Social work managers took 147 vulnerable children off their books when they should not have done to reduce workloads on a shrunken staff. It comes as Ofsted published a scathing report into how Birmingham City Council's children's services operate.
Birmingham City Council has tweeted a map showing the colour of the political picture across the city, after Labour retained control of the city council.
West Midlands Weather: Windy on Sunday with showers and sunny spells
East Midlands Weather: Heavy rain over Derbyshire hills, drier and brighter elsewhere
The city’s spike in coronavirus cases has sparked a report that it may be the first UK location to be subjected to a district lockdown.