Five men have been injured in a two-car crash on an industrial estate in Telford this morning.

Two of them were cut free from the wreckage by firefighters.

The collision happened on Stafford Park 4 at about 06:00.

The most seriously injured man, a passenger who is in his 30s, was taken to the Royal Shrewsbury Hospital with suspected head injuries.

The others were less seriously hurt.

Plans for 3,000 new houses on the site of the Long Marston airfield go on display today as part of a public consultation.

The proposed development includes schools, shops and a GP surgery.

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Some people living nearby have complained about the lack of consultation over the proposed relief road for the site.

The man who killed the 25-year-old and her son was being monitored by police.

Christmas tree lights have been vandalised in Worcester city centre.

Worcester City Council says they will be repaired as soon as possible, but it's unlikely to be done before the Christmas Fayre.

The local authority paid £32,000 to improve the lights this year, following complaints last Christmas, and said the repairs to the tree lights on St Johns would be a "complicated project".

The vandals struck just two days after the lights were switched on, last Friday.

Vandals also damaged lights on Ludlow's main Christmas tree last week, two days before they were officially switched on.

Local councillor Andy Boddington said it's the second year running the lights have been hit by vandalism - 60 bulbs were smashed last year.

An elderly man who was hit by a bus in Smethwick is lucky to be alive after he was "was found just inches away from the wheel of the bus," say paramedics.

West Midlands Ambulance Service was, external called to Galton Bridge railway station, Oldbury Road yesterday at about 17:45 after he was hit.

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James Bond
Sports Producer, BBC Shropshire

The New Saints are five points clear at the top of the Welsh Premier League table, after a 3-1 win at local rivals Cefn Druids last night.

Greg Draper scored twice and Jamie Mullan got the other goal.

And there isn't much time for the players to rest - they play Penrhyncoch in the Welsh Cup on Friday.

What does a council's initial plans to fine people sleeping in tents say about our attitude to homelessness?

Louise Hancock
Newsreader, BBC WM

A man has been found guilty of committing six robberies in one day, where necklaces were ripped from elderly victims.

Joshua Bluck, 25, from Peolsford Road in Pelsall, was convicted of the robberies yesterday following a six-day trial at Wolverhampton Crown Court.

Another man also pleaded guilty to the same offences at an earlier hearing.

Both have been remanded in custody and due to be sentenced in January.

BBC Coventry & Warwickshire

Workers at Palmer and Harvey's Distribution centre in Canley, Coventry, will get paid despite the wholesaler entering administration, a union says.

The firm, which supplies mainly smaller outlets such as petrol station forecourts, had been in takeover talks with private equity firm Carlyle, but these fell through.

Some 350 staff at Coventry are facing Christmas out of a job.

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Palmer and Harvey is the UK's fifth biggest privately owned firm, and delivers more than 12,000 products, including food and alcohol.

Steve Hermon
Journalist, BBC WM Sport

The Birmingham Bears will get an early chance at revenge against the Notts Outlaws, as the T20 Blast fixture list has thrown up, external a repeat of last year’s final for their opening group game in the 2018 campaign.

Nottinghamshire claimed the trophy with a 22-run victory at Edgbaston back in September, but their first meeting since then will be at Trent Bridge on Wednesday 4 July.

That’s quickly followed two days later by the local derby against Worcestershire Rapids at New Road, with the Bears closing their group campaign at Edgbaston against their local rivals on Friday 17 August.

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Grant Elliot will again captain the Bears in the shortest form of the game, with Jeetan Patel skippering Warwickshire in the One-Day Cup and County Championship, with their Division Two fixtures being released later this morning at 11:00.

A contingency plan to close Telford's accident and emergency department overnight will be discussed by the hospital trust's board tomorrow.

If the trust, which also runs the Royal Shrewsbury Hospital, loses another A&E consultant it says it won't be able to safely staff both units around the clock.

