Updates from Friday 24 November
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Wasps forward Marty Moore is to leave the club at the end of the season.
Image source, Getty ImagesThe Irishman is to join Ulster in the hope of enhancing his chances of adding to his 10 international caps.
He will have completed two seasons with Wasps.
Lee Blakeman
Newsreader, BBC Radio Stoke
A family who said they were "devastated" after finding their father's grave apparently attacked by badgers says it's now been repaired.
Image source, Karen RushtonKaren Rushton, from Longton, Stoke-on-Trent, said her family found turf had been pulled off her father John's grave, in Fenton Cemetery, on Tuesday.
She said cemetery staff told her there was a badger sett at the site and the animals - a protected species - were looking for food.
The city council, which owns the cemetery, said it was investigating.
This morning, Karen tweeted BBC Radio Stoke to say , externalshe was pleased to see her father's grave had been re-turfed.
Image source, Karen Rushton
Allen Cook
BBC News
As Aga workers finished for the last time today at the Coalbrookdale foundry, the closure of the site's been called a "big blow" to the area.
The US firm that took over Aga says the official shutdown will be at the end of the month and is being done because the factory is not cost effective.
But many staff had their final shift today and spoke of the strong bonds to the area and the local community.
The leader of Telford and Wrekin Council, Shaun Davies, has described the closure as a blow , externaland says they're offering "every possible support" to staff who've lost their jobs.
Quote MessageI think it is important that the landowner works quickly to positively bring the site forward and we want to work with Aga to ensure their other site in the borough remains viable."
Councillor Shaun Davies, Leader of Telford and Wrekin Council
Natasha Gordon texted two other men shortly after Matthew Birkenshaw died at Rutland Water, a trial hears.
Read MoreExtra security measures have been put in place ahead of this year's Victorian Fayre in Worcester.
Large concrete blocks with gates that can withstand a vehicle being driven into them at speed will be placed in front of all access points.
The city council says, although it's not aware of any specific terror threats to Worcester, it's putting the barriers in place as an extra precaution.
Balloonist Per Lindstrand says he would be willing and able to lift the Argentine submarine ARA San Juan if a rescue bid turns into a salvage operation.
This afternoon, the Argentine navy said an event consistent with an explosion was recorded near where the submarine disappeared last week with 44 crew on board.
Lindstrand was approached to lift the Russian submarine the Kursk in 2000 after it suffered a series of explosions, although the salvage operation eventually went to another firm.
Image source, ReutersLindstrand, based in Oswestry, told the BBC the Argentine submarine was much smaller than the Kursk and he was confident he would be able to lift it to the surface if it has become stricken on the seabed.
He says he is willing to help if the worst case scenario occurs, but has not yet been contacted by the Argentine navy.
Quote MessageWe would attach a number of lift balloons along the submarine, attached by divers… and the submarine would slowly rise up to the surface. It is the same thing we proposed with the Kursk. This is a baby compared to the Kursk."
Per Lindstrand
Allen Cook
BBC News
A police officer has been dismissed from her force after being found guilty of gross misconduct. , external
West Mercia Police says PC Kate Buesing got hold of personal data from force computer systems and shared the information with a third party outside the force.
At a hearing yesterday, PC Buesing was found to have breached standards of professional behaviour, in particular those relating to confidentiality, orders and instructions and discreditable conduct.
PC Buesing, who had 14 years' service at West Mercia and most recently based at Evesham, was dismissed without notice.
The outcome is subject to the normal appeals process.
Nine strikes in December will go ahead after union members reject Arriva North West's pay offer.
Read MoreCoventry City winger Jodi Jones will miss the rest of the season with a cruciate ligament injury.
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Jennie Aitken
Reporter, BBC Radio Stoke
An inquest has heard the death of a Stafford woman was caused by norovirus she picked up at a Scottish hotel and worsened by a 350-mile journey home.
Norma Francis, 78, died in hospital in April 2016 after becoming unwell during a stay with her husband John at the Loch Achray hotel in The Trossachs.
