New restrictions on vehicles in Worcester's pedestrianised streets are being considered by the city council., external

The changes come three years after the death of Sylvia Russell, who was hit by a truck in The Shambles in 2014.

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Vehicles are currently banned between 10:30 and 16:30, but new rules would see that extended from 10:00 until 18:00.

Local people are being asked to give their views on the proposals.

BBC Sport

Kidderminster Harriers say they'll get a small share of the transfer fee Huddersfield were paid for Joe Lolley last night.

He moved to Nottingham Forest 20 minutes before the transfer deadline for an undisclosed fee.

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When Lolley joined Huddersfield from Harriers there was a sell-on clause as part of the deal.

Vicky Norton
BBC Radio Stoke

A seven-year-old boy's in hospital after being bitten by a dog in the car park of a Stoke-on-Trent beauty spot., external

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Staffordshire Police said the youngster was returning to the area at Westport Lake after a walk with his family.

They say he suffered a severe bite and the dog, described as a Staffordshire terrier breed, then ran off.

The government has allocated £9.3m to pay for road improvements on the outskirts of Oswestry.

The money will be used to improve access to land that's been set aside for new homes and employment.

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The North Shropshire MP Owen Paterson said the money was "vital investment for potential new housing development in North Shropshire".

The government said it would "unlock 1,538 new homes".

Allen Cook
BBC News

The Spitfire which has been on display inside the Potteries Museum, Stoke-on-Trent, since 1968 has now been removed from the building.

The wartime aircraft was taken apart piece by piece earlier this week and taken away today to be restored before returning next year., external

In the meantime the city council says the space inside the museum left by its removal is being filled with a full-size metal sculpture of a Spitfire., external

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Coventry Telegraph

These are three of the headlines from the Coventry Telegraph today:

• Bus gate generates £1.7million in fines, external
• No CCTV for baby graves despite petition, external
• Coventry theatre staff heartbroken after burglary, external

Police have been given extra time to question a 22-year-old from Willenhall arrested over a suspected murder in Hereford on Monday.

Robert Eacock died in hospital after being stabbed on Commercial Street.

The extension means the man can be held for another 36 hours.

Coventry City have cancelled the contract of striker Kwame Thomas.

He will now join Solihull Moors on a permanent deal, having been on loan there in recent months.

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In an 18-month spell at the Sky Blues, Thomas scored three goals in 15 appearances.

It will be dry this evening and overnight with often clear skies for most.

It will be windy at first, especially along the coast, but winds ease later allowing a touch of frost to develop for many rural inland areas.

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BBC News England

Brewery Marston's says it's going to move a canning and bottling line to Burton, meaning job losses in Bedford.

It follows the company taking over the Havelock Street brewery in Bedfordshire from Charles Wells in May, in a £55m deal.

The business said it will invest £8m in a "new state-of-the-art line" at its Staffordshire brewery.

Some 150 people work at the Bedford site and 35-45 jobs are under threat.

Louise Hancock
Newsreader, BBC WM

Shoppers and people living in part of Birmingham could soon have to pay to park there.

The city council is planning to introduce parking restrictions in Erdington.

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As part of the plans, people would have to pay to park outside their own homes and shoppers would no longer be able to get an hour's free parking.

A consultation on the plans is open until Monday 5 February., external

Joan Cummins
Midlands Today reporter

An air ambulance pilot was asked to move by a building site worker because they were a health and safety risk.

The Warwickshire and Northamptonshire Air Ambulance says it was called to treat a man in cardiac arrest at Persimmon Homes site in Whitnash, Leamington Spa, on Sunday.

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But the BBC's been told by an eyewitness that a saleswoman told the pilot the area wasn't suitable for a landing, because it was a health and safety issue.

Persimmon Homes says they take health and safety very seriously and at no stage would their staff "obstruct the emergency services".

But they added that, because the helicopter landed in a compound, it was vital that they pointed out the dangers to the public.

The air ambulance service says safety is always their priority and the patient was taken to hospital by road.

Lucy King
News Editor, BBC Radio Stoke

A car crashed into a house in Stoke-on-Trent while police were trying to get it to stop, external.

It happened yesterday afternoon on Spode Street, Staffordshire Police said.

Two men in the car, aged 18 and 19, were arrested on suspicion of possession with intent to supply Class A drugs and theft of a car.

The force says a large amount of crack cocaine and mobile phones were also recovered from the vehicle.

Birmingham Mail

The Birmingham Mail has these main headlines today:

• 'Breaking Bad'-style gun supplier jailed for 14 years, external
• Police chief wants public to be 'extra eyes, ears and hands' of officers, external
• High-flying primary school ranked as one of best in Birmingham, external

The leader of Herefordshire Council has resigned from the post after five years saying he wants to spend more time with his family and concentrate on his hobbies.

Councillor Tony Johnson will leave the role at the next full council meeting in March.

The former banker will remain a ward councillor for Hope End.

BBC Sport

Shrewsbury Town's 11th hour signing Sam Jones said his deadline day move from Grimsby Town came out of the blue and that he had to drive down yesterday evening to agree the deal.

Manager Paul Hurst, who came to Shrewsbury from Grimsby himself, knows the 26-year-old well and Jones said signing was an easy choice to make, despite there being other offers on the table.

Image source, Shrewsbury Town

The midfielder has joined on a two-and-a-half year deal for an undisclosed fee, and scored 13 goals in 45 Grimsby games.

Labour's Emma Reynolds tells MPs how she hit the snap election campaign trail a week after giving birth.

A trial is told protesters "rushed" the Leamington Spa temple shouting insults in Punjabi.

Telford could be on a "slippery slope" to permanently lose its accident and emergency service if staff shortages force temporary overnight closures, the leader of Telford and Wrekin Council has warned.

The Shrewsbury and Wrekin Hospital Trust is considering the emergency move because a resignation has left it short of consultants.

Telford and Wrekin Council has opposed NHS proposals to downgrade the town's A&E department and move women and children's services to Shrewsbury.

Those plans are likely to be consulted on later in the year, but councillor Shaun Davies said he feared the hospitals might take this opportunity to cut services without the need for that consultation.

Shefali Oza
BBC Midlands Today

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