Teen admits killing father-of-onepublished at 14:34 Greenwich Mean Time 2 January 2018
The 16-year-old admitted a manslaughter charge after a 23-year-old man was fatally stabbed.
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Teen admits killing father-of-onepublished at 14:34 Greenwich Mean Time 2 January 2018
Bruce dismisses Johnstone Albion movepublished at 14:28 Greenwich Mean Time 2 January 2018
Aston Villa boss Steve Bruce plays down reports of West Brom making a move for on-loan Man Utd keeper Sam Johnstone.
Read MoreMan arrested in murder investigationpublished at 14:23 Greenwich Mean Time 2 January 2018
A man has been arrested on suspicion of murder by officers investigating the death of Julie Fox in Worcester.
Image source, Police handoutThe 51-year-old was found on 27 December in her Carnforth Drive home after suffering a fatal head injury.
Officers say they're keen to trace her pink handbag, shown in this CCTV image, which she had with her days before she died but is missing from her bungalow.
Teenage boy admits stab death killingpublished at 14:14 Greenwich Mean Time 2 January 2018
BreakingA 16-year-old boy has admitted the manslaughter of a Birmingham man, who died after being stabbed last summer.
The teenager, who cannot be identified for legal reasons, is due to be sentenced later this month after pleading guilty to the unlawful killing of Troy Paul.
Mr Paul, 23, was attacked in the Kingstanding area of Birmingham in July last year.
The teenager entered a not guilty plea to a charge of murder but admitted manslaughter at Birmingham Crown Court today.
The court was told the not guilty plea to murder was accepted by the Crown.
Woman 'critical' after fire in which dog diedpublished at 13:57 Greenwich Mean Time 2 January 2018
Lee Thomas
Newsreader, BBC Radio StokeA woman's in a critical condition in hospital after a fire at a bungalow in which a dog died., external
She suffered serious burns to her legs and breathed in smoke, the fire service says, in the blaze on Lyndhurst Street, Burslem, Stoke-on-Trent on Sunday night.
She had to be rescued and taken to the specialist burns unit at Queen Elizabeth Hospital, Birmingham.
The blaze appears to have started accidentally, the fire service adds, but say one of two dogs in the bungalow was found dead with a neighbour now caring for the other.
In the papers: Drivers left out of pocketpublished at 13:44 Greenwich Mean Time 2 January 2018
Some of the main stories on the Express and Star website today include:
Funeral fundraising page exceeds targetpublished at 13:31 Greenwich Mean Time 2 January 2018
A fundraising page to pay for the funeral of a Warwick man who died after being found with stab wounds on Boxing Day has already reached its £4,000 target.
Image source, Warwickshire PoliceScott Bosley was discovered outside a property on Kettlewell Close on Boxing Day night and pronounced dead shortly afterwards.
A man has been charged with his murder.
Over £4,600 has already been raised online by Scott's friends.
Serial killer admits murder of former girlfriendpublished at 13:08 Greenwich Mean Time 2 January 2018
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Allen Cook
BBC NewsA man with two previous convictions for killing his partners, including one in Wolverhampton, has admitted killing a third.
Theodore Johnson, 64, from Islington pleaded guilty at the Old Bailey to beating Angela Best with a claw hammer and throttling her with a dressing gown cord.
Sentencing has been adjourned.
Johnson has two previous convictions for killing his partners including in 1981, when he was convicted of the manslaughter of his wife after pushing her over the balcony of their flat in Wolverhampton.
House price fall in Stoke-on-Trent in 2017 revealedpublished at 13:00 Greenwich Mean Time 2 January 2018
BBC Business NewsHouses 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.
Stillborn babies appeal gets £10kpublished at 12:50 Greenwich Mean Time 2 January 2018
Claudia Berry
BBC NewsAn 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
Man charged with woman's 'knife' murderpublished at 12:46 Greenwich Mean Time 2 January 2018
David Clark from Bromsgrove has appeared in court over the New Year's Eve death.
Read MoreWintry weather leaves hundreds of bins unemptiedpublished at 12:37 Greenwich Mean Time 2 January 2018
Lee Thomas
Newsreader, BBC Radio StokeThousands 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".
Arrest after attack leaves two hurtpublished at 12:27 Greenwich Mean Time 2 January 2018
One of the men was stabbed while another sustained a head injury, police say.
Read MoreCharges for garden waste collectionpublished at 12:24 Greenwich Mean Time 2 January 2018
Residents 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.
Are parents driving grammar expansion?published at 12:09 Greenwich Mean Time 2 January 2018
Grammars have been growing, with more than 7,500 extra places being created since 2010.
Read MoreIn the papers: Murder charge in Worcestershirepublished at 12:04 Greenwich Mean Time 2 January 2018
The Worcester News is covering these stories today:
Storm Eleanor: Wind warning brought forwardpublished at 11:50 Greenwich Mean Time 2 January 2018
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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End of twitter postResidents call for 'offensive' road name changepublished at 11:39 Greenwich Mean Time 2 January 2018
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.
Darts final 'like an old man against a young man'published at 11:23 Greenwich Mean Time 2 January 2018
BBC SportStoke-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
Worcs appoint ex-player Rawnsley as CEOpublished at 11:09 Greenwich Mean Time 2 January 2018
Worcestershire appoint former spinner Matt Rawnsley as their new chief executive to replace Tom Scott on 1 March.
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