Rob Gurney
BBC WM Sport

After four months in charge, Alan Pardew has left West Brom, but what's next for the Baggies who are seven points adrift at the bottom of the table?

Statistically, in the "results business" that is football, Pardew had nowhere to hide. The only surprise to many Albion fans is it hasn't happened before now.

The ill-fated trip to Barcelona in February demonstrated that Pardew was struggling to exert any authority over the dressing room.

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I think a populist appointment may be the route they take, someone with history as a player at The Hawthorns - Derek McInnes, a former Baggies' captain now very successfully in charge of Aberdeen - or Michael Appleton, another former midfielder, currently assistant to Claude Puel at Leicester.

If it's either of those, or someone else, one thing's for certain - an enormous overhaul of the playing squad is required.

Flood defences are working at the River Severn and Hatfield Brook in Worcester, the Environment Agency says.

Warnings and alerts of flooding, external remain in place across the West Midlands.

West Brom caretaker manager Darren Moore says he wants to unite the club after Alan Pardew's departure.

Staff and visitors to a safari park have been thanked "for their understanding" as emergency services dealt with the cardiac arrest of a girl aged two months.

She died in hospital following the emergency at West Midland Safari Park, Bewdley, Worcestershire, on Sunday.

Her family has been offered police support, the West Mercia force says.

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Insp Gurjit Singh said: "Our thoughts are with the family and friends of the girl at this tragic time. Police officers are offering them support.

"I would like to thank staff and visitors at the park for their support and understanding while emergency services attended to the girl."

BBC Sport

Yeovil Town manager Darren Way says his side could have scored more goals in their 6-2 win at Coventry City.

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Alex Fisher, Francois Zoko and Sam Surridge each scored twice as the Glovers recorded their second-highest margin of victory in an EFL game.

"It could have been eight at one stage," Way told BBC Radio Bristol.

It is the heaviest home defeat suffered by the Sky Blues since Liverpool thrashed them 6-1 at Highfield Road on the final day of the 1989-90 season as the Reds picked up their last First Division title.

An independent trust to run a council's failing children's services has launched, with former home secretary Jacqui Smith as chair.

It took over Sandwell Council's "inadequate" provision on 1 April, with the trust moving into headquarters in Oldbury.

Ms Smith describes it as the start of a new era for children's services in Sandwell.

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BBC Radio Stoke

Two people were arrested at Crewe and Port Vale's game yesterday, Cheshire Police said.

They were suspected of public order and assault offences.

The force had drafted in more than 100 officers to police the derby match.

The game ended 2-2.

Monica Rimmer
BBC News

A 17-year-old boy has been charged over the stabbing of a woman who was left with a "breast wound" when dropping off her child at nursery.

The victim, 30, was injured on Tipton High Street last Thursday at about 07:20 when she refused to hand over her car keys.

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The accused - an unemployed teenager from West Bromwich - has been charged with grievous bodily harm with intent, assault, threatening a person with a blade in a public place, and attempted wounding with intent. Further charges of attempted robbery and two counts of robbery pertain to another incident, West Midlands Police said.

The force said the woman was understood to be recovering at home after sustaining stab wounds to her breast, abdomen and arm.

The largest mechanical puppet ever constructed in Britain will visit Shropshire during a tour of the country.

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'Man Engine', a 36ft (11m) tall structure in the form of a miner, rose up on a Cornish cliff to start the Resurrection Tour on Saturday.

The invention was seen by tens of thousands in Cornwall when it first appeared in 2016 to celebrate the area's mining heritage.

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Rates of syphilis have risen to their highest levels in England and Scotland in nearly 70 years.

It can be spread more easily than other sexually transmitted diseases (STDs), and those infected can carry it without showing any symptoms.

One man with the disease says he feels guilty that he may have passed it on to others.

Fire crews have been dealing with a factory fire on Alma Street, Wolverhampton, over night.

Photographer @SnapperSK posted this image on Twitter.

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The fire service is advising people living nearby to keep windows and doors closed because of large amounts of smoke.

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Crews' work was scaled down from 10 pumps to four at about 02:00 BST, some five hours after the fire started.

The man, 24, suffered serious head injures and died later in hospital.

Cath Mackie
BBC News

A woman from Herefordshire who was diagnosed with vascular dementia in her 50s is planning to run the London Marathon this month.

Sue Strachan, who's 62, took up running after finding out she had the disease and has been training on the roads around her home in Staunton-on-Wye.

As well as challenging people's perceptions of dementia, she hopes her efforts will raise money for Alzheimer's Research UK.

BBC Sport

West Bromwich Albion are searching for a new manager after parting company with Alan Pardew.

The 56-year-old was appointed on 29 November after the Baggies sacked Tony Pulis following a run of 10 Premier League games without a victory.

A 2-1 home defeat by Burnley on Saturday left bottom club Albion 10 points from safety with six games left.

Coach Darren Moore has taken over the first team and is likely to stay in charge for the rest of the season.

Flood warnings and alerts remain in place across the West Midlands after heavy rain.

Eckington Bridge and Jubilee Bridge are closed in Herefordshire, with river levels set to rise across the day.

Charlie Slater
BBC Weather presenter

A mild and breezy day with early rain clearing away to leave showers, which could be heavy, with highs of 11C (52F).

Vanessa Pearce
BBC News

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