report into the prevalence of sexual and domestic abuse within the Sikh community.

The event aims to raise awareness about the issue and coincides with the the anniversary of the birth of the founder of the Sikh faith, Guru Nanak Dev Ji.

Speakers include Sukhvinder Kaur, the co-founder of Sikh Women’s Aid and Nicola Brennen, the first victim’s commissioner for the West Midlands.

There are 5,700 people in Birmingham, who can not leave their homes, waiting for the booster jab.

BBC Repair Shop star Jay Blades is heading to the dancefloor on Christmas Day.

The Wolverhampton furniture restorer will partner with professional dancer Luba Mushtuk.

He says he's "super excited" to learn some new moves.

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Labour leader Sir Keir Starmer says if there are issues with Labour-controlled Sandwell Council he's happy to "deal with them robustly".

The authority has faced recent controversies over a transport contract, is in the middle of a bin strike and is looking for its fifth leader in three years.

During a visit to the Midlands earlier this month, Prime Minister Boris Johnson said there might need to be an investigation into the way Sandwell Council is run after the most recent leader, Councillor Rajbir Singh, resigned.

The authority said the former leader stood down for personal reasons and there are no implications in his decisions for Sandwell's governance arrangements.

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"Wherever we have got a Labour administration, whether it is a council or a mayoralty or whatever, if there is anything that needs to be looked at, I've made it my business since I've been leader of the Labour Party to look into it, Sandwell included," Sir Keir said.

"If there are issues, then I am quite prepared to look at what those issues are and deal with them robustly as I have in other areas and on other issues."

Kevin Threlfall, who suffered a heart attack on a golf course, said his care had been "phenomenal".

Kevin Threlfall suffered a heart attack on a golf course in 2014.

Sikh Women's Aid is calling for more research to be carried out into sexual and domestic violence.

Officers have released a CCTV image of a person they wish to speak to in connection with a racially aggravated assault and criminal damage at a shop in Telford.

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At about 06:00 on 29 October, a man entered a shop in Madeley with a black and white dog.

While there, West Mercia Police said, he deliberately damaged a number of items and used racially offensive language towards the store manager.

Officers have released the CCTV image of a man they wish to speak to who they hope can help with inquiries.

Eunice Wun says people in Hong Kong fear speaking freely in workplaces and on social media.