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More than £13,600 is raised through donations, a cake sale and yoga session to keep the club open.

It'll be mostly dry with plenty of sunshine, we'll see highs of 9C/48F, before some heavy rain moves in tonight.

You can find more local forecasts at ³ÉÈË¿ìÊÖ Weather.

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Snooker player Reanne Evans can turn professional from the start of the 2021-22 season with a two-year tour card.

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The move comes as part of an agreement between the World Professional Billiards and Snooker Association (WPBSA) and World Snooker Tour (WST).

Evans, from Dudley, is top of the World Women's Snooker (WWS) rankings.

She is the most successful women's snooker player ever, having won 12 World Championship titles, and was awarded an MBE in 2020 for her services to women's snooker.

A man has been arrested after police were called to reports of a man brandishing a hammer in Birmingham city centre.

A hammer was recovered by officers after the incident at 16:45 on Broad Street.

It's unclear at this stage if anyone was hurt or threatened or any property damaged, said West Midlands Police.

Marian Savu was attacked in the early hours and pronounced dead at the scene.

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Final details have been submitted for 240 homes near Tile Hill station in Coventry.

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Land situated west of Cromwell Lane was removed from the green belt and allocated for 240 homes in the council’s Local Plan in 2017, with outline permission for 240 homes approved in 2018.

An application has now been submitted for the plot, which is split in two by the Grade-II listed farmhouse Westwood Farm in the middle, which remains unaffected.

The southern side will be developed by St Philips ³ÉÈË¿ìÊÖs and provide a mixture of 58 three and four-bed detached houses, each with two parking spaces and a garage. The northern parcel of land will be developed by Spitfire ³ÉÈË¿ìÊÖs and create 182 homes across a range of detached, semi-detached, and terraces, as well as apartments.

Oakley Hughes used his mum's thumb to unlock her phone when she passed out after a fall.

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The killing of George Floyd last year triggered a national debate about racial injustice not just in the US, but in the UK, too. Naga Munchetty travelled across the UK to understand what race and racism means today.

Alum Rock is one of the most deprived parts of Birmingham. Almost 60% of those living there are of Pakistani heritage

Usman works as a GP there. His grandfather arrived in the 1960s and worked as a road digger. He knows that his grandfather experienced racism, but believes things have moved in the right direction.

"Have they moved quick enough? No," he says. "Do they need to continue to move in the right direction and faster? Yes."

You can watch Naga's Panorama programme on Monday 8 March at 19:00 on ³ÉÈË¿ìÊÖ One, or afterwards on ³ÉÈË¿ìÊÖ iPlayer.

The home's provider has been told to improve by Ofsted after inspectors found "serious shortfalls".

Three teenagers have been arrested after a boy was punched and chased during a robbery.

The 17-year-old was attacked on Beverley Road, Leamington Spa on Friday night, said Warwickshire Police.

He was treated in hospital for facial injuries.

Two 15-year-old boys were arrested in connection with the incident and have been released on bail pending further inquiries, the force said.

A 16-year-old boy has also been arrested this morning and is currently in police custody.

The venture will expand to places including Birmingham, Coventry and Walsall in the next few months.

Demolition of Crewe's bus station is due to begin next summer, it's been revealed.

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Passengers and buses will be moved to a temporary location nearby while a replacement is built.

The scheme is part of wider plans for a new entertainment complex on the site of the old Royal Arcade next door.

The new bus station and multi-storey car park are then due to open in spring 2023,

Boris Johnson has just started leading the coronavirus news briefing at Downing Street.

You can follow live updates here.

Worcester Warriors prop Joe Morris signs an extended contract with the Premiership club.

Two people held on suspicion of murder, after Kelly Webber died, are bailed.

A man and a teenage boy required hospital treatment after reports of gunfire in Coventry.

One of the big changes in secondary schools today, other than testing, is the guidance on wearing masks.

Both students and staff are required to wear masks everywhere in school - including in the classroom.

Some students and adults will be exempt, such as those who cannot wear a face mask because of a disability and those who rely on lip-reading to communicate.

The rule also won't apply to primary school pupils, although teachers and other staff will be expected to wear masks where possible.

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