Advent took stories from the worlds of culture, business and education into homes across the region with coverage on BBC Midlands Today.

The Midlands Today team visited Cedars Academy as the Birmingham school welcomed maths expert Crystal Liu, from Shanghai, to lead a series of open classes while a new, free exhibition launching to celebrate the history and future of taxis was in the spotlight for Coventry Transport Museum.

The Coventry and Warwickshire Chamber of Commerce’s Brexit Club meeting at Coombe Abbey Hotel also featured, highlighting the work business leaders have put in over the last two years to help prepare for the UK’s exit from the EU.

Pictured: Cedars Academy in Birmingham made the news after taking part in an education exchange visit.