MP back at work after breaking backpublished at 14:32 British Summer Time 16 May 2018
Former Environment Minister Owen Paterson has returned to work after falling from a horse.
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MP back at work after breaking backpublished at 14:32 British Summer Time 16 May 2018
Butland confirmed as England World Cup goalkeeperpublished at 14:30 British Summer Time 16 May 2018
BBC SportAs expected, Stoke City goalkeeper Jack Butland has been named in England's 23-man World Cup squad.
Image source, ReutersHe joins Everton's Jordan Pickford and Burnley's Nick Pope as the three goalkeepers selected by manager Gareth Southgate for the tournament.
Crewe station needs altering for HS2published at 14:21 British Summer Time 16 May 2018
It needs two new entrances and a better access road if it is to accommodate extra passengers, it says.
Read MoreIron Bridge to get original paint jobpublished at 14:10 British Summer Time 16 May 2018
The world's first major iron bridge is being repainted in its original colour, after research by historians.
A £3.6m conservation project, to restore and preserve the bridge has given researchers the opportunity to look at previously inaccessible parts of the ironwork and they have confirmed it used to be a red-brown colour - as seen in this painting by William Williams.
Image source, Ironbridge Gorge Museums TrustUntil recently, the bridge has been painted in the grey-blue colour seen here.
The scaffolding, which is currently covering the structure, to allow repairs to take place, is due to be removed at the end of the year.
The bridge was erected in 1779 across the River Severn in Shropshire, and English Heritage says, external the feat was a turning point in the history of British engineering.
Quote MessageUncovering the original colour of the Iron Bridge has been a fascinating mix of both archive research work and detailed forensic investigation. We had already found some clues in the archives but the decider was the results of our analysis of the historic paint, revealing a red-brown coating beneath centuries of historic dust and paintwork."
Dr Heather Sebire, English Heritage
Care home plans would see historic pub demolishedpublished at 13:57 British Summer Time 16 May 2018
Local Democracy Reporting Service
Carl JacksonA 200-year-old pub that has been repeatedly targeted by vandals could now be pulled down and replaced with a care home.
The Cock Inn on Rubery Lane, Rubery, Birmingham was built in 1811 and is the oldest pub in the village. It is believed to have been a base for RAF officers in World War Two.
Image source, Banners GateBut it's been shut for about three years, has been covered in graffiti and was badly damaged in a deliberate fire last year.
It's not protected by statutory or locally listed status and now Malvern Homes has put in plans for a 68-bedroom care home with 60 staff. , external
Its application to Birmingham City Council is just for outline permission at the moment, the firm would need to put in more detailed plans if it is successful at this stage.
In the papers: Fairground lorry gets stuckpublished at 13:48 British Summer Time 16 May 2018
The Hereford Times has these stories among its headlines today:
- Lorries transporting fairground equipment get stuck, external
- Horse rider airlifted to hospital, external
- Young cadets put through their paces, external
Long delays caused by overturned cattle trailerpublished at 13:38 British Summer Time 16 May 2018
BBC News TravelThe police have tweeted these photos of the delays on the M5 near Bromsgrove, caused by an overturned cattle trailer.
It's affecting traffic in both directions at junction 4A.
Image source, West Mercia Police
Image source, West Mercia PoliceTwo arrests after armed robberypublished at 13:26 British Summer Time 16 May 2018
Two men have been arrested following an armed robbery at a shop in Staffordshire last night.
Police were called at 20:50 to reports two men in balaclavas were threatening staff with a knife at the Premier Shop on Whieldon Road in Fenton.
Nobody was hurt and an 18-year-old man from Stoke-on-Trent was arrested at the scene.
Image source, Staffordshire PoliceStaffordshire Police says a short while later a vehicle failed to stop for officers on Sutherland Road, and when the 28-year-old driver attempted to flee on foot he was caught by officers.
Both remain in custody.
Road surfacing work causing 'severe delays'published at 13:19 British Summer Time 16 May 2018
BBC News TravelWorcestershire County Council is warning of "severe traffic delays" in Worcester today, caused by surfacing work on New Road.
It says the work should be finished tonight, allowing all three lanes to reopen tomorrow.
Awards for Wolves and Shrewsbury managerspublished at 13:12 British Summer Time 16 May 2018
Wolves manager Nuno Espirito Santo and Shrewsbury Town boss Paul Hurst have both won League Managers Association awards - voted on by their fellow managers.
The LMA says the awards "take into account which of their direct competitors has made the greatest use of the resources available to them in the current season."
Image source, Getty Images/BBCNuno Espirito Santo won the Championship award for leading Wolves back to the Premier League in his first season with the club.
