Allen Cook
BBC News

A Black Country speedway club says it'll do "everything" it can to keep the team going.

Image source, Cradley Heathens

Cradley Heathens came back into the sport in 2010 but doesn't have its own stadium and instead track-shared, firstly in Wolverhampton and then Birmingham.

However the club says it is struggling to find available stadium time and met this week to discuss what to do next.

Today is says in a statement that, external it is currently "in a state of flux" but hopes to put plans in front of other speedway clubs at the next National League Annual General Meeting.

Shropshire Star

Here are some of the stories appearing on the Shropshire Star's website today:

• Family of convict consider legal action against health professionals , external
• 'Never event' error at Shropshire health trust, external
• Police chief welcomes clampdown on drones, external

BBC Sport

Burton head to promotion-chasing Derby this weekend with injury doubts over several players.

The Brewers could be without former Rams defender John Brayford, along with Lloyd Dyer (pictured), Sean Scannell and Will Miller, who all have hamstring injuries.

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Ex-Derby defender Jake Buxton is back in contention to face his old club after a muscle problem.

Both managers come up against their former clubs, with Nigel Clough in charge of Derby from January 2009 to September 2013, while Gary Rowett had a two-and-a-half-year stint as boss of Burton from May 2012 to October 2014.

Police have been given more time to question a 21-year-old Birmingham man who was arrested on suspicion of terror offences.

Metropolitan Police arrested him in south-east Birmingham on Tuesday and say they can now detain him until next Tuesday.

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 same operation.

The winner of the UK City of Culture for 2021 will be revealed on The One Show on BBC One on 7 December.

Coventry and Stoke-on-Trent have both been shortlisted for the honour, alongside Paisley, Sunderland and Swansea.

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Representatives of the five bidding cities have been invited to Hull for the announcement.

Coventry Telegraph

Three of the top stories from the Coventry Telegraph today:

• Groundbreaking deal secured for more than 25 sites, external
• Drink drive stats which shame Coventry, external
• Coventry nightclub helps homeless, external

BBC Radio Stoke

Image source, Adam Crossley

The father of a seven-year-old Stoke City fan who died earlier this month says he was brought to tears when fans applauded for a minute in his honour last night.

Lewis Crossley had led the team out as a mascot in August before he lost his battle with leukaemia

At the bet365 Stadium last night, Stoke fans clapped in the seventh minute in his honour, external during their game with Liverpool.

Lewis' dad Adam thanked them for their support adding that it was "very, very touching".

Relatives of Krishna Devi Droch hope publishing the shocking images will lead to the capture of her killer.

BBC News Travel

Delays are starting to build on the M5 northbound J5-J4A, near Droitwich.

A broken-down lorry has taken two lanes out of action just as the motorway prepares for one of its busiest periods.

Highways England says a recovery vehicle is on the way.

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Allen Cook
BBC News

We've just learned from West Midlands Police that a teenage motorcyclist who they'd said had died in hospital is actually still alive and being treated for his serious injuries. , external

The force says the 15-year-old boy suffered head injuries in the crash in Bilston, Wolverhampton last night.

They've arrested a 16-year-old boy and a 37-year-old man on suspicion of causing death by dangerous driving.

Charlie Dunn was pulled from a lagoon by children after being left alone "for hours", a court hears.

Vicky Norton
BBC Radio Stoke

A man in his 20s has been cut free from his car after a two-car crash in Stoke-on-Trent. , external

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The fire service says the crash happened on Market Street, Longton this morning and crews had to remove the roof of one of the vehicles to get the driver out.

He's been taken to hospital and treated for chest, back and leg injuries.

Mitchell Mann says reaching the second round of the UK Championship for a second-straight season takes the pressure off.

Police helicopters in the West Mercia force area have the fourth-slowest response times in England and Wales, according to a new report by Her Majesty's Inspectorate of Constabulary.

It said the average time they take to arrive is 41 minutes and 39 seconds, with the report showing helicopters got to the scene quicker in smaller urban areas like London and Manchester than in more spread-out rural areas like Cumbria, Dyfed-Powys and Lincolnshire.

The HM Inspector of Constabulary report also said that across England and Wales helicopter flying hours had nearly halved since 2009, and 24,873 missions were cancelled mid-flight in 2016.

The Daily Politics

The authority on etiquette and behaviour, Debrett's, has changed its advice on how female councillors should be addressed, saying they should no longer be referred to as Miss or Mrs.

It follows a campaign from Deneice Florence-Jukes, a member of East Staffordshire Borough Council, who objected to the way she, and other women, were referred to.

But she told Daily Politics presenter Jo Coburn most of the resistance came from "ladies who liked being called Mrs".

The trust that runs the hospitals in Shrewsbury and Telford is facing a £19m deficit, a board meeting has heard.

Senior managers heard action was bein taken to reduce that by the end of the financial year, but said spending was going to be tight.

Plans to reduce spending on agency staff by £4m actually resulted an extra spending of £4m, while income was also £3m less than expected.

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Police searching for a missing teenage boy believe he may be in the Crawley area of West Sussex.

Mark Cottee, 15, who has been living in the Powys area of Wales, was last seen when he visited the Donnington bonfire display in Telford, Shropshire, on Saturday 11 November.

He has links to the Crawley area.

Officers are concerned for his safety and welfare.

Worcester News

Some of the headlines in the Worcester News today:

• Fresh river search for missing woman, external
• Popular Christmas attraction raided by gang, external
• Pregnant woman stuck in hospital car park for over an hour, external

Allen Cook
BBC News

A teenage motorbiker's died after a crash in Wolverhampton, external.

West Midlands Police says the 15-year-old suffered serious head injuries in the collision with a car at the junction of Lunt Road and Boswell Road, Bilston last night.

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He was taken to hospital, but died there this morning.

The force says a 16-year-old, who was also travelling on the bike, has been arrested on suspicion of causing death by dangerous driving.

Officers have also arrested the 37-year-old driver of the car, a Toyota Auris, also on suspicion of causing death by dangerous driving.

Olivia Morley
Journalist, BBC WM

Image source, West Midlands Police

The family of a woman who was killed in a hit-and-run crash in Birmingham has made an emotional appeal for more witnesses to come forward, external.

Krishna Devi Droch, 62, was knocked down by a car as she crossed Rookery Road, Handsworth earlier this month.

Image source, West Midlands Police

Three people have been arrested on suspicion of causing death by dangerous driving and released while investigations continue.

A fourth man, aged 47, has been charged with perverting the course of justice.