Hunting review ordered after fox deathspublished at 12:13 Greenwich Mean Time 9 February 2018
A review of how Cheshire Police upholds hunting laws is ordered amidst reports of illegal killings.
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Hunting review ordered after fox deathspublished at 12:13 Greenwich Mean Time 9 February 2018
A&E waits show need for change says hospital bosspublished at 12:07 Greenwich Mean Time 9 February 2018
The chief executive of the Shrewsbury and Telford Hospital Trust says its poor performance in treating accident and emergency patients showed the need for "structural changes" at the two hospitals.
In January, the Shrewsbury and Telford hospitals officially had the worst waits in England at its A&Es - a third of patients waited more than four hours for treatment.
Image source, SATHSimon Wright said: "I dont want to be in this position, none of us do" and blamed increasing patient numbers and ongoing staff shortages.
A number of other hospitals around the region, including University Hospitals of North Midlands, also blamed a busy January for delays in providing A&E treatment.
Quote MessageIt is for one month, I would stress that. If we look over the year, we're not the bottom. We're not great, our performance isn't great, but it's in the bottom 30 and it has been there for a long time."
Simon Wright, Shrewsbury and Telford Hospital Trust chief executive
No notice of demolition plans for bypasspublished at 11:57 Greenwich Mean Time 9 February 2018
Residents of Kings Acre Road say they only realised the situation when they saw plans online.
Read MoreAttempted murder suspect in hospital after stabbingpublished at 11:53 Greenwich Mean Time 9 February 2018
A 51-year-old man arrested on suspicion of attempted murder after a girl was stabbed is in hospital for treatment for a cut hand.
The house on Kent Road, Wolverhampton, has been cordoned off to preserve the scene for forensic examination.
Supt Harvi Khatkar of West Midlands Police said the force believed the "extremely distressing" incident was isolated, and officers are not looking for anyone else.
Extra police officers will be patrolling the area.
Attempted murder arrest after girl, 11, stabbedpublished at 11:43 Greenwich Mean Time 9 February 2018
BreakingAn 11-year-old girl is critically ill in hospital after being stabbed in Wolverhampton.
A 51-year-old man, who is related to the girl, has been arrested on suspicion of attempted murder.
Officers were called to Kent Road shortly before 01:00 today after a neighbour heard a disturbance.
A woman in her 80s is also in hospital being treated for a suspected dislocated shoulder.
Barn owl shot and otters found deadpublished at 11:35 Greenwich Mean Time 9 February 2018
The deaths follow reports of illegal animal trapping in the area around the Herefordshire reserve.
Read MoreVilla's Bruce hoping to be at derbypublished at 11:30 Greenwich Mean Time 9 February 2018
Aston Villa manager Steve Bruce hopes to be present at Sunday's derby against Birmingham following the death of his father.
Read MoreWarning for ice and snow issuedpublished at 11:25 Greenwich Mean Time 9 February 2018
Snow and ice could cause travel disruption on Sunday morning, the Met Office is warning., external
The yellow warning is in place from 00:05 to 11:00 on Sunday.
Image source, Met OfficeJese could make return for Stoke Citypublished at 11:16 Greenwich Mean Time 9 February 2018
On-loan forward Jese could make his return for Stoke City against Brighton tomorrow.
The Spanish forward has been out for more than 10 weeks because of personal reasons, but manager Paul Lambert says he's part of his plans for the weekend.
Image source, Getty ImagesLambert reported Jese's fitness levels were "down a little bit" from his extended break, but thought he did well in an under-23s game in the week.
Police stand-off: Man in custodypublished at 11:05 Greenwich Mean Time 9 February 2018
He was arrested on suspicion of false imprisonment after a woman was allegedly locked inside a house.
Read MoreA tough year for 2 Sisters grouppublished at 10:57 Greenwich Mean Time 9 February 2018
The 2 Sisters Food Group has found itself in the news for all the wrong reasons in the last 12 months.
The Food Standards Agency launched an investigation in September into reports of safety breaches after allegations from an undercover reporter working for The Guardian and ITV News.
Image source, PAA House of Commons select committee in November heard problems at the firm were not a one-off, while 2 Sisters chief executive Ranjit Singh Boparan (pictured) endured a tough time before MPs.
