Burton and Bolton bid to stay alivepublished at 12:40 British Summer Time 27 April 2018
Burton and Bolton prepare to go head-to-head with their respective Championship survival hopes on the line.
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Driver jailed for nine years for brothers' hit-and-run deaths
Sports coach convicted of child sex offences
Mosque hit-and-run 'may be terror-related'
GP jailed for assaulting patient
Labour expels activist over remarks to MP
Wolves reveal details of promotion celebrations
Taxi driver fined for refusing to pick up disabled passenger
Jackknifed lorry blocks M5 for several hours
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Updates from Friday 27 April
Burton and Bolton bid to stay alivepublished at 12:40 British Summer Time 27 April 2018
Company fined over rat-infested rubbish sitepublished at 12:31 British Summer Time 27 April 2018
A Birmingham business has been fined for failing to remove rubbish from a garage and communal area in the Witton area of the city.
Image source, Birmingham City CouncilAllmid Ltd, of Alcester Road, Moseley, also admitted failing to eradicate rats and mice at the site at North Park Road.
Image source, Birmingham City CouncilThe company was ordered to pay a total of £935 at Birmingham Magistrates' Court on Thursday.
Worcester's Pennell given testimonialpublished at 12:17 British Summer Time 27 April 2018
Long-serving Worcester Warriors full-back Chris Pennell will have a testimonial season at Sixways in 2018-19
Read MoreYour photos: Raindrops and wet birds on rainy morningpublished at 12:16 British Summer Time 27 April 2018
With a grey start, there's been some outbreaks of rain as our BBC Weather Watchers headed out and snapped their photos this morning.
These were uploaded by users Thornhill Watch in Hednesford, Snapshot Emma in Stourport-on-Severn and Littleacorns in Southam:
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Image source, LittleacornsTaxi driver fined for refusing to take wheelchair userpublished at 12:04 British Summer Time 27 April 2018
Jack Dowling
Journalist, BBC Radio StokeA taxi driver's been ordered to pay more than £1,000 in fines and costs after he was found guilty of refusing to take a woman in a wheelchair.
Mohammed Butt, 56, of Wellesley Street, Stoke-on-Trent, turned down Bal Deol in her motorised wheelchair at Hanley Bus Station in August last year.
He'd denied refusing to drive when requested by a passenger at the North Staffordshire Justice Centre but was convicted of the offence.
In the papers: Man denies knowledge of drugs factorypublished at 11:55 British Summer Time 27 April 2018
The Worcester News is covering these stories today:
Attempted murder arrest after man stabbedpublished at 11:44 British Summer Time 27 April 2018
Lucy King
News Editor, BBC Radio StokeA woman's been arrested on suspicion of attempted murder, external after a man was stabbed several times on a street in Stoke-on-Trent.
Image source, GoogleThe victim suffered knife wounds to his arm and back, police say, and is in a stable condition today in hospital.
The attack happened on Fenpark Road at about 02:30 this morning and the 37-year-old woman from Malvern remains in custody.
Promotion party and bus tour details announcedpublished at 11:35 British Summer Time 27 April 2018
An open-top bus parade and family-friendly party at West Park will be held on Bank Holiday Monday to celebrate Wolves' promotion, the council has announced., external
Image source, Getty ImagesCelebrations will start with a private civic reception before the Championship trophy is paraded through the city centre.
About 30,000 fans are expected at the ticketed park event where manager Nuno Espirito Santo and players will address the crowd and show off the trophy.
Tickets for the park event are free, but limited to four per person, with further details set to be announced on Monday.
Cricket: No play before lunch for Worcs v Nottspublished at 11:25 British Summer Time 27 April 2018
Dave Bradley
Cricket commentatorThere'll be no play before lunch , externalin Worcestershire's County Championship game against Nottinghamshire at New Road.
The club says lunch will be taken at 13:00 and we'll let you know if and when play gets under way this afternoon.
Road turned into river by diggerpublished at 11:13 British Summer Time 27 April 2018
An electricity contractor struck a water main causing a "spectacular eruption" which submerged cars.
Read MoreRain forecast as Worcs host Nottspublished at 11:13 British Summer Time 27 April 2018
If the expected rain holds off long enough in Worcester today, we could get some play between Worcestershire and Nottinghamshire in their County Championship Division One game.
The Pears go into the match without a win on their return to the top division, having suffered two defeats on the road already.
Worcestershire were given the go-ahead to stage this week's game at New Road after it recovered from the customary pre-season flooding problem.
