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“Without a shadow of a doubt it is a transphobic comment.” Bromsgrove’s The Green Party candidate Melissa Poulton 🏳️‍⚧️ condemns Tory Deputy Chairman Rachel Maclean for social media remarks about her transgender identity. #PoliticsMidlands begins at 10am on BBC1

Firefighters are tackling a blaze at an industrial park in Birmingham. West Midlands Fire Service said they had crews in attendance at Hastingwood Industrial Park on Wood Lane in Erdington, near the Fort Dunlop retail park and M6. Updates -

The Chairman of Birmingham City FC Tom Wagner welcomes government funding for a link from the tram network to the club’s planned new stadium. Will it kick-start economic growth and regeneration in East Birmingham? #PoliticsMidlands begins at 10am on BBC1

A huge fire has ripped through a two-storey office building and warehouse in Coventry. More than 70 firefighters went to the scene in Olivier Way at 17:43 GMT after a flurry of 999 calls about a "significant" blaze in the Walsgrave area. Footage: Maija Taurina.

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People living beside a Black Country road are being driven mad by the sound of a loose manhole cover. They've been trying to get Severn Trent to fix it since January. The water company says they will head out to Halesowen "as sooon as possible".

🗣️ The fans are excited ahead of the pre-season friendly with Barcelona. ⚽️ #bcfc #barcelona

"By order of the Peaky Blinders" 🇯🇵 Full story:

A Walsall pensioner celebrated his 90th birthday by playing a game of walking football. Mike Fisher still plays three times a week – as well as a weekly game of indoor cricket. He celebrated his birthday with his team mates at Sneyd Community Association in Bloxwich.

😉 Congratulations Emma Willis! 💃🏻 The TV presenter did her best to swerve the Strictly Come Dancing question in February. 🪩 Emma Willis, comedian Josh Widdicombe and professional dancer Johannes Radebe have been announced as the new hosts of Strictly Come Dancing.

A mural has appeared in Quinton, Birmingham of England stars Jude Bellingham and Morgan Rogers. Artist Dion Kitson has depicted the footballers eating orange chips, a Black Country classic. #england #halesowen #stourbridge

A camera outside a pub in Staffordshire has captured a series of crashes at a road junction. Full story:

The Commonwealth Games bull is going to be named Ozzy - after the Birmingham-born Black Sabbath legend. And Ozzy's told us from his home in the United States that he's "absolutely blown away".

This is the moment Nick Owen received his MBE from the Princess Royal at Windsor Castle today.

Emergency crews are in Birmingham city centre after what appears to be an incident on a ride in Centenary Square.

Drone footage shows narrowboats stranded following a reported sinkhole on a canal in Shropshire. Latest:

BBC Midlands Today presenter Nick Owen has been awarded an MBE in the King’s Birthday Honours List for his services to charity and broadcasting.

The destruction caused by fires in Stourbridge is shown in this video close to a home. Live updates:

On a very dark day for Black Country history lovers, some lovely memories from 1974 as reporter John Swinfield reports from the Glynne Arms, which was later renamed The Crooked House. Devastating fire:

Dozens of cyclists staged a protest during rush hour traffic in Birmingham, following the death of three cyclists on the city's roads in a month. Better Streets for Birmingham group say local roads are dangerous and blame a lack of safe infrastructure for a spate of accidents.

A man who spent 35 years working in the United States has returned to live in his home city of Wolverhampton. And Russell Shelton says: "I've travelled 6,000 miles to come back and tell you Wolverhampton is a great place to live."

A Birmingham man is using social media to highlight the issue of litter on the streets where he lives. Alan Webb posts images on X as he wanders around Digbeth in his lunch break picking up rubbish. He’s on a mission to persuade people that dropping litter is "unacceptable".