A woman who verbally abused paramedics and left an abusive note on an ambulance windscreen in Stoke-on-Trent has been fined £120 after admitting a public order offence.

Earlier, at North Staffordshire Justice Centre, Kirsty Sharman, 26, from Tunstall, offered her "most sincere apologies to the ambulance staff".

The ambulance had been responding to a next-door neighbour's call to assist his wife, who was "experiencing breathing difficulties", prosecutor Liz Ryder told magistrates.

In addition to the fine, Sharman was also ordered to pay £135 in costs and a £30 victim surcharge.

A 26-year-old woman has pleaded guilty to a public order offence after she verbally abused paramedics who parked their ambulance in Stoke-on-Trent on Sunday.

Kirsty Sharman, from Tunstall, who also left a rude note on their ambulance, appeared at North Staffordshire Justice Centre earlier.

David Denton is to exit Worcester, who sign fellow Scotland international Cornell Du Preez and Wales' Ashley Beck.

Three men are being treated for stab wounds, with two in a serious condition, after a triple stabbing in Nuneaton, police say.

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Warwickshire Police said armed officers were called to Barpool Road in the town at 09:45 today.

The force said two people have been arrested - one is in hospital and the other is in police custody.

Police were still at the scene this afternoon and a cordon remained in place.

The funeral of a 51-year-old woman who was shot outside her home near Newport was taking place this afternoon.

Cheryl Gabriel-Hooper died in her car on 26 January. A 45-year-old man was arrested on suspicion of her murder.

Today's funeral was taking place at St Michael and All Angels Church in Lilleshall.

Widnes forward Chris Houston gets a two-game ban for colliding with referee Phil Bentham in their loss to Warrington.

James Bond
Sports Producer, BBC Shropshire

Telford Tigers are chasing a place in the National Cup final tonight.

They play Swindon Wildcats in the home leg of their semi-final, after drawing the first leg 3-3.

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Away goals count for nothing in this competition, so the game could go to overtime and penalties.

A man had to be freed from an overturned vehicle after a serious two-car crash in Bromsgrove Road, Romsley, last night, the ambulance service said., external

The man - thought to be the driver of one car - was taken to hospital in a serious condition after the crash shortly before 19:00.

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Political Reporter, BBC Coventry & Warwickshire

Plans to increase council tax by 4.9% will be voted on by Coventry councillors at the annual budget meeting today., external

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The ruling Labour group insists its budget will protect frontline services and allow money to be spent on big projects such as the Friargate scheme around Coventry railway station.

But opposition Conservative councillors believe an additional £500,000 could be saved by holding council elections less often and shaving the budget for trade unions.

Among other things, they propose spending that cash on extra street cleaning staff and helping charities in a soon-to-be-demolished tower block relocate.

Express and Star

Some of the headlining stories in today's Express and Star are:

• Man dies in Stafford Road, external 'hit-and-run' crash

• Radical plan to give free heroin to drug users backed by region's support workers, external
• New social enterprise promises, external to do ‘good with wood’

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Plans by Coventry City Council to paint the ceiling of a medieval undercroft have been met with criticism.

St Mary's Guildhall dates back to the 1300s - making it one of Coventry's oldest buildings.

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Carol Donnelly, who runs the Priory Visitor Centre in the city said the council could end up "ruining" one of the city's "hidden gems".

In a statement the council said Historic England has not "formally objected to the whitening of the panels, but asked to ensure that our conservation officer is happy with this work.

"The conservation officer has agreed as long as the paint used is breathable and reversible.”

John Conway was on holiday in Bali when the woman fell 40m from a viewing platform on an active volcano.

A building thought to be the last coracle shed in England has been given a grant of £76,000 by the Heritage Lottery Fund so it can be restored.

The Ironbridge Coracle Trust believes it was built in 1927 and was used to build the same round boats which have been used in the area for hundreds of years.

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The shed had been owned by the same family for generations, but fell into disrepair after the death of its last owner in 2003.

The group bought the building in 2014 with a £40,000 grant from Telford and Wrekin Council and the authority contributed another £30,000 to improve access to the shed last year.

Birmingham firefighter John Conway was on top of Mount Batur in Bali.

Warwickshire and West Midlands fire services say it makes "perfect sense" to work more closely.

Coventry Telegraph

Some of the main stories on the Coventry Telegraph website today are:

• Motorist slams , external"ridiculous" seven-mile diversion during A46 closure
• Coventry jihadi killed in Syrian drone strike, external
• Three Coventry police stations to close amid cuts, external

Hospital bosses in Worcestershire have apologised after 14 of the 21 ambulances in the county were stuck outside the Worcester Royal Hospital on Friday night.

Paramedics were unable to unload their patients, with 10 being stuck for more than three hours, and West Midlands Ambulance Service has complained about the situation to the Care Quality Commission.

The trust which runs the hospital says it's working closely with the ambulance trust and other local health and care organisations and its "priority remains the safety of patients".

A man has been arrested on suspicion of causing death by dangerous driving after an 80-year-old died after being hit by a car, police say.

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Officers were called to Stafford Road in Wolverhampton shortly after 18:00 yesterday.

The car left the scene, and later on a 19-year-old man handed himself into a police station.

The road was closed for a number of hours while the area was made safe.

A 19-year-old man handed himself into police after the victim died at the scene.

On the back of a week they will want to forget and with relegation looming, BBC Sport's Simon Stone asks what has happened at West Brom?