neighbouring birmingham, but taking in interconnected waterways across wednesbury, tipton and west bromwichf dead fish can be seen in part of the canal. 0ur correspondentjo black reports. an investigation into what happened is ongoing, but a major incident has been declared. and as you can see behind me, there are police here. there are people who have been walking around in high visibility jackets. just over the road, there is some police tape. it's across the entrance to the canal and the towpath, meaning people can't go down towards the canal. and if you just look down there, you can see dead fish in the water. it's just a rough estimate, but we think we can see around 100 fish from here. and obviously there will be others reported elsewhere along the canal. and the spill, the toxic spill, we are told, was discovered on monday. as i say, an investigation is ongoing and we believe water testing is taking place. some of the people in high visibility jackets that we saw, one of them did have a very long pole with a metal beaker, and another one was carrying something like a cool bag, someth

tipton and west bromwich.ee behind me, there are police here. there are people who have been walking around in high visibility jackets. just over the road, there is some police tape. it's across the entrance to the canal and the towpath, meaning people can't go down towards the canal. and if you just look down there, you can see dead fish in the water. it's just a rough estimate, but we think we can see around 100 fish from here. and obviously there will be others reported elsewhere along the canal. and the spill, the toxic spill, we are told, was discovered on monday. as i say, an investigation is ongoing and we believe water testing is taking place. some of the people in high visibility jackets that we saw, one of them did have a very long pole with a metal beaker, and another one was carrying something like a cool bag, something like you put your sandwiches in on a very hot day. so those water tests should be ongoing, results of those we hope we'll find out soon. the council leader, walsall council leader,

a 12 mile stretch from here in walsall to birmingham but also taking in wednesbury, tipton and west bromwiche they have a clearer idea of what is going on and got a grip on the situation. . ~ going on and got a grip on the situation. ., ~ , ., going on and got a grip on the situation. . ~' , ., , . representatives of the train drivers union, aslef, are expected to meet department for transport officials today to try to end a long—running pay dispute. industrial action has lasted more than two years and affected more than a dozen train operating companies based in england. aslef and the dft are understood to be hopeful a deal can be reached. taylor swift�*s concerts at wembley stadium this week will have additional ticket checks. the performances are sold out and ticketless fans have been warned to stay away. it comes after three shows in vienna were cancelled over an alleged plot by suspected terrorists to attack the venue and fans. chi chi izundu reports. this is what wembley bosses do not want to see. 40,000 ticketless swifty �*s took over the grassy hill outside the munich venue to listen

the boy — who has not yet been named by police — died in oldbury, near west bromwich, on thursday.3—year—old boy was stabbed to death in his own home. detectives continue making door—to—door inquiries with neighbours in an effort to find out more about what happened.

runs from walsall, where we are now, to birmingham, but also taking in wednesbury, tipton and west bromwichderstand, is used in industry for things like metal cleaning, plating and photography. it dissolves in the water and if you come into contact with it, it can be risky. so it can be risky to people and their pets. anyone who is concerned has been told to contact the local nhs, 111, or 999 if there is an emergency. the authorities say they are working as cautiously and quickly as they can and hopefully, the restrictions will be reduced once they feel like they have got a grip on the situation. thank you for updating us. i just want to bring you some breaking news.... ukraine is creating a "security zone" in russia's kursk region and plans to organize humanitarian assistance and evacuation corridors for civilians looking to go either to russia or to ukraine. the country's deputy prime minister iryna vereshchuk said on telegram that ukraine planned to organise access to the area for international humanitarian organizations as well. so ukraine is creating a security zonein so ukraine is cre

the boy, who has not yet been named by police, died in oldbury, near west bromwich, on thursday.ou can see there is still a police presence at the cordon here around this property and front garden on lovett avenue in oldbury, where a 13—year—old boy was stabbed to death on thursday inside his own home. west midlands police is asking anyone with any information to come forward, and to try and facilitate that, they've actually launched an online portal where members of the public can upload information, pictures or video that could be helpful to this murder investigation. they particularly mentioned doorbell cctv, things like ring systems that some people have that could also be useful. they say that they have extra police officers on hand in this neighbourhood to try and provide reassurance to the community. it is still a community that is deeply in shock. i've just been talking to one local resident who says it's difficult to comprehend how this boy's family and friends are feeling. you can see behind me the floral tributes outside this house, some candles as well and balloons sp