You can hear coverage when there's play via BBC local radio commentary and there'll be updates on the BBC Cricket webpage today.
Club appeals for park death girl helppublished at 11:06 British Summer Time 27 April 2018
Viktorija Sokolova was found dead in West Park in Wolverhampton.
Read MoreShock for parents at arrival of 'surprise baby'published at 10:55 British Summer Time 27 April 2018
Vicky Breakwell
BBC Hereford and WorcesterA couple from Worcestershire are recovering from their shock after the arrival of a baby boy they weren't expecting. , external
Scott Page and Laura Webb from Worcester arrived at the Worcestershire Royal's A&E on Monday thinking Laura needed treatment for a pain in her body.
Image source, Worcestershire Acute Hospitals NHS TrustA few hours later they were celebrating the birth of their first child Jacob, shortly before the Duchess of Cambridge gave birth.
Scott told BBC Hereford and Worcester they had no idea Laura was pregnant until a nurse asked, "are you ready to have your baby?"
"Laura said 'what?' and I said 'what?'."
He said Laura had been receiving a contraceptive injection, had felt no kicking from the baby and "had no cravings, no morning sickness".
Grassroots teams preparing for finalspublished at 10:44 British Summer Time 27 April 2018
#FAPeoplesCup
It's a big weekend of football at grass-roots level.
The finals of the FA People's Cup take place at England's training ground at St George's Park.
There are 18 different categories involved including - new for 2018 - futsal, which these guys are involved with..
Media caption, The ex-academy players who 'want to prove' they can still play
See how Sala Soccer FC and all the other teams get on in the FA People's Cup finals with live streaming, and text commentary on Saturday 28 & Sunday 29, April on the BBC Sport website & app.
Burst pipe repair work continuespublished at 10:38 British Summer Time 27 April 2018
Engineers work to clear water system after flood in Wednesbury.
Read MoreLandmarks turn orangepublished at 10:28 British Summer Time 27 April 2018
Some of the region's key landmarks were lit up last night to highlight promised improvements in the region's rail infrastructure.
Image source, West Midlands RailwayLord Hill's Column in Shrewsbury joined Coventry's Lady Godiva and Sir Rowland Hill in Kidderminster in taking on the orange hue.
Image source, West Midlands RailwayWest Midlands Railway said the project was to "showcase its commitment to transforming rail travel across the region".
Under the terms of the franchise, the firm is committed to delivering extra services from December.
Richard Brooks from the company said: "Turning the region orange is our way of showing residents our pledge to continue upgrading railway services, while fuelling and feeding the West Midlands economy through continued investment".
Brothers' hit-and-run driver faces jailpublished at 10:18 British Summer Time 27 April 2018
A man who admitted causing the deaths of two young brothers in a hit-and-run crash in Coventry is due to be sentenced today.
Image source, Family handoutCorey, six, and Casper Platt-May, two, were on a family trip to the park when they were hit by Robert Brown's car.
Brown, of Attwood Crescent, Wyken, admitted causing the deaths by dangerous driving on 22 February.
The 53-year-old was jailed for six months in November last year for possessing a machete and had been let out on licence just six days before the collision.
In the papers: Taxi conviction after disability refusalpublished at 10:07 British Summer Time 27 April 2018
Stoke-on-Trent LiveThe Stoke-on-Trent Live website features these stories, among others, this morning:
In photos: Delays build after A5 lorry fire closurepublished at 09:56 British Summer Time 27 April 2018
Allen Cook
BBC NewsThese photos show the lorry fire on the A5 in Staffordshire this morning which has closed the route since then between the B4154 Turf Island and the A460, near Cannock.
Image source, Highways EnglandHighways England says the route's still expected to stay shut through the morning as the recovery operation will take some time., external
Image source, Highways EnglandNHS trust called pest control 777 times in two yearspublished at 09:47 British Summer Time 27 April 2018
A mental health trust in the West Midlands has contacted pest control officers hundreds of times over a two-year period, new figures show.
Image source, GoogleLeaking roofs, broken sewage pipes and pests are putting NHS patients and staff at risk, Labour has warned.
Birmingham and Solihull Mental Health trust said it had contacted pest control 777 times between 2015 and 2017.
A Department of Health and Social Care spokesperson said it wanted patients to receive "world-class care in world-class facilities".
They said the government had "recently announced one of the largest infrastructure investments in NHS history - £760m for major projects including new buildings, wards and beds".
