Allen Cook
BBC News

Organisers of this weekend's RAF Cosford Air Show have been criticised by some visitors who say they spent hours queuing to get into the event and missed flypasts.

Up to 60,000 people attended the event in Shropshire and organisers admitted queues for the event were longer than normal., external

Among those criticising their traffic management on Twitter, Ian Henderson said, external the traffic jams were "unacceptable" and his car was stuck "for over three hours".

While @MNDH28 said, external it was "awful, awful traffic" trying to get to the show and @sians_pocket tweeted that , externalthey'd only moved "one mile in two hours" after spending £120 on tickets and "we are going to miss (the) flying".

RAF Cosford has been approached for a response.

Richard Williams
BBC Coventry & Warwickshire

A former health service worker, campaigner and Coventry city councillor will be remembered at a special ceremony today.

Alison Gingell will be honoured by Coventry University, which is naming its science and health building after her.

She campaigned on issues that promoted the health of women and children in Coventry and Warwickshire, for more than 40 years.

She died from Motor Neurone Disease in 2016, aged 65.

Joanne Malin
BBC Midlands Today

A group of homeless people in Worcester say they receive abuse on a daily basis.

The group pitched their tents in city centre on the same site where a rough sleeper was found dead two summers ago.

The campers say they've been forced into tents after losing their jobs and being evicted from properties.

BBC Sport

Warwickshire will be looking for quick wickets this morning on day three of their County Championship Division Two match with Glamorgan.

Image source, Huw Evans Picture Agency

The Bears were bowled out yesterday for 250 after Ian Bell struck his first century in two years, giving them a 30-run first-innings lead over the visitors.

But Glamorgan then reached 55-0 at yesterday's close, putting them 25 runs ahead.

You can stay up-to-date on today's play by heading to the BBC Cricket website or via local radio commentary.

A MP said she received more than 600 rape threats from social media trolls in one night.

Image source, UK Parliament

Jess Phillips, Labour MP for Birmingham Yardley, said Parliament needs to act against the anonymous trolls who abuse her on a daily basis.

Speaking at the Cheltenham Science Festival, Ms Phillips said: "If you speak from a feminist perspective, which I very frequently do, you will suffer from a huge amount of internet trolling, largely from what seems to be the Alt Right".

She said she the police had issued harassment orders against two individuals for "constantly emailing me with bile and abuse".

A record-breaking 9,500 people turned out for Coventry Pride, organisers said.

Image source, West Midlands Police

Visitors to the two-day event enjoyed live music, community stalls and information about health and wellbeing.

This year's theme was Be You, which aims to encourage people to be themselves and celebrate the city's diverse community.

BBC News Travel

Bus replacement services are now running between Walsall and Rugeley Trent Valley, due to damaged overhead wires between Bloxwich and Walsall.

Tickets are also being accepted on Arriva bus services, West Midlands Railway said., external

BBC Midlands Today

The country's first co-ordinator to support children with a rare form of cancer has been appointed by the University of Birmingham.

About 100 children a year are diagnosed with neuroblastoma in the UK according to the NHS.

The new role means children and their families will be helped to find potentially life saving clinical trials more quickly, the university sais

Neuroblastoma is a type of cancer that mostly affects babies and young children, external but its cause is unknown.

Coventry Live
Coventry Live

Some of the main stories on the Coventry Live website are:

• Council's spiralling costs for homelessness and looked-after children, external
• This is why there were armed police in Holbrooks last night, external
• Even more slides to go into £36m water park

Robbie Williams has announced he's singing at the opening ceremony of the world Cup in Russia.

The Stoke-on-Trent star said he's "so happy and excited to be going back to Russia for such a unique performance.

"Opening the FIFA World Cup to 80,000 football fans in the stadium and many millions all over the world is a boyhood dream,” he said.

A former health service worker, campaigner and councillor will be remembered at a special ceremony later.

Image source, Coventry University

Coventry University is naming its science and health building after Alison Gingell.

She campaigned and promoted the health of women and children in Coventry and Warwickshire for more than forty years, the university said.

She died from motor neurone disease in 2016, aged 65,

A man charged with burglary after an 86-year-old woman was attacked in her home is due in court later.

Image source, Family Handout

Veronica Eustace, from Greenwood, Yardley, is in a serious but stable condition in hospital following Tuesday's attack.

Nicholas Mason, 43, of no fixed address is accused of nine counts of burglary.

One of the nine counts of burglary relates to the break-in at her home.

Express and Star

Some of the main stories on the Express and Star website are:

• How 'crippling' business rates added to House of Fraser woes, external
• Sir Jack's statue ready for big unveiling, external
• Diggers move in as school torn down for homes, external

The latest news, sport, travel and weather across the West Midlands and south Cheshire.

There's a few delays on the rail and Metro system this morning.

Damage to the overhead electric wires between Bloxwich and Walsall means services could be cancelled or delayed, West Midlands Railway says.

And overhead line damage is causing disruption on the Metro with passengers having to change at Jewellery Quarter before travelling on towards Grand Central.

It's hoped the success of this year's airshow at RAF Cosford will encourage more people to join the RAF.

More than 60,000 people attended the annual event in Shropshire on Sunday.

One hundred planes were on show with displays by the likes of the RAF Falcons Parachute Display Team.

Organisers said early arrivals had been "unprecedented" and queues for the event were longer than normal.

A woman from Coleshill is petitioning for a change to the law around dog imports.

Nicole Mcfarlane bought her dog, Barnaby, in March but later discovered that he wasn't rescued from Serbia, as she thought, but in fact, smuggled in from Romania on false documents.

The Dogs Trust say illegal imports of puppies have more than trebled in the last three years.

What happens to the people who lose a relative and their identity as a carer too?

Sara Blizzard
BBC Weather

Patchy mist and low cloud will clear this morning to allow for a bright day with some good spells of sunshine with highs of 23C (73F).

Vanessa Pearce
BBC News

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