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Sarah Essam is the first Egyptian woman to play in the Premier League, but her journey to achieving her dream was not always easy.
Her family were against her career in football and she now juggles playing for Stoke City with studying for a degree but she says it's all worth it.
Sarah Essam's story
You might not have noticed in some parts of the West Midlands, but there's been snow last night and today in the Staffordshire Moorlands.
BBC Weather Watchers Notvideoman in Leek and AppyIppy in Ipstones captured two views of the wintry weather:
Image source, Notvideoman
Image source, AppyIppy
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Stephen Whilde had reached speeds of almost 80mph in his Honda Civic before he lost control
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Trevor Owens
Sports Editor, BBC Hereford & Worcester
Worcester Warriors have made seven changes to their starting line-up , externalfor their final pool game of the European Challenge Cup in Brive tomorrow.
Image source, Getty ImagesBen Howard (pictured) comes into the side at full-back while centre Jackson Willison and scrum-half Michael Dowsett are also recalled.
There are two changes in the front row as Ryan Bower is named at loosehead alongside hooker Kurt Haupt, while Alafoti Faosiliva and Matt Cox return to the back row.
Worcester must win this game at Brive to book a quarter-final place as one of the three group runners-up.
Staff were not injured, but were "extremely distressed" by the incident in Nuneaton, police say.
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Allen Cook
BBC News
A woman who the RSPCA says kept four emaciated puppies and a dog in a filthy backyard has been banned from keeping animals for 10 years.
Image source, RSPCAThe RSPCA says their inspector found the puppies in a garden which was full of rubbish bags and debris.
The charity says the owner told them she'd been woken up the night before by the puppies and put them outside in the pouring rain.
Carly Bennett, 28, of Trowbridge Crescent, Stoke-on-Trent pleaded guilty to two animal welfare offences at the North Staffordshire Justice Centre.
She was given a 12-month community order and fined £120.
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Dignity - the UK's only funeral company with shares listed on the London Stock Market - has said profits this year are likely to be "substantially below" expectations as it struggles with a price war in the sector.
Image source, Getty ImagesThe Sutton Coldfield-based company says it has been losing market share, with customers shopping around in an "over-supplied industry".
As a result, Dignity is cutting the price of its simple funeral plan by about 25%, and freezing prices of its traditional funerals in most of its locations.
The English Football League said it has communicated to it's 72 clubs that while it's "placing no obligation" to pay tribute to Cyrille Regis this weekend, it's offering "full support" to clubs that do.
Image source, Getty ImagesPremier League clubs will mark his death with a minute of applause and the wearing of black armbands to recognise "his special role as a trailblazer for black players in modern English football".
Coventry City have said they will show tributes on the big screen at their home match against Swindon on Saturday.
The FA said it plans to pay tribute to the footballer and "acknowledge his tremendous contribution to English football" during the March international window.
Tributes pour in after death of former West Brom star Cyrille Regis
Natasha Gordon was described as a "suicide advocate" who encouraged a postman to end his life.
Read MoreThe Worcester News has these top stories today:
About 20 people evacuated from the site of a gas leak in Sutton Coldfield are being looked after in a local pub, the city council said.
Image source, Walmley Residents AssociationPart of Walmley Road in the town remains closed, following a gas leak earlier today.
"Those affected have been taken to The Fox pub where they're being kept informed of developments by Birmingham resilience officers", the council said.
Walmley Residents Association tweeted , externalthat it was an "underground gas leak in the car park outside shops".
The staff member was attacked by a customer she asked not to queue-jump, police say.
Read MoreA shop worker had bleach sprayed into her eyes and poured over her head after asking a man to re-join a queue for the tills, police say.
Image source, West Midlands PoliceCCTV images of a man officers would like to speak to have been released after the incident in Poundland, Wulfrun Square in Wolverhampton.
The 24-year-old victim suffered burning and reddening to her eyes and body after the attack on Friday 5 January.
Quick-thinking colleagues encouraged her to remove her damaged clothing and rinse the affected skin or else her injuries could have been a lot worse, police said.
A scheme which should protect hundreds of homes and businesses in Birmingham from flooding has been completed.
Householders in Selly Park found their homes awash after the River Rea burst it's banks 10 years ago.
The new flood walls and flood storage area installed by the Environment Agency will help reduce the risk of flooding for 220 homes and businesses.
Allen Cook
BBC News
Parts of north Staffordshire could be hit by snow and ice this weekend, the Met Office is warning.
Image source, Met OfficeA yellow alert's been put out from 06:00 on Sunday until 18:00 later the same day., external
The Met Office says it's more likely to affect higher areas but could still lead to disruption on roads and a chance of injuries frm slips and falls.
Two people already face trial over the death of Jaskaran Kang, 24, who died at a flat in Dudley.
Read MoreThese are some of the main stories on the Shropshire Star's website today:
The Bayeux Tapestry would feel at home among other historic tapestries in Coventry, according to the team launching a bid to bring the work to the city.
Graham Sutherland's Christ in Glory hangs in Coventry Cathedral and has "major French influences", said David Burbage, chairman of the Coventry City of Culture Trust.
Image source, Coventry City CouncilAlso in the city is the Coventry Tapestry, which dates from around 1500 and which hangs at St Mary's Guildhall.
This is "widely recognised as one of the rarest and most important examples of this art in the country," he said.
“So if we could bring the world famous Bayeux Tapestry here, it would be a great attraction for visitors from around the country – and indeed around the world – to come to the city and enjoy all of our tapestries."
Allen Cook
BBC News
Two main routes in the Staffordshire Moorlands and south Cheshire have reopened after being blocked by heavy snow.
Cheshire East Council says the A537 Cat and Fiddle in Macclesfield and the A54 Buxton Road are now cleared but warns drivers to take care., external
Image source, Cheshire PoliceCat and Fiddle route on Friday lunchtime
