Fourteen-year-old Sarah Athersmith died when she was hit by a train in Walsall.

BBC Business News

Shopping centre giant Hammerson has rejected an improved £5.04bn takeover offer from France's Klepierre.

Birmingham Bullring owner Hammerson said it had received a revised bid of 635p per share, made up of 50% cash and 50% in new Klepierre shares.

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The group said the offer price did not justify further talks with the suitor and unanimously rejected it.

However, the firm said it was open to discuss a further proposal from Klepierre which "properly reflects the value of the company".

Hereford Times

These are among the main stories on the Hereford Times' website today:

• Barrier to be installed at sports centre following vandalism, external
• Fire crews tackle bin lorry fire, external
• Modern new community hall is officially opened, external

Birmingham's Robbie Grabarz is out of the Commonwealth Games.

The London 2012 bronze medallist flunked his three attempts at 2.21m in the high jump and is out.

Follow live coverage here.

BBC Weather Watchers

Despite the miserable, grey day, the surroundings are anything but.

Dammo took this beautiful, blossom shot in Birmingham.

Image source, Dammo

While in Edgbaston, Ryan Lewis took this close-up of a lovely pink flower.

You can share your weather pictures here.

Image source, Ryan Lewis

Monica Rimmer
BBC News

The body of a "badly decomposed" dog has been found near a canal in Walsall, the RSPCA said.

A member of the public found the dog, with a brick laying next to its head, on Abbot's Street last Friday.

RSPCA inspector Kate Levesley said the circumstances are "suspicious".

"The dog's body was badly decomposed, so we are unable to identify it's sex or exact breed, but it looks like a terrier type. It was not microchipped.

"I would therefore appeal to anyone who may recognise the dog, who know who the owner might be, or if anyone was seen acting suspiciously in the area."

Shropshire Star

Some headlines from the Shropshire Star:

• Future Fit public consultation set to start next month, external
• Closures on A483 to tackle litter thrown from cars, external
• Historic Shropshire church in running for national award, external

Sophie Calvert
Political Reporter, BBC Radio Stoke

What is your favourite landmark?

People in Newcastle-under-Lyme are being asked to name their favourite site so they can be added to a register to protect them.

More than 100 sites are already on the list including are the Cherry Tree pub in Newcastle, Kidsgrove Methodist Church and a mining sculpture in Silverdale.

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The idea is that if a planning application is submitted then sites on the list, not already listed by the government, will be protected from any "harmful changes" or demolition.

Freya Lewis was in a wheelchair for three months after the Manchester Arena suicide bomb attack.

Birmingham high jumper Robbie Grabarz will go for gold at the Commonwealth Games in Australia shortly.

The 2012 Olympic bronze medallist missed the games four years ago because of injury.

He qualified comfortably earlier this week for the final which starts at 11:00.

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Some residents of Bell End say their road name is making them a laughing stock.

The Sentinel

The Sentinel newspaper's covering these stories today:

• Major plans revealed for hotel on city centre car park, external
• Two men sentenced after assaulting paramedics, external
• Carriages damaged at heritage railway, external

Press Association

New figures suggest NHS trusts in the West Midlands have bought more than 42.5 million plastic cups in the last five years.

Data obtained through Freedom of Information requests by the Press Association shows the biggest buyers were Heart of England, who paid for more than 14 million, and University Hospitals Birmingham, which bought more than 10 million.

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While Worcestershire Acute Hospitals NHS Trust bought more than 2 million.

The figures, from 2013-18, might be higher as some trusts haven't replied yet.

Several trusts across the country have stopped using disposable cups to try to reduce waste.

Four solutions to the disposable coffee cup problem.

We told you earlier that thousands of pounds worth of cigarettes were stolen in an armed robbery where staff were threatened with a baseball bat and a gun.

Three men and a teenager, aged 50, 18, 42 and 17 who were arrested have since been charged with robbery.

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Officers were called to Hyperama on Richmond Street, West Bromwich on Monday night at about 20:00, the haul was put into a lorry but officers tracked it to an address in Walsall.

The men will appear before court later.

BBC Midlands Today

A scheme set up two years ago to provide running blades to children who have lost limbs is to be extended, after it received a further £1.5m in government funding.

Last year, the centre helped Anu from Shirley, Birmingham, who became an internet sensation when she unveiled her blade to school friends last year.

The youngster lost her leg shortly after birth and wears the prosthetic leg on a daily basis.

The West Midlands Rehabilitation Centre in Birmingham has helped more than 30 children in the region to receive blades since being set up in 2016, external.

BBC Sport

Leaders Wolves will move to within two points of promotion to the Premier League if they beat Derby County tonight.

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Fulham's win over Reading on Tuesday means Wolves still need five points from their remaining five matches to return to the top flight for the first time since 2012.

Head coach Nuno Espirito Santo (pictured) must decide if he recalls Helder Costa and Ivan Cavaleiro, who were both left out for the dramatic win over Cardiff City.

Birmingham Live

The top stories from Birmingham Live today include:

• Theresa May announces £70 million to transform Birmingham's Alexander Stadium, external
• Police step up patrols after gunman opens fire at petrol station, external
• Historic road name is saved following campaign by residents, external

BBC Hereford and Worcester

Worcester Warriors' England centre Ben Te'o has confirmed he'll definitely be at Sixways next season.

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There had been speculation on social media linking Te'o with a move away from the club as they battle to avoid relegation from the Premiership.

But he told BBC Hereford and Worcester he'd always planned to honour the third year of his contract with Worcester.

Richard Stead
Journalist, BBC

A girl who was left unable to walk after the Manchester terror attack has recovered from her "horrific" injuries and is training for a charity run.

Freya Lewis, 15, from Holmes Chapel, Cheshire, used a wheelchair for three months after the suicide bombing at the Ariane Grande gig and never thought she would walk again.

She will be raising money for the Royal Manchester Children's Hospital where she was treated.

Her friend Nell Jones was one of the 22 people who were killed on 22 May 2017.

Allen Cook
BBC News

Thousands of pounds worth of cigarettes were stolen in an armed robbery , externalwhere staff were threatened with a baseball bat and a gun.

Image source, Google

The masked robbers then made off with the cigarettes in a lorry but it was tracked down to Jesson Road, Walsall, following Monday evening's robbery at Hyperama in West Bromwich.

A 50-year-old man was arrested on suspicion of handling stolen goods while a 17-year-old boy and two men, 18 and 42, were arrested on suspicion of robbery.