Man guilty of axe murder in Lidl car parkpublished at 17:07 Greenwich Mean Time 21 November 2017
Norbert Chikerema was convinced his wife Nyasha Kahari was having an affair, jurors had heard.
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Man guilty of axe murder in Lidl car parkpublished at 17:07 Greenwich Mean Time 21 November 2017
M56 fully re-openspublished at 17:05 Greenwich Mean Time 21 November 2017
The M56 has now fully re-opened westbound after it was closed between junctions 9 and 10 when a van hit the central reservation.
Drivers are warned to expect delays in the area while the backlog clears.
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End of twitter post'We don't do drugs we just play bingo'published at 16:56 Greenwich Mean Time 21 November 2017
A council says sheltered housing residents playing for cash are breaking gambling law.
Read MoreYour pictures: Watching the weather watcherspublished at 16:44 Greenwich Mean Time 21 November 2017
There's been a bit of an animal theme to some of the images uploaded by the BBC Weather Watchers on Tuesday.
This inquisitive gang was snapped by Topo in Doddenham, Worcester.
Image source, TopoThese residents of Charlecote Park in Warwickshire were captured by Rons View.
Image source, Ron's ViewIn the papers: Woman punched in face by thugspublished at 16:20 Greenwich Mean Time 21 November 2017
Among Birmingham Mail's stories today:
Miller signs new contract with Waspspublished at 15:53 Greenwich Mean Time 21 November 2017
Wasps utility back Rob Miller signs a new undisclosed-length contract with the Premiership club.
Read MoreMan arrested over paramedics attackpublished at 15:39 Greenwich Mean Time 21 November 2017
BBC Radio StokeA 19-year-old man from Stoke-on-Trent has been arrested on suspicion of assaulting two paramedics in the city centre.
Police say it happened about 09:00 this morning on Keelings Drive in Trent Vale as ambulance crews were attending a 999 call.
Image source, GoogleThe ambulance service say its staff's injuries are not thought to be serious.
Gordon Banks involved in World Cup drawpublished at 15:31 Greenwich Mean Time 21 November 2017
Lucy King
News Editor, BBC Radio StokeStoke City and England legend Gordon Banks is helping to draw the balls for the World Cup Final in Russia.
He'll be alongside Laurent Blanc, Diego Maradona and draw conductor Gary Lineker at Moscow’s State Kremlin Palace.
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Husband convicted of wife's axe murderpublished at 14:59 Greenwich Mean Time 21 November 2017
A man's been found guilty of using an axe to murder his wife whose body was found outside a Birmingham branch of Lidl.
Image source, West Midlands PolicePolice said Nyasha Kahari - also known as Gillian - was discovered in January with "catastrophic" head injuries in a car outside the store in Mackadown Lane, Tile Cross.
Image source, West Midlands PoliceNorbert Chikerema, 42, of Overdale Road, Quinton, Birmingham, confessed to killing the 35-year-old mother-of-four but claimed he was not of sound mind at the time, and denied her murder.
Jurors at Birmingham Crown Court on Tuesday found him guilty of murder. He is due to be sentenced on Wednesday.
Outcry over 600 new homespublished at 14:51 Greenwich Mean Time 21 November 2017
BBC ShropshireResidents in Shrewsbury are raising concerns about plans to build 600 homes, external at the back of the Shirehall.
Image source, GooglePeople living near Preston Street cite levels of traffic that would be created and a lack of planned infrastructure.
The plans, which are recommended for approval, go before the council on Thursday., external
Image source, shropshire.gov.ukVilla owner 'still learning' about running clubpublished at 14:36 Greenwich Mean Time 21 November 2017
Dr Tony Xia the owner of Aston Villa says he's learnt a lot about running a football club during his first year in charge.
Dr Xia made a school visit to King Edwards Five Ways in Bartley Green this morning.
He said he was hoping to inspire the pupils to make the most of their education.
He also said he's still learning after 12 months at Villa Park.
Doctor in court over sex offencespublished at 14:20 Greenwich Mean Time 21 November 2017
A consultant based at Queen Elizabeth Hospital in Birmingham has appeared in court charged with sex offences.
