Our live coverage across the daypublished at 19:00 British Summer Time 2 May 2018
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Updates from Monday 30 April to Monday 7 May
We'll be back with our usual mix of news, sport, travel and weather from 07:00 tomorrow, but keep an eye out here for more updates this evening and into the morning.
The Archbishop of Canterbury has started a homecoming tour of Coventry and the region.
The Most Reverend Justin Welby, who was ordained at Coventry Cathedral in 1992, celebrated the 100th Centenary of the Diocese of Coventry.
He traveled to the city's transport museum in a classic 1968 Rover 3.5 V8.
James Bond
Sports Producer, BBC Shropshire
Shrewsbury Town fans have named midfielder Jon Nolan as their player of the year., external
During a season in which the club has chased promotion from League One, Nolan scooped several award at the supporters' event.
Goalkeeper Dean Henderson, on loan from Manchester United, was named Young Player of the Year.
The ambulance crew were told they had blocked a road when they answered a 999 call in Erdington.
Read MoreAllen Cook
BBC News
New transport links to a multimillion-pound housing and business site have been finished.
Staffordshire County Council has been moving the route of Branston Road to get to the Branston Locks development near Burton upon Trent.
It's also built a new bridge over the Trent and Mersey Canal along with new cycle routes.
The authority says a new primary school, being built on the site, is due to open by September.
But, while it expects the development of a business park and 2,500 homes, external to be finished in the next few years, no date's been set for when those will start being built.
Shefali Oza
BBC Midlands Today
We've had a day which has gone from wet to dry and from cloudy to sunny.
Here's how tonight and tomorrow are looking in the West Midlands:
You can get a latest weather forecast for your part of the West Midlands at any other time by heading to the BBC Weather website.
West Midlands Police are hunting four men after beer glasses were thrown between rival football fans.
A 39-year-old woman, who was unwittingly caught up in the disorder, suffered permanent scarring when she was glassed in the face at the Royal George pub in Willenhall, police said.
A 21-year-old man also sustained facial injuries when violence erupted during a Wolves versus Aston Villa match on 10 March.
Officers have trawled CCTV and now want to identify the quartet.
People are being urged to help track down suspects behind a "sickening incident" which left a man with a broken jaw, nose and eye socket., external
The assault happened on 20 April at a spot in Tamworth which police say is known locally as Monkey Bridge, Bolehall.
Staffordshire Police says the 58-year-old victim was beaten and kicked by a group of youths.
Detectives say the man who was attacked is "well liked in the local area" and they are still trying to find a witness who saw exactly what happened.
Two suspended council bosses are being investigated over the way a "whistleblower" lost her job.
Read MoreShowers will begin to die out during the evening to leave a largely dry night with clear spells. It will turn chilly though, with lows of 6C.
A plan to withdraw council-led children's services from 20 centres in Shropshire in a bid to save £875,000 is to go out to public consultation, external.
Shropshire Council wants to create six new hubs in Oswestry, Ludlow, Whitchurch, Bridgnorth and Shrewsbury.
The local authority says of the current 26 buildings, it "anticipates" the remaining 20 would be used by other organisations providing services for children and families and it does not expect the centres themselves to close.
The council hasn't said whether there will be any redundancies as a result of the changes, but says the consultation will run from 29 May to 12 July.
Matt Sandoz
Stoke City commentator, BBC Radio Stoke
Stoke City captain Ryan Shawcross says the side just "need a bit of luck" as they bid for Premier League survival.
With just two games to go, the Potters host Crystal Palace this Saturday before heading to Swansea for their last game of the season.
Realistically, Stoke have to win both games to stand any chance of staying up as they are three points from safety.
Quote MessageIt's going to be difficult, they've got some really good players in the attacking third, it's difficult to keep them quiet but we're at home and the fans have shown, in the past couple of weeks, they're fully behind us, they want us to do well, we just need a bit of luck."
Ryan Shawcross, Stoke City captain
Vicky Prime was told that a staff toilet "wasn't for her" and feared she would have an accident.
Read MoreWe're not sure why this has happened today, but cow staring seems to be the order of the day for our BBC Weather Watchers.
These three photos came from users Postman Les in Bromyard, Graham's vista in Polesworth and Ella Mentry in Kenchester:
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Russ Powell wrote a blog after being diagnosed with terminal cancer.
Read MoreCCTV at a car park where thieves broke into nine vehicles cannot help identify those responsible, officers have said.
Commuters returned to Warwick Parkway station on 26 April to find windows smashed in and wheels stolen.
The contents of many of the cars were strewn on the floor after they were targeted at about 3:30.
Warwickshire Police said there had been no arrests and officers were working with the station to see if other CCTV in the area could help.
Mohammed Zahir Khan's messages showed "deep-seated and calculated thinking," a judge says.
Read MoreJames Pearson
Political reporter, BBC Hereford & Worcester
The former MP for Leominster, Peter Temple-Morris, has died., external
He was first elected to the seat as a Conservative in 1974 before defecting to Labour in 1988.
After standing down as an MP in 2001, he was made a life peer.
His death at the age of 80 was announced in the House of Lords today by Lord Fowler who said he had lost a "very good friend" on 1 May.
Allen Cook
BBC News
People have reportedly been threatened by two men with a samurai sword in Telford., external
Police were called yesterday morning to an area near Waverley and Wayside on Woodside.
However, they say they didn't find the men or victims and are now trying to trace them.