Tim Page
News Editor, BBC Shropshire

The former head teacher of a Shropshire primary school has denied abducting a teenage boy and a number of child sex offences.

Along with child abduction, Timothy Moule, of Cressage, is accused of offences including voyeurism, making and taking indecent images and causing a child to look at a sexual image.

He was first arrested by detectives following an allegation of abduction of a boy from the West Midlands.

A plea hearing at Stafford Crown Court remanded the 46-year-old in custody pending a bail application.

There’ll be a pre-trial hearing on 6 April, with the trial set for 8 May.

A brother of a man who was killed in Sunday's multi-vehicle crash in Birmingham said he saw the body on social media while abroad.

Tausif Hussain Kiani went online after his sister rang him with the news and was confronted with images of Tauqeer Hussain lying in the road.

The 26-year-old died at the scene alongside Mohammed Fasha, 30, and Kasar Jehangir, 25.

West Midlands Police have appealed for people not to post pictures of the scene.

Image source, West Midlands Police

A rapist from Stoke-on-Trent has been jailed over sex attacks on two women.

Myles Tendai Manyika (below, left), 25, from Chatham Street in Shelton, pleaded guilty to three counts of rape at Stoke-on-Trent Crown Court yesterday, for which he was given a six-year prison sentence. Earlier in December he was jailed for five years after being found guilty in September of sexual assault by penetration.

Image source, Staffordshire Police

Another man, 29-year-old Jonathan Jethro Benjamin (above, right) from Croston Street in Shelton, was also found guilty of sexual assault by penetration at a trial in September. He was sentenced to five years in prison.

Staffordshire Police said the offences took place in 2015, with the proceedings' outcome able to be made public following Manyika's guilty plea.

Manyika raped one woman and assaulted another who was also abused by Benjamin.

Worcester's England centre Ben Te'o is set to miss the start of Six Nations because of an ankle injury.

Three people have been taken to hospital after two lorries crashed in Napton-on-the-Hill, Warwickshire, the ambulance service said.

Image source, West Midlands Ambulance Service

Two people had to be cut free from one of the vehicles after the collision on Shuckburgh Road, shortly after 10:00.

Image source, West Midlands Ambulance Service

Fire crews arrived to find one of the vehicles off the roadway in a ditch.

New images showcasing the £150m project to revamp Wolverhampton's railway station have been released.

Image source, Wolverhampton City Council

The plans also include the extension of the Midland Metro tram line from the current final stop in the city to the railway station.

Image source, Wolverhampton City Council

The existing station is set to be demolished in May next year with a bigger multi-storey car park also built.

The new station is expected to be completed in 2020.

Police have confirmed the names of the six people killed in Sunday's multi-vehicle crash in central Birmingham.

Three men travelling in an Audi car have been formally named as Kasar Jehangir (25), Tauqeer Hussain (26) and 30-year-old Mohammed Fasha. An unnamed passenger - a 22-year-old man in a serious condition in hospital - was a friend, the West Midlands force said.

Image source, PA

Police said the Audi collided with a taxi driven by Imtiaz Mohammed, aged 33.

He was killed along with his passengers - Lucy Davis, 43, and Lee Jenkins, her partner, aged 42.

A force spokesperson said officers had spoken to several drivers and potential witnesses.

The jewellery, thought to be the oldest Iron Age gold found in Britain, is at the British Museum.

Lucy Davis, 43, has been named by police as the second taxi passenger who died in the multi-vehicle crash in Birmingham that killed six on Sunday.

The West Midlands force said she was in the vehicle with her 42-year-old partner, Lee Jenkins. They were heading home after a night out and their driver was also killed.

Image source, West Midlands Police

A tribute from the family of Ms Davis, who was from Kingstanding, Birmingham, read: "Lucy was a beautiful and fun-loving mother, daughter, sister, auntie and friend who brought happiness to the lives of all she met. Rest in Peace our Lady in Red.”

More than 600 gift-wrapped parcels have been donated ahead of Christmas.

Ancient jewellery from the Iron Age is to be displayed in Stoke-on-Trent after more than £300,000 was raised to buy it.

The Leekfrith Iron Age Torcs consist of gold necklaces and a bracelet and are believed to be about 2,500 years old.

The artefacts were discovered by two metal detectorists in a farmer’s field near Leek, in the Staffordshire Moorlands, last Christmas.

They'll go on display at the Potteries Museum and Art Gallery after its Friends group raised the money with the city council.

Aston University hopes to reduce Indian air pollution by convincing farmers to stop burning straw.

Birmingham Mail

Some of the main stories on the Birmingham Mail website today are:

• Safety improvement demands at scene of crash tragedy which left six dead, external
• Pub gets revenge on customers who did a runner in the best possible way, external
• Man takes selfies on roof edge of 24-storey Hyatt Regency, external

Matt Sandoz
Stoke City commentator, BBC Radio Stoke

Mark Hughes says Stoke City must accept they're involved in a relegation battle.

They have taken just five points from a possible 24 since October.

Image source, Getty Images

Hughes also said he thought his side was better than the results it had produced.

The male passenger of a taxi involved in a multi-vehicle crash that killed six people in Birmingham was Lee Jenkins, a hospital trust in the city has said.

University Hospitals Birmingham NHS Foundation Trust said it was Mr Jenkins' employer.

A statement to the BBC said: “The Trust extends its deepest condolences to the family of Lee Jenkins and also to his friends and colleagues at this very sad time.”

West Midlands Police, which has not named any of the victims, said the male taxi passenger was aged 42.

The Department of Health is coming under pressure to issue more guidance on the practice.

Staffordshire Police has charged a man and a woman with arson following a fire at a house in Stoke-on-Trent in which a dog died.

Emergency services were called to Cumberland Street in Fenton at about 01:30 on Monday and the people inside the semi-detached house were rescued.

Image source, Google

There were two dogs at the property.

One died at the scene and the other is being cared for by a local vet.

Officers caught the "human deposit box" after snatching phones from revellers in the mosh pit.

British Transport Police (BTP) says it's looking to recruit more officers as it scales up its counter terror operations in Birmingham.

Assistant Chief Constable Alun Thomas said: "In the current climate, we know how important it is to make sure we have specialist and highly-trained officers in the right place at the right time to keep people safe.

"At BTP, these officers will be solely dedicated to counter-terrorism using a policing style that is engaging, public facing and reassuring, complementing local policing and will be extensively trained and supported with regular exercising across the network."

BTP says its new units - which will have a presence at Birmingham New Street - are not in response to any specific threat to the railway.

BBC News Travel

Bus services to Napton on the Hill in Warwickshire have been suspended due to a road collision in the area, a bus operator says.