Patients are still being treated in corridors at Worcestershire Royal Hospital, health bosses admit.

The trust in charge of the hospital pledged all patients would be treated in proper wards from next month.

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Since Saturday, about 850 people have attended A&E at the hospital, with a "small minority" of those being cared for in the corridor, the trust said, because of lack of space.

Worcestershire Royal Hospital, Kidderminster Hospital and Treatment Centre and Alexandra Hospital in Redditch are all run by Worcestershire Acute Hospitals NHS Trust, which was placed in special measures in December 2015.

Allen Cook
BBC News

Plans for the "biggest house building programme" in Tamworth since the 1970s will go on display next week to local people., external

The borough council says the £21.5m project would see 141 new council homes on two sites in Tinkers Green and Kerria.

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It says it appointed developers earlier this year and the proposals will be shown to residents on Monday and Tuesday evening.

After this stage of the consultation, the council says a detailed planning application will be submitted in the coming months.

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BBC News

Today is the last day at work for many of the staff at Aga's Coalbrookdale foundry in Shropshire.

The company says it is due to officially close at the end of the month.

Cast iron prodution began on the site when a factory was opened by Abraham Darby I in 1709 and Aga has been making parts for its ovens there since 1946.

Aga will continue to make oven parts at its factory in Dudley and assemble them at its plant at Ketley in Telford, but will also be importing cast iron parts from Europe.

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Services stopping between Birmingham New Street and Birmingham International have been suspended due to a fault with the signalling system.

Train services passing through Birmingham are being delayed or cancelled, with disruption expected to last until the end of the day, says London Midland.

The West Midlands Police and Crime Commissioner says he's "very disappointed" by the chancellor's Budget.

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David Jamieson says an opportunity to "invest in all of our safety" was missed by Phillip Hammond yesterday, after no additional funding was given.

He says the West Midlands force has lost £145m and 2,000 officers since 2010.

Children born with heart problems in the UK are being "let down" by a lack of research into new treatments, experts have warned.

Researchers from the University of Birmingham and Birmingham Children's Hospital have found that less than 1% of British youngsters with congenital heart problems are involved in clinical trials.

The study also found , externalbetween 2000 and 2016, only 3% of clinical trials into children's heart surgery were conducted in the UK.

The research, funded by the British Heart Foundation (BHF), found that only 10 trials were conducted in the UK and none of these were large, influential trials which are needed to change treatments or guidelines.

Any early rain should clear leaving brighter spells with the occasional shower.

It will be windy at times with some strong gusts and highs of 11C (52F).

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BBC News

Good morning and welcome to our live updates for Thursday.

We'll bring you the latest news, sport, weather and travel updates for the West Midlands between now and 19:00.

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After more than 300 years, production is due to end at the Coalbrookdale ironworks.

Ben Riley creates images of music icons using ground-up records.

Britt Assombalonga scores twice as Middlesbrough move back into the Championship play-off spots with victory over Birmingham.

Wolves ease to their biggest home win of the season as they see off Leeds United to restore their four-point lead at the top of the Championship.

Anne Wafula-Strike was on a three-hour train journey with an out-of-order accessible loo.

Two giant bear statues that went on display in Birmingham over the summer find a new home at a tip.

Matthew Birkinshaw was encouraged to end his own life by Natasha Gordon, a court hears.

We'll be back with our usual mix of news, sport, travel and weather from 07:00 tomorrow, but keep an eye out here for more updates this evening and into the morning.

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BBC News Online

Two bear statues which went on display in Birmingham over the summer are now enjoying retirement at a tip in Birmingham after they were vandalised.

Snowy and Build A Bear - were among more than 100 on display across the city and were later sold at an auction to raise money for Birmingham Children's Hospital.

The two bears have been gifted to Lifford Land recycling centre and placed at the entrance

Allen Cook
BBC News

Utility firms have been blamed for contributing to the poor state of the roads on a housing estate in Shropshire.

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Telford and Wrekin Council's announced it's going to spend £600,000, external on repairing them along with paths and drains in the Hollies Road area in Wellington.

The authority says the state of the roads hasn't been helped by "poor quality" work by utility firms after they've been digging in the area.

The plans also include a traffic calming scheme on Hollies Road.

Matt Sandoz
Stoke City commentator, BBC Radio Stoke

Stoke City defender Bruno Martins Indi says he has to be patient to get his chance in the team again.

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The Dutch international is now fit after missing several weeks of the season through injury.

Martins Indi joined the club on a permanent deal in the summer but has only started three Premier League games this season.

Allen Cook
BBC News

An 87-year-old man's been found covered in blood at his Sutton Coldfield home, external after police say he was viciously beaten and robbed.

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Staffordshire Police says Arthur Gumbley was discovered lying on the floor of the house on Endwood Drive last night.

They say he'd been punched in the face and kicked while on the foor and will need surgery after suffering severe bruising.

Officers say they are looking for two men who they say ransacked the house and stole cash from Mr Gumbley's wallet, although they don't yet know if anything else was taken.