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taking place, the big shock was at fleetwood town, the league 2 side knocking out championship side west bromwich mattias de ligt and noussair mazraoui. the dutch centre back de lijt has signed a five—year contract, whilst morrocan full—back mazraoui has signed for four. the combined fee is believed to be about £60 million, with the fee for de lijt somewhere in the region of 40. the england test captain ben stokes will miss the rest of the summer he tore his hamstring playing in the hundred on sunday and is out of the series against sri lanka that starts next week. stokes hopes to return for the three—test tour of pakistan which begins in october. ollie pope will captain the side in his absence. here's our sports correspondentjoe wilson. it's been confirmed that ben stokes has torn his left hamstring. when we saw him go down clutching that part of his light, i think we initially feared it could be his left knee — remember, he did have surgery on that knee over the winter — but that surgery, ben stokes's extensive rehab has all been about getting him ready to play test match cricket as an all arou

were called to yesterday and just moments ago , martin here at just moments ago, martin here at west bromwichill spoke. >> good afternoon. >> good afternoon. >> i am chief superintendent kim madill. >> i'm the police commander for the local area. i have a statement that i am going to read to you today. statement that i am going to read to you today . we are read to you today. we are investigating the death of a 13 year old boy who was stabbed at a house in lovatt avenue, oldbury , yesterday afternoon. oldbury, yesterday afternoon. this is a truly sad and tragic incident where a young boy has lost his life. first and foremost, my thoughts and the thoughts of all involved investigating the death of this young boy remain firmly with the family and the loved ones. i know this will have also had a huge impact on the wider community. they will be shocked and concerned about what has happened. i am grateful to our officers who attended the address and supported the paramedics as they worked in vain to try to save his young life. i'm here to let the family and the wider community know that we will wo

the boy — who has not yet been named by police — died in oldbury, near west bromwich, on thursday.orter leigh milner has the latest details. it's here where a 13—year—old boy was stabbed to death in his own home. detectives continue making door—to—door inquiries with neighbours in an effort to find out more about what happened. i'm here to let the family and the wider community know that we will work with you and support you as we seek to find who is responsible for the death of this young boy. last year, the west midlands had the highest rate of knife offences in england and wales with many victims in their teens. police launched something called project guardian to try to combat the problem five years ago, but since then, the numbers have kept going up. young people are in fear. because they hear stories like this and think that they need to equip themselves with a knife. so you know, a lot of young people i mentor tell me — i don't want to die. or if in a situation that i've got a knife, "what do i do?" outside the house, people come to lay flowers in tears. but there's a fear,

quizzing ourselves on this is the moment that a cyclist in west bromwich took matters into his own handsllegedly attempting to steal his e—bike . bike his e—bike. bike. so, i mean, look at him go. that so they've allegedly been trying to nick his bike. it appears they've certainly pushed him off. he's got his spray out, i think. i mean, who carries that, by the way? what does that say about. that's the rule, but i'm not sure that's legal. there we go . sure that's legal. there we go. well, i want that spray. >> where is it? >> where is it? >> apparently . apparently, it's >> apparently. apparently, it's called criminal self—defence spray. yes okay, so there we go, but. yes well, there you go. some some some some astonishing footage. there four men have been arrested. so that's all we can say about that. but yes, it was filmed by rafe kalinowski. who? yes, again? did confirm that that spray is called criminal self—defence spray. so i might get myself a bit of that, actually. yeah. there we go. >> just keep us in line. >> just keep us in line. >> also, just before we move on, i would like

there's also football on at west bromwich albion as well today. manage the football crowds that are going to be in the city around this time. at the city around this time. at the at the same time. but there is hope from the government, at least certainly that a lot of the protests and the violent disorder that we've seen has been has been cut because of the deterrent that fast sentences that people getting sent onto custodial sentences to fines because of their involvement in violent disorder, they're hoping that that is acting as a deterrent. we've got this data yesterday, 460 people already arrested, more arrests to come and 99 people already sent for sentencing. almost 70 of those are given custodial sentences. they'll be hoping that acts as a deterrent for any violent disorder today . disorder today. >> jack, thank you very much. that's jack carson, who will be staying with us throughout the show. wouldn't it be interesting to see what happens when the football supporters arrive in town as well? so now let's pop down to dover , where they've d