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A murderer who beat his wife to death during a row over tickets to an Elvis tribute act took his own life in jail, an inquest in Worcester has concluded.
Paul Abbott, 57, battered wife Jacqueline with a hammer in 2015 and was given a life sentence in 2016.
Image source, West Midlands PoliceHe was found dead at HMP Long Lartin in Worcestershire, exactly a year after killing his wife.
Amy Woodfield
BBC News
It looks like Hinckley is about to get a royal visitor...
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A Shropshire developer that specialises in affordable homes has gone into administration today and 41 people have been made redundant.
Saxonby Affordable Housing is based in Shrewsbury and has been trading since 2008 as part of the Saxonby group of companies, administrators FRP Advisory said.
All other companies in the group are unaffected and continue to trade as normal.
Image source, PAThe administrators said "cash flow pressures" had forced the move.
Worcester City Council is launching an investigation into the death of a 74-year-old rough sleeper who died on the streets two years ago.
Cardon Banfield was found dead in his tent near the New Road cricket ground and a friend of his claimed he'd applied for housing benefit before he died.
Image source, GoogleThe council says it's bringing in an independent expert to establish whether or not he "slipped through" the safeguarding net.
Prosecutors have asked for Dr Matthew Falder to be jailed for life at his sentencing hearing.
Read MoreUSA hooker Joe Taufete’e and South African centre Wynand Olivier sign new deals with Premiership side Worcester.
Read MoreAbout 6,000 homes are without power after a fire at an electrical substation in Bromsgrove.
Hereford and Worcester Fire and Rescue Service said it was called out at 12:52 and one man had to be taken to hospital.
Western Power Distribution says it's had to cut off power to a number of unaffected properties for safety reasons, and it doesn't yet know when it will be able to restore it.
Let the games begin... The Winter Olympics are now under way after the opening ceremony took place this morning.
Seven athletes from the West Midlands will take part in the South Korea games over the next fortnight.
Here's who to keep an eye out for:
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About 5,000 properties are without power while firefighters tackle the blaze.
Read MorePolice are investigating a sexual assault on a woman in a Solihull park , externallast Sunday.
Image source, GoogleOfficers believe the 26-year-old was walking home through Babbs Mill Recreation Ground at about 21:00 on 4 February when she was attacked.
Officers are appealing for anyone in the area at the time to get in touch.
The sanction is the maximum which can be imposed on a government body.
Read MoreFans making their way along the canal to the game between Stoke City and Brighton will notice a new boat selling beer.
It'll be based near to the stadium, alongside the one that sells oatcakes.
Image source, ThinkstockOwner Wayne Sadler said it had taken him eight months to get all the necessary licences and insurance, but he thought there was a demand from fans.
Quote MessageThere's not many pubs and bars on the canal towpath that are running any more. They've all been shut down."
Wayne Sadler, Canal boat owner
A grant worth £4.2m has been awarded to Warwick Arts Centre by the Arts Council to build a new cinema and art gallery.
Image source, Warwick Arts CentreThe 20:20 project will see the demolition of the existing cinema and Mead Gallery to create a new building to house three new auditoriums along with a large ground-floor gallery.
The venue will be at the forefront of Coventry's year as City of Culture 2021.
Jay Rodriguez's future prospects and reputation could be harmed by the charge of alleged racial abuse he faces, says Alan Pardew.
Read MoreTyrone Andrew, 21, will face trial at Birmingham Crown Court later this year
Read MoreA Coleshill man has appeared in court charged with possession of a imitation firearm, racially aggravated assault and causing criminal damage, police say., external
He was arrested by British Transport Police after reports he had abused a man and damaged a car on 2 February.
He'll next appear at Warwick Crown Court on 8 March.
A man in his 60s is in hospital with "serious facial injuries" after his car was involved in a crash with a lorry near Telford last night.
West Mercia Police said it happened on the A442, close to Sytch Lane at Waters Upton at about 23:00.
Image source, GoogleThe lorry driver, a man in his 30s, was unhurt.
Chris Fawcett
BBC News
Police have found a man who failed to return to an open prison following a work placement on Wednesday.
Image source, Derbyshire ConstabularyMathias Lescott absconded from HMP Sudbury, in Derbyshire, after being given temporary leave.
He has now been arrested and detained in Stoke-on-Trent, external.
Concerts in Birmingham and Blackpool have been added to the UK leg of Britney Spears's tour.
Read MoreExplosives were used to open a cash machine at a store in Rugby, before robbers made off with the contents, police say., external
Image source, GoogleA member of the public, who heard an explosion, called police after the theft at the Co-op in Scholars Drive, Cawston at 03:40 this morning.
The robbers, who made off with a quantity of cash, smashed the front of the window and caused significant damage to the inside of the shop.
Last month, staff at the same store were threatened at knife point and a large amount of cash stolen., external