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Charity ambassadors Mike Tindall and Nigel Mansell climbed aboard the new air ambulance for the Midlands today.
Midlands Air Ambulance has officially launched, external its second fully paid-for aircraft which will be based at RAF Cosford - and the England Rugby World Cup winner and former F1 motor racing driver were there.
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The charity says it has to raise more than £9m to keep its three helicopters airborne every year.
BBC Shropshire
Plans for Telford and Wrekin Council to take over parking enforcement from the police have moved a step closer.
Telford and Wrekin is the only area in the West Mercia force region where parking is overseen by police.
Image source, Getty ImagesA deal has been agreed whereby the council will receive £200,000 from the police over four years.
The plan will now be put to the council and public for their thoughts, as well as the Department for Transport.
Rich Davis
BBC Weather presenter
Largely cloudy tonight with some spells of light rain and drizzle clearing through the evening, with lows of 6C (43F).
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Visitors to Worcester Cathedral can download a smart phone app, external to help bring its historic stories to life.
Worcester's role in the Civil War is among the topics included on the app, which has been developed in-house by the cathedral's education department.
Quote MessageOur aspiration is to use augmented reality - to have video clips and reenactments taking place in various locations across the cathedral, where people can see exactly what went on and really capture a flavour of the past."
Benjamin Smith, Director of education, Worcester Cathedral
A woman has been charged with a public order offence following an incident where paramedics were verbally abused.
Kirsty Sharman from Tunstall, Stoke-on-Trent, is due to appear before North Staffordshire Justice Centre in Newcastle-under-Lyme on Tuesday.
The 26-year-old is also charged with breaching a restraining order.
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The Women's Wimbledon champion Garbiñe Muguruza is the latest star to confirm she'll be taking part in the Birmingham Classic this year. , external
Image source, Getty ImagesShe warmed up for her first win at SW19 with a run to the semi-finals at Edgbaston last June.
She joins Petra Kivatova and Johanna Konta in the draw.
Here are some of the top stories being covered by The Sentinel newspaper in Staffordshire:
BBC Shropshire
A Shropshire footballer's appeal against being denied political asylum has been heard today.
Hovik Nersesyan, who plays for Whitchurch Alport, didn't return to his native Armenia when he was called up for military service.
The 23-year-old believes if he goes back, he is likely to be sent to prison and his life could be in danger.
The court is reserving its judgement until next month, when a decision is due.
The Home Office says it does not comment on individual cases.
BBC Coventry & Warwickshire Sport
An injury update is expected on Wasps player Alex Rieder who suffered an injury to his knee during the team's victory over Exeter.
Image source, Getty ImagesWasps condemned the champions to a third straight Premiership defeat as they held on for a 13-7 victory at the Ricoh Arena.
Marcus Watson's converted try and Jimmy Gopperth's two penalties secured the points in a win that director of rugby Dai Young felt was deserved.
Quote MessageIt was a real arm wrestle but we matched them physically and just did enough to win."
Dai Young, Wasps Rugby
A beauty spot which closed last year after reports of "dogging", dog attacks and drug use has had to partly close again within weeks of its reopening.
The Woodland Trust says problems with illicit behaviour have returned at Uffmoor Wood, near Halesowen, since it reopened in November.
The car park at the site is to be closed on weekdays, although people will be able to visit on foot.
Image source, The Woodland TrustThe charity says Uffmoor Wood has become one of the trust’s most problematic sites for anti-social behaviour and is now looking to make changes to reduce the issues.
Quote MessageWe are extremely disappointed that, despite best efforts to combat the problems at the wood, we have to once again take action. The fact of the matter is that the continued anti-social behaviour makes this wood unsafe which is a shame because it is a great place to visit."
Toby Bancroft, Regional manager for the Woodland Trust
Some of today's headlining stories in the Coventry Telegraph are:
Tim Page
News Editor, BBC Shropshire
Shropshire Council insists it has a positive plan for the future of Shrewsbury's three shopping centres.
The authority will give more details at a meeting on Friday, external, after Labour claimed the plans were "foolhardy and risky".
Image source, GoogleThe authority's leader Peter Nutting says the Darwin Centre and upper level of Pride Hill will remain the home of big name stores.
The council's repeating suggestions that a new look to the Riverside area would include leisure and housing elements, linking the centres to the river.
The authority's also revealed that more than £500,000 is likely to be spent on property, legal and financial advisors as part of the purchase of the centres.
Micky Fallon says 31-year term of imprisonment reflects the "severity and the seriousness" of the case.
Read MoreAt one stage over half the ambulances covering Worcestershire were tied up at one hospital.
Read MoreBarry Bennell was "hell bent" on abusing boys and left a "trail of psychological devastation", said Judge Clement Goldstone QC, jailing the former football coach for 30 years.
"If the boys tried to resist you convinced them their football careers would suffer," he said.
Earlier, one of the twelve men this case centered on said he didn’t tell his parents what had happened to him as a child until two years ago.
His father replied he “was sorry for not being a good dad” - words the victim said broke his heart.
Toby Carvery chef Philip Rolph was found stabbed in the heart in his car in July.
Read MoreMatthew Falder blackmailed victims into sending sexual images that he then shared on the dark web.
Read MorePolice drop charges of murder, robbery and possession of a bladed article against Craig Ford.
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Andrew Segal
BBC Local Live
A meat supplier being investigated by food standards officers which has gone into administration with the loss of almost 270 jobs says it made the "heartbreaking" decision because of "impossible trading conditions".
Meat supplier Russell Hume - which supplied pub chain JD Wetherspoon, schools and care homes - has gone into administration, accountants KPMG confirmed.
The company is headquartered in Derby and was operating from six production sites in: Liverpool, Birmingham, London, Boroughbridge, Exeter and Fife.
Image source, Getty ImagesIt employed more than 300 people and was being investigated over food hygiene concerns by the Food Standards Agency (FSA).
Some 266 people have been made redundant. KPMG said it was to work with all affected employees and it was also "seeking buyers for the business and its assets".
Russell Hume's directors said they would continue to work with the FSA over the issues raised, but added: "We still feel its action has been out of all proportion to the concerns it says it has identified.
"The fact that its investigations have become industry-wide and a number of other firms have also had issues strongly suggests there is a lack of clarity in the industry and in current FSA guidelines.
"Prior to this, we had a long, unblemished record for supplying quality meat products."
