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A children's play center in Nuneaton says it's been forced to close after windows were smashed and electrical goods were stolen during a break-in.
Image source, Funtastic Play CentreWarwickshire Police said it was called to the Funstastic premises on Free Street shortly after 02:30 this morning.
The play centre said it hoped to open as normal tomorrow.
The Worcester News is covering these stories today:
Noel Conway says he is positive about the chances of his right-to-die case at the Court of Appeal.
Read MoreStaffordshire Wildlife Trust wants people to report sightings of an animal marked by distinctive song.
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Alex Hamilton
BBC Weather
Cloud will continue to thicken from the west this evening, introducing spells of rain tonight with lows of 7C (45F).
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Graham McGarry
Crewe Alexandra commentator, BBC Radio Stoke
Crewe Alexandra are ending the season with plenty of confidence according to defender Harry Pickering.
Image source, Crewe Alexandra FCThe Alex go into their final game against Cheltenham aiming to win three games in a row for the first time this season.
After a season which saw them flirt with relegation, Crewe have now climbed 10 points clear of the drop in League Two.
Quote MessageWhen you come back into training after a win, everyone's happy, everyone's enjoying themselves and, if you can continue to do that every week, you never know what can happen."
Coventry Live
Coventry Live
These are some of the headlining stories on the Coventry Live website today:
Stoke confirm on-loan forward Jese Rodriguez has taken unpaid compassionate leave for the remainder of his contract.
Read MorePart of a Coventry business which supplies body armour and armoured vehicles to the MOD is to close.
Image source, GoogleMorgan Advanced Materials plc said it was seeking a buyer for part of its Composite and Defence Systems business and would "unfortunately be closing the remainder of its operations".
The company, formerly NP Aerospace, said: "We have begun redundancy consultations and will continue to keep staff fully informed.”
Two lorry drivers, one unlicensed, were jailed after a crash which killed eight minibus occupants.
Read MoreThe party should not expect "spectacular progress" in council elections in England, its leader says.
Read MoreThe Kidderminster Shuttle has these stories today:
James Pearson
Political reporter, BBC Hereford & Worcester
New measures to stop people drinking in public places are being considered in Worcester.
Image source, GoogleThe city council's started a consultation, external exercise over bringing in a new Public Spaces Protection Order.
The move would mean police could seize alcohol from people drinking in public and hand out fines.
The exercise runs until 3 June.
These are among the top stories from the Shropshire Star today:
A Coventry church is set to be consecrated - 37 years after it was built.
Image source, GoogleSt Joseph the Worker in Cannon Park was built in the early 1980s, but is only just debt-free.
Father Harry Curtis said consecration could only take place when the church owned the building, with a loan paid off thanks to the congregation.
Quote MessageConsecration means making it Holy, dedicating it to God, so we can't do that while it's still owned by the bank. Now we're out of debt we're going to be dedicated tonight."
Father Harry Curtis, St Joseph the Worker
Susie Rack
BBC News
A man says thousands of fake customer reviews appearing online were those he sold to businesses through third-party websites including eBay.
Image source, Getty ImagesThe popularity of online review sites mean they are increasingly relied on by both businesses and their customers - but fake online reviews are being openly traded on the internet, a BBC investigation has found.
The "reviewer", from Birmingham, told the BBC he had sold up to 200 reviews via auction site eBay, but more than 2,000 in total.
He said the type of company to which he had sold were restaurants and hotels, plus small businesses including plumbers and driveway cleaners.
He said he had been approached by nurseries and childminders "but I refused to help these".
In a statement, eBay said "this type of item is banned from eBay's UK platform and any listings will be removed".
BBC Business News
More than a dozen Royal Bank of Scotland (RBS) branches are going to close across the West Midlands.
Image source, Getty ImagesIn total, the bank is shutting 162 branches in England and Wales and axing 792 jobs, with staff being offered voluntary redundancy.
RBS says "the way customers bank with us has changed radically over the last few years" as more people use the internet instead of going into a branch.
The closures in the West Midlands include Hanley, Hereford, Rugby, Shrewsbury and Solihull - you can see a full list here on the BBC website.
BBC Sport
Worcestershire "have to get better" in County Championship Division One after suffering three defeats in a row on their return to the top flight.
Image source, Getty ImagesHead coach Kevin Sharp says his side's not been at its best after the latest loss - by an innings to Nottinghamshire.
Despite rain wiping out the first two days at New Road, the visitors forced victory inside five sessions of playing time.
Quote MessageIt's been a challenging three weeks. We've not been at our best, we know that. We've challenged at times, particularly in the first two games but not really in this one and that is disappointing. We've certainly been under par this week, particularly with the bat. We have to get better."
Kevin Sharp, Worcestershire head coach
Two former Hollyoaks writers are celebrating winning the Emmy Award for best children's programme for their British-made Netflix show Free Rein.
Image source, Lime PicturesAnna McCleery and Vicki Lutas created the show, which is filmed in Cheshire and Anglesey, while working on the Channel 4 soap.
Free Rein won outstanding children's or family viewing series at the prestigious TV award ceremony in LA.
"We're all walking around in a bit of a daze at the moment," Vicki says.
Free Rein follows American teenager Zoe and her little sister Rosie, who move to a rural island off the UK coast for the summer with their British mother, played by former Coronation Street star and Strictly Come Dancing runner-up Natalie Gumede.
A woman's been arrested in connection with reports of an armed robbery in Hockley, Birmingham, yesterday.
West Midlands Police said the arrest was made at an address in Cambridge Way, in the Acocks Green area of the city, at about 21:30 on Monday.
A firearm was recovered in Hockley, the force added.
The 35-year-old is being questioned. Police have not said on suspicion of which offence she was detained.