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The proposal is to have the emergency option of closing the A&E in Telford overnight for up to two weeks, and diverting patients either to Shrewsbury or Wolverhampton.

But the chief executive of the Shrewsbury and Telford Hospital Trust, Simon Wright, said the focus was on keeping the A&E open.

The government is also exploring the possibility that some of the rail lines closed during the 1960s could be reopened.

Some 4,000 miles of rail routes were closed, mainly in rural areas, widely known as the Beeching cuts.

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Transport Secretary Chris Grayling said the new rail lines could unlock jobs, encourage house building and ease overcrowding.

"The system is creaking - it's bursting at the seams," he said.

Work on the Oxford to Cambridge route starts next summer, and plans to reopen routes around Bristol, Birmingham, Exeter and the North East are being considered.

The government is considering breaking up two of the country's biggest train operators as part of a new rail strategy: Great Western and GTR, which combines Southern, Thameslink and Great Northern.

Great Western currently operates in Herefordshire and Worcestershire, although the government is to consult on splitting up the franchise between London, the South West and Wales.

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Musicians are told they can no longer use speakers after complaints from town centre businesses.

A dog has died in Staffordshire from Alabama Rot, says a veterinary surgery.

EC Straiton and Partners in Penkridge say that post-mortem tests confirm the presence of the disease, which can cause fatal damage to the blood vessels and kidneys of dogs. , external

Staff at the surgery say they can't confirm rumours that the disease is being contracted from Cannock Chase, following warnings which have been shared by the public on social media to avoid the area.

Another three dogs in the Stafford area are said to be being treated for the suspected condition, including Milo.

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So how do you avoid your dog picking up the disease? Here are some helpful tips from the charity The Dogs Trust; , external

1. When out walking, stick to dry paths and keep your dog out of muddy or wet areas
2. Wash any mud off your dog after walks
3. Check your dog for lesions or wounds
4. If your dog becomes unwell - goes lethargic or starts to vomit, take them to your vet immediately

Express and Star

Here are some of the stories making the headlines on the Express & Star website this morning:

• 'There was nothing I could do': Train driver tells of heartbreaking moment 14-year-old girl was killed on Walsall railway crossing, external
• More Syrian refugees to resettle in Wolverhampton than the rest of the Black Country combined , external
• Football club trashed and left with £4k bill after burglary ahead of historic clash, external

Alec Blackman
BBC Coventry & Warwickshire

About 350 people in the Coventry area are out of a job after the retail distributor Palmer and Harvey went into administration.

Staff were handed redundancy notices yesterday at the Canley site.

Some 2,500 of the 3,500 staff the company employs across the UK have been laid off with immediate effect.

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The firm supplied about 90,000 outlets around the UK, including major chains, convenience stores, corner shops and petrol station forecourts.

Following an outbreak of measles in Birmingham, parents are being encouraged to give their children the prescribed two doses of the MMR vaccine.

Public Health England, external is working with the city council to stress the dangers of measles, which can cause serious complications, particularly in people who may have other health conditions.

Symptoms include, external:

• Rash
• Temperature
• Runny nose
• Red eyes
• Cough

Parents are being urged to vaccinate children, external at the age of one, followed by a booster before school starts.

Amy Cole
BBC Midlands Today

Experts in online fraud, including a former hacker, will be addressing a conference today examining the fastest growing form of crime.

The Staffordshire Police and Crime Commissioner Matthew Ellis has organised the event as figures show an estimated two million incidents across England and Wales in the past year.

A live hack will be staged to reveal just how easy it is become a victim of online fraud, as well as hearing from a company which became the victim of trolling.

Police are questioning a 21-year-old man on suspicion of terror offences after he was arrested in Birmingham yesterday afternoon.

The Met Police's counter terrorism officers arrested the man, external in the south-east area of the city at about 16:30 on Tuesday on suspicion of being "involved in the commission, preparation and instigation of terrorism".

The man, who has not been named, is being held at a London police station, along with another suspect who was arrested in London, as part of the operation.