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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 -

“People vote Labour and all they get is trash” Conservative leader Kemi Badenoch taunts Keir Starmer over the strike by Birmingham bin workers. #PoliticsMidlands begins at 10am BBC1 tomorrow

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

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😉 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.

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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.

“It’s rooted in hatred and bigotry.” Daniel Browne from Warwickshire Pride condemns the demand from Reform UK’s Cllr George Finch to remove a Pride flag from the Shire Hall in Warwick. #PoliticsMidlands begins 10am BBC1

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

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

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".

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

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

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.

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.

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:

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".

More than 60 firefighters are tackling a major blaze at a disused college campus in Coventry. Details:

Move over Jason Donovan, Kylie has a new beau ❤️ Nine-year-old Leo from Coventry melted the heart of the Aussie superstar in Birmingham.

“We can’t have sensitivities around this. I think stop and search is a very valuable tool for the police” Meriden & Solihull East MP Saqib Bhatti MP supports using stop and search to bring down the rate of knife crime in the West Midlands. #PoliticsMidlands

"This sort of behaviour is totally unacceptable and will not be tolerated on the streets of our city." Full story:

A group of Birmingham friends have built a mobile shower van to help homeless people in the city.