Summary

  • Updates from Monday 9 - Sunday 15 April

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Live Reporting

  1. Shrewsbury Town lose out on Wembley glory

    BBC Sport

    Shrewsbury Town's hope of a trophy win at Wembley vanished as they were beaten 1-0 by Lincoln City in the Checkatrade Trophy.

    Shrewsbury Town fans before the Checkatrade Trophy finalPA

    Shrewsbury came close, Bryn Morris hitting the bar for them, but Elliot Whitehouse's close-range strike proved enough for the Imps to win.

    Town should also have had a penalty for a hand ball against Luke Waterfall, but for luckless Shrewsbury their fourth visit to Wembley again ended in defeat.

    A lot of the decisions made were debatable. If you tried to stand up to it, you got pulled up. But I don't want to kid anyone. I just don't think we were good enough. As players, we found the occasion difficult to handle."

    Paul Hurst, Shrewsbury manager

  2. Woman critically ill after 'church stabbing'

    A woman remains critically ill after being found stabbed at a church.

    St Margaret's ChurchGoogle

    Police said the victim, in her 30s, was stabbed in the abdomen at about 03:15 BST on Sunday and was found at St Margaret's Church in Coventry.

    Part of the church is still sealed off for forensic investigations.

  3. Three arrests after man's 'pub death'

    Allen Cook
    BBC News

    Three men have been arrested after a man died following what police called a disturbance at a pub.

    It happened at the Dog and Pheasant in Worcester Road, Bromsgrove, on Saturday night.

    Dog and Pheasant, Worcester Road, BromsgroveGoogle

    The 47-year-old victim was taken to hospital in a serious condition and died there.

    The three arrested men are aged between 25 and 52.

  4. Here's how today's weather is looking

    Charlie Slater
    BBC Weather presenter

    We had some spring sunshine for part of the weekend but let's have a look at what Monday's got in store for us.

    You can also get an updated weather forecast for your part of the West Midlands at any other time from the BBC Weather website.

    Charlie Slater

  5. Live updates for the West Midlands

    Allen Cook
    BBC News

    Welcome to our live service for Monday.

    We'll be bringing you all the news, sport, travel and weather for the West Midlands.

    We love to hear from you so share your news, thoughts and photos of the area with us via email, Twitter and Facebook.