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More rain on the way to flood-stricken Midlands

* Video shows Bristol Road floods by the University of Birmingham. Read

Solihull council to sell Constable sketch to raise funds

Solihull Borough Council is to sell a sketch by the 19th century painter John Constable to help plug a hole in its finances. Read

Friends Institute boiler 'can be repaired' says council

The campaign to save the Friends’ Institute in Birmingham has been given fresh hope after the city council decided a “beyond repair” boiler can be mended after all. Read

Jamaica and India may train in Birmingham before 2012 Olympics

Jamaica, Barbados and India are the latest countries being courted by Birmingham with a view to using the city as a training base before the 2012 Olympic Games in London. Read

An L of a mistake over directions for St Philip's

What’s in a name? Quite a lot if you happen to be a city council worker who can’t spell the name of Birmingham’s historic cathedral. Read

Bobby Browns to reopen in Birmingham

Popular Birmingham city centre nightspot Bobby Browns is to re-open after five years. Read

Land Rover bird scarers disturbing other Solihull residents

Bosses at Land Rover’s Solihull plant have been urged to remove a scarer - installed to keep a flock of gulls from damaging their luxury 4x4s. Read

Knights Templar building at Temple Balsall is secured

The future of an historic Warwickshire church linked with the mysterious Knights Templar order has been saved by the Land Registry. Read

Video: Robot dancing at the Bullring

Crowds at the Bullring were stunned as a giant robot walked, talked, danced and interacted with shoppers. Read

Call for Bournville to be given world heritage status

More than 1,000 people have responded to a campaign for world heritage status to be bestowed on Birmingham’s Bournville village. Read

Sunday opening for Sutton Coldfield library

A Birmingham City Council library is to open on a Sunday for the first time. Read

Colombian officers thought MP Michael Fabricant was drug smuggler

Lichfield MP Michael Fabricant has told how he was held at gunpoint and wrongly accused of drug smuggling in Colombia. Read

Birmingham man in court after fatal punch

A Birmingham man will appear in court today charged with the manslaughter of a man who died after he was punched in the street. Read

Accidental death verdict on soldier who died after crashing wagon

A verdict of accidental death was recorded on a soldier who died in a Birmingham hospital after crashing a wagon in Afghanistan because he was not properly trained to drive it. Read

Government owns up to eco-town advert error

Lichfield MP Michael Fabricant has received a written apology from a Government Minister over a misleading advert championing a proposed eco-town in his constituency. Read

Birmingham radio stations rapped for encouraging drinking

Presenters on two Midland radio stations have been blasted for encouraging drinking, according to a Government-funded study. Read

Lessons in being green for eco-town residents

Anyone wanting to buy a house in a proposed Warwickshire eco-town will be offered lessons on how to adopt a green lifestyle. Read

Man arrested after Coventry woman stabbed to death

A man has been arrested after a woman was stabbed to death in Coventry. Read

Two remanded over death outside Q Club

Two men have appeared in court charged with murdering a 29-year-old who was stabbed outside a Birmingham nightclub following an all-night music event. Read