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A woman is in hospital after being trapped in her car for almost an hour after it collided with a lorry last night.
West Midlands Ambulance Service said the crash happened at 20:30 on Pershore Lane at Hindlip, Worcestershire.
A spokesperson said she had pain in her arms and abdomen.
Nobody else was hurt.
James Morris says the government should send in commissioners to "restore public trust".
Read MoreSome of the main stories in the Coventry Telegraph today are:
Matt Sandoz
Stoke City commentator, BBC Radio Stoke
Stoke City winger Xherdan Shaqiri says they need more performances like the one against Huddersfield if they are going to avoid relegation.
The win at the weekend lifted them out of the bottom three, but he said the fight against the drop is hurting all the players.
Image source, Getty ImagesStoke's next match will be at home to Watford on Wednesday 31 January.
Quote MessageWe have to play every weekend in a top level to win games and the last few weeks we didn't have the level that we need to be."
Xherdan Shaqiri, Stoke City winger
National League strugglers Solihull Moors sign Adi Yussuf on an 18-month deal after the striker leaves Barrow.
Read MorePort Vale's on-loan winger Marcus Harness signs a new contract with parent club Burton Albion.
Read MoreThe Government's being urged to do more to ensure the Midland Metropolitan Hospital gets built following the collapse of construction giant Carillion.
The company went into liquidation earlier this month, ending construction at the site in Smethwick.
In the Commons, the Labour MP for Warley - John Spellar - urged ministers to do all they could to keep staff who've been working on the project.
Quote MessageContractors.. locked out of the site.. will be having to go off and take on other work and so there will be increasing costs being borne and also disruption to the work and a delay to the already-delayed hospital - nothing to do with the workforce."
John Spellar MP, Labour, Warley
Shrewsbury Market has been voted "Britain's favourite", external after an online campaign.
Judges for a competition run by the National Association of British Market Authorities also visited the indoor site and tested customer service with a mystery shopper.
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Allen Cook
BBC News
People in a Staffordshire town are being warned over yellow markings on walls.
Image source, Staffordshire PoliceStaffordshire Police says it's had two cases of the marks reported in the past few weeks - houses on Newcastle Road, Stone.
The force hasn't said any more about them, other than advising the local community to "remain vigilant" and report suspicious activity.
Simon Stone
BBC Sport
This one probably depends on West Brom getting money from the sale of Jonny Evans, which in itself is by no means straightforward - but a Baggies bid for Watford front-man Troy Deeney could be on the cards.
West Brom boss Alan Pardew is desperate to bring in a striker who can score enough goals to steer his side away from relegation trouble.
I understand Deeney is one of the names in the frame.
Image source, Getty ImagesTroy Deeney
Deeney, 29, only signed a new long-term contract in 2016 but he was born in Birmingham and a move back to the Midlands could appeal.
George Eliot Hospital NHS Trust 'requires improvement' overall, according to inspectors.
Read MoreSecondary school tables just published show one in eight in England is below government standards.
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Rebecca Wood
BBC Midlands Today
Any rain this evening should fizzle out to leave a cloudy night with lows of 3C (37F).
Latest weather for the West Midlands
Michele Paduano
Health correspondent, BBC Midlands Today
Inspectors' judgment that urgent and emergency care at George Eliot Hospital must improve is a serious setback for the Nuneaton site - but it has to be seen in the light of a 2013 report.
It was in special measures, had one of the highest death rates in the country, and said it needed a partner organisation.
Many thought it would not remain an independent organisation today, but it is.
That said, many of the latest findings relate to training and learning from mistakes - what the hospital needs to realise is it’s only a step away from the bad old days.
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James Bond
Sports Producer, BBC Shropshire
Shrewsbury Town's manager Paul Hurst says behaviour during the January transfer window is "a bit pathetic".
He is trying to bring in two more signings but believes the month-long window encourages agents to play clubs off against each other.
"People treat it as a game," he said.
The transfer window closes at 23:00 on Wednesday 31 January.
Thirteen people have been arrested on suspicion of modern day slavery offences by police investigating exploitation of eastern European workers in Birmingham and the Black Country.
A minibus carrying suspected victims was stopped in Westgate, Aldridge, Walsall, by officers acting on intelligence. There were also searches earlier of residential premises in Birmingham's Handsworth area.
West Midlands Police said three men and two women from Poland had been "safeguarded".
The force said nine men and four women, aged between 18 and 60, and all Polish nationals, were taken into custody for questioning.
The Government's being urged to intervene to ensure Coventry City have somewhere to play next season.
Image source, Getty ImagesThe League Two side is due to leave the Ricoh Arena at the end of this campaign when a deal with rugby club Wasps - the stadium's owner - comes to an end.
The Conservative MP for Rugby - Mark Pawsey - told the Commons it was worrying, as the club was just "nine games away from homelessness".
Leader of the Commons Andrea Leadsom said she "understood the frustration of fans" but it was "not the place of government to intervene in the fortunes of any particular club".
BBC Midlands Today
Commuters at Birmingham New Street Station were stopped in their tracks by a group of young musicians this morning.
The Royal Birmingham Conservatoire ensemble staged a performance on the Grand Central concourse to celebrate the city's musical culture.
The students were also promoting their new £57m building in the city where they'll be staging regular free concerts.
The music school moved in 2017 when its base was demolished as part of the city council's £450m Paradise Circus redevelopment.
Some of the main stories in this week's Coventry Observer are:
Image source, Coventry ObserverBBC Midlands Today
The owners of a building where author Mary Ann Evans - better known as George Eliot - spent her formative years say they're open to ideas about it becoming a tourist attraction.
The property, in the Foleshill area of Coventry, has been a community centre for the last 30 years.
But fans of the author believe more could be done to celebrate its past.
Quote MessageThere needs to be - at the very least - some sort of signage and explanation about this building and why it's so important in the making of George Eliot the great writer."
John Burton, George Eliot Fellowship
