In the papers: Witchcraft claims over attackpublished at 16:31 Greenwich Mean Time 22 December 2017
Among the Sentinel's stories today:
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Attempted murder arrest over teen stabbing
£80k fine for fire safety breach at hotel
Boy 'hanging by his neck' from tower block window
Champion skater left off ice after blades taken
Sick girl to go home for Christmas
'Monster' fatberg could take days to clear
Christmas Eve disruption for trains
Prankster gets police help for 'safe getaway' from fans
Updates from Friday 22 December
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In the papers: Witchcraft claims over attackpublished at 16:31 Greenwich Mean Time 22 December 2017
Unanswered questions about Birmingham 2022published at 16:23 Greenwich Mean Time 22 December 2017
Birmingham has been confirmed as the host of the 2022 Commonwealth Games, but there are several issues still to be addressed.
Read MoreSaving Catherine of Aragon's former homepublished at 16:16 Greenwich Mean Time 22 December 2017
The former home of King Henry VIII's first wife could be closed to the public.
Read MoreLatest weather forecast for the West Midlandspublished at 16:16 Greenwich Mean Time 22 December 2017
Rebecca Wood
BBC Midlands TodayIt will be cloudy and mild overnight with some patchy drizzle at times, mainly over the hills.
The cloud will be low enough to cloak the highest and it will remain mild. Lows of 8C (46F).
Media caption, Latest weather forecast for the West Midlands
Three Shropshire maternity units to re-openpublished at 15:59 Greenwich Mean Time 22 December 2017
Allen Cook
BBC NewsThree maternity units in Shropshire will re-open in the new year after closing in 2017 due to staffing challenges, health chiefs say.
The sites in Ludlow, Oswestry and Bridgnorth were shut in July because of staff sickness and a drop in the number of midwives prepared to work overtime.
Image source, Getty ImagesThe Shrewsbury and Telford Hospital NHS Trust says full services will resume from 11:00 on New Year's Day.
However, the long-term future of the three rural units is still uncertain as the Shropshire and Telford and Wrekin clinical commissioning groups are planning to revamp them under a major review.
Funeral for Birmingham crash taxi driverpublished at 15:50 Greenwich Mean Time 22 December 2017
Huge crowds were at Birmingham Central Mosque for the funeral of 33-year-old Imtiaz Mohammed.
Read MoreCyclist dies after van crashpublished at 15:24 Greenwich Mean Time 22 December 2017
Allen Cook
BBC NewsA cyclist has died after colliding with a van in Worcester., external
Image source, GoogleIt happened just after 07:00, the ambulance service said, at the junction of the A449 and Claines Lane.
It said the injured cyclist was in cardiac arrest when crews arrived and he died at the scene.
Ex-dogs home boss jailed for £900k fraudpublished at 15:22 Greenwich Mean Time 22 December 2017
Simon Price and his wife defrauded the Birmingham charity in a crime of "pure greed".
Read MoreSolihull Moors sign Storer and Frempahpublished at 15:17 Greenwich Mean Time 22 December 2017
Solihull sign teenage Birmingham striker Jack Storer on loan, as well as ex-Ross County defender Benedict Frempah.
Read MoreNurses give clothes to homeless patientspublished at 14:55 Greenwich Mean Time 22 December 2017
Matt Lee
Reporter, BBC Radio StokeNurses at the Royal Stoke University Hospital have been giving their old clothes away to homeless patients when they're discharged.
The trust running the site says it's because some patients treated on the short stay unit only have the set of clothes they're wearing when admitted.
The trust says the garments are often dirty or unsuitable for cold weather.
Quote Message[My son's] got that many clothes, I thought 'he doesn't need this', so they were in a bag and a gentleman had them and he started crying when I gave them to him."
Julie Lomas, Nurse on hospital's short stay unit
Birmingham crash: Funeral held for taxi driverpublished at 14:23 Greenwich Mean Time 22 December 2017
Giles Latcham
BBC Midlands TodayThe funeral of a taxi driver who was one of six people killed in a car crash in Birmingham is taking place this afternoon.
