A lorry driver escaped serious injury after he hit a bridge on the B476 near Bridgnorth this morning, West Midlands Ambulance Service has said.

The 50-year-old was quickly helped from his cab before his vehicle fell over the edge and was taken to New Cross Hospital with chest pain and bruises.

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The fire service had tried to stabilise the vehicle using winches, but said it fell while attempts were made to recover it.

The man and woman were arrested on suspicion of wilfully ill-treating a child, say police.

A 10-week-old puppy called Buster has been stolen from a house in Birmingham, external.

The young Dogue de Bordeaux is a French mastiff breed and he was taken from a house on Court Oak Road in Quinton on Saturday, 18 November.

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The thieves also stole a quantity of jewellery.

BBC Sport

They say rugby players are powerful and one Herefordshire club can vouch for that.

In their latest match, Luctonians were driven back by Hinckley Rugby club towards the tryline which led to some important pitch furniture being demolished in the process.

One of the goalposts fell down and, after several confused faces, players and officials decided to finish the game on a neighbouring pitch and Hinckley won 52-12.

The Duchess of Cambridge joins other senior royals in wishing Prince Harry and Meghan Markle well.

The Unite union says its hopeful of fresh talks, aimed at settling its dispute at the Kingsmill bakery in West Bromwich.

Drivers and maintenance staff have voted to take strike action with the union saying the 2% pay rise being offered, along with an extra £150 for 2018, was "completely unacceptable"

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Unite representative Joe Clarke said initial discussions with the company had taken place and it was waiting to agree dates for the talks.

Alec Blackman
BBC Coventry & Warwickshire

Lorries delivering materials to a construction site in Coventry are creating mayhem, according to residents who've spoken to BBC Coventry and Warwickshire.

They say about 10 trucks a day are going to the Westleigh Homes site in Longford where new homes are being built. , external

A spokesman for the firm says they're trying to cut down on the disruption and the city council says it will make a visit to try and resolve any issues.

Vicky Breakwell
BBC Hereford and Worcester

The use of sky lanterns and helium balloons has now been banned on all land owned by Herefordshire Council., external

The authority's become the latest authority to take action against lanterns which can be harmful to animals and cause fires.

Instead, the council's urging people to consider "environmentally-friendly" ways of marking an occasion, such as planting a tree of using flags.

The Duchess of Cornwall has said “America’s loss is our gain” following Prince Harry's engagement to American actress Meghan Markle.

The duchess added she was “delighted” by the news.

The Prince of Wales and Camilla are visiting Stoke-on-Trent.

They went to the Bethesda Chapel to see the efforts being made to restore it.

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The chapel, in Hanley, dates back to 1797 and has a cascade of knitted poppies along the pulpit.

Jodie Looker
Newsreader, BBC Radio Stoke

Commemorative mugs to mark Prince Harry and Meghan Markle's engagement were designed and in production "within minutes" of the announcement, a pottery firm says.

Stoke-on-Trent firm Emma Bridgewater says its founder and her husband Matthew Rice drew up the design yesterday, following the news coming out.

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The design follows on from similar mugs launched to mark the Duke of Cambridge's marriage and the birth of his children.

They're not on sale yet but there's already been "lots of interest" in the mugs from social media, their website and over the telephone, the firm says.

Shropshire Star

Here are some of the headlines from the Shropshire Star website today:

• More than 70 Shropshire children at risk of sexual exploitation, external
• Shropshire Council makes more than £2.5m from car parking charges, external
• Calls for new emergency care centre, external

The Prince of Wales and the Duchess of Cornwall are at The Potteries Museum in Hanley looking at the Leekfrith Torcs which the museum is fundraising for to keep in the city.

The torcs were discovered in Staffordshire last year by two metal detectorists on Moorlands farmland.

Following the announcement yesterday of Prince Harry getting engaged to Meghan Markle we're expecting a comment from the royal couple who are visiting several locations throughout Stoke-on-Trent.

Minbu, Tara, Noorjahan and Esha will go to live at Blackpool Zoo to help them breed.

Stoke striker Peter Crouch signs a new deal to stay at the Premier League club until 2019.

Chloe Axford
BBC Spotlight

A suspected thief has been formally cautioned by police after parents on the village school run barricaded them in with their cars until officers arrived.

A mother who "led" the blockade said she saw two men stealing scrap lead from a garden in Horrabridge and loading it into a van when she blocked and confronted them on Monday morning.

Two men, aged 31 and 28 and from Birmingham, were arrested on suspicion of theft.

Police said after the arrests: "Several mothers on their way back from school stood and would not let the offenders leave the scene.

"We would thank the public for their assistance with this matter. They were all very professional and calm in the way that they dealt with the incident."

Devon and Cornwall Police said the 28-year-old man was given a police caution "in connection with this matter".

The 31-year-old was released under investigation, pending further inquiries, the force added.

Shaleana Samuels is locked up for six years for letting a teenager's murderer stay at her flat.

BBC Weather Watchers

Christmas must be just around the corner, because we're seeing photos of robins, photographed by the BBC Weather Watchers.

These ones were spotted at Southam in Warwickshire (top) and Oakengates in Shropshire (below).

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James Bond
Sports Producer, BBC Shropshire

The New Saints are looking to extend their lead at the top of the Welsh Premier League tonight, away to fifth-placed Cefn Druids.

They go into the game two points clear of second-placed Cardiff Met, with a game in hand.

With just 11 miles (18km) and the Welsh border separating the two sides, this is their closest local derby.

The Sentinel

The Sentinel newspapers has these stories on its website today:

• Businessman tells how armed robber shouted 'give me the money' , external
• Candidates and voters blast officials following General Election fiasco, external
• Judge tells offender: 'You're a burglar, but not a very good one', external

Allen Cook
BBC News

The River Wye in Hereford's risen more than 2m (7ft) in the last 24 hours, external, according to the Environment Agency.

The waterway peaked at around midnight and is now on the way down but a flood alert is still in place.