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The Met Office has warned of the potential impact of Storm Eleanor on the region.
Image source, Met OfficeForecasters are predicting very strong winds of about 60 mph (96 kmh) will arrive later this evening.
A yellow weather warning is in place from between 00:00 and 22:00 tomorrow.
BBC Business News
Houses prices in Stoke-on-Trent saw the second biggest fall in prices in the UK during 2017, according to research from the Halifax.
Overall, the average increase in house prices last year across the UK was 2.7%, according to the study.
Perth in Scotland experienced the biggest drop followed by Stoke-on-Trent, where prices fell by 4% to £152,340.
Claudia Berry
BBC News
An appeal to improve facilities for parents of stillborn babies is hoping to reach its target by the end of March.
Image source, GoogleThe Wye Valley NHS Trust started an appeal last month to raise £75,000 to create a bereavement suite, external in the maternity unity and say £10,000 has already been raised.
There were eight stillbirths at Hereford County Hospital last year, the trust said.
Quote MessageYou're going to have your own little bubble to do what you want to do, what you need to do. Because, at the moment, where the coffee machine is, dad might be going to make himself a drink and he might bump into other parents who are celebrating their births."
Laura Culpin, Mother of stillborn baby and supporter of appeal
David Clark from Bromsgrove has appeared in court over the New Year's Eve death.
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Lee Thomas
Newsreader, BBC Radio Stoke
Thousands of bins still haven't been collected in the Staffordshire Moorlands, external after last week's wintry weather.
Image source, GoogleThe district council says around 3,000 were missed and admit it'll take two or three days to catch-up.
In the meantime, they're urging residents to be patient and say they'll be back to collect bins "as soon as we can".
One of the men was stabbed while another sustained a head injury, police say.
Read MoreResidents in Tamworth and Lichfield now have to pay for their garden waste to be collected.
Image source, ThinkstockThe councils are charging £36 pounds a year for green bins to be emptied every fortnight.
Tamworth Borough Council and Lichfield District Council said the money will go towards the cost of the collections and other vital council services.
Grammars have been growing, with more than 7,500 extra places being created since 2010.
Read MoreThe Worcester News is covering these stories today:
A yellow weather warning for wind, external, issued by the Met Office, now comes into force in the West Midlands from 18:00 today.
Very strong winds could affect public transport and cause power cuts, until 1800 on Wednesday it said.
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A petition has been launched to change the name of an "offensive" street name after residents said they've become a laughing stock.
Image source, GoogleThe petition, set up by some residents of Bell End, in Rowley Regis, West Midlands, said it was time for a road name change.
The road was ranked fourth on a list of most rude-sounding street names in the UK in 2014.
The petition, asking Sandwell Council to change the name, has attracted 13 signatures so far.
BBC Sport
Stoke-on-Trent darts legend Phil Taylor says his defeat in the final of the PDC World Championship was "like an old man against a young man".
Image source, ALLSPORT/Getty ImagesThe 57-year-old from Burslem lost 7-2 to debutant Rob Cross, 27, who only turned professional at the start of 2017.
Taylor had said last year that this would be his final appearance on the Professional Darts Corporation tour circuit.
Quote MessageIt's been marvellous. I've had a fantastic career, [with] the youngsters coming through I just can't do it any more. It was like an old man against a young man, it was a mis-match."
Phil Taylor, Sixteen-time world champion
Worcestershire appoint former spinner Matt Rawnsley as their new chief executive to replace Tom Scott on 1 March.
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Allen Cook
BBC News
A man's been arrested after two people were hurt last night in Shrewsbury.
Image source, GoogleTwo men, aged 45 and 47, suffered a stab and head injury in a disturbance on Hereford Road, police say. , external
West Mercia Police says they did get hospital treatment but have since been discharged.
A man in his 50s is in custody after being arrested on suspicion of wounding with intent to cause grievous bodily harm.
Hereford Road was closed to traffic for a time.
Details of school governor tribunal following an alleged "Muslim takeover" will not be published.
Read MoreSome of the headlining stories on the Birmingham Mail website:
Dave Wade
BBC News
Have you seen missing 14-year-old, Que Smith?
Image source, Derbyshire PoliceHe hasn't been seen since leaving his home in Burton Road, Derby, on Wednesday last week.
Que is 5ft 2ins tall and was wearing a black Adidas hoody with skinny black joggers and black Nike trainers.
He has links to Staffordshire and Northamptonshire, and Derbyshire Police believe he may have spent time in the Coventry area.
Elaine Muir
Journalist, BBC Shropshire
Shropshire's three rural maternity units have reopened.
Image source, GettyThe units in Ludlow, Oswestry and Bridgnorth were closed due to staffing challenges at Shrewsbury and Telford Hospital Trust (SaTH).
Some residents had raised concerns about how far some would have to travel to give birth and about overworked the remaining units would be.
The trust said they'd recruited more midwives and changed the way the team work, particularly when it comes to staffing home births.
There is a question over how long they'll exist in the current format as a new model for maternity care in the county is being discussed by health bosses.
Allen Cook
BBC News
Six men are being questioned after two people were stabbed in Shrewsbury early on New Year's Day., external
It happened near the Buttermarket nightclub and police say one of the victims, a 21-year-old man, is in hospital in a serious but stable condition.
Image source, GoogleThe second victim, an 18-year-old man, is in a stable condition.
Officers say the six men, all from outside Shrewsbury and aged between 19 and 28, have been arrested on suspicion of causing grievous bodily harm.
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