In the papers: Movement on A5 developmentpublished at 10:30 Greenwich Mean Time 27 November 2017
The Shropshire Star website is featuring these main stories this morning:
Summary
Post-mortem test on boy, 7, 'inconclusive'
Birmingham could face rivals in bid to host Commonwealth Games
Husband jailed for life after admitting wife's murder
Girl found 'safe' after huge police hunt in Coventry park
Dance teacher, 72, guilty of child sex abuse
RBS to close 11 branches in the West Midlands
Hospital A&E to offer routine HIV test
Veterans protest over charity closure
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In the papers: Movement on A5 developmentpublished at 10:30 Greenwich Mean Time 27 November 2017
Driver, 17, dies in lorry crashpublished at 10:13 Greenwich Mean Time 27 November 2017
Allen Cook
BBC NewsA 17-year-old driver's died, external after her car was involved in a crash with a lorry near Market Drayton last night.
Image source, GoogleStaffordshire Police says the woman's red Suzuki Alto and an HGV collided at the junction of the A53 and B5415.
West Midlands Ambulance Service says paramedics found the teenager still in the car and she was in cardiac arrest, but they couldn't save her life., external
Man, 23, arrested after armed raidpublished at 10:04 Greenwich Mean Time 27 November 2017
Armed police responded to calls concerning a woman's welfare inside the property.
Read MoreMore bus disruption as Arriva North West staff strikepublished at 10:01 Greenwich Mean Time 27 November 2017
Hazel Morgan
Journalist, BBC Radio StokeA number of bus services in Crewe and Nantwich aren't running today, as hundreds of Arriva North West bus drivers and engineering staff are taking industrial action., external
It’s part of an on-going pay dispute at the bus firm - members of the Unite and GMB unions are involved in the latest 24-hour strike.
Image source, PALast week, union members voted to reject the company's latest pay offer and nine more walkouts are planned for December.
Arriva North West's managing director said he was "deeply disappointed" at more disruption, saying he believed they'd offered a "fair and competitive pay rise".
A Unite spokesman said there had been "a large turnout and large rejection" in their ballot.
Sir Stanley Matthews 'throne' auctionedpublished at 09:50 Greenwich Mean Time 27 November 2017
A wooden "throne" presented to arguably football's first global icon is among a number of items up for auction.
Sir Stanley Matthews, from Stoke-on-Trent, was ceremonially named "King of Ghana" while visiting the country in 1956.
Image source, Hansons Auctioneers / Stanley Matthews FoundationNewly crowned as the first European Player of the Year, Matthews played a series of exhibition matches to celebrate the country's independence.
His final England cap, which he won at the age of 42 in 1957, is also among the sale items - that is valued at up to £5,000.
The items are being sold by his daughter at Hansons Auctioneers in Derbyshire on Monday.
West Brom: Alan Pardew 'favourite' to succeed Tony Pulispublished at 09:40 Greenwich Mean Time 27 November 2017
BBC SportAlan Pardew is now the overwhelming favourite to become West Brom's new head coach and has said he sees the job as "attractive".
Image source, Getty ImagesThe 56-year-old confirmed he had held talks about taking over at the Premier League club from Tony Pulis, who was sacked last week after two victories in 21 games.
Speaking to Sky Sports, Pardew described the job as a "good opportunity" and reckons the Albion have "a really good set of players".
Quote MessageMaybe they should be doing slightly better than they are. Looking at them and the depth of the squad, I think it's definitely got improvement in there. I've had discussions with them. Obviously it's an attractive job, so we'll see where it goes."
Alan Pardew, Ex-Crystal Palace manager
Another car catches fire on the M6published at 09:32 Greenwich Mean Time 27 November 2017
Jodie Looker
Newsreader, BBC Radio StokeFirefighters are tackling another car fire on the M6 this morning - this time near Stoke-on-Trent., external
Staffordshire Fire Service says it's on the southbound carriageway near the slip road for junction 15.
In the papers: Family reveal man's deathpublished at 09:24 Greenwich Mean Time 27 November 2017
Here are some of the top stories on the Express and Star website today:
M6 southbound closedpublished at 09:15 Greenwich Mean Time 27 November 2017
Stephanie Barnard
BBC NewsExpect delays on the M6 southbound.
All lanes are closed between junction 7-6 outside Birmingham due to a car fire.
Image source, Highways EnglandArrest as armed stand-off endspublished at 09:04 Greenwich Mean Time 27 November 2017
Breaking
Riyah Collins
BBC NewsA man's been arrested after an incident in Birmingham that saw armed police cordon off the area.
West Midlands Police says officers were called to Marston Road, Weoley Castle just after midnight, due to concerns over a woman's safety.
They say officers found a man, thought to have a baseball bat and several knives, with her inside a house.
The force sent in negotiators and says the situation's now come "safely to an end" and a 23-year-old man was treated for self-inflicted, non-serious injuries.
He's been arrested on suspicion of false imprisonment while police say the woman wasn't hurt.
Appeal after major 'disorder' leaves man 'critical'published at 09:01 Greenwich Mean Time 27 November 2017
Louise Hancock
Newsreader, BBC WMPolice are appealing for information after what they describe as "disorder" in Stourbridge, which left a man in a critical condition in hospital.
