In the papers: Two rescued from house firepublished at 17:56 Greenwich Mean Time 29 December 2017
Some of the main stories in the Birmingham Mail today are:
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In the papers: Two rescued from house firepublished at 17:56 Greenwich Mean Time 29 December 2017
Gritting teams needed againpublished at 17:50 Greenwich Mean Time 29 December 2017
With snow forecast for higher ground tonight, gritters are once again preparing to go out in Staffordshire and parts of Shropshire.
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End of twitter postWarwickshire County Council said it's monitoring the forecast and will grit if necessary.
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End of twitter post 2What's the weather got in store?published at 17:42 Greenwich Mean Time 29 December 2017
Charlie Slater
BBC Weather presenterIt should be a mild night for most with some rain and temperatures dropping to around 2C (36F).
Some snow is possible on higher ground, before temperatures rise into tomorrow morning.
Fresh appeal for missing manpublished at 17:30 Greenwich Mean Time 29 December 2017
BBC Radio StokeConcerns are growing for a man who disappeared in Stafford on Christmas Eve.
Image source, Staffordshire PoliceOfficers have now released a CCTV image of Ken Konchalski taken at Bargain Booze in Burton Square on the day he was last seen.
People living in the area are being asked to check gardens and shed for the 52-year-old or his belongings.
In the papers: Furniture warehouse firepublished at 17:24 Greenwich Mean Time 29 December 2017
Here are some of the main stories on the Express and Star website:
- Scene of destruction revealed after huge furniture warehouse blaze, external
- Pensioners assaulted in their own home as masked robbers armed with knives steal jewellery, external
- Pictures of missing Walsall children released as hunt continues for grandmother who's feared to be trying to flee to Poland, external
High river levels inspectedpublished at 17:13 Greenwich Mean Time 29 December 2017
Rising water levels in Stratford-upon-Avon are being checked this afternoon.
Image source, Environment AgencyA flood alert remains in place on the river between Rugby and Bidford in Warwickshire.
Image source, Environment AgencyFlooding is also possible on the rivers Leam and Itchen in Warwickshire, the Avon in Worcestershire, the Lugg & Leadon in Herefordshire and the Trent in Staffordshire.
Children taken from guardian without consentpublished at 17:00 Greenwich Mean Time 29 December 2017
Pictures of two missing children have been released as police say they are liaising with their counterparts in Poland to try and find them.
Image source, West Midlands PoliceTwo-year-old Leyla Kacperowicz and her nine-month old sister Romina are thought to be with their grandmother, Genowefa Kacperowicz, 61.
They went missing from their home in Walsall on 21 December.
West Midlands Police say they are liaising with police in Poland in a bid to trace the children who have been taken away from their guardian without consent.
West Brom's Chadli out for two monthspublished at 16:51 Greenwich Mean Time 29 December 2017
West Brom forward Nacer Chadli is ruled out for up to two months with a reoccurrence of a hip injury.
Read MoreDriver suffers minor injuries after car crashes into housepublished at 16:44 Greenwich Mean Time 29 December 2017
A driver whose car crashed into the outside wall of a property in Hollywood earlier was treated for a minor head injury, the ambulance service says.
Image source, Hereford and Worcester Fire ServiceThe person sleeping in the downstairs bedroom of the property, at the junction of Alcester Road and New Road, wasn't seriously injured either, according to the fire service.
Image source, Hereford and Worcester Fire serviceMurder victim 'well known' in citypublished at 16:33 Greenwich Mean Time 29 December 2017
Julie Fox was known for travelling around Worcester in a mobility scooter with her dog, police say.
Read MoreBad weather leads to missed rubbish collectionspublished at 16:28 Greenwich Mean Time 29 December 2017
Birmingham City Council has apologised to residents whose rubbish collections have been missed blaming recent "challenging circumstances".
Image source, Birmingham City CouncilIt said recent "adverse weather conditions" had led to missed services in some parts of the city.
"Crews are currently working to catch up", it said.
In the papers: Mum dies giving birth at hospitalpublished at 16:21 Greenwich Mean Time 29 December 2017
Here are some of the headlining stories from the Shropshire Star today:
Murder investigation after woman's body foundpublished at 15:58 Greenwich Mean Time 29 December 2017
A woman whose body was found in her bungalow died from an injury to her head and the case is being treated as murder.
Julie Fox, 51, was found in her bungalow in Carnforth Drive, Worcester, on Wednesday.
Police said she had restricted mobility and would regularly travel around town in her electric mobility scooter, often with her little dog in the basket on the front.
The force said gas rings were left on in the bungalow the smell of which alerted neighbours.
Paddy Hill's angry prison letters revealedpublished at 15:38 Greenwich Mean Time 29 December 2017
Newly released papers have revealed how six men wrongly convicted of the Birmingham pub bombings volunteered to undergo lie detector tests and take truth drugs in a bid to prove their innocence.
Letters written by Paddy Hill also accuses successive Irish governments of abandoning them in their fight for freedom.
Mr Hill's two-page letter to Senator Paschal Mooney, and forwarded on to the Department of Foreign Affairs, was released by the National Archives along with other files relating to the case under the 30-year rule, external.
In the letter, Mr Hill said: "The British system don't know how to spell the word JUSTICE never mind dispensing it."
Cameras to enforce smart motorway rulespublished at 15:29 Greenwich Mean Time 29 December 2017
Drivers who ignore smart motorway lane restrictions could face a £100 fine from next March.
Read More'Car cruising' ban could be extendedpublished at 15:18 Greenwich Mean Time 29 December 2017
BBC WMAn injunction banning drivers from racing and performing stunts on Black Country roads could be extended for another three years.
Image source, West Midlands PoliceAn application has been made to continue the ban on car cruising anywhere within Wolverhampton, Dudley, Sandwell and Walsall.
The authorities submitted a successful application in 2014 to avoid the problem of drivers relocating to another nearby area.
Seventeen people have been convicted of breaching the injunction since it was introduced.
Richard Eades: Tributes planned for 'much loved' mascotpublished at 15:04 Greenwich Mean Time 29 December 2017
West Bromwich Albion players will wear black armbands on Sunday in tribute to a "much-loved" employee who died on Boxing Day.
Image source, West Bromwich AlbionRichard Eades had worked for the club from the age of 14 and had been one of Albion's mascots, Albi, for 10 years.
The club has also prepared a film tribute which will be shown to fans shortly before kick-off against Arsenal.
Albion’s chief executive officer Martin Goodman said: “It has been a sombre few days for everyone who knew Richard and we wished to pay tribute to a man who was much-loved at the stadium and in return totally devoted to the club".
Image source, Family HandoutHis fiancee Carly and their two children Lily-Mae, 8, and three-year-old Archie, will also be at the game.
Racing at Warwick subject to further inspectionpublished at 14:43 Greenwich Mean Time 29 December 2017
Sunday's meeting at Warwick Racecourse is subject to a further inspection on Saturday.
Image source, Getty ImagesOfficials say milder temperatures are expected to clear any remaining snow but "significant improvement" is needed in terms of standing water.
Uttoxeter also race on Sunday and while the going on both the hurdle and chase tracks is heavy, no problems are currently reported.
Tributes to Boxing Day stab victimpublished at 14:22 Greenwich Mean Time 29 December 2017
Scott Bosley, 29, was found with stab wounds outside a property in Warwick on Boxing Day night.
Read MoreOne released from overturned carpublished at 14:20 Greenwich Mean Time 29 December 2017
Firefighters have released a driver from a car which overturned near Bridgnorth, Shropshire.
The crash happened just after 07:00 at at Bore Mill, Highley.
