The latest news and updates from across the West Midlands and south Cheshire.

The charity fears that pets could be abandoned as lockdown eases and people return to work.

Bury councillor Tamoor Tariq shares his experience of catching coronavirus twice.

A year ago, Tamoor Tariq published a distressing video of himself gasping for breath with the virus.

A rumoured takeover of Liverpool City Council would see commissioners take control of the authority.

The family of Liam Houghton, 18, says "our jigsaw will always be missing a piece".

Operators in northern England and the Midlands get grant as they continue with low passenger numbers.

Police appeal for information after the rider dies in hospital following the crash in Rock Ferry.

Councillors will launch a public consultation on the creation of a clean air zone in the city centre.

The Issa brothers' £5m project will be an "impressive facility", a councillor says.

Joshua Molnar is cleared of having a knife in public after a review of the case by prosecutors.

Building will not be allowed on 100 green spaces in Liverpool, the city council says.

Serena Kennedy will become the first female chief constable at Merseyside Police in April.

A campaigner said it was "soul destroying" to see the rubbish after hundreds gathered in Sefton Park.

Lancashire sign Australia seamer Jackson Bird to play in six red-ball matches in 2021, while Finn Allen joins for the T20 Blast.

Paula Leeson drowned in a swimming pool while on holiday in Denmark in June 2017.

Greater Manchester Police has previously been criticised for its handling of child sex abuse cases.

The crash happened on Tuesday near the border of West Yorkshire and Greater Manchester.

Officers were called to reports of large groups gathering to celebrate St Patrick's Day, police say.

Officers were called to reports of large groups gathering to celebrate St Patrick's Day, police say.