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The fight to overturn the current law on assisted dying will go on for terminally ill Shrewsbury grandfather Noel Conway, external.

The decision by the driver of a broken-down car to leave the vehicle "has potentially saved his life" after it was hit by another car, the ambulance service says.

West Midlands Ambulance Service says the car had broken down on the A38 in Lichfield just after 06:00 this morning.

It was struck by another car moments after the driver had moved to the roadside

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The car that collided with the broken-down vehicle ended up on its roof after hitting the central reservation.

Dan Roan
BBC Sports editor

The Commonwealth Games Federation's decision to reopen the 2022 bidding process has caused surprise and embarrassment within government and the Birmingham 2022 team - both of whom believed they had done everything asked of them, but have now been told their bid is not compliant.

It is understood that Games bosses want further assurances over government guarantees and that land for the athletes' village has been secured, but some observers will wonder why such issues were not ironed out before the bid was submitted. Others feel this is just a means of attracting a second bidder, and give the process some much-needed credibility.

Either way, most insiders still seem confident that Birmingham will end up hosting the Games in 2022, despite the latest twist.

Only last month the West Midlands mayor Andy Street said the inclusive society in the city would make it the perfect place to bring the world together post-Brexit.

Shrewsbury Town manager Paul Hurst says being awarded manager of the month is a , external"proud moment" but he will keep the team grounded.

The Shropshire side remain the only unbeaten side in the EFL, having gone four points clear at the top after winning nine of their first 11 matches.

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Violent Jamie Sherlock attacked his girlfriend at her flat – then returned the following day in an attempt to make her lie to the police, external.

Carleen Wilkins stole thousands from her 97-year-old victim to pay off debts and gamble in casinos.

Residents in a north Worcestershire village are having to use bottled water after a burst water main cut off supplies.

About 800 properties in Romsley, with a B62 post code are believed to be affected.

South Staffordshire Water, who supply the Romsley area, have staff handing out bottled water at The Sun and Swallows Nest pubs.

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Freddie Burns is sent off on his full debut for a tip tackle on Josh Adams but Bath still beat Worcester at The Rec.

Some of the country's top comedians are in Birmingham for a three-day festival which gets under way today.

Greg Davies, Matt Lucas and Birmingham's own Joe Lycett are just some of the top names performing across the city as part of the Birmingham Comedy Festival., external

Chris Blakemore
BBC WM

The group that decides who will host the Commonwealth Games has extended the deadline for cities to bid for the 2022 Games after Birmingham alone submitted a bid last week.

The editor for Inside The Games, external, says the comment from the federation saying the city's "bid was not fully compliant" refers to questions over the government's assurances in the bid and council land which it plans to build on.

Duncan Mackay attended a press conference held by the Commonwealth Games Federation [CGF] in Sri Lanka earlier and told BBC WM: "They [CGF] have one or two points that they need to clarify, mainly concerning the conditions attached to the government guarantees and whether Birmingham City Council have actually secured the right to the land in Perry Barr for the athletes village."

He added: "The plan is to hold discussions with the Department for Digital, Culture, Media and Sport and Birmingham City Council in the next few weeks to go over the issues and hopefully clarify those and move forward.

"This is the start of a negotiation. They were never going to simply award the gold medal to Birmingham at this meeting. They have always said there will be a decision by the end of the year."

Tahnie Martin was hit by a "rotten and weather-damaged" wooden panel, an inquest hears.

A 49-year-old man remains in a medically induced coma after being found on a street in Foleshill last month, say police.

Balwant Mattu, 49, was found unresponsive with serious head injuries, external on Broad Street in the early hours of Sunday morning at about 00:30.

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Police want to trace a small, light-coloured car seen heading in the direction Mr Mattu was walking.

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A new community transport initiative has been launched to help residents in Redditch to get to the Worcestershire Royal Hospital, external.

The 2022 Games were only up for grabs because Durban, which won the original bid in 2015, was told it did not meet the criteria set by the Commonwealth Games Federation.

Durban was set to be the first African city to host the Commonwealth Games since they started in 1930.

In February, South Africa's sports minister Fikile Mbalula said the country had given it "our best shot" but ultimately failed to raise the necessary funds.

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Mike Taylor
BBC WM Sport

It isn’t yet clear why Birmingham's Commonwealth 2022 Games bid is not “fully compliant”, although the congratulations offered by the federation's president on a “comprehensive proposal” put forward by the city perhaps does imply that whatever the problem is, it isn’t terminal to Birmingham’s chances.

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It may be relevant to note that when the city council were originally contemplating a bid for the Games, they were looking towards 2026, the earlier Games having already been awarded to Durban.

If Birmingham were to be finally selected for 2022, that would mean the Commonwealth Games being held in the UK three times out of six this century, and perhaps there are some who would wish that they could be spread around the world a little more often.

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This situation may look unfortunate for Birmingham at the moment, but it remains to be seen whether any of the other cities that had been contemplating a bid will emerge with a “compliant” offer before the new deadline, let alone one as “comprehensive” as the Birmingham proposal.

BBC Midlands Today

Here's an unusual way to get drivers to slow down - put a mannequin, called Betty, outside your house, wearing a variety of outfits, in the hope she will persuade drivers to stick to the 30mph speed limit on the road.

The mannequin in the idea of Julia Askew, who lives in the village of Aston Ingham, near Ross-on-Wye.

Vincenzo Tavano choked Giorgio Roncari to death before taking his car and bank cards, police say.

Ben Godfrey
BBC Midlands Today

An inquest jury has concluded that the absence of maintenance on a shopping centre roof contributed to the death of a marketing manager during Storm Doris.

Tahnie Martin, 29, who worked for the University of Wolverhampton and lived in Stafford, was struck on the head by a wooden water tank cover in February, which became dislodged during storm force winds.

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The panel - from a mothballed plant room on the Mander Centre - was rotten with corroded fixings and may not have been maintained for almost 20 years, the jury said.

Following the narrative verdict, Emma Whitting, assistant coroner for the Black Country, told Ms Martin's family that it seemed a "senseless death".

"Tahnie was just embarking on a new, exciting phase of her life, with a job she loved and a marriage planned," Ms Whiting said.

A Shropshire man describes the execution of a Florida killer as "completely inhumane".