Paedophile who 'preyed on boys' jailed for abuse
Murder arrest after woman's body found
'Serious' multi-vehicle M6 crash
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'H&M hamster' abandoned in park
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Updates from Friday 6 April
Daz Hale
BBC WM
A West Midlands milkman says he has no plans to retire, despite spending 40 years on the job.
Cliff Foxworthy used to help out on his local round when he was 11 but has been a milkman since he was 20.
He currently has more than 500 customers on his round in Knowle.
"When I first walked into the diary, someone said 'it'll never last'," he said, "but it has."
Car registrations plunged in March, according to figures from industry body the Society of Motor Manufacturers and Traders (SMMT).
Coventry-based Jaguar sold almost 6,800 cars last month - a 29% drop in the numbers from March 2017.
Image source, Getty ImagesLand Rover did slightly better - seeing sales fall by 26%, with more than 16,600 vehicles driving off forecourts.
But the luxury car-maker Aston Martin, based in Warwickshire, saw the second-biggest drop in the UK - with 46% fewer sales in March 2018 compared to the same month last year.
A man has been jailed after arranging to meet a child for sex who he'd groomed online.
Image source, SEROCUChristopher Seymour, of Broad Park Road in Coventry, was jailed for three years at a hearing at Aylesbury Crown Court on Tuesday 3 April, having admitted the offence.
The 44-year-old was arrested and charged in January after an investigation by the South East Regional organised Crime Unit., external
A man accused of murdering Derbyshire backpacker Mia Ayliffe-Chung, from Wirksworth, and Tom Jackson, from Congleton, Cheshire, in an Australian hostel will not stand trial after he was ruled as being of "unsound mind".
Psychiatrists told a court in Australia that Smail Ayad was suffering from paranoid schizophrenia.
Image source, FacebookMr Ayad, a French national, had been charged with a total of 16 offences.
The 30-year-old was remanded to a mental health facility after appearing at the Mental Health Court in Brisbane.
Trevor Owens
Sports Editor, BBC Hereford & Worcester
England rugby winger Denny Solomona (pictured) will appear before a disciplinary panel today accused of directing homophobic abuse at a Worcester player last month.
Image source, Getty ImagesMicrophones picked up Warriors fly-half Jamie Shillcock raising the issue in the 55th minute of the Sale Sharks' win on 24 March.
Sharks' Solomona, 24, has been charged with "conduct prejudicial to the interests of the union or the game".
Allen Cook
BBC News
Oh deer - this stag looks at first glance like he's wearing a novelty wig, but it's actually mesh caught in his antlers, along with fence wire.
Image source, RSPCAThe RSPCA received reports at the start of the month over a stuck stag near Kingswood Lakeside, Cannock.
The charity said officers sedated the animal in the bid to free him, but had to remove his antlers as the netting was too tangled to unpick and cut away.
Quote MessageThe stag would have shed his antlers at this time of year anyway and they were removed as a last resort to save his life."
Catherine Strawford, RSPCA animal collection officer
The Worcester News is covering these stories today:
Ian Sneath of Rochdale Road, Oldham, hit the officer in the face on Treforest Road in Stoke, Coventry.
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Clive Eakin
BBC Coventry & Warwickshire Sport
Wasps player Jade Clarke started and Natalie Haythornthwaite came off the bench as England won their opening pool match in the Commonwealth Games netball, beating Scotland 74-28.
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An escaped pet snake trapped in the owner's kitchen was reported to police in Warwickshire today.
Tweeting about the incident, external, the force issued a reminder to the public to think before calling on its services.
The communications centre passed the caller a number for a local vet.
Lee Blakeman
Newsreader, BBC Radio Stoke
Stoke-on-Trent cyclist Kian Emadi had to settle for silver at the Commonwealth Games on the Gold Coast this morning.
He was part of the four-man England team in the final of the 4,000m team pursuit event, but lost out as Australia took gold with a new world record.
Allen Cook
BBC News
Householders with a crystal ball didn't see a fire coming when the object was placed on a shelf.
Sunshine reflecting on it caused nearby papers to ignite, the fire service said, external.
Image source, Staffordshire Fire ServiceIt happened on Clays Lane, Branston, Staffordshire, just after 08:00.
The fire service said the damage was minimal but urged people to take care with their glass ornaments., external
Allen Cook
BBC News
A heater's being blamed for producing, external "dangerously high levels" of carbon monoxide inside a house where a woman died.
Staffordshire Fire and Rescue service says she's been named as 73-year-old Gwendal Stanley. It added a man, 75, who was also in the home on Old Penkridge Road in Cannock, remained in a critical condition in hospital.
Image source, SnapperSKThe death, on Tuesday, is not being treated as suspicious.
In a statement, the fire service said a downstairs heater was believed "responsible for the dangerously high levels of carbon monoxide within the home".
Wolves defender Kortney Hause signs a new three-year-deal at the Championship club, with the option of a further year.
Read MoreSalma Mbarouk wants to be able to register the children she lost through miscarriage.
Read MoreAllen Cook
BBC News
A flood warning in Shrewsbury's been removed as river levels fall in the town today., external
Image source, Environment AgencyThe Environment Agency says it's no longer in force for the River Severn at the Showground and the Quarry.
But it still has two flood alerts in place, external for the same waterway through Shrewsbury, meaning flooding is possible.
Lucy King
News Editor, BBC Radio Stoke
A serving Staffordshire Police officer has been charged with misuse of police systems offences, the force says., external
Michelle Denne, 44, who's based at Cannock police station, is due to appear before magistrates in Birmingham later following an investigation into allegations of breaches of the Data Protection Act.
Image source, GooglePolice say Ms Denne has been charged with six counts of offences under the Computer Misuse Act.
She is suspended from duty.
Among the stories on the Express and Star website today are:
Shrewsbury captain Abu Ogogo is ruled out of the EFL Trophy final against Lincoln City on Sunday with a knee injury.
Read MoreTurin Brakes, The Wandering Hearts and Catherine McGrath have all been added to Radio 2's Biggest Weekend line-up in Coventry.
They'll join Liam Gallagher and Stereophonics at the War Memorial Park on Sunday 27 May.
Jon Boden and the Jaguar Land Rover Band have been added to the the Radio 3 line-up on Monday 28 May.