Image source, Family PictureStaff at the hotel in Callander arranged for them to be taken back to their home in Stafford by taxi, but on their arrival Mrs Francis could not be roused and later died.
The coroner in Stafford recorded a narrative verdict today.
The hotel has been approached for a response to today's verdict but has yet to respond.
Allen Cook
BBC News
A flood alert remains in force on the River Wye in Herefordshire this afternoon., external
Image source, GooThe Environment Agency says the alert means flooding is possible along the waterway in the Hay-on-Wye, Bredwardine, Belmont, Old Wye Bridge and Mordiford areas.
They say the water level's expected to peak this evening and the Hereford flood barriers "are not expected to be deployed".
Peter Plisner
BBC Midlands Today
Drivers have been complaining about increasing levels of congestion around Birmingham city centre.
Some roads have been gridlocked because of roadworks at several major junctions and with Christmas approaching things are expected to get worse.
Roadworks around Holloway Circus are set to continue for another month.
You can see my full report on Midlands Today at 18:30 on BBC One.
Allen Cook
BBC News
The death of a police officer in Staffordshire on this day 31 years ago has been marked today with an award in his memory.
Staffordshire Police says PC John Taylor died while trying to arrest a man in Stoke-on-Trent on 23 November 1986., external
Image source, Staffordshire PoliceThe force says he fell from the seventh floor of a block of flats and died from his injuries.
Since then, they award the annual John Taylor Memorial Award - this year it's gone to the force's Armed Response Team Shift One., external
This gorgeous photo of Kinnerley, Shropshire was taken by BBC Weather Watcher Pirate008.
Image source, Pirate008You can become a BBC Weather Watcher and keep us updated on the forecast from where you live by signing up on the BBC website here.
Nigel Dolman
Newsreader, BBC Shropshire
Families in Shropshire are coming to terms with the closing of the Aga foundry at Coalbrookdale as workers leave for the last time today.
Having played a major role in the Industrial Revolution, and employing generations of Salopians, the US owners say the site is no longer cost effective.
Many workers have been hanging their boots on the gates this morning after being sent home on their final day.
The official closure of the factory will be on 30 November, Aga says. The US-owned firm said its base in Coalbrookdale was "no longer economically viable".
Quote MessageToday, we'd like to reflect on all those who have been part of the fabric of what is the Coalbrookdale foundry. Many thanks to the local community for their support. We are family and that will remain so. History is made but not bought."
Graham Hickman, Worked at foundry for four decades
Patrick Burns
Political editor, Midlands
No sooner had the Chancellor Philip Hammond uttered the words than the Midlands metro mayor was tweeting his delight that a second West Midlands "Devo Deal" was confirmed in the Budget.
Andy Street will now be able to enlarge his team in order to establish a new task force to deliver the new homes which he has made one of the main priorities of his term in office.
Can idea from Finland cut UK's homelessness problem?
Hence the go-ahead for his much-vaunted pilot scheme to combat homelessness code-named "Housing First", which is expected to draw on his experiences during a recent visit to Finland.
Energy firm Ineos's sites face an "imminent and real" risk of interference, a judge rules.
Read MoreOfficers are continuing to investigate a property in Northfield, Birmingham, after the death of a 21-month-old toddler.
Neighbours have spoken of their shock at the news that the girl had died, after being taken from the house in a critical condition.
One couple, who moved in next door to the address, said they recalled seeing youngsters playing happily and using a trampoline in the back garden in the last few weeks.
Another neighbour, Alan Gouldsborough, said he had known the family for years.
"I can't believe this has happened," he said.
The policing minister Nick Hurd MP joined police chiefs to officially reopen West Midlands Police's headquarters, Lloyd House.
The Birmingham building has been the force's headquarters since 1974 and is now home to 1,500 staff.
Allen Cook
BBC News
Image source, Staffordshire Fire ServiceA faulty hand dryer's thought to be the cause of a fire in a school toilets in Burton upon Trent today. , external
Staffordshire Fire Service says it happened at Rykneld school but all staff and pupils are safe, no one was hurt.
