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A tree is brought down in storms in Essington, Staffordshire, landing on a house and damaging roof tiles and front of property. The roots have upended a huge section of ground as the tree was toppled.

Your photos: Storm clear-up and decorations

Take a look at some of the West Midlands' best photos from the past week.

A canal with narrowboat on it runs across the front of a collection of heritage industrial buildings in a range of styles made of brick and wood.

Urgent repairs to historic canal yard approved

The canal yard improvements were approved as it was added to a heritage at risk register.

An aerial view of Tamworth Castle on a sunny day, where its grassed mount has residential and industrial buildings behind it.

Fourth Century castle and 600-year-old school 'at risk'

Thirteen West Midlands sites are deemed at risk by Historic England, while 12 sites were saved.

A woman in a white swimming hat and multicoloured costume, underwater in a pool. She is alone, on her back and her feet are touching the side - she is about to push off with her arms outstretched above her head

Swim England to review historic safeguarding cases

A confidential report, seen by the BBC, says children may have been left at risk of harm.

The fronts of four white coaches with dark windscreens in a row

Coach firm bought by FirstGroup

FirstGroup says the purchase of Lakeside Group will allow it to grow in the West Midlands.

A comet appears as a glowing, streaking dot against the vast, dark, night sky

The dash not to miss once-in-a-lifetime comet snap

Keen photographers recount how earthly and natural challenges nearly scupper their chances.

Edward and Amanda Bevan are standing in front of a lake. Edward has grey hair and wears glasses. He is wearing a grey zip jacket and purple jumper. He has a "volunteer" badge with a picture of a heron on it. Amanda has a grey bob and wears glasses. She is wearing a blue jacker with a purple jumper, and also has a heron volunteer badge.

'Little old ladies get out of bed for the herons'

"People stop us in the street" to ask about a project to monitor nesting birds, organisers say.

A hot-air balloon, coloured in irregular red, yellow and blue panels, floats in a blue sky with white clouds. The top of a tree is visible bottom-right.

Your photos: Morning mist and mushrooms

Take a look at some of the West Midlands' best pictures from the last seven days.

A lone female swimmer in a black hat and goggles doing the front crawl

New swim club to open two years after damning report

A barrister says the culture of the swimming academy at Ellesmere College has changed.