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There will be delays to trains in and out of Birmingham New Street this lunchtime, because of a broken rail, West Midlands Railway is reporting.
The train operator said the disruption is likely to last until 14:00.
A hospital patient has defended filming what he describes as "chaos" in the Worcestershire Royal's Accident & Emergency, after waiting hours without being treated by doctors or nurses.
Image source, PABrian Ryder from Kidderminster was taken to the Royal by ambulance on Friday, but after waiting hours with paramedics began filming patients being treated in corridors.
He said he was told to delete it, but West Mercia Police said officers "did not make any arrest or any threat of arrest" following reports of disruption in A&E, and even gave Mr Ryder a lift home.
The force said there were procedures in place if he wished to make a complaint about how the incident was handled.
Quote MessageIt was utter chaos, I've never seen anything like it in my life. The doctors that were there were doing their best, you could see that a mile off and I feel sorry for them. There was no way in the world they could cope, which is one of the reasons I decided to film it."
Brian Ryder, Patient
Worcestershire Acute Hospitals NHS Trust says it is never acceptable to film or photograph patients or staff without permission.
Here are some of the stories appearing on The Sentinel website this morning:
The prime minister's decision to drop the Ludlow MP Philip Dunne from government has been greeted with "dismay and astonishment" by the deputy leader of his constituency group, David Turner.
Mr Dunne lost his job at the department of health in Theresa May's latest reshuffle, after nine years on the government front bench.
Mr Turner said he hadn't seen the move coming, and that his MP had done a "sterling job".
Quote MessageI don't really want to get into my perception of what's inside the prime minister's mind on this. All I would say is that I'm firmly of the belief that in all walks of life, you should select your team on the basis of ability."
David Turner, Deputy Leader of Ludlow Conservatives
Trains running between Birmingham and London Euston will be delayed, altered or face cancellation due to overhead line damage, Network Rail is warning.
The Virgin Trains route running through Crewe, Wolverhampton, Sandwell and Dudley, Birmingham (New St and Int) and Coventry are affected. Find out about the latest delays on the company's website., external
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The M5 entry slip road has reopened northbound at J1 after the crash involving two lorries outside Smethwick.
Barrier repairs have taken less time than expected.
Still no let-up on the M6 though. Highways England says long queues are building in both directions after the crash between J7 and J6.
Three lanes out of four remain shut southbound and one lane is shut northbound.
It looks like at least one person is injured.
Worcester Warriors hooker Niall Annett signs a new contract with the Premiership side for next season.
Read MoreQuique Sanchez Flores and Martin O'Neill are among the candidates to succeed Mark Hughes as manager of Stoke City.
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BBC Radio Stoke
A house fire in which an elderly woman died started after she tried to light an open fire, say firefighters.
Staffordshire Fire Service was called out the house, external on Withington Lane shortly after 08:00 yesterday.
Image source, Staffordshire FireA dog in the house also died in the blaze.
The Mayor of the West Midlands says "it's the right thing to do" to raise council tax by £12 a year for the average band D property.
Andy Street says the final decision on the increase will be decided by the board of the West Midlands Combined Authority, external later this week.
Mr Street said of the £12, £2 would go on paying to run the mayors office, with £10 being specifically earmarked to improve the transport network.
Quote MessageWe've talked often about the congestion we've got, so it's specifically for congestion busting ideas. So improvement in park and ride, cycling provision and rapid buses. If we are to tackle these big issues we have to put a relatively small amount, 23p a week, on to the council tax to address these things."
Andy Street, West Midlands Mayor
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Read MoreTwo people have been arrested after a stabbing in Kidderminster.
A 40-year-old man is in a stable condition in hospital after the incident in Broad Street at 23:07 on Monday.
A 56-year-old woman and a 44-year-old man, both from Kidderminster, were arrested on suspicion of wounding with intent to cause grievous bodily harm.
West Mercia Police is calling for anyone with information to come forward.
Image source, Google MapsLong delays are building on the M6 southbound after a crash between J7 and J6.
Three lanes are closed.
Highways England says the air ambulance is on its way.
James Bond
Sports Producer, BBC Shropshire
The Shrewsbury Town manager Paul Hurst will prioritise promotion over cup success by making changes for tonight's Checkatrade Trophy tie with Blackpool.
It's the last 16 of the Checkatrade Trophy, but Shrewsbury have a run of tough league matches coming up, with a trip to League One rivals Blackburn on Saturday.
They also have an FA Cup replay away to West Ham and Hurst said he will do whatever is necessary to win those games.
Quote MessageBecause of how well we've done in the league and how the FA Cup run has gone and getting the replay, it's made that schedule tougher, so I would be foolish not to change a few things around."
Paul Hurst, Shrewsbury Town
BBC Sport
Worcester Warriors head coach Carl Hogg says he can understand why Huw Taylor has been seeking a move to Welsh provincial side Dragons next season.
The young back-row forward has confirmed he's to leave Warriors at the end of the season and Hogg said he'd been frustrated at not getting a regular place at Sixways.
Image source, Getty ImagesThe former England Under-20s player has signed with the Dragons on a two-year deal.
Quote MessageEverybody strives to be playing in the first team and Huw's no different. Hopefully he'll get that opportunity at the Dragons."
Carl Hogg, Worcester Warriors head coach
Here are three of the headlines from the Coventry Telegraph today:
Fire investigation officers are working to find out what caused a blaze at a shop in Kidsgrove overnight.
Posh Pugs on Liverpool road was well alight when fire crews arrived just after midnight.
A man living in the flat above the shop was treated for smoke inhalation at the scene, but didn't need to be taken to hospital.
The A50 was shut for several hours, but has since reopened.
BBC WM
"We're cranking up the volume" is the West Midlands Mayor's message as he attempts to bring Channel 4 to the West Midlands.
Andy Street has put forward his top three arguments for the broadcaster to move to the region:
The Conservative mayor said "minds are opening" to the idea of relocating and says the area has a "great record" of bringing big companies to the area including HSBC and the HS2 headquarters.
Image source, GoogleQuote MessageNow is really the time to put our case to Channel 4 and the government. We have said to the board that we will make this a smooth relocation but that's the next part of the debate. The first part of it, is us saying 'you should be here because it's in the national interest that we are spreading these resources out of London'."
Andy Street, West Midlands Mayor
Mr Street said his team were talking to the government, individual ministers and the Channel 4 board in the coming weeks "to say what a great offer we have got here".
He said it was "between London and the West Midlands".
The MP for West Worcestershire, Harriett Baldwin, says she won't let her new job with the Foreign Office distract her from her constituency.
She was made the new minister of state in Theresa May's reshuffle yesterday.
The former Defence Minister also said she said saw the job as a chance to project "British values" around the world.
Quote MessageThere is a certain amount of travel involved, but it's really important to keep one's feet on the ground and understand that one is representing the good voters of West Worcestershire at the same time."
Harriett Baldwin, West Worcestershire MP
