James Bond
Sports Producer, BBC Shropshire

The Shrewsbury Town manager Paul Hurst says he's had no contact from Championship club Ipswich about their vacant manager's job.

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Hurst has been linked , externalwith taking over the role following Mick McCarthy's departure last month.

But the Town boss told BBC Shropshire that he's heard nothing and he's fully focused on his job at Shrewsbury.

Coventry Observer

Some of the headlining stories on the Coventry Observer website today are:

• Wasps' future 'uncertain' and evidence 'falsified', say auditors, external
• Man arrested on suspicion of terrorism offences after bomb squad drama, external
• 'Studentification' in Coventry debate: What do students think?, external

Lee Blakeman
Port Vale commentator, BBC Radio Stoke

Port Vale have confirmed this afternoon that Cristian Montano has signed a contract extension., external

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The defender's original deal had a clause which allowed him to leave at the end of the season.

But he's now signed for a further two years after becoming a regular starter in manager Neil Aspin's team.

Rebecca Wood
BBC Midlands Today

It will be generally dry tonight but it will become cloudy with the chance of mist and lows of 6C (43F).

The planned closure of Virgin Media's call centre in Nottingham means some jobs will move to Birmingham.

There are currently 210 people employed in Nottingham, but it's unclear how many will transfer across the Midlands.

Seventy staff are set to move to another site in Nottingham and 58 moving to other bases across the UK.

Further jobs are set to move offshore.

Shrewsbury Town manager Paul Hurst says speculation linking him to the Ipswich job is a "compliment" to the League One club.

Allen Cook
BBC News

Plans to erect a new statue of a "warrior queen" in Tamworth are nearing completion. , external

Aethelflaed, Queen of Mercia, led armies against the Vikings and ruled her kingdom for several years after her husband's death in 911.

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Tamworth Borough Council says she spent much of her later life in the town which, back then, was a centre of royal power.

To mark 1,100 years since her death, the town's organising several events and installing a six-metre (20 feet) tall statue of her., external

The statue's just this week been galvanised in zinc and the authority says it's aiming to lift it into place on 20 May.

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Crewe midfielder Callum Ainley signs a contract extension to stay with the club until the end of the 2020-21 season.

A motorcylist has been seriously injured today after coming off his bike on a dual carriageway and hitting a lamppost., external

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The man, in his 30s, was on the Wolverhampton Ring Road, near Molineux, when it happened this afternoon.

The ambulance service says he suffered serious injuries to his legs and was taken to hospital.

A cash machine has been broken into and money stolen at a Warwickshire service station.

Police were called to the site on Coventry Road in Dunchurch at about 04:00, near the A45.

House-to-house enquiries will be carried out in the area, said Warwickshire Police.

Shropshire Live

The Shropshire Live website is covering these stories today:

• Healthcare providers join forces for new proposed out-of-hours service, external
• Body of missing Shrewsbury woman found, external
• Seventh annual Shrewsbury River Festival to take place in June, external

Tom Edwards
Reporter, BBC Hereford & Worcester

A nurse has told a jury how a heroin addict accused of murdering his father told her he had “every intention” of killing him.

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Daryl Sampson, 29, of Broomhall Cottages, Worcester, is on trial at Birmingham Crown Court after his father, Robert Sampson (pictured), was found dead with stab wounds, in Crookbarrow Road in Norton last year.

Nurse Sarah Horton told the jury he said “I’m glad he’s dead, he got what he deserved” and said he stabbed him in the stomach when she treated him while he was in police custody.

Mr Sampson denies murder and the trial continues.

Five-year-old border collie Dyno finds a new home with a member of Severn Area Rescue Association.

Stoke boss Paul Lambert says keeping the club in the Premier League would be "up there" with winning the Champions League as a player.

A medical expert said the test would have identified Callum Cartlidge's rare disease.

Ben Edwards, whose name is on the tickets found in an old suitcase, claims they were stolen in 2000.

BBC News Travel

There are long delays on the A500 southbound in Stoke-on-Trent this evening due to a manhole cover needing repairing., external

It's happened at the Sideway junction with the A50.

Two out of three lanes are shut with Highways England saying that's likely to continue through the rush hour.

Allen Cook
BBC News

Warwickshire have continued to make inroads into the Derbyshire batting line-up this afternoon, but they've been held up by Wayne Madsen's (pictured) century.

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He's 110 not out at tea, with his side 241-7 and no-one else in his side has passed 50.

Bears captain Jeetan Patel has taken four wickets so far and there have been two for Chris Wright.

Commentary continues on BBC local radio and you can also get updates on the BBC Cricket website.

Allen Cook
BBC News

A man's been charged with the murder of a woman in Hereford almost two years ago., external

Terri Louise Webb, 39, went missing in November 2016 and was found a month later when her body was pulled from the River Wye.

Police say they've charged a 47-year-old from Huskinson Drive with her murder and a 29-year-old from Mayberry Avenue with assisting an offender.

Both are due to appear before magistrates tomorrow.

BBC Politics

What happens behind the doors of the polling station? Do I need ID to vote this time?

The BBC's guide to how to cast your votes in these local elections, is here.

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