Appeal over police 'Taser death' upheldpublished at 17:38 British Summer Time 17 April 2018
Adrian McDonald was Tasered and bitten by a police dog before he died in December 2014.
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Appeal over police 'Taser death' upheldpublished at 17:38 British Summer Time 17 April 2018
In the papers: Man killed in 'brutal attack'published at 17:23 British Summer Time 17 April 2018
Birmingham LiveSome of today's headlining stories on the Birmingham Live website are:
Police misconduct appeal upheldpublished at 17:10 British Summer Time 17 April 2018
Allen Cook
BBC NewsTwo Staffordshire Police officers have won a misconduct appeal after the death of an arrested man who'd been Tasered.
Adrian McDonald, 34, died in Newcastle-under-Lyme, Staffordshire, in 2014 after complaining to police of breathing difficulties.
Image source, FacebookIn September at a misconduct hearing, Insp Richard Bills and Sgt Jason Bromley were found guilty of failure in their duty of care.
They appealed against that ruling and their appeal has been upheld by an independent tribunal., external
Canal collapse appeal raises £20k towards £3m repair costpublished at 16:58 British Summer Time 17 April 2018
Chris King
Reporter, BBC Radio StokeMore than £20,000 has been raised towards repairing a canal after a huge hole appeared in the embankment last month.
A section of the Shropshire Union Canal collapsed near Middlwich, causing water to drain into the River Wheelock.
Boats were left stranded and the canal and towpath were shut for repairs to be carried out.
The Canal and River trust says it will cost up to £3m to fix and is appealing for donations and volunteers to help., external
Dogs rehoming centre shuts over virus fearspublished at 16:49 British Summer Time 17 April 2018
Phil Maiden
Reporter, BBC Hereford & WorcesterA dogs centre's been shut after staff suspected one animal may have a serious viral infection.
Image source, GoogleThe Dogs Trust says one of the dogs at its Evesham Rehoming site , externalmight have canine distemper.
The disease can be serious, contagious and has no cure. , external
The trust says the animal's been quarantined while it waits for test results to come back and it's shut the centre as a precaution.
Oscar-winning short film set to become feature-lengthpublished at 16:39 British Summer Time 17 April 2018
Tim Wedgwood
BBC NewsThe Oscar-winning British short film The Silent Child could become a feature-length film.
It was written and directed by ex-Hollyoaks stars Rachel Shenton and Chris Overton, who both hail from Staffordshire.
The 20-minute film tells of a young deaf girl who struggles to communicate and last month won the Oscar for best live action short film.
At a screening of the movie last night in Stoke-on-Trent, which raised more than £2,500 for local charity dDeaflinks, the pair said they were in talks with a film studio about working on a longer version.
Quote MessageWe want to develop this into a longer form so we're developing it into a feature film, that's going on right now."
Chris Overton, Director of The Silent Child
Rail services affected by passenger taken illpublished at 16:33 British Summer Time 17 April 2018
BBC News TravelRail services between Longbridge and Redditch are being affected by a passenger being taken ill on a train.
The CrossCity line was blocked for a time and rail tickets are being accepted on local bus services, with disruption expected to last until 18:00.
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End of twitter postPick-up artists take to the streetspublished at 16:31 British Summer Time 17 April 2018
One woman sets up a small army of volunteers to clear the streets of Kidderminster.
Read MoreDoors cut off coach to free passengers after M6 crashpublished at 16:24 British Summer Time 17 April 2018
Lee Thomas
Newsreader, BBC Radio StokeTwo passengers have been cut free by firefighters from a coach which has collided with a barrier on the side of the M6.
It happened just before the slip road at junction 16 on the southbound side at around 15:55., external
Police said most of the passengers were off the coach and its doors were removed to release the pair, although their injuries aren't yet known., external
Shed load of hay closes roadpublished at 16:12 British Summer Time 17 April 2018
BBC News TravelA lorry travelling northbound on the A49 in Ludlow Shropshire has struck a bridge and shed it's load of hay, closing part of the road in both directions.
