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  2. Amazon worker reunited with bracelet after Facebook plea

    Vicky Norton
    BBC Radio Stoke

    A Staffordshire woman's been reunited with her lost bracelet after it fell off while she was packing parcels at work.

    Amazon parcelsPA

    Stacey, who didn't want to give her full name, works at the Amazon warehouse in Rugeley and was given the jewellery by her brother who's since passed away.

    Jess Dolman from Telford found the bracelet in a package she'd received last week.

    She posted an appeal on social media and, with BBC Radio Stoke, helped find the rightful owner.

  3. Man denies wife's New Year's Eve murder

    David Clark is set to face trial in June after Melanie Clark's body was found with a "knife wound".

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  4. Bottled water available to those affected by problems

    A water bottle site has been opened at Sainsbury's in Frankley Beeches Road, in the Northfield area of Birmingham for those affected by the ongoing water shortage in the area.

    Severn Trent workersSevern Trent

    A team from Severn Trent will be at the site until 22:00, it said, handing out water to anyone who might need it.

    The rapid thaw has seen the water company called out to an "unprecedented number of burst pipes".

    Customers in Ladywood, Harborne, Longbridge and Walker's Heath are still being affected.

  5. Overweight van was carrying 5,000 lagers

    A van is pulled over and found to be 40% over its legal weight limit.

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  6. Family 'abandoned' by council after snow

    Nicola Goodwin
    Reporter, BBC Hereford & Worcester

    A Herefordshire family says they feel abandoned by their council after being snowed in since Tuesday.

    They live on Hegdon Hill near Pencombe where snowploughs have struggled to clear roads blocked by snowdrifts up to eight feet (2.4m) high.

    Scooter next to snowdrift

    The family-of-four told BBC Hereford and Worcester that their supplies are running short.

    We have contacted Herefordshire Council for a response.

    We've been on to the council again this morning and their attitude was really you're not priority. I can understand they've got to keep the major roads open and everything else but surely, after seven days, we should be able to keep the roads open and be able to see to the people stuck out in the rural community."

    Matthew Plant, Father of family

  7. Nightclub loses licence after man slashed across face

    Local Democracy Reporting Service

    A nightclub in Birmingham city centre has had its licence revoked after a man was slashed in the face after a mass brawl in January.

    The city council had ordered Prisma on Bristol Street to shut temporarily after violent disorder broke out on Sunday, 28 January.

    Prisma

    Now the authority has ruled it will stay shut for the foreseeable future after their licensing sub-committee moved for the license to be revoked at a hearing last month.

    The 26-year-old man who was cut across the face outside the club was later discharged from hospital.

    Footage from inside the club – widely circulated on social media – showed what was thought to be a gun and a knife brandished amid a mass fight.

    The owners had put a statement to the council pledging they'd improve security and now have 21 days to appeal against the decision.

  8. Knife crimes rise by 82%

    BBC WM

    The number of incidents involving knives has gone up by 82% in the West Midlands in the last five years.

    Man with knifePA

    Figures obtained by BBC WM show there were 2,700 in 2012, rising to nearly 4,955 last year.

    Nationally, there were 37,443 offences in the 12 months ending in September 2017, a 21% increase on the previous year.

    Last year, 22 people died in the West Midlands from stab wounds.

  10. Car driver dies after lorry crash

    A man's died after his car was involved in a crash with a lorry this morning in Malvern, despite bystanders trying to save his life.

    A4013 in StorridgeGoogle

    It happened on the A4103 in Storridge just before 07:55 and the ambulance service says the driver was in cardiac arrest when they arrived.

    They say people nearby had already started CPR and paramedics took over but he was pronounced dead at the scene.

    The lorry driver wasn't hurt.

  11. Thousands still facing water problems

    Thousands of homes are still without water or facing low pressure after the recent freezing temperatures.

    Severn Trent earlier said it had seen the number of reports of burst pipes rise by almost 4,000%, while South Staffordshire Water is calling on customers not to use water for anything non-essential.

    People in Birmingham, Walsall, Cannock, Burntwood, West Bromwich, Tamworth and Rugely are all affected.

  12. Two held in gunshot murder probe

    Two people are still in police custody following the death of a man in Birmingham.

    Scene of shootingGoogle

    The 31-year-old victim was found with a gunshot wound at a property in Parkhouse Drive, Erdington, at 22:00 on Friday.

    West Midlands Police said he died in hospital at 18:00 on Saturday.

    Two men 30 and 17 were arrested in Parkhouse Drive in connection with the death.

  13. Man in court over his gran's 'murder'

    Anne James died from multiple stab wounds according to the results of her post-mortem examination.

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  14. Butland makes team of the week

    BBC Sport

    Stoke City's Jack Butland has been picked by BBC Sport's Garth Crooks in his Team of the Week.

    The Potters were indebted to their goalkeeper at St Mary's against Southampton as he kept the Saints from scoring on numerous occasions.

    Jack ButlandGetty Images

    Garth says, having had Gordon Banks and Peter Shilton between the sticks in years gone by they know a top-class keeper when they see one.

  15. Reports of burst pipes 'up by nearly 4,000%'

    The number of burst pipes being reported by Severn Trent customers has gone by nearly 4,000%, the water firm says, compared with a typical day.

    Severn Trent engineersSevern Trent

    They say a weather thaw has led to burst water mains and leaks.

    Severn Trent says staff have been called to an "unprecedented" number of burst pipes since last night and say there have been more this morning.

  16. 'I promised I'd sign this speech'

    Rachel Shenton says she promised Maisie Sly, her six-year-old co-star in The Silent Child, to sign her Oscars acceptance speech.

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  18. Gidman returns to Worcester as coach

    Worcestershire bring back former batsman Alex Gidman as second XI coach to finalise their coaching team for 2018.

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  19. Teen picked for Team GB dog agility team

    Chris King
    Reporter, BBC Radio Stoke

    A 13-year-old girl from Stoke-on-Trent says she's thrilled to have been picked to represent her country in an international dog agility contest.

    Emilia Bowers and her dog in action

    Emilia Bowers and her spaniel Squiffy will be part of Agility Team GB at an event in the Netherlands in July.

    She told BBC Radio Stoke she's been trying to make the team for three years and, after breaking her ankle last year, was starting to think she'd never make the team.

  20. M6 lorry fire driver 'helping police with enquiries'

    The fire on a lorry that caused major delays at junction four of the M6, may have been caused by the vehicle being unroadworthy, the Central Motorway Police Group said.

    Lorry on fireHighways England

    It tweeted that the driver is "now helping us with enquries at the station".

    A large recovery and clean-up operation was needed after the fire within junction four of the motorway.

    One lane remains closed and delays in the area are easing.