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Worcester Valkyries captain Lark Davies has been named among the England Women replacements for Friday evening’s first Test against Canada.
The hooker will be hoping to add to her three international caps as England look to continue their great record against Canada.
Image source, JMPUKEngland have beaten them 21 times in 25 attempts, including the 2014 Women’s Rugby World Cup final.
Staffordshire University says it has increased security following two stabbings in Shelton area of Stoke-on-Trent in the last month.
Some students and local residents have said they feel unsafe, claiming that thefts and break-ins are also common in the area around the campus.
Security staff from the university are offering to walk students home and Staffordshire Police have also increased patrols in the area, to provide reassurance.
Quote MessageOur community police officer is on campus to talk to them about how to be safe and what to, so we would just urge them to come and talk if they're feeling insecure of if they've got anxieties. And we've also arranged that we will do walking buses to take students home."
Sue Reece, Staffordshire University
Armed police and undercover officers are being deployed at this year's Frankfurt Christmas market in Birmingham.
Heavy-duty security barriers have also been placed around the market site.
West Midlands Police says it will deploy officers who are trained to recognise suspicious behaviour.
The force says the measure is not a response to any specific threat, but a precaution following an attack at a Christmas market in Berlin in 2016.
Shropshire health bosses are meeting NHS England today to ask for permission to put their hospital reorganisation plans out to public consultation.
They're suggesting basing emergency care at Shrewsbury's hospital and planned care at Telford, but had to spend extra time drawing up their business case after NHS England raised questions.
The plans have been opposed by some people in Telford, who are unhappy at the idea of their accident and emergency department being downgraded and losing key specialist women and children's services to Shrewsbury.
More police are on the streets in part of Stoke-on-Trent following two stabbings in the last month.
They happened in Shelton, on Boughey Road, and Ashford Street, near to Staffordshire University.
Image source, Staffordshire PoliceMark Hardern, from Staffordshire Police, said there were "small pockets of youth, who for whatever reason decide to take the law into their own hands".
Mr Hardern, who works as a youth violence coordinator for the force, also said there were street gangs in the area, but didn't want to give the impression it was a widespread problem in Stoke-on-Trent.
Stephanie Barnard
BBC News
Last night series four of the Brummie gangster series Peaky Blinders was on our screens.
And it seems the new BBC Two series didn't disappoint. We decided to ask you for your three-word reviews on the BBC Midlands Facebook page., external
Here are a flavour of some of your reviews...
If you missed it, don't worry It's still on the BBC iPlayer.
BBC Sport
Shrewsbury Town might be sitting at the top of the real League One table, but the cost of their tickets is just above the division-average, according to BBC research out this morning.
The most season tickets are the seventh most expensive in League One, while the cheapest are the 11th most expensive.
Their pies are the eighth most expensive in the division, but they have some of the cheapest tickets in League One for away fans.
Season tickets at The New Saints meanwhile are the joint-second most expensive in the Welsh Premier League, behind only Bangor City.
They have the most expensive pies and cups of tea and their away tickets are the second most expensive in the division.
Three headlines from the Worcester News website today:
Leah Farley is believed to have fled the country after living a lavish life through fraudulent means.
Read MoreThe Environment Agency has been practising putting up the flood barriers in Bewdley this morning.
Image source, Dave ThroupIt said it was training Hereford and Worcester firefighters to do the work and putting on a demonstration for a local flood group and schoolchildren.
Image source, Dave ThroupA teenager and a man have been charged with firearms offences, external after police seized six guns in the space of 24-hours - including a Colt pistol
The 26-year-old has been charged with possessing a revolver and ammunition, as well as Class A drugs following a police warrant at his home in Kings Norton yesterday.
A 16-year-old from Woking, was charged with possessing a loaded handgun, after officers stopped a car in Great Barr last night.
A 17-year-old male from Birmingham was also arrested in the car and has been charged with possession of a knife.
The teenager was found dressed in her underwear trying to escape from a first floor window.
Read MorePlans for 38 student houses, with about 450 rooms, external, are being recommended for approval when Coventry City Council planners meet later.
Image source, Coventry City CouncilDevelopers want to build what locals are calling a student village on the site of the old Canley Sports and Social Club on Marler Road.
The purpose-built accommodation will be arranged across 38 town houses comprising three and four-storey units.
The council report said the social club, which has been closed for a number of years, has been subject to vandalism and arson.
The M42 was closed southbound for 12 hours following the discovery of a man's body.
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The season tickets at Stoke City are among the cheapest in the Premier League, according to the BBC's latest Price of Football study, which was released this morning.
Their cheapest season tickets are the 3rd cheapest in the division while their most expensive, at £609, are the 4th cheapest. They also serve the Premier League's third-cheapest pies.
Image source, Getty ImagesCrewe Alexandra have some of the cheapest season tickets in League Two, with their dearest season ticket costing £325 - only Accrington Stanley offer a cheaper deal.
Port Vale are comfortably mid-table in the study, with their season tickets, match tickets and programmes around the division average.
But they do sell the second-cheapest pies in League Two.
Here are some of the stories appearing in today's Birmingham Mail:
Firefighters from Shropshire and Cheshire were called to deal with a tanker fire on the A41 near Malpas last night.
It involved a tanker carrying 37,000 litres of diesel, Cheshire Fire Service said.
Image source, @CheshireFireThey were called at 19:43 and remained at the scene for more than three hours.
Wasps forwards Alex Rieder and Tom Cruse both sign undisclosed-length contracts with the Premiership club.
Read MoreA teenager from Sutton Coldfield has been named BBC 5 Live Young Commentator of the Year.
Isaac Barrington beat off competition from hundreds of 11-15 year-olds from all over the UK who entered the contest.
The 13-year-old wins the chance to spend a day with the radio station's commentary team at a major UK sporting event.
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An investigation has begun into the death of a man whose body was found on the M42 near Tamworth during the rush hour last night, police say., external
They say it's too early to say if the death is suspicious or how he came to be there.
Image source, GoogleOfficers were called to the southbound carriage way, between junctions 10 and nine, at about 17:20.
The man was pronounced dead at the scene, West Midlands Ambulance Service said.
Emergency services also found a red Mazda that's believed to have collided with the safety barrier.
Police are asking anyone with dashcam footage of the area at that time to come forward.