Paul Hurst claimed the League One prize for guiding relegation-favourites Shrewsbury to the promotion play-offs and the Checkatrade Trophy final.
Hit-and-run victim dies in hospitalpublished at 13:01 British Summer Time 16 May 2018
Louise Hancock
Newsreader, BBC WMA family say they are "heartbroken" after a man died seven days after a hit-and-run crash, external.
Andrew Holdaway, 62, from Oldswinford, suffered serious injuries in the collision on Norton Road, Stourbridge, earlier this month.
Image source, West Midlands PoliceWest Midlands Police says he died in hospital on Monday night.
In a statement, his family add that "a gaping hole has been created in all of our hearts that will never be filled."
The force says the people in the other car fled the scene and they are still trying to track them down.
Cheshire academy chain has £3m deficit and tries to offload four schoolspublished at 12:59 British Summer Time 16 May 2018
Phil McCann
Cheshire Political Reporter, BBC NewsA trust running seven academies is cutting staff and trying to offload four schools due to a £3m deficit.
Image source, Jeff Overs / BBCThe University of Chester Academies Trust, which operates in Cheshire and Staffordshire, said "vey low" pupil numbers meant its current structure was "not viable".
A spokesman told the BBC it was "working towards financial health" and "committed to providing the best educational experience" for pupils.
Unison said the trust was in "crisis".
The trust is to begin official consultations to cut 19 full-time teaching posts and 22 support roles across its schools.
In the papers: Murder inquiry after shootingpublished at 12:51 British Summer Time 16 May 2018
Birmingham LiveThe Birmingham Live website is covering these main stories today:
Brownfield site revamp gets £3.6m loanpublished at 12:42 British Summer Time 16 May 2018
Millions of pounds is being loaned to a developer to get a brownfield site turned into a huge industrial base., external
Barberry Developments plans to build a 65,000 sq ft (6039 sq m) industrial or manufacturing site on Queens Road, Aston, near J6 of the M6.
Image source, West Midlands Combined AuthorityThe project has been loaned £3.6m from the West Midlands Combined Authority.
Barberry says the work should be finished this summer.
Five agree new deals with Hereford FCpublished at 12:29 British Summer Time 16 May 2018
Five Hereford FC players have agreed new deals which will keep tham at Edgar Street for the next season
Lance Smith, Mike Symons, Jordan Liburd, Mike McGrath and Harry Franklin all feature in Peter Beadle's plans for the move up to National League North.
Image source, Getty ImagesJamie Cuss and George Hayes have been released and Dara O’Shea, Cameron Pring and James Bowen have returned to their clubs after their loan deals came to an end.
Man, 90, hits gym three days a weekpublished at 12:22 British Summer Time 16 May 2018
Neville Jordan also uses his gym visits to socialise with friends.
Read MoreCarillion directors 'drove the company off a cliff'published at 12:11 British Summer Time 16 May 2018
BBC Business NewsA senior MP says the directors of collapsed construction giant Carillion "drove the company off a cliff".
Rachel Reeves, chair of the business committee, told the BBC they also seemed to "be in total denial about what happened to their company".
Media caption, Rachel Reeves says Carillion directors 'destroyed a British company'
The Wolverhampton-based firm went bust in January with huge debts and thousands of staff lost their jobs.
Today, MPs have published a 97-page report into what happened and warn "Carillion could happen again, and soon".
Carillion's former finance director, Richard Adam, said he rejected the committees' conclusions while its former chairman Philip Green said they "always strived to act in the interests of the company".
Bleeding horse dumped after car crashpublished at 12:06 British Summer Time 16 May 2018
Two men were seen unhooking the horse from its cart and leaving the scene, the RSPCA says.
Read MoreProtest over creation of university staff grouppublished at 11:58 British Summer Time 16 May 2018
Tom Cooke
BBC Coventry & WarwickshireUnion members at Coventry University will stage a rally in Broadgate this afternoon, because they are unhappy at the creation of a rival staff body.
The University and College Union says its members are being denied a voice because of the existence of the Staff Consultative Group (SCG), which was set up by the university.
Coventry University has responded, external by saying the SCG was established 18 months ago and that it has tried to discuss the issue of union recognition with the UCU, without success.
Appeal to find missing teenagerpublished at 11:43 British Summer Time 16 May 2018
Amy Woodfield
BBC NewsPolice are concerned for the safety of 15-year-old boy from Derby who's gone missing.
Ralphon Foster was last seen at an address in Birmingham on Sunday but also has links to Wolverhampton.
Image source, Derbyshire Police
