Woman trapped in car following Cubbington crashpublished at 10:43 British Summer Time 2 October 2017
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A car crash left a woman trapped in her vehicle , externalafter it landed in a ditch.
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Woman trapped in car following Cubbington crashpublished at 10:43 British Summer Time 2 October 2017
Family 'sit it out' at Birmingham Airport after cancelled flightpublished at 10:35 British Summer Time 2 October 2017
Riyah Collins
BBC NewsA group of travellers at Birmingham Airport said they had only learned of the collapse of Monarch Airlines from Twitter at 04:30 BST as they were on their way to catch their flights.
Anne and Barrie Chittenden, from Nottinghamshire, were due to fly to Lisbon along with Walter and Cathy Flanagan, from Hartlepool.
They paid an extra fee on Friday to reserve seats and couldn't understand why the company was taking bookings so late.
They said they're "most annoyed" about all the extra payments for travel and parking.
"At least it's only a holiday", they said.
"We're going to sit it out and see what happens. We're in good spirits."
Man taken to hospital with serious head injuriespublished at 10:26 British Summer Time 2 October 2017
A man was taken to hospital with serious head injuries, external following a crash near Whitney-on-Wye.
Details of road closures in Ironbridgepublished at 10:20 British Summer Time 2 October 2017
One of the main roads running through Ironbridge will be closed today as maintenance work begins on the town's historic bridge - the world's first to be iron framed.
Scaffolding is being placed around the structure to allow for repair works
Ironbridge Arts and Crafts Centre shared these photos with us.
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Image source, GoogleMen bailed after fatal city centre fightpublished at 10:14 British Summer Time 2 October 2017
Five men have been bailed after a fatal stabbing during a mass brawl in Manchester city centre.
Image source, LEAH MARKSA "large fight" spilled out from the Suburbia nightclub into John Dalton Street in the early hours of Saturday, Greater Manchester Police said.
A man, aged 24, from Birmingham died after suffering neck wounds.
Two women, aged 19 and 21, were left unconscious after being punched, while two police officers were treated for minor injuries.
Flat fire investigations continue - three remain in hospitalpublished at 10:08 British Summer Time 2 October 2017
Jack Dowling
Journalist, BBC Radio StokeAn investigation continues into a blaze in Stoke-on-Trent which has left what is thought to be three members of the same family in hospital fighting for their lives.
Firefighters were called to a ground floor flat in Northwood at 06:00 on Sunday.
A woman in her 20s and what's believed to be her young boy and her six-month-old baby daughter are in a critical condition in hospital.
The area around Ringland Close has been fenced off while investigators continue to access the scene.
Six flats have been evacuated and we're told residents have been placed in temporary accommodation until the building is deemed safe.
We're told one man jumped from the first-floor building as it filled with smoke.
1,908 minutes, 38 shots, no goalspublished at 09:57 British Summer Time 2 October 2017
One striker's struggles continue, Harry Kane has no such problems while Palace go from bad to worse - the best Premier League stats.
Read MoreMan accused of boy's attempted murderpublished at 09:51 British Summer Time 2 October 2017
Dominic Palmer has appeared in court over the 15-year-old's "life-threatening" injuries.
Read MoreIron Bridge closes for maintenance work - beware of road closurespublished at 09:45 British Summer Time 2 October 2017
BBC Midlands TodayConservation work is due to continue on Shropshire's Iron Bridge this morning.
A crane will hoist two 950kg scaffolding beams into place which will allow experts to assess the bridge and carry out any necessary works.
A temporary road closure will be in place in the centre of Ironbridge until 15:30.
Vegas mass shooting: Witness describes 'horrifying' ordealpublished at 09:30 British Summer Time 2 October 2017
Vanessa Pearce
BBC NewsA Wolverhampton journalist caught up in the mass shooting at a Las Vegas concert has described the ordeal as "horrifying".
Image source, Getty ImagesNathan Judah said he and his wife had just finished dinner at the MGM casino, opposite the scene of the shooting, and were about to walk to the Mandalay Bay Hotel.
"We heard what appeared to be like dull popping in the background.
"We were just about to walk through the exit and we saw people started walking briskly past us coming back into the casino itself.
"A couple of minutes later it was hundreds, screaming, so we turned around and started running with everyone else.
"It was pretty horrifying to be honest."
Monarch collapse: Passengers in Birmingham left 'devastated'published at 09:21 British Summer Time 2 October 2017
Daz Hale
BBC WMAbout 1,400 passengers due to fly out of Birmingham Airport have been affected by the Monarch Airlines collapse.
