Plans for a new estate of around 300 homes, as well as a boating lake, in Worcester have been shelved, according to local councillors.

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The project was to develop land close to the swimming pool in Perdiswell.

Andy Stafford said he and fellow councillors felt that it wasn't appropriate to use parkland to build houses on, "which weren't required".

"In an area that needed a new school, building more houses just creates additional pressure," he added.

Coventry Telegraph

Coventry City will be homeless at the end of this season, as things stand., external

Investigations are continuing into the "unexplained" death of a man in Leek on Saturday night, police say. , external

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Emergency services were called to a property on Queens Drive at midnight.

Officers said they found a 23-year-old man who had collapsed and died at the scene.

BBC Hereford and Worcester

You've been getting in touch via our Facebook site,, external giving your reaction to the news that a Worcester micro home, created to tackle homelessness, welcomes its first resident today.

Sue Gardner writes: "Congratulations Worcester for allowing it! Let's see many more all over the country."

Leigh G Robinson said: "It's a simple idea, cost effective, and helps people get a roof over their head. Sometimes it's the simple things that make the biggest difference. You don't need big housing estates or high rises - just simple modular houses."

And Cathy Sandison posts: "How many homeless people are there in Worcester? Doesn't seem like one is going to be enough!"

James Bond
Sports Producer, BBC Shropshire

Paul Hurst is calling for goal-line video cameras, after his Shrewsbury Town side were denied a clear advantage in Saturday's 1-1 draw at Walsall.

Shrewsbury are still unbeaten and with a two-point lead at the top of League one after Stefan Payne's early penalty equaliser.

The penalty was awarded after a Walsall handball on the line, but there was no sending off as the rules demand.

The match officials said they couldn't be sure who was the culprit in a crowded penalty area.

Worcester News

Work is continuing at Worcester's prestigious new Cathedral Square development more than two months after it opened, external.

A retired soldier greeted Ride to the Wall bikers at the National Memorial Arboretum.

Household rubbish collections start again in Birmingham today, after a long-running strike was called off.

But some residents tell us that they had more collections when refuse workers were striking.

These pictures have been sent to us of Brookfield Road in the city which, a resident says, "doesn't do justice to the smell".

Bags there haven't been collected since the strike was called off, and council workers aren't due to collect there until Thursday.

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BBC Midlands Today

Birmingham has bid farewell to the colourful bear statues which formed a 70-mile tourist trail during the summer.

The group of 100 bears, known as a sleuth, were gathered at Millennium Point over the weekend for final photographs.

It's hoped they will raise around £500,000 for Birmingham Children's Hospital, when sold at auction.

Two police cars have been taken off the road in Shrewsbury after being targeted by vandals over the weekend, police say.

The Sentinel

Taxi driver Mohammed Waziri has been fined after refusing to allow a passenger’s guide dog into his cab, external.

One man had to be rescued from a ninth floor flat in Edgbaston as a faulty microwave started a "severe fire", West Midlands Fire Service said, external.

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It happened around lunchtime on Sunday at Century Tower, some other residents were "led to safety".

The fire service said four crews attended the scene.

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The number of street pastors in Coventry could double by the end of 2018.

The volunteers walk around the city centre at night making sure revellers and vulnerable people are safe.

The West Midlands Police and Crime Comissioner David Jamieson wants to take the current number of 48 to more than 100.

It’s hoped pastors will soon be able to help people in three areas of the city, rather than just one.

BBC Sport

Worcester remain rooted to the bottom of the Premiership and without a win after a 29-13 defeat at Bath over the weekend.

In a game further marred by the exit of home centre Ben Tapuai on a stretcher, Warriors briefly led 8-7 after winger Dean Hammond's first-half try.

But Aled Brew and Tapuai both scored to stretch Bath clear at the break.

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Jamie Shillcock crossed for Warriors but Brew's second sealed victory before Burns was sent off for a tip tackle.

Birmingham Mail

Tower block residents were led to safety as a faulty microwave sparked a fire inside a Birmingham high-rise, external.

A man who planned to target a railway line with a homemade bomb using fairy lights and a pressure cooker is due to be sentenced today.

Zahid Hussain, 29, was found guilty of preparing for an act of terrorism at Birmingham Crown Court in May.

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He was arrested in August 2015 after reports of a man carrying a hammer and behaving suspiciously near his home in Alum Rock, Birmingham.

After being taken to a police station, officers found handwritten recipes for explosives, a modified fairy light and a hand-drawn map showing a drainage chamber.

BBC Sport

It was another tough day for Wasps yesterday as they were beaten 38-19 by Saracens, including a hat-trick for hooker Jamie George.

The hosts went ahead when Chris Wyles collected Alex Goode's clever kick through before George burst through the Wasps defence for his first try.

Dai Young's Wasps have now not won since 10 September, when they beat Worcester Warriors, and this loss follows defeats by Harlequins, Exeter and Bath.

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A temporary gym and fitness studio could be set up in Kidsgrove to fill the gap left by the closure of the town's sports centre.

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The site closed after Newcastle-under-Lyme Borough Council said it couldn't afford to run the Staffordshire County Council-owned building., external

Borough councillors are now suggesting a temporary centre could be located in a school or college.

The idea is to be referred to the council's cabinet for consideration.

The reporter meets a man called Tony who wants a 50% cut and warns 'we've got to be careful'.

Work is due to begin today at St Mary's Church in Bridgnorth to repair damage caused by lightning - it is expected to cost nearly £30,000.

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