Image source, PAFather-of-six, Imtiaz Mohammed, 33, was carrying his last passengers of the evening when his vehicle was involved in the fatal collision in central Birmingham on Sunday 17 December.
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End of twitter postMan who murdered tattoo artist jailed for lifepublished at 14:18 Greenwich Mean Time 22 December 2017
Michelle Dawes
BBC Coventry & WarwickshireA man has been jailed for life for the murder of a tattoo artist.
Mark Nesmith, 35, was found with stab wounds at a petrol station in Coventry in June.
His killer, Tyler Smith, of Attoxhall Road, Coventry, who at an earlier hearing was also found guilty of violent disorder and possession of a weapon, was told at Birmingham Crown Court he would serve a minimum of 22 years.
Image source, GRIZZLY ART COLLECTIVETwo other men, Uzair Hussain, 24, of Crampers Field, Radford, and Sebastian Vastaki-Barsby, 19, of Barkers Butts Lane, Coundon, were jailed for three and two-and-a-half years respectively after being found guilty of violent disorder.
Image source, West Midlands PoliceMen jailed after fight and shootingpublished at 14:11 Greenwich Mean Time 22 December 2017
A man was shot in the elbow when a fight broke out after an attempted robbery in Birmingham.
Read MoreSecond sentencing over dogs home fraudpublished at 13:46 Greenwich Mean Time 22 December 2017
The former partner of a man jailed earlier for defrauding Birmingham Dogs Home of almost £900,000 has been given a suspended prison sentence for her part in the offence.
At Birmingham Crown Court, pregnant Alayna Price, 39, was sentenced to two years imprisonment - suspended for two years - having admitted five counts of fraud by abuse of position at a previous hearing.
Simon Price, 53, the former boss of the dogs home, had admitted 10 counts of the same offence. He has been jailed for five years.
Image source, PAMan jailed over dogs home fraudpublished at 13:31 Greenwich Mean Time 22 December 2017
The former boss of Birmingham Dogs Home has been jailed for five years for defrauding the charity of almost £900,000.
Simon Price, 53,had admitted 10 counts of fraud by abuse of position at an earlier hearing.
Image source, PAHis former partner, Alayna Price, 39, has admitted five counts of the same charge. She is due to be sentenced at Birmingham Crown Court later.
The pair defrauded the charity for four years.
Heavily pregnant inmate 'on the run'published at 13:30 Greenwich Mean Time 22 December 2017
Teenager Sefora Tanase from Birmingham, who is heavily pregnant, absconded from hospital.
Read MoreMan, 83, killed in hit-and-runpublished at 13:22 Greenwich Mean Time 22 December 2017
The 83-year-old man had been "enjoying a pleasant evening with friends" before he was struck.
Read MoreJudge sends message to post box thiefpublished at 13:12 Greenwich Mean Time 22 December 2017
A thief stole £11,000 worth of post boxes from villages and sold them on eBay.
Mark Crowther stole post boxes from Wrexham, Flintshire and Shropshire, causing a total of £26,000 in damage.
Image source, Andrew PriceCrowther, 37, of Chirk, Wrexham, admitted 33 counts of theft and five attempted thefts and got a 12-month sentence, suspended for 16 months.
Sitting in Mold Crown Court, Judge Niclas Parry called it "an attack on the way of life in rural communities".
Attempted break-in at officer's homepublished at 13:01 Greenwich Mean Time 22 December 2017
Supt Tom Harding says it is "really disturbing" to think of thieves trying to invade his home.
Read MoreArrest following elderly man's hit-and-run deathpublished at 12:57 Greenwich Mean Time 22 December 2017
Allen Cook
BBC NewsAn elderly man's died in a hit-and-run crash.
Image source, GoogleWest Midlands Police said the 83-year-old had just left Parkstone Working Men’s Club in Coventry and was crossing Foleshill Road when it happened just after 22:00 on Thursday., external
The ambulance service said he went into cardiac arrest and, despite crews' efforts, died at the scene. , external
Officers say they've arrested a 27-year-old man from Coventry on suspicion of causing death by dangerous driving and failing to stop at the scene of a collision.