Image source, EPASome of them have been telling me how "devastated" they are at the news.
Julie, from Kidderminster, said she and her husband were meant to be flying out to Alicante.
"We checked online news before coming to the airport, but didn't see anything.
"All they did was hand us that sheet of paper and said 'sorry, sort it out'.
"And we've just had to go and book with somebody else, with extra cost.
"I'm devastated because it's not only affected our holiday, but it's had a knock-on effect with our family, as they're dropping us off and picking us up."
Have your say: Where are you due to fly with Monarch airlines?published at 09:17 British Summer Time 2 October 2017
Stephanie Barnard
BBC NewsGood morning. I'm also here bringing you the latest news, sport, travel and weather updates.
Plus, we'll have the latest reaction on Monarch airlines which ceased trading at midnight.
Where you due to fly this week? Have your say and get in touch with us., external
Paul Robert Tonks writes on Facebook:, external Currently in Spain and due to fly back tomorrow. Waiting to find out what’s happening with our flight.
If you'd like to get in touch with the BBC Local Live team today - email us.
Image source, FacebookMonarch cancellations: Family heard news from passengerspublished at 09:06 British Summer Time 2 October 2017
Riyah Collins
BBC NewsI'm at Birmingham Airport speaking to passengers about the Monarch flight cancellations.
This family from Stratford upon Avon, Warwickshire, were due to fly to Lisbon, but their plane to Portugal has been cancelled.
Glad, Matthew and Paul Curran said they had not yet heard anything from Monarch and the first news they had heard about the airline's problems had come from other passengers.
They said they were surprised at the company's "brinkmanship and how it's been left to the very last minute".
'Cancelled' departures board at Birmingham Airportpublished at 08:58 British Summer Time 2 October 2017
The departures board at Birmingham Airport shows there's not a lot of movement there today.
Rescue flight lands at Birminghampublished at 08:52 British Summer Time 2 October 2017
A flight has landed at Birmingham Airport bringing stranded passengers back from Ibiza.
An earlier flight landed at Gatwick.
The Civil Aviation Authority said 30 aircraft will be flying 110,000 people back to the UK.
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End of twitter postMidlands journalist in Vegas during mass shootingpublished at 08:30 British Summer Time 2 October 2017
A journalist at the Express & Star, in Wolverhampton, has been caught up in the mass shooting at a Las Vegas concert.
At least two people were killed and 24 others wounded when a gunman opened fire at the Mandalay Bay Hotel in the city.
Nathan Judah tweeted he'd heard "loads of shots" fired on the Vegas strip.
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End of twitter postBaby girl and boy remain critical after flat fire in Stoke-on-Trentpublished at 08:21 British Summer Time 2 October 2017
Three people, including a six-month-old baby and a young boy, remain in a critical condition following a fire at a flat in Stoke-on-Trent yesterday.
Emergency services were called to a flat at Ringland Close, in Northwood, at about 06:00 on Sunday.
The baby, boy and a woman in her 20s - believed to be their mother - are being treated at Royal Stoke hospital.
BBC journalist catches one of final flightspublished at 08:10 British Summer Time 2 October 2017
Vanessa Pearce
BBC NewsOur BBC colleague Stephanie Barnard, who lives in Staffordshire, just about made it home yesterday from a break abroad.
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End of twitter postMonarch failure: 'It was supposed to be a nice break away'published at 07:56 British Summer Time 2 October 2017
Gema Astbury, from Wolverhampton was due to fly from Palma, Majorca, to Birmingham at 11:00.
Image source, Gema AstburyShe heard from someone in the resort yesterday there might be problems, so she tweeted Monarch - who replied almost “instantly” and said there was no disruption.
Image source, Gema AstburyShe woke this morning to get ready for the airport and saw the news.
Gema told BBC WM she needed to go the airport now as this shuttle was her only way to get there.
“I’ve got no hotel stay if I can’t fly.
“It’s a nightmare at the moment. They’ve told us not to turn up to the airport, but I’ve got to turn up and hope I can get something. The phone lines are engaged.
“It was supposed to be a nice break away, I’m not sure I’ll be able to get to work tomorrow.”
Tap water ban in Tenbury Wells continuespublished at 07:46 British Summer Time 2 October 2017
Vanessa Pearce
BBC NewsTap water around Tenbury Wells, in Worcestershire, is likely to be safe to drink by this afternoon, Severn Trent Water says.
Up to 2,000 properties have been affected after a small amount of floodwater got into a burst pipe in a field in the town on Friday night.
Customers have been collecting bottled water from the town's hospital and swimming pool.