Police are directing traffic at the scene, between the A4117 Henley Road and the B4361.
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End of twitter postCouncil elections do nothing by halvespublished at 16:07 British Summer Time 17 April 2018
Local voting is set to present the biggest test of public opinion since June's general election.
Read MoreHereford FC look to secure third promotionpublished at 15:58 British Summer Time 17 April 2018
Trevor Owens
Sports Editor, BBC Hereford & WorcesterHereford FC will secure their third successive promotion if they beat Biggleswade Town tonight.
Image source, GoogleIt would come more than three years after the demise of Hereford United in December 2014.
Victory would give Hereford FC promotion from the Southern League Premier Division into the National League South as they look to continue their journey back to the Football League.
Quote MessageIt's another promotion after three years of hard work and building the club back up from scratch, it's the culmination of a lot of hard work from a lot of people."
Martin Watson, Hereford FC secretary
In the papers: Bin fines criticised by city firmspublished at 15:53 British Summer Time 17 April 2018
The main headlines on the Worcester News website today include:
Men held after raids at suspected brothelspublished at 15:42 British Summer Time 17 April 2018
Gavin Bevis
BBC NewsTwo men have been arrested and five potential victims identified as part of an investigation into an alleged prostitution ring.
Police said two suspected brothels in Violet Street, Normanton, and Uttoxeter New Road, Derby, were visited this morning along with flats at Station Court, Burton.
One man was arrested in Burton while a second man was detained at the Uttoxeter New Road house.
The pair, aged 32 and 27, were arrested on suspicion of conspiracy to traffic with a view to exploitation and are in custody ahead of questioning.
Image source, Derbyshire PoliceSeven released under investigation in gas thefts probepublished at 15:28 British Summer Time 17 April 2018
Allen Cook
BBC NewsSeven people arrested in connection with a spate of thefts of nitrous oxide cylinders at a hospital have been released under investigation.
Image source, GoogleThe arrests had followed an attempted burglary at Cannock Chase Hospital earlier this month.
A woman, 47, and six men, aged between 20 and 39, all from the Norwich area, had been arrested on suspicion of burglary.
In the papers: Pupil increase saves school from closurepublished at 15:23 British Summer Time 17 April 2018
The Hereford Times is covering these stories today:
Chutney battle new TV showpublished at 15:13 British Summer Time 17 April 2018
BBC TwoA mother and daughter from Herefordshire will be seen on a TV show tonight, battling it out to become "Top of the Shop".
Retired florist Pam and her daughter Emily make runner bean chutney from homegrown veg from their garden.
They will be one of four food producers with fledgling businesses who test out their products on the new BBC show Top of the Shop with Tom Kerridge.
You can see it from 20:00 on BBC Two.
Task group set up after council's child care criticisedpublished at 15:04 British Summer Time 17 April 2018
Local Democracy Reporting Service
Carmelo GarciaA cross-party task group is being set up in a bid to try and improve children's social care at Herefordshire Council.
Image source, Getty ImagesIt comes after a High Court judge criticised the authority last month for being "too slow" to ask family court judges to take control of cases and make long-term decisions about children’s living arrangements.
Mr Justice Keehan said it had caused "dreadful failures" in the handling of children in its care.
At the time, the authority had said it was "remedying past mistakes".
Rail disruption until the end of the daypublished at 14:55 British Summer Time 17 April 2018
BBC News TravelThe disruption to rail services between Birmingham New Street, Rugby and London Euston is now expected to last until the end of the day., external
A landslip between Rugby and Milton Keynes means trains may be cancelled, delayed by up to 30 minutes or diverted via Northampton.
Suspected raid on jewellery shoppublished at 14:50 British Summer Time 17 April 2018
A suspected raid on a jewellers took place earlier.
Police were called to reports of a robbery in Stratford Road, in Sparkhill, Birmingham, at lunchtime.
Arrests were made at the scene, police said.
