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Dog walkers sitting their pets on the tracks for photos, youths doing one-armed push ups and parents letting toddlers play on live railway lines, is just some of the incredibly dangerous behaviour caught on covert cameras this year at footpath level crossings in Worcestershire.

Major railway upgrades to improve future journeys for passengers and freight between Coventry and Banbury are now complete.

Railway engineers are urgently redesigning Warwick station’s multi-million-pound accessibility upgrades after an unexpected discovery has forced teams to down tools.

Birmingham New Street has seen 52% more visitors since Ozzy the bull’s official homecoming to the station concourse last week.

Pioneering new devices will be trialled at Birmingham New Street station to see how much they improve air quality for passengers on platforms.

The much-loved centrepiece to last year’s Commonwealth Games – Ozzy the bull – has been officially unveiled in his new home at Birmingham New Street station.

Major upgrade work on the Trent Valley line to improve future rail journeys for passengers and freight services is now complete.

Passengers are being advised to check before they travel ahead of work to improve future journeys on an important railway corridor through the West Midlands.