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Luka Milivojevic’s first-half penalty earns Crystal Palace all three points against West Brom, whose survival hopes take a further hit.

Struggling Birmingham City lose at home for the 12th time this season as Bristol City end their run of back-to-back defeats.

Rob Lamb, 58, suffered a severe spinal cord injury and needs adaptations to make his home safe.

Most patients referred to University Hospitals Birmingham trust are not being seen within two weeks.

Zac Hurst's driveway challenge is in memory of Jack Snow, who died from a brain tumour.

Jamaal Lascelles scores in stoppage time to rescue a point for relegation-threatened Newcastle following a dramatic finale against Aston Villa at St James' Park.

Bristol Bears go 11 points clear at the top of the Premiership with a bonus-point win over Wasps at Ashton Gate.

A scheme in the Midlands is encouraging people to scrap their cars to get public transport credits.

Three men are jailed after a relative was mistakenly killed and a rival gang member was murdered.

Police hand out more than 30 fines for the rogue event and a birthday bash with a four-piece band.

He will serve a custodial term at a youth detention centre following the incident in Handsworth.

Coventry City sign goalkeeper Lee Camp as a free agent following the midweek fractured cheekbone suffered by Marko Marosi.

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Cannabis with an estimated street value of £250,000 has been seized by police in Coventry.

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They searched a property

The £250,000 was made up of 155 cannabis plants and about 10kg (22lbs) of dried plants.

on suspicion of cultivation of cannabis and abstraction of electricity.

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West Midlands Police handed out fines totalling more than £24,000 to people at the two events.

Two guinea pigs have been found dumped in a cage in a remote area without food or water.

The RSPCA said they were "lucky to survive their ordeal" after the animal charity rescued them when a runner spotted them in Hurcott Pool, off Hurcott Road in Bromsgrove.

One of the female guinea pigs had a burst abscess.

Both are now in the care of the RSPCA at Gonsal Farm Animal Centre in Shropshire and are recovering well.

Image source, RSPCA

The RSPCA is now investigating and want to find who is responsible for dumping the pets on 6 March.

She said: "These poor guinea pigs were lucky to be found - it was 20:30 and had they not been discovered I am not sure they would have survived the night in the cold."

"I am hoping someone may recognise the pets and know who had them or someone will have seen something suspicious in the area where they were found."

Tickets for Coventry City football matches will be available to buy at the Ricoh Arena for the first time since 2013, the football club has announced.

Image source, Coventry City Football Club

The club have agreed a deal with rugby union side Wasps to return to the ground.

The new ticket office will be in the south-east corner of the stadium, alongside the club shop which will also move to the Ricoh.

Work is set to begin soon with the facilities set to open in July, the club said.

A Sikh women's group in the West Midlands says calls to its helpline have more than doubled during the pandemic.

Birmingham City criticise FA over timing of Team GB Olympic squad announcement before WSL kick-off.

People share some of their collections of vintage technology and explain why it is still useful.