Summary

  • Birmingham Commonwealth Games bid 'not fully compliant'

  • Lack of maintenance partly to blame for Storm Doris death

  • Fire in block of flats in Burslem

  • Pig on the loose bites woman's legs

  • Hospitals warn of "extreme pressures" on A&E

  • Updates from Friday 5 October 2017

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Live Reporting

Stephanie Barnard and Jerry Chester

  1. Teenage boy left with 'significant' facial injuries after hit-and-run

    A teenager was left with serious injuries after being hit by a vehicle that failed to stop on Alum Rock Road in Birmingham.

    West Midlands Police says the 15-year-old boy was found by officers on patrol at the junction of Anthony Road last Thursday night.

    Police officersPA

    The force is appealing for the driver to "do the right thing" and come forward, after the boy needed surgery for "significant" facial injuries.

  2. Health boss says maternity services 'not addressing everyone's needs'

    Shropshire's maternity services are not "addressing all the needs" of people in the county, according to the doctor on the Shropshire Clinical Commissioning Group with responsibility for women and children's services.

    Health commissioners have been meeting in Shrewsbury today to discuss progress on a review of maternity care, but say they have not yet agreed on how it needs to change.

    Maternity bed

    Dr Jessica Sokolov also said there was "unequal" care around the county.

    The current service, as it stands, is providing safe care. But, we know that it's not addressing all the needs that people have around the county."

    Dr Jessica Sokolov, Shropshire Clinical Commissioning Group

  3. Driving slow and steady to win the race

    Specialist drivers taking part in the MPG marathon are pushing their cars to the very limit.

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  4. Warwick Castle's owner's shares rise on talk of SeaWorld deal

    BBC Business News

    Shares in the UK-based entertainment giant Merlin are up almost 2% on reports the Warwick Castle owner has held talks to take over parts of US theme park giant SeaWorld.

    Sea WorldGetty Images

    SeaWorld, which is based in Orlando, Florida, specialises in marine parks.

    Its shares rose 5% on Wednesday on speculation a deal was in sight.

    However, Merlin, which also runs Legoland theme parks around the world, as well as Madame Tussauds and London Eye, is understood to be interested in only buying part of SeaWorld.

  5. 999 - I need an ambulance

    Stephanie Barnard
    BBC News

    Have you been following Ambulance on BBC One which follows the West Midlands Ambulance Service crews?

    There are moments of joy as paramedics bond while driving to gut-wrenching 999 calls - you can follow the BBC One documentary series at 21:00 tonight.

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    Watch Justin and Dawn’s first job of the day, which starts with a call to a woman whose waters have broken...

    Former butcher Justin helps deliver a baby.

  6. Spitfire hero welcomed back to Malta for commemorations

    Carlie Swain
    BBC News

    One of the last surviving Spitfire pilots from the Siege of Malta has returned to the country for the first time since World War Two.

    Allan Scott, from Wem, in Shropshire, is now 96 and was invited over for commemorations to mark the lifting of the siege 75 years ago.

    He was taken on a tour of the island and went to see his old airbase, which is now an international airport.

    Spitfire hero welcomed back to Malta for commemorations

  7. Watch: A fine day forecast tomorrow

    Shefali Oza
    BBC Midlands Today

    We're forecast a fine day tomorrow, with some sunshine and temperatures again reaching 14C (57F) in places.

    But the weekend isn't looking as pleasant.

    BBC weather forecast for the West Midlands

  8. College pays tribute to mum-of-two killed in flat fire

    Stoke-on-Trent College has paid tribute to the mother who died following a flat fire in Northwood this week.

    The fire was started by an electric storage heater in a ground floor flat in Northwood on Sunday morning.

    Zainab Adam, who was 36, died in hospital on Monday, two days before her six-year-old daughter, Tafaoul Fadou.

    Six-month-old Tamunni Fadoul remains in a critical condition in hospital.

    Ringland Close, Northwood

    Zainab was learning English at the college and her teachers say she was "a delight to teach".

    Six families who lived in the block have been moved into temporary accommodation.

    Zainab has been a delight to teach during her time with us at Stoke-on-Trent College. When she joined us, in 2016, she had limited English and weekly her confidence grew. She was much loved and respected by her fellow students and we will miss her in class and around the college tremendously."

    Stoke-on-Trent College

  9. 'Hurst's Shrewsbury have spirit of 1979'

    Ex-Shrewsbury boss Graham Turner compares Paul Hurst's League One table-toppers to his 1978-79 third-tier title winners.

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  10. Invictus athlete 'on top of the world'

    Daz Hale
    BBC WM

    Invictus Games athlete, Steve Boulton, has just arrived back from Toronto with his silver medal vowing to make it gold next year.

    Steve Boulton

    The ex-serviceman, who was injured in Afghanistan and now works for Jaguar Land Rover as an engineer, won the medal in the wheelchair rugby event.

    He said the experience made him feel "on top of the world".

    It's like serving your country all over again."

    Steve Boulton

  11. Woman suffers suspected fractured pelvis after bus and car collide

    Three people have been taken to hospital after a collision involving a bus and a car in Birmingham, the ambulance service say.

    Alcester Road SouthGoogle

    Five passengers from the bus needed treating at the scene after the incident on Alcester Road South in the Kings Heath area of the city.

    The most seriously injured was a woman, believed to be in her 20s, who suffered a suspected fractured pelvis.

  13. Relive Saracens' Premiership win over Wasps

    Relive Saracens' Premiership win over Wasps, as Jamie George scores a hat-trick of tries to put them top of the table.

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  14. Commonwealth Games Federation meet to discuss Birmingham bid

    The Commonwealth Games Federation (CGF) is meeting in Sri Lanka today with Birmingham's bid to host the 2022 games on the agenda.

    The city is currently the only bidder to replace South African city Durban which was stripped of the event.

    Commonwealth Games bid posterBirmingham City Council

    The CGF said its executive board will today "receive an update on the current status of the 2022 selection process".

    A final decision on the host city is expected by the end of the year.

  15. Last bank in village closes despite campaign to keep it open

    The last remaining bank in a Worcestershire village closes today.

    Lloyds Bank in Hagley will shut its doors for the last time, despite a strong local campaign against the decision.

    Lloyds bank HagleyGoogle

    It's the latest branch of the bank to close in Worcestershire, with the one in Malvern closing in March, and in Broadway a few weeks ago

  16. Woman dies after being hit by her own car

    Jennie Aitken
    Reporter, BBC Radio Stoke

    A woman in Newcastle has died after she was hit by her own car.

    Jean Owen, 52, was struck by the car last Friday on Delamere Grove where she lived, but died days later from her injuries.

    Delamere Grove, NewcastleGoogle

    Police now say they are supporting her family after she died in hospital.

  17. Bin strike crews resume weekly collections

    Strike action which was prompted by a dispute over job losses has been suspended since 20 September.

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  18. Travel: Rail delays between Hereford and Worcester

    BBC News Travel

    Rail services between Hereford and Worcester Foregate Street are being delayed by up to half an hour due to a fault with the signalling system, London Midland say.

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  19. Watch: Webb Ellis statue modelled on 'Barnsley schoolboy'

    Martin Winch
    BBC News

    As the original casting of Rugby's iconic statue of William Webb Ellis is to be auctioned today, the artist, Graham Ibbeson, has revealed the sculpture was actually modelled on a Yorkshire schoolboy.

    Graham Ibbeson's son Max was used as a model.

  20. In the papers: Worcester's top stories

    Worcester News

    Here are some of the top stories on the front page of the Worcester News website.