James Bond
Sports Producer, BBC Shropshire

Shrewsbury Town's Arthur Gnahoua says tonight's Checkatrade Trophy game with Blackpool is more important to his development than the recent FA Cup tie with West Ham.

He signed from non-League Kidderminster in the summer and has featured regularly in Town's trophy-run.

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Gnahoua also came on as a sub against West Ham and said it was "the biggest game of my career", but hasn't made many starts in the league.

Graham McGarry
Crewe Alexandra commentator, BBC Radio Stoke

Crewe Alexandra defender Michael Raynes says the players will have to support each other and be prepared to play out of position, when injuries hit.

The club has one of the smallest squads in League Two and that could limit the options for manager David Artell.

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Raynes also said he would welcome a few new additions in the transfer window.

Owner Kay Mundy will be out selling oatcakes to the people of Stoke-on-Trent by the weekend.

Armed police made an arrest in Stoke-on-Trent this afternoon, after reports someone was believed to have a gun.

An 18-year-old from Birmingham is in custody on suspicion of having a firearm after being detained on Leveson Road in the Hanford area.

Caught on camera the largest flock of wild parakeets I've seen in the Midlands so far.

Hereford FC have agreed to release goalkeeper Alex Harris, so he can find first-team football elsewhere.

The club said the decision was made after a meeting between the player and manager Peter Beadle.

It added that they were parting on good terms and thanked him for his commitment.

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A witness says he believed Barry Bennell could turn him into a professional footballer.

A motorist who died when his BMW hit a tree at Hulme End on Friday night has been named by police.

He was 35-year-old Sean Kieran McCarthy from Cheddleton.

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He died from his injuries after the crash on the B5054.

A healthy population of parakeets is discovered in Birmingham.

Rebecca Wood
BBC Midlands Today

It will stay dry this evening and overnight, but it will become misty soon after dark, and the mist will thicken into some dense fog during the early hours.

Under clear skies a frost will develop for many by morning - lows of -2C (28F).

Tamworth castle is getting nearly£500,000 from the Heritage Lottery Fund, to pay for a new gallery about the Saxons.

It will feature pieces of the Staffordshire hoard, alongside artefact's from the museum's own collection.

Image source, Tamworth Borough Council

The new exhibition will include a film about battles, an interactive exhibits and displays to describe everyday Saxon life.

Some of the money will also be spent on conservation work to the castle building, a Saxon tour of the town and a festival.

The prime minister says action will be taken to help homeowners challenge high charges on some new-build estates.

She made the promise to introduce legislation after a question from the Conservative MP for Telford, Lucy Allan in parliament today.

Theresa May also congratulated Telford on the 50th anniversary of its creation.

The number of cars being stolen in the West Midlands is on the rise, according to latest figures.

West Midlands Police dealt with more than 18,000 car thefts in 2016 - an 11% increase on the previous year.

Figures in Warwickshire went up by 17%, with 1,321 recorded.

Nationally, almost 250,000 cars were broken into in 2016.

Meanwhile Staffordshire, Cheshire and West Mercia Police forces have seen a reduction in reported car thefts.

Cyran Stewart, 20, was trapped by heavy furniture in a goods lift.

Nick Owen
Presenter, BBC Midlands Today

Ben Baker-Barnes might only be seven years old, but he's ready for life as an architect.

His love of Lego building went to the next level when he drew out a plan for a new house in his back garden for his toys and to do his homework in.

Mum said "no" to the build but he decided to send his designs to his local council in Dudley for planning permission.

Planning officers considered the application and they too said no, but spotted his budding talent for building.

They were so impressed, they urged him to enter a national competition - which he won - and now want to include his ideas in future plans for regeneration.

His winning entry to the World Town Planning Day Schools Competition was a design to create a farm shop, milkshake bar and aquarium on a derelict piece of land on Wolverhampton Street in Dudley.

Though the town planner says the land is privately owned - the council is looking at open spaces in the surrounding area and looking "to incorporate Ben's ideas".

Sheffield United sign Wolves midfielder Lee Evans for an undisclosed fee and Man Utd striker James Wilson on loan.

A woman taken to hospital following a "domestic incident" in Stoke-on-Trent earlier this morning has been treated for leg and facial injuries, say police.

Armed officers remain on Ruxley Road and a lone man remains inside the house.

A cordon is place on Werrington Road and additional officers are on duty in the local area to reassure members of the public.

Olivia Morley
Journalist, BBC WM

Plans for a new railway sleeper factory near the M6 are available to the public at an event later today.

If passed, the new facility in Bescot would secure up to 100 jobs, Network Rail said., external

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The plans will be on view this evening at Friar Park Millennium Centre on Friar Park Road, in Wednesbury.

The first baby has been born at one of Shropshire's midwife-led maternity units since they reopened on New Year's Day.

Archer Jack Perkins was delivered yesterday in Bridgnorth.

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The six-month closure of the units in Bridgnorth, Ludlow and Oswestry was blamed on staffing issues, and more midwives have since been hired to fill the gaps in the rota.

But the long-term future of the units is still under discussion, with the majority of births taking place in Telford and Shrewsbury.

BBC Midlands

More than 70,000 vehicles use junction six on the M42, close to Birmingham Airport and the NEC, each day.

Highways England has unveiled details, external of a major upgrade, costing more than £250m.

You've been sharing your ideas with us on Facebook as a public consultation is launched.

Shirley Jowett, external: "About time as long as the area around is flowing freely. I travel up and down this motorway frequently and sometimes it's worse than the M25!"

Richard Green, external: "As long as they dont start work until the m5 road works are finished between 2&1 !! But the whole infrastructure around birmingham/ midlands needs to be finished & working for the commonwealth games in 2022

Saadia Kiyani: , external"Someone in Brum city council sits there n thinks, what new thing can we plan to bring misery and chaos to the roads today."

Janet Purnell: , external"Oh deep joy"

Have your say and watch Peter Plisner's report on Facebook., external

You can take part in the consultation plan on Highways England's website., external