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• Driver 'found to be four times over limit' after being stopped for no insurance

  A driver stopped by police for driving with no insurance in Sparkhill quickly found himself in further trouble once he was questioned by officers.

• Care centre is approved after Solihull council reveals it will be for adults residents not children

  An assisted living facility in Shirley that was billed as a children’s home will be for adults with learning disabilities, not children, Solihull council has said.

• Karlan Grant injury update amid West Brom's striker crisis

  Karlan Grant is touch and go to be involved for West Brom at Blackburn Rovers on Sunday. The striker, who came off the bench with 20 minutes to go in Albion's EFL Cup tie with Sheffield United on Thursday night, netted the winner but was forced off soon after.

• Greggs customer charged £249 for sausage and bean melt

  An urgent warning has been issued after a Greggs customer was charged £249 for a sausage and bean melt. Liam Halewood has spoken out after ordering the pastry on Just Eat.

• Furious Perry Barr shopkeeper patrolling 18hrs a day to stop 'illegal parkers' outside store

  An angry Perry Barr shopkeeper says he has been forced to patrol outside his premises for 18 hours a day to stop drivers "unlawfully" parking on his forecourt. Kevin Rees revealed he has been threatened after demanding £20 fines from motorists after using 'parking posts' to block in their vehicles.

• Man rumbled filling paddling pool with public tap in park amid heatwave

  A brazen Brit has been rumbled filling up a paddling pool with a public tap in the middle of a park during the heatwave. The Brit was photographed with his inflatable in St George’s Square, Pimlico, South London.

• The West Midlands area with the second highest shoplifting rate in the country

  The areas of the West Midlands most likely to be targeted by shoplifters have been revealed -with one part of Walsall second highest in the country for thefts per shops. It comes as a letter signed by more than 100 retail bosses, expressing concern about rising levels of unacceptable violence, abuse, and antisocial behaviour towards frightened shop workers, has been sent to police chiefs across England and Wales, calling for more action to support them.

• Love Island star Davide excluded from WhatsApp chat as feud emerges

  ITV Love Island star Davide has revealed he has been EXCLUDED from a show WhatsApp chat as allegations of a rift emerge. The Italian hunk revealed all on a radio show on Thursday.

• The beautiful Welsh beach cove only accessible via a tucked-away track

  There's a cove in North Wales that's so tucked away you might not realise it's there. Family-friendly Porth Iago is only reached by scrambling over the sand dunes or by a private farm track.

• Man fed up with neighbours using garden as shortcut takes drastic action -and gets slammed

  A man was fed up with neighbours using their front garden -so they erected a fence and laid down a lawn. People say the couple are just being difficult, though.

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