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These concrete culvert sections have been delivered to New Road in Worcester today.

They're going to be buried under the road to improve drainage as part of a £1.2m project , externalto reduce the impact of flooding in the city centre.

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The work will involve raising the level of the roads and footpaths by nearly 4m (1.25 ft) and improving traffic lights so they it can be altered to give different instructions when there is flooding.

Matt Sandoz
Stoke City commentator, BBC Radio Stoke

Stoke City goalkeeper Jack Butland says they need to get off to a good start in matches, if they are going to avoid relegation this season.

They fell behind after just 10 minutes against Man City on Monday, but he believes they've been improving under new manager Paul Lambert and promised "we'll be ready and we'll be firing".

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Butland also said he expected the fans to play a big part in lifting the players between now and the end of the season.

Shrewsbury Town chief executive Brian Caldwell says he's talking to Wembley about coach parking for the Checkatrade Trophy match.

The stadium has allocated the closest car parks to Lincoln City fans, meaning buses from Shrewsbury will have to park on another car park three quarters of a mile away.

Caldwell said he hoped a drop-off point could be arranged, for fans who didn't want to make the 10-15 minute walk.

And he added he could understand why Wembley had made the decision, because of the number of fans Lincoln are likely to take and because Shrewsbury's car park is nearer to their end of the ground.

New Zealand spinner Jeetan Patel will captain Warwickshire in the County Championship and One-Day Cup in 2018.

Plans for a £19m housing development in Bewdley have been blocked by the National Planning Inspectorate.

Gladman Developments had wanted to build 195 homes in the Bark Hill area.

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Concerns had been raised over the impact the development would have on the rural landscape and character of the area.

A police chief says claims up to 1,000 girls were abused in the town are "sensationalised".

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Turning increasingly cloudy through this evening and overnight, with rain arriving from the southwest through the early hours of Thursday. Lows of 6C (43F).

A boy was hit by a car in the Sheldon area of Birmingham this afternoon.

The collision happened at the junction of Ragnall Avenue and The Radleys shortly after 15:30 and that the boy was suffered serious head and leg injuries, the ambulance service said.

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The Wolves manager Nuno Espirito Santo says he us worried about the injury sustained by top-scorer Diogo Jota during last night's win over Reading.

The Portuguese forward, who has scored 14 goals this season, had to be helped from the field mid way through the first half with what appeared to be an ankle injury.

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Wolves have one more game before the international break, against Burton this Saturday.

The anonymous social worker says they're not being complacent and are working hard for victims.

Aston Villa boss Steve Bruce says the key to his side's Championship promotion chances is how they get through April.

Oscar-winning filmmakers Rachel Shenton and Chris Overton show off their award for the Silent Child to schoolchildren in Birmingham.

A major restoration of Joseph Chamberlain's former house has moved a step closer after the trust behind the project secured a 125-year lease.

The Chamberlain Highbury Trust want to invest nearly £8m sprucing up the Highbury Estate in Moseley, including renovating Highbury Hall.

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Now the trust believes it will be able secure a vital grant from the Heritage Lottery Fund (HLF) worth about £3.5m after being granted a lease from Birmingham City Council.

The estate comprises of 32.2 acres of park land, including Highbury Hall, Chamberlain House and three lodges.

Image source, Birmingham Mail

At the heart of the project is the restoration of the Grade II* listed Highbury Hall.

The gothic mansion was built in 1878 and remained the family home of former Birmingham Mayor Joseph Chamberlain until his death in 1914.

The house needs treatment for dry rot, roof repairs, new leadwork and rainwater goods, masonry and brickwork repairs and re-pointing, joinery and structural repairs.

Staffordshire Wildlife Trust says it will not allow badgers to be culled at any of its nature reserves.

The government is currently considering plans to allow badger culling in eight counties, including Staffordshire, to tackle the spread of tuberculosis in cattle.

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Almost 20,000 badgers were culled across the UK last year.

Lee Blakeman
Port Vale commentator, BBC Radio Stoke

Port Vale manager Neil Aspin believes Anton Forrester can get the goals to move the team away from the relegation zone.

He scored his first goal in four months during last night's 1-1 draw at Barnet.

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Forrester has scored only twice this season.

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It seems spring is definitely on its way.

These two pictures from BBC Weather Watchers Littleacorns and Melanie show a typical spring setting, daffodils and blue skies.

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If you'd like to became a BBC Weather Watcher you can sign up here.

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An army officer from Staffordshire has won her third medal at the Winter Paralympics in South Korea.

Jen Kehoe from Stoke-on-Trent (below, left) is the sighted guide for visually impaired skier Menna Fitzgerald, from Cheshire.

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They took silver in the giant-slalom this morning, to add to the silver and bronze they've already won in the super-combined and super-G events.

Two former senior West Midlands Police officers will face no action over the forces investigation of the Hillsborough disaster, the CPS has announced.

The IPCC submitted over 73,000 pages of evidence to the CPS after examining all aspects of the force's criminal investigation.

Strategic Lead for Hillsborough Rachel Cerfontyne said: "The evidence gathered by the investigation team has been wide ranging and thorough. I have reviewed it very carefully, as I know the CPS have done."

Ms Cerfontyne said there would be findings set out in full in the Hillsborough final investigation report.

Magistrates heard Pablo Maxwell was caught speeding close to a sign warning of a pedestrian crossing.