A breast cancer surgeon accused of carrying out unnecessary operations denies a simple course of antibiotics could have avoided an operation on a female patient.

A court heard Ian Paterson carried out an operation on Rachel Butler's breast, six days after seeing her, but did not consider offering antibiotics in his treatment advice.

The 59-year-old is on trial at Nottingham Crown Court and denies 20 counts of wounding with intent between 1997 and 2011.

Ms Butler says the surgeon told her she was at "high risk" of cancer. Mr Paterson denies the allegation 

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The surgeon was formerly employed by Heart of England NHS Trust and Spire Healthcare.  

The case continues.

Theresa May criticises a decision by the National Trust to drop the word Easter from its annual egg hunt.

Tamworth Herald

Emergency services were called to a village near Tamworth, external after a man in his 50s was stabbed, and remains in a serious condition.

With the 2017 county season here, keep up to date with the latest signings, departures and rumours ahead of next season.

The Church of England has hit-out at Cadbury and the National Trust  for "airbrushing faith" by leaving out references to Easter from egg hunts.

The Archbishop of York said calling an event the Cadbury Egg Hunt was like "spitting on the grave" of the firm's Christian founder from Birmingham, John Cadbury.

The chocolate maker denied the claims saying it clearly used the word Easter on its packaging and in its marketing.

John Sentamu, a former bishop of Birmingham, said John Cadbury, a Quaker who founded the firm in 1824, would not condone dropping the word Easter and said it was like "spitting on his grave".

What do you think of these comments? Let us know here, external .

Steve Hermon
Journalist, BBC WM Sport

The sport stories that we're looking at this morning include:

• Albion will aim to a step closer to their best ever Premier League points tally when they go to Watford tonight
• Blues have the joy of a Tuesday night trek to Brighton
• Andy Lonergan is expected to continue in goal for Wolves who host Nottingham Forest

Express and Star

Jon Whitney says he must prioritise Walsall’s own young players after leaving Will Randall out of the squad that faced Bradford.  , external

Nominations for those wanting to be the first elected mayor in charge of the new West Midlands Combined Authority close at 16:00 this afternoon.  , external

Anyone who wants to stand will need a submit a £5,000 deposit - and 100 people prepared to back them,

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Candidates the BBC is aware of so far include:

• James Burn - Green Party
• Pete Durnell - UKIP
• Muhammad Nadeem - Independent
• Beverley Nielsen - Liberal Democrat
• Sion Simon - Labour
• Graham Stevenson - Communist
• Andy Street - Conservative

Local authorities included in the mayoral region are: Birmingham, Wolverhampton, Coventry, Dudley, Sandwell, Solihull and Walsall.

There's 29 days until people cast their vote to decide who will the the region's first mayor.

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Jaguar Land Rover is opening a special exhibition to celebrate the Range Rover's 50th Birthday. 

The car's prototype, known as the Velar, was first produced at the company's Solihull factory in 1967. 

Last month JLR unveiled its new Velar, which goes on display from today. 

The Range Rover is one of Britain's biggest luxury exports,worth £10bn every year.

Express and Star

A former teacher who admitted sexual activity with a 15-year-old girl has been jailed for 16 months.  , external

Elizabeth Glinka
BBC Midlands Today

A Polish man, trafficked to the West Midlands in 2008, is among 300 modern day slaves identified by the police in the past year. , external

Janusz , not his real name was beaten and made to work for 12 hours a day, for just £65 a week.

He was freed in 2016 and has been talking about his experiences as part of a BBC investigation. 

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His identification and driving licence were taken from him and never returned. Any money he did earn, he says was taken away from him to pay bills and was sometimes left with only £10.

Charlie Slater
BBC Weather presenter

After a mostly cloudy start with some rain, brighter spells will gradually develop through the morning. 

The rest of the afternoon will stay dry with good sunny spells and light winds - highs of 15C (59F).

Stephanie Barnard
BBC Local Live

Good morning from the BBC WM newsroom.

I'll be bringing you the usual mix of news, sport, travel and weather updates for Birmingham and the Black Country between now and 18:00.

If you want to share your views or send us your pictures from around our region,  email us , tweet us, external  or visit our  BBC WM Facebook page, external   .

Scientists dose trees with atmosphere of the future to see how much they can swallow.

That's all from Monday's live team.

We'll be back from 08:00 on Tuesday with more news, sport, travel and weather updates.

Keep an eye out here for breaking news before then.

Have a great evening.

Birmingham Mail

Air ambulance attended the scene after accident on northbound carriageway, external between junctions six and seven.

Play was suspended for six minutes when the beagle took to the pitch during the game.

English local authorities are trying to help people who've grown up in care with the transition to tax-paying adulthood.

Seven councils - including Coventry, Birmingham and Wolverhampton - have told care leavers this month they do not have to pay council tax until they are 22 or, in some cases, 25.  

Four authorities already had a similar policy in place.  

But will it make a difference?  

People who grew up in care share their thoughts here.

A girl who used her pocket money to buy chocolates for her local police force has been thanked during a school presentation.

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Eight-year-old Alana Acampora handed the treats to officers at West Bromwich police station , external to "cheer them up" in the wake of the Westminster terror attack. 

It prompted a team from the force to visit Alana at her school in Oldbury and hand over a certificate and theme park tickets in return for her kindness.

A nine-year-old leukaemia patient from Coventry has joined forces with the Lord Mayor of Birmingham to literally plant the first seeds of a new charity fundraising initiative.

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Nancy Harvey-Noble, who has acute lymphoblastic leukaemia, was joined by Councillor Carl Rice to launch 'Nancy's Sunflowers' in the grounds of Birmingham's Botanical Gardens. 

The scheme encourages people to plant a sunflower while raising money for blood cancer research.