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Charlie Slater
BBC Weather presenter
Fear not, it's not the apocalypse - there's a good reason why the sun was appearing red this morning.
BBC weather presenter explains why the sun is red today
Here are some of the stories making the headlines on the Coventry Telegraph:
Claudia Berry
BBC News
A motorcyclist and his passenger have died in a head-on crash on the A44 outside Worcester.
A man in his 40s died at the scene after his bike hit a Citroen C4 near Cotheridge, at about 13:40 yesterday.
His passenger, a woman in her 40s, died on the way to the Worcestershire Royal Hospital.
The driver of the Citroen which was travelling in the opposite direction was uninjured.
An appeal's been launched to help a Coventry rescue dog, who survived being shut in a hot car and who now needs a heart scan.
Image source, RSPCATerrier Sheldon has been diagnosed with a grade five heart murmur, which urgently needs looking into, says the RSPCA.
The organisation's Coventry branch is trying to raise £1,000 for a scan for the two-year-old dog.
Image source, RSPCAHe's the second dog at the branch this year to be diagnosed with a heart condition, the first being Molly who had a pacemaker fitted on Valentine's Day, after the public raised £2,500 in three hours.
Image source, RSPCAA selection of stories on the newspaper's website today include:
The bus driver has been discharged at the scene in Telford, according to police.
Read MoreGareth Roberts has sent us this image of the red sun taken in Coventry.
BBC weather presenter Simon King said it was due to the remnants of Hurricane Ophelia dragging in tropical air and dust from the Sahara.
Image source, Gareth RobertsWolverhampton City Council tweeted this image.
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A cyclist has died after his bike collided with a motorcycle near Stratford-upon-Avon, police say.
The incident happened on the B4086 Wellesbourne Road at the junction with Pimlico Lane at around 15:45 on Saturday.
Image source, GoogleThe family of the 68-year-old man have been informed.
A man in his 60s, who was riding a blue Suzuki motorbike, also suffered serious head injuries.
Race entrants like to give the charity marathon runner sprint finishes due to his nickname.
Read MoreTwo men have been banned from all places selling alcohol in Dudley as part of a civil injunction secured by West Midlands Police. , external
Image source, West Midlands PoliceThe pair from Dudley are banned from associating with each other and entering licensed premises.
Police have the power to arrest them if they breach the conditions, which also include having only one mobile phone.
Alex Homer
BBC Shared Data Hub
Hospital in Birmingham and Burton, in Staffordshire, are among those where the proportion of EU nationals leaving jobs in the NHS is rising, while the share of those joining is shrinking.
Image source, SturtiThe BBC analysed NHS Digital figures, which showed the trend in England over the past two-and-a-half years.
Health experts say the UK's decision to leave the European Union in June 2016 was behind the trend.
The Department of Health says new language requirements for EU nurses may have played a part.
Reagan Asbury, 19, was stabbed in the neck during a fight outside Walsall Town Hall.
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Stephanie Barnard
BBC News
Two cities in the Midlands are going head-to-head to become the UK City of Culture in 2021 - Coventry and Stoke-on-Trent.
All this week BBC Radio Stoke is taking a tour across the country visiting the cities that are on the shortlist, including Sunderland, Coventry and Swansea.
This morning the breakfast show presenters Liz Ellis and John Acres are in Scotland, checking out the competition in Paisley.
Paisley is a town of course famous for its intricate fabric pattern of the same name and at one point it produced 90% of the world's thread here.
We hope to find out by December who has been successful in the bidding process, picking up the baton from Hull to become the next UK City of Culture in 2021.
A teenager has died after being hit by a bus while cycling in Telford this morning.
West Midlands Ambulance Service says , externalit received a 999 call to Haybridge Road in Hadley at about 08:00 this morning reporting the crash.
The boy was found with serious injuries and airlifted to Birmingham Children's Hospital, but died shortly after arriving, a spokesman said.
A selection of stories being covered by the Shropshire newspaper this morning:
Stephanie Barnard
BBC News
We're seeing some rather unusual sights outside today as a mix of dust from Hurricane Ophelia and dust from the Sahara.
Here are just a selection of photos shared by BBC Weather Watchers.
Image source, Shelagh
Share you photos with us by visiting our BBC Midlands Facebook page, external, emailing us, or tweeting @BBCMTD, external.
Alex Homer
BBC Shared Data Hub
Two West Midlands hospital trusts have seen a bigger share of EU nationals leave and a smaller share of workers join from the continent since the Brexit vote, mirroring the national trend.
Image source, sturtiBBC analysis revealed the pattern in NHS Digital figures for the past two-and-a-half years, which was reflected at Burton Hospitals NHS Foundation Trust and University Hospitals Birmingham NHS Foundation Trust, which runs Queen Elizabeth Hospital Birmingham.
Health experts say the UK's decision to leave the European Union in June 2016 was behind the change.
The Department of Health says new language requirements for EU nurses may have played a part.
Walsall boss Jon Whitney says that he can deal with criticism from the club's fans, but he wants them to back the players.
Chants of "We want Whitney out" could be heard after the weekend's 1-1 draw with Blackpool.
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Quote MessageI don't mind negativity towards me, but what I would say is wait until the end to make your comments. Just get behind the team, because they're trying their hardest out there."
Jon Whitney, Walsall manager
Claudia Berry
BBC News
A man from Hereford has been arrested on suspicion of rape.
West Mercia Police said the 25-year-old is being questioned following a report at the weekend, external.
Officers are appealing for information, after the assault which is believed to have taken place in the early hours of Saturday, in the Moor Farm area of Hereford.
Here are some of the top stories being covered by the newspaper online today:
