Sophie Madden
BBC News

The Independent Inquiry into Child Sexual Abuse (IICSA) says it has seen documents from Telford & Wrekin Council which show it is working to address this type of abuse.

Earlier this week, it was revealed the national inquiry will be in Telford in the coming months, speaking to victims as part of its Truth Project.

Led by Prof Alexis Jay, who conducted the review into abuse in Rotherham, it was set by the government to look into allegations of abuse nationwide.

Today, the IICSA said it had received some documents from the council about its work to tackle child sexual exploitation and will consider whether it needs anything further for the next phase of its investigation., external

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The IICSA said, as part of its ongoing investigation into child sexual exploitation by organised networks, it is looking at evidence from a number of local authority areas.

BBC News England

Drivers in Telford and Wrekin are being warned a loophole that means they may have a low chance of getting a ticket for parking on yellow lines is closing.

In 21 district and borough council areas in England, the local authority is not allowed to issue penalty notices.

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The responsibility instead lies with the police - and many forces give a low priority to parking problems.

Telford and Wrekin is one of the 21 and, like the other areas, the process of bringing in civil enforcement is under way.

The West Mercia Police and Crime Commissioner John Campion said the change would "deliver better services to local communities and would free up considerable police resource".

Claudia Berry
BBC News

A mother and her daughter have left hospital after being hurt when a car smashed through their living room wall.

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Melanie Beattie was treated for broken ribs and a small puncture to a lung after the vehicle was left embedded in her family's house in Battenhall Rise, Worcester, on Friday night.

Her husband Robert said they were all lucky to survive as the family were sitting watching TV when it happened.

A 26-year-old man from Worcester has been arrested on suspicion of causing serious injury by dangerous driving and released under investigation.

BBC Midlands Today

Female staff employed by Staffordshire Police are paid 13.4% less than male staff on average, the force has revealed., external

The force says its pay gap is lower than the 18.4% UK average and has been published in line with government regulations that came into force in April last year., external

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It says the pay disparity is down to the number of men in the force and how many of them are in senior positions.

The force says it's drawn up several ways to improve, including more widely advertising its job vacancies and how to encourage more women to seek promotion.

Lucy King
News Editor, BBC Radio Stoke

A woman's suffered what police have called "unwanted sexual touching" after a stranger kissed her on the face and then grabbed her as she tried to walk away., external

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It happened on Harrison Drive, Crewe on Saturday morning.

Cheshire Police called the behaviour "simply unacceptable" and has appealed for anyone with dashcam footage of the incident to come forward.

We asked a group of voters in Coventry for their views on what's been going on.

Police have released an image of Daniel Shaw, 28, who died after he was found with gunshot wounds.

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Mr Shaw was found with injuries to his chest on Copland Place, Coventry, on Sunday and died at the scene

Two men have been arrested on suspicion of conspiracy to murder, West Midlands Police said.

A police watchdog is investigating how her concerns were handled by two forces before she died.

Del Crookes
BBC News Online

The owner of a campervan conversion business based in Padstow has been jailed for two years at Truro Crown Court after pleading guilty to fraudulent trading.

Anthony James Gaughan, of Rugeley, Staffordshire, owed customers around the UK £112,000 after experiencing cash flow problems.

The investigation by Cornwall Council Trading Standards, external centred around 18 victims of Boss Sporthomes.

Officers said that Gaughan had used a false name in promotions and began advertising completed vans that did not exist.

The case took two and a half years to investigate.

BBC Weather

Mainly dry this evening and overnight with temperatures dropping as low as -2 in places.

Leamington Observer

The Leamington Observer is looking at these stories today:

• Driver freed from vehicle after two-car crash, external
• Fundraising is a roaring success, external
• Task force to tackle growing homeless problem, external in Warwick district.

As Birmingham's gun crime surges, former members of notorious crews talk about their experiences.

Local Democracy Reporting Service
Carl Jackson

Thousands of sprinklers are to be fitted to council high-rises in Birmingham in the wake of the Grenfell Tower disaster.

The city council's cabinet agreed today for the £31m investment in retrofit suppression systems to be included in its Council Housing Investment Programme.

It will see 2,725 homes fitted with sprinklers in 2018/19 followed by a further 4,408 in the 12 months after.

Justyn Surrall
BBC Hereford and Worcester

A statue will be unveiled this autumn in memory of the only person born in Herefordshire to win the Victoria Cross.

Allan Leonard Lewis, 23, from Whitney-on-Wye was killed 100 years ago, just weeks before the end of World War One.

His heroism is relatively unknown but £60,000 has now been raised, external for a life-sized bronze statue in his memory.

Local Democracy Reporting Service
Carl Jackson

A £16m revamp of Snow Hill in Birmingham is set to get under way later this year after city council chiefs agreed for the scheme to move forward.

The redevelopment will restrict traffic flow at the heart of the business district, making it more pedestrian friendly.

The scheme will be split into nine individual projects completed over three phases.

Phase one is now due to commence in October and should be completed by May next year.

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BBC Politics

A Labour MP is calling for the government to make a last minute intervention in the proposed takeover of Redditch-based engineering giant GKN.

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GKN shareholders have until midday on Thursday to accept the bid from turnaround specialist Melrose.

GKN is one of the UK's largest industrial firms, employing more than 59,000 people globally - 6,000 of them in the UK.

At Prime Minister's Questions, Theresa May said it was a commercial decision for GKN, and the Business Secretary Greg Clark is looking into the issues.

BBC Weather Watchers

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A downgrading of emergency services is proposed for one site under the project.

We told you earlier Steven Spielberg's new film, part shot in the Jewellery Quarter area of Birmingham, is going on release this week.

Matt Wood, from the Black Country, worked in the Art Department on the new film for Ready Player One.

He said Spielberg was "very nice" and it was "an amazing experience and a privilege" to work on the set.

Film Birmingham approached him about his props work, he said, as he was working on Sherlock.

"They let me know about a project in Birmingham which was kept secret at the time but it turned out to be Ready Player One."

Allen Cook
BBC News

Here are some of the main headlines for other newspapers and news blogs in Staffordshire and Cheshire:

• Burton Mail - Plans for third lane near A50 roundabout in Uttoxeter could be shelved, external
• Staffordshire Newsletter - Emergency services called to house fire, external
• Nantwich News - Police draft in extra officers for Nantwich Jazz Festival, external