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Maisie OlahBBC Midlands TodayThree years on since Birmingham hosted the Commonwealth Games, an interactive fairy tale-style experience has been installed to bring the games back to life. United By 2022, the legacy charity of the Games, will host The Next Chapter at New Street Station from Wednesday until Friday. Maureen Levermore, featured as one of the 50 ball chain women in the opening ceremony and said she still cherished the opportunity to be involved.

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Pupils take to stage to celebrate ShakespeareMaisie OlahBBCStudents from Birmingham and Wolverhampton primary schools were the first to kick off the week of events Two West Midlands primary schools have taken to the stage to mark the beginning of Shakespeare Week. The national series of events for school children celebrates the playwright, which organisers said was this year's inspired by Shakespeare's iconic female characters.

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Man in disbelief after car stripped for second timeMaisie OlahBBCJeremy Merckle believes car stripping is an "epidemic"A man whose car was stripped of parts outside his home said he felt disbelief that it had happened for a second time. Jeremy Merckle's Volkswagen Polo was targeted in the early hours of last Tuesday morning outside his home in Sutton Coldfield, where a man was caught on camera carrying the bumper down the street.

Feb 16, 2025 | bbc.co.uk | Maisie Olah

Image caption, Paul Roberts' dog Bear was rescued in 2022"I've had people hide their children behind prams," said Paul Roberts, describing what walking his exempt XL bully, Bear, has been like since a ban on the breed came into effect. Since 1 February 2024 it has been a criminal offence to own an XL bully without an exemption certificate, and following the ban's introduction reports of cruelty and abandonment have more than doubled, according to RSPCA figures.

Feb 16, 2025 | bbc.com | Maisie Olah

'Parents hide children when they see my XL bully'Maisie OlahBBCPaul Roberts' dog Bear was rescued in 2022"I've had people hide their children behind prams," said Paul Roberts, describing what walking his exempt XL bully, Bear, has been like since a ban on the breed came into effect.