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26 May 2013 Last updated at 03:02 ET

Thousands join in Pride paradePart of the parade

About 50,000 people are expected to come to Birmingham this weekend for the city's annual two-day Pride festival.

CCTV imagesScrapyard fires 'could be linked'

Three suspicious scrapyard fires in the Black Country in the past week could have been started by the same people, police say.

Warnings over flagship projects

More than 30 of the coalition's flagship schemes, including the West Coast Main Line scheme and HS2, are at serious risk of failure, a government report warns.

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Hidden gems in the concrete city A second look at Birmingham's buildings Birmingham School of Art

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Suicide highlights welfare dispute

11:53 UK time, Tuesday, 14 May 2013

The tragedy of Stephanie Bottrill's suicide highlights the dispute over changes to housing benefit.

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David Gregory-Kumar Article written by David Gregory-Kumar David Gregory-Kumar Science & Environment correspondent, BBC News

Another bad year for our farmers

11:51 UK time, Thursday, 16 May 2013

A raft of newly published farming statistics show the weather and animal diseases continue to cause problems.

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    Weather 0833:

    A chilly start for most in Birmingham and the Black Country with a few places seeing some early mist. Fine and dry thereafter with plenty of sunshine and a high of 17C (63F).

    Feeling pleasantly warm across the region with light westerly winds.

     
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    If you want to get in touch with us with your news, comments and photos, you can email us at locallive@bbc.co.uk or tweet us at @bbcwm.

     
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    0800: Caroline Gall, BBC News

    Good morning, I'm with you in Birmingham for all your news, sport, weather and travel across here and the Black Country.

     
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