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Latest PostCity Clean Air Zone: What you need to know
Drivers of high-polluting cars will pay £8 from 1 June in Birmingham city centre.
Read moreMan convicted of hotel stabbing
Panashe Bako, 20, died after being stabbed at the Crowne Plaza in Birmingham, on 22 July 2020.
Read moreControlling groups merge to form new alliance
Two of the groups which control Herefordshire Council have strengthened their alliance by combining to form a new political group.
Herefordshire Independents and It's Our County will now be known as Independents for Herefordshire.
The two parties formed a coalition with the Green Party after the elections in 2019 to run the authority.
Councillor John Harrington will chair the new group and described it as "practical and progressive".
He said they will work together to fight the next council elections in two years time.
Could Fishmongers' Hall attacker have been stopped?
By Dominic Casciani
Home and legal correspondent
Saskia Jones and Jack Merritt were both killed by Usman Khan in London in November 2019.
Read moreGovernment HQ set to move out of London
The new housing department in Wolverhampton should be ready by the summer, the government says.
Read moreBitcoin mine found stealing electricity
Police say they raided the building thinking they were going to find a cannabis farm.
Read moreVaccine milestone reached in West Midlands
BBC Midlands Today
More than 5.3m vaccine doses have been delivered in the West Midlands, with 10m people now vaccinated across the wider Midlands area, figures show.
It's a major milestone and comes as anyone over 30 can now book an appointment for their jab.
Over the next few days, one million people across the country aged 30 and 31 will be invited via text message.
Birmingham's director of public health said reaching a younger age group was important to protect them against variants of the virus.
"What we are seeing from across the world where we have these new variants, is that it's a younger audience ending up in hospital - the people who are vaccinated are protected and the younger age groups are starting to end up in A&E.
"The faster we can vaccinate everyone the more protected we are against these new variants," he said.
He said the success story of reaching millions of people in the region was down to giving people access to get vaccinated.
"It's the entire system working together to put forward the vaccine in a way that gets to people and gives them the chance to protect themselves from a third wave," he added.
Weather: A dry and dull Friday
BBC Weather
A mainly dry, dull day with overcast skies. Light winds and a high of 19C/66F.
Staying mostly dry tonight with lingering cloud and light winds again. Low: 11C/52F.
You can get a latest forecast for your area at any time by going to the BBC Weather website.
City's clean air zone divides opinion
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Residents and business owners tell us how they feel about the upcoming launch of the Birmingham Clean Air Zone.
Pandemic-hit travel agent 'had nothing to live off'
By Stephanie Miskin
BBC News, West Midlands
Jason Young, who got a second job when the industry was decimated by Covid-19, urges MPs to help.
Read moreRare triplets finally reunited at home
River joins brothers Beau and Leo at home after they were born in January at 29 weeks.
Read moreHaynes hit 97 as Pears dominate Derbys
Jack Haynes hits a career-best 97, backed by Brett D'Oliveira's 71, to help Worcestershire close on 336-7 against Derbyshire.
Read moreHain & Rhodes lead way for Bears
Group One leaders Nottinghamshire claim some late wickets to keep Warwickshire under control at Edgbaston.
Read moreDoorman 'helpless and unprepared for racist abuse'
Tristan Price was working at a bar in Birmingham on Saturday when a woman allegedly abused him.
Read moreAssault charge dropped against police officer
The police watchdog says the case followed an incident at a Wolverhampton hospital.
Read moreUse of handcuffs 'contributed to Atkinson's death'
"Poor management" of the ex-footballer while unconscious contributed to his death, a court hears.
Read moreBaby found in canal 'could have died during birth'
Police say the newborn was "probably not alive" when he went into the canal.
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