Image source, GoogleThe 23-year-old suffered serious head injuries in the early hours of Saturday morning on Vauxhall Road.
A 39-year-old man also needed hospital treatment after being shot in the arm and is in a stable condition.
Three men and a woman arrested on suspicion of wounding on Saturday have since been released.
Flood alerts after weekend's heavy rainpublished at 08:46 Greenwich Mean Time 27 November 2017
Allen Cook
BBC NewsAfter the wintry showers and rain over the weekend, there are two flood alerts in place this morning covering parts of the West Midlands.
Image source, GoogleThe Environment Agency says they cover the River Wye in Herefordshire, external and the Severn Vyrnwy confluence, external, affecting areas in Shropshire and Cheshire.
The alerts mean flooding is possible and the organisation says, in both cases, the rivers and waterways are expected to reach peak level this afternoon or tomorrow morning.
Armed police cordon off Birmingham roadpublished at 08:34 Greenwich Mean Time 27 November 2017
Breaking
Giles Latcham
BBC Midlands TodayThere's a large-scale police operation taking place this morning in part of Birmingham, external.
I'm on the scene as about 20 officers, several armed, are on Gregory Avenue, Weoley Castle and a police cordon's in place.
I'll bring you more on why they're here when we have the information.
Stoke City's defensive woes after latest losspublished at 08:28 Greenwich Mean Time 27 November 2017
Matt Sandoz
Stoke City commentator, BBC Radio StokeThe Stoke City manager says his side needs to improves their defending after losing 2-1 at Crystal Palace.
Image source, Getty ImagesThe Potters had taken the lead through Xherdan Shaqiri's (pictured) fine solo goal but the Eagles were level inside two minutes through Ruben Loftus-Cheek.
Palace then took all three points through Mamadou Sakho's 92nd-minute winner, leaving Stoke hovering just three points above the relegation zone.
Quote MessageWe've defended poorly in the last few games unfortunately and it was the same again. We had two at the far post which we should have dealt with. It's hurting us at the moment."
Mark Hughes, Stoke City manager
Park aims to expand endangered pig numberspublished at 08:13 Greenwich Mean Time 27 November 2017
BBC MidlandsBirmingham City Council has become the first local authority in the country to take part in a programme to artificially inseminate a rare breed of pig.
Sheldon Country Park, external is home to Dorothy and her piglets, who are on the endangered species list.
Using boar stock from 10 rare species, which has been frozen for 60 years, the inner city farm hopes a new generation will be born next spring.
Birmingham 'makes £11m from parking charges'published at 07:58 Greenwich Mean Time 27 November 2017
BBC News UKEnglish councils generated £819m from parking fees and fines in 2016-17, an increase of 10% on the previous year, a new study has suggested.
This figure represents income from parking charges and penalty notices with running costs deducted.
Image source, PABirmingham recorded one of the biggest surpluses outside London, with £11.1m. , external
The RAC Foundation carried out the research and said motorists should ask how their council spends the cash.
The Local Government Association said parking charge surpluses were spent on "essential transport projects".
Hundreds of homes without power in Herefordpublished at 07:41 Greenwich Mean Time 27 November 2017
There are more than 500 homes without power in the Hereford area, external this morning:
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End of twitter post'Relay crime' theft caught on camerapublished at 07:35 Greenwich Mean Time 27 November 2017
BBC News EnglandThis footage from West Midlands Police shows two men pulling up outside a victim's house in the Elmdon area of Solihull.
Media caption, CCTV footage
The pair steal the car without needing to see the owner's keys.
Mark Silvester, from the West Midlands Police crime reduction team, said: "To protect against this type of theft, owners can use an additional tested and Thatcham-approved steering lock to cover the entire steering wheel".
No wickets for Moeen Ali and Chris Woakes as Australia winpublished at 07:23 Greenwich Mean Time 27 November 2017
BBC SportWorcestershire's Moeen Ali and Warwickshire's Chris Woakes (pictured) failed to take any wickets on day five of the first Ashes Test along with the rest of England's bowlers.
Australia wrapped up a 10-wicket victory in Brisbane as they chased down a target of 170 with David Warner 87 not out and debutant Cameron Bancroft unbeaten on 82.
Image source, Getty ImagesThe next Test, a day-nighter in Adelaide, begins on Saturday, so the tourists must re-group quickly both on and off the field.
England's changes to their batting line-up, in the absence of Ben Stokes, failed to work - with Moeen at six and Woakes also moved up the batting order, an elongated tail was twice blown away by the aggressive Australia pace attack.
Council avoids trial after striking bins dealpublished at 07:14 Greenwich Mean Time 27 November 2017
Louise Hancock
Newsreader, BBC WMA High Court hearing over the move to make refuse workers in Birmingham redundant is off after a deal was struck over the weekend.
Rubbish had piled up on many of the city's streets during a three-month strike.
Media caption, Birmingham bin strike: 'I'm working next to a bin mountain'
The row started in June when the Unite union claimed the city council's bid to "modernise" the service and save £5m a year threatened more than 100 jobs.
The deal put forward by the council sees 106 staff remain on their current wages but in new recycling roles.