Vibhore Gupta, 52, from Wintney Close, Birmingham, denied three charges of sexual assault and one of assault of a female by penetration.
He was granted conditional bail to appear at Birmingham Crown Court in December.
A spokeswoman for the trust that runs the QE said Mr Gupta was "currently excluded".
Plea over busy A&E departmentspublished at 13:59 Greenwich Mean Time 21 November 2017
Nigel Dolman
Reporter, BBC ShropshireThe trust which runs Shropshire's two main hospitals says it's experiencing one of its busiest times of the year.
The Shrewsbury and Telford Hospital NHS Trust is urging people to "think twice" before visiting A&E after saying yesterday was the second busiest day in 2017 for the departments, with 426 patients attending.
On Monday, we reported that one woman in Ludlow had to wait nearly two hours for an ambulance after suffering a head injury.
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End of twitter postEx-head on 15 child sex offence chargespublished at 13:43 Greenwich Mean Time 21 November 2017
The former head teacher appeared in court also charged with one count of child abduction.
Read MoreBritish paraglider murder: Killer's jailing leaves wife 'relieved'published at 13:42 Greenwich Mean Time 21 November 2017
The wife of a British paraglider who was murdered while travelling in Mongolia has said she is "relieved" his killer has been jailed.
Image source, Family Handout/PAFifty-three-year-old Steve Nash, from Helsby in Cheshire, was killed in a robbery while crossing the Khangai mountains in September 2016.
Gantulga Batsukh was found guilty of murder and given 16 years in jail on Friday, the Nash family's lawyers said.
His wife Shirley said Batsukh "ended Steve's life [and] ended mine too".
M56 closed westboundpublished at 13:39 Greenwich Mean Time 21 November 2017
Lee Thomas
Newsreader, BBC Radio StokeThe M56 is closed westbound, external near Lymm Services between junctions 9 and 10 after a van hit the central reservation.
Emergency services and the air ambulance are at the scene. Diversions are in place.
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End of twitter postCoventry photographer Masterji, 95, launches first bookpublished at 13:32 Greenwich Mean Time 21 November 2017
A photographer who has captured South Asian immigrants settling in the UK since the 1950s - and had his first exhibition at the age of 94 - is to have his first book launch.
Image source, Maganbhai PatelMaganbhai Patel - known as Masterji - arrived in Coventry from India in 1951 and spent many years taking photographs of his community.
Image source, Maganbhai PatelHis first book will see a collection of 66 images and is set to be launched at St Mary's Guildhall in Coventry next week.
Image source, Coventry UniversityThe photographer was also awarded an honorary Doctor of Arts by Coventry University last night.
Brothers jailed over brick attackpublished at 13:20 Greenwich Mean Time 21 November 2017
Two brothers from Staffordshire have each been jailed for 15 years for the attempted murder of a man they attacked with a brick.
The pair, from Cheddleton, are said to have subjected their 24-year-old victim to a 15-minute attack because they thought he'd shown a lack of respect to a relative who died in a car crash.
Image source, GoogleCraig Griffiths, 46, and 45-year-old John Griffiths, both of Moorland Road, attacked the man on nearby Grange Road (pictured) on 16 May, leaving him with "life-changing injuries", according to the Crown Prosecution Service.
The men were sentenced at Stafford Crown Court on Monday.
Ex-head in court over child sex offencespublished at 13:12 Greenwich Mean Time 21 November 2017
A former headteacher accused of a raft of child sex offences has been remanded into custody following his appearance at Walsall Magistrates Court earlier.
Timothy Moule, 46, from Shropshire, was arrested in April, and in addition to 15 child sex offences he is accused of one count of child abduction.
Grotto's "quiet hour" for autistic visitorspublished at 12:56 Greenwich Mean Time 21 November 2017
A Christmas grotto is getting a "quiet hour" for visitors with autism.
The periods - on four separate days over two weeks - are being offered at a store in Birmingham city centre.
Profits from tickets to the event, which runs from November 30 until Christmas Eve, are to be donated to a children's charity, House of Fraser says.
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