A midwife from Warwick Hospital has been announced as the winner of the Great Midwifery Cake Off for 2018

Former Coventry City manager Bobby Gould thinks they should test Notts County for pace tonight, to see if they can catch them out.

The two sides meet at Meadow Lane at 19:45 after drawing the first leg 1-1 and there is a place at Wembley in the play-off final for the winner.

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There are expected to be about 4,500 Coventry fans travelling up to Nottingham for the match.

Children at a school enjoy a royal-themed lunch ahead of the big day.

Sam Allardyce and David Moyes are two of the names who've been linked with the vacant Stoke City job, following the sacking of Paul Lambert.

Some fans have also called for the return of Tony Pulis, who is currently the manager at Middlesborough.

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Lambert came to Stoke in January replacing the sacked Mark Hughes, but was unable to keep the club in the Premier League.

Dudley News

Here are a few of the stories appearing on the Dudley News website this afternoon:

• Reshuffle sees young faces join Dudley Council's cabinet, external
• Jail for Dudley drunk who left man scarred for life, external
• New Mayor of Dudley announced as former deputy Councillor Alan Taylor, external

The lease has been signed to convert a former HSBC building in Shropshire into an arts venue.

The Clifton Community Arts Group originally wanted to buy the former Clifton cinema in Wellington, but when they failed in that bid, they turned their attention to the bank instead.

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The building will be known as the Wellington Orbit when it opens, but one room will be set aside as a cinema and called the Clifton Suite to remember the old cinema.

Local Democracy Reporting Service
Carl Jackson

A new hospital to be built at the former BBC studios at Pebble Mill is set to be even bigger than originally planned.

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Birmingham City Council had already approved the development of a 54,000 sq ft building at the Edgbaston site but on Thursday 24 May the authority’s planning committee will decide whether the scheme can be increased to 97,000 sq ft.

The new facility, which is also to be used for research and development, would rise in height from five storeys to eight, although that includes two storeys of "roof plant areas".

Applicants Pebble Mill Investments, a subsidiary of Calthorpe Estates, say the building will predominantly be five to six storeys tall.

Joanne Gallacher
Political reporter, BBC Shropshire

This week Shrewsbury Town have become the first club in England to install safe standing at their stadium, but will clubs in the top two divisions be allowed to follow suit?

England’s top clubs were forced to have all-seater stadiums after Hillsborough and a recent application from West Bromwich Albion was turned down as a result.

Now 100,000 people have signed a petition forcing a parliamentary debate on the issue.

The government says it won’t change its mind but has the time come for a rethink?

Some kinds of exercise do not prevent decline among dementia patients and may even worsen cognitive impairment, a new study suggests., external

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The study, by the Universities of Warwick and Oxford, published in the British Medical Journal found that among patients with mild to moderate dementia an exercise programme did not halt the progress of their condition.

Participants who had taken part in an exercise programme had slightly worse scores in an Alzheimer's assessment when they were tested a year later.

Patients from memory clinics across 15 regions of England were invited to take part in the study.

Joe Hall has been sentenced for seven charges including causing a child to watch a sexual act.

A lorry that was used to dump waste on a Staffordshire beauty spot has been taken apart and crushed.

It was seized by police after 175 tonnes of non-toxic commercial waste was dumped overnight in a car park at Gladings Wood, Madeley Heath.

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The 20-tonne tipper lorry was dismantled and the chassis sawn in two, before being crushed.

It took three days to remove the waste, which included shredded paper and bandages and police are still talking to two men in connection with the incident.

Councillor Gill Heath said seeing the truck crushed was "extremely satisfying".

BBC News Travel

The M5 is blocked southbound between J3 and J4 due to a broken-down lorry.

Highways England says the vehiocle can't be moved due to a gearbox failure

Delays are building in the area.

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Relive the action as Coventry City win at Notts County to reach the League Two play-off final at Wembley.

Worcestershire host Derbyshire in the One-Day Cup group stage – listen to BBC local radio commentary.

Hereford Times

Here are a few of the headlines featuring on the Hereford Times website this afternoon:

• Horses put to sleep after being neglected by owner, external
• Care provider wins award based on reviews, external
• Crash on Blueschool Street in Hereford, external

BBC Coventry & Warwickshire

A special taxi, created by the listeners of BBC Coventry and Warwickshire, is returning to the city.

The 2Tone Taxi tells the story of Coventry - its special places, people and hidden gems.

Coventry is famous for the 2Tone music of the 1970s Ska scene and manufacturing the iconic London Taxi.

The victim, named locally as Ozell Pemberton, was stabbed on Sutton Coldfield's main shopping street.

The former deputy Police and Crime Commissioner for West Mercia has paid tribute to his old boss, Bill Longmore, who has died after a long battle with cancer.

Barrie Sheldon said it was a "sad loss" and that he "spent his whole life making significant contributions to community life", describing him as a "real man of the people".

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The current Police and Crime Commissioner Jon Campion has said: "Whilst I didn’t always agree with him, his service and dedication to his community over decades, and through serious illness, is an inspiration."

The force flag has flown at half-mast at West Mercia headquarters today.

Phil McCann
Cheshire Political Reporter, BBC News

A university should pull out of running academy schools because of a "record of repeated failure", a group of local MPs has said.

Four MPs in Cheshire and Staffordshire have written to the University of Chester after an academy trust it owns announced staff cuts due to a £3m deficit.

They want the trust to "voluntarily cede control" of seven schools.

The academy trust said the request was "disappointing".

It runs seven secondary and primary schools in Ellesmere Port, Warrington, Chester and Northwich in Cheshire and Kidsgrove in Staffordshire.

His solicitor says he was held overnight only for the case to be dropped after a 10-minute hearing.