Even boxes of biscuits sent to MPs at Christmas brought the firm's bosses back into the firing line.
2 Sisters said it was purely a "goodwill gesture" that they sent to many other stakeholders.
On allegations of food hygiene infringements the firm has said it takes safety "extremely seriously".
Under pressure 2 Sisters group one of UK's biggestpublished at 10:51 Greenwich Mean Time 9 February 2018
Earlier we brought you news that 450 jobs are under threat at chicken processing plants in Smethwick and Wolverhampton.
The 2 Sisters Food Group, based in the West Midlands, is one of the biggest firms of its kind in the UK and 450 jobs are also under threat at its site in Glasgow.
Image source, Getty ImagesIt employs about 23,000 staff across the organisation and claims to produce about a third of all poultry products eaten each day in the UK, as well as pizzas, pies, biscuits and more.
It's not the first time that 2 Sisters has announced job losses, with some 300 workers being made redundant in Smethwick last year.
In the papers: 'Plaque would honour Enoch Powell's views'published at 10:41 Greenwich Mean Time 9 February 2018
Some of the headlining stories on the Express and Star website today include:
Banker loses appeal against double murder convictionpublished at 10:23 Greenwich Mean Time 9 February 2018
A former British banker has lost an appeal against his conviction for the murders of two Indonesian women in Hong Kong.
Image source, Getty ImagesRurik Jutting, a former pupil at Abberley Hall in Worcestershire, was given a mandatory life sentence in 2016 after their mutilated bodies were found in his apartment.
The former Cambridge University graduate had sought to appeal against his conviction, with his representatives claiming the trial judge had misled the jury on points relating to his defence of diminished responsibility.
Appeal Court judges in Hong Kong said there was "no merit" in the grounds of appeal and dismissed the application.
Your pictures: A dusting of snowpublished at 10:12 Greenwich Mean Time 9 February 2018
There's been a smattering of snow across the region, and our BBC Weather Watchers have been busy uploading images of it.
Les at Large took this in Wolverhampton.
Image source, Les at LargeThis is the scene in Ludlow, Shropshire taken by Foggy.
Image source, FoggyPeter Steggles took this in Longnor, Shropshire.
Image source, Peter StegglesStaff and customer threatened in armed robberypublished at 10:00 Greenwich Mean Time 9 February 2018
Staff and a customer were threatened by men armed with a knife during a robbery at a shop in Rugby, police say., external
Image source, GoogleThe three robbers made off with cash from the tills after the incident at Tesco Express, Main Street Bilton at around 22:50 on Tuesday 6 February.
Officers have been in the area carrying out house-to-house enquiries.
Children come up with ideas to change the worldpublished at 09:46 Greenwich Mean Time 9 February 2018
An app which monitors your mental health and a total ban on social media were the two winning ideas at a Young Thinkers awards in Shrewsbury last night.
Almost 400 children from around Shropshire entered the competition and asked to come up with an idea which would change the world.
Image source, ThinkstockThe finalists presenting their ideas to a panel of judges as part of the town's Darwin Festival.
Other ideas included edible drones, which could be sent to hard-to-reach disaster areas and 360 degree virtual reality to help people with degenerative mental conditions such as Alzheimer's disease remember their past.
Paul Kirkbright, from University Centre Shrewsbury, said he had been impressed by the pupils' imagination, selflessness and "unfettered thinking".
Snow and ice warningpublished at 09:42 Greenwich Mean Time 9 February 2018
It's snowing in parts of the West Midlands.
A reminder that a yellow warning for snow and ice came into force shortly after midnight covering most of the region.
The outlook for the weekend doesn't look good with heavy rain forecast tomorrow and a colder day on Sunday again with the chance of snow.
Image source, Met OfficeIn the papers: Man arrested as stand-off endspublished at 09:31 Greenwich Mean Time 9 February 2018
Some of the headlining stories on the Coventry Telegraph website today are:
Signalling fault delays rail servicespublished at 09:23 Greenwich Mean Time 9 February 2018
BBC News TravelServices running through Birmingham Snow Hill station are being affected by a signalling fault.
Some trains may be delayed, said West Midlands Railway.
