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Huge scrap metal fire shuts airport
Halloween pumpkin started fire that killed boy
Husband accused of murder denies anger 'uncontrollable'
Police summit over town centre vandalism
Plans to put shops on car park get approval
Haircuts for Muslim men as Ramadan ends
Government asked to reconsider West Brom's safe-standing proposal
World Cup apologies after Robbie Williams gives finger
Euromillions winner still works at Asda
'Lucky boy' kitten rescued from car's engine
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Three more arrests over stabbed teen's deathpublished at 17:13 British Summer Time 14 June 2018
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Allen Cook
BBC News
Three teenagers have been arrested on suspicion of murdering a 15-year-old boy , externalwho was stabbed yards away from his home.
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Keelan Wilson was found on Langley Road, Merry Hill, Wolverhampton, at about 23:00 on 29 May.
Police say the trio, aged 14, 15 and 17, were arrested this morning.
They add that a 16-year-old boy, arrested last week on suspicion of murder, has been released on bail.
Food festival cancelledpublished at 17:10 British Summer Time 14 June 2018
Nicola Goodwin
Reporter, BBC Hereford & Worcester
Hereford's Indie Food Festival has been cancelled this year after a new landlord left the organisers with an uncertain future.
About 8,000 people attended the weekend in Aubrey Street last year but the block of local food and drink outlets are now facing hikes in their rent.
The owners of The Den and The Dog House have already moved elsewhere in the city.
BBC Hereford and Worcester has contacted the landlords for comment but haven't yet received a response.
Two crashes cause M6 delays in Staffordshirepublished at 17:01 British Summer Time 14 June 2018
BBC News Travel
There are long delays on the M6 in Staffordshire this evening on the northbound side as there have been two, separate crashes.
In both cases, Highways England says two lanes have been shut by the collisions which have happened at J16 and just after J15., external
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Bid for lottery cash to get bridge reopenedpublished at 16:47 British Summer Time 14 June 2018
Nicola Goodwin
Reporter, BBC Hereford & Worcester
Repairing and reopening a 19th Century bridge that links Herefordshire and Gloucestershire across the River Wye will cost at least £2m, it's been revealed.
Lydbrook Rail Bridge, known locally as the Black Bridge, was built in 1875 for the railway but, when the line closed in 1964, it was turned into a walkway before shutting in 2016 due to safety concerns.
The two county councils are already sharing the first £300,000 bill for work to prevent parts of the bridge from falling on to canoeists or swimmers in the river below., external
Now they say they're jointly applying to the Heritage Lottery Fund for the rest of the cash needed to reopen the crossing to walkers.
In the papers: Biker dies in crashpublished at 16:38 British Summer Time 14 June 2018
Coventry Live
Coventry Live
Some of the main stories on the Coventry Live website today include:
Chef's homage to Spaghetti Junctionpublished at 16:29 British Summer Time 14 June 2018
Glynn Purnell creates a dish to celebrate 50 years since work began on the Birmingham landmark.
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Ello ello ello, is it me you're looking for?published at 16:21 British Summer Time 14 June 2018
Despite the drizzle, thousands turned out to enjoy the Lionel Richie concert in Shrewsbury last night.
He entertained the crowds with one and a half hours of his greatest hits and encouraged the crowd to join in.
That included these police officers, who were spotted having a dance at the back.
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Police officers joined in the fun at a Lionel Richie concert in Shrewsbury.
Closure approved for learning disability centrepublished at 16:14 British Summer Time 14 June 2018
Allen Cook
BBC News
A centre for adults with learning disabilities is going to be closed in a bid to save a council almost £200,000.
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Worcestershire County Council's cabinet today approved the proposals for the future of its day services in the sector.
A report by the local authority's officers, external says the Wyre Forest Connect centre in Kidderminster costs £154,000 a year and is used regularly by seven adults.
It said that can't go on and the council should start a formal consultation to close it, which, this morning, was approved by the cabinet., external
Sun pays over 'Lotto Gran' topless picspublished at 15:59 British Summer Time 14 June 2018
Susanne Hinte's friend, who was later convicted, stole and sold photos of her to the newspaper.
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Robbie Williams opens 2018 World Cuppublished at 15:56 British Summer Time 14 June 2018
Allen Cook
BBC News
The 2018 World Cup has been opened with Robbie Williams headlining the opening ceremony.
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In a maroon suit, the Port Vale fan, originally from Stoke-on-Trent, sang many of his hits to the crowd including Let Me Entertain You, Rock DJ and Angels.
Ahead of the ceremony, Williams had called it a "boyhood dream" to perform at the event.
Wolves unveil statue of Sir Jackpublished at 15:52 British Summer Time 14 June 2018
The sculpture is revealed at Molineux on what would have been the former owner's 95th birthday.
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Job losses as bed retailer closes storespublished at 15:43 British Summer Time 14 June 2018
Poor sales have forced the company to downsize, closing 14 stores with the loss of 100 jobs.
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Women's Tour: A close finish to the Northamptonshire legpublished at 15:42 British Summer Time 14 June 2018
It was very close, but the US's Coryn Rivera just beat Marianne Vos of The Netherlands across the finish line in Daventry at the second stage of the Women's Tour, external in Northamptonshire today.
It took them just over four hours to complete the 145km (90miles)-route from Rushden.
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The race heads to Warwickshire tomorrow for stage three of five, with a route from Atherstone to Leamington Spa.
The event concludes in Colwyn Bay on Sunday.
City ground renamedpublished at 15:38 British Summer Time 14 June 2018
Birmingham City have announced that they've sold the naming rights to their ground and training facilities.
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For the next three seasons they'll play their home games at St Andrew's Trillion Trophy Stadium, while the training ground at Wast Hills will also carry the company's name.
Trillion Trophy Asia are Blues' parent company, owned by Paul Suen.
City gets funding for more beds for the homelesspublished at 15:21 British Summer Time 14 June 2018
Lucy McNamara
BBC Radio Stoke
More beds are going to be made available in Stoke-on-Trent for homeless people, external to stop them having to sleep on the city's streets.
Image source, PA
They'll be funded through a £300,000 grant from the government which the city council's been given.
The authority says the cash will also be used to pay for more staff to work with homeless people to try and reduce the number of rough sleepers in Stoke-on-Trent.
PugFest cancelled over poor ticket salespublished at 15:10 British Summer Time 14 June 2018
Paul Merson and Peter Shilton were due at the event which included a pug five-a-side football match.
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Government 'in cloud cuckooland' over Midland Met Hospitalpublished at 15:00 British Summer Time 14 June 2018
A West Midlands MP is demanding the government makes more money available to complete the Midland Metropolitan Hospital in Smethwick.
Work came to a halt with the collapse of Wolverhampton-based Carillion six months ago and as a result the hospital trust said at least an extra £125m may be needed to complete the project.
Image source, House of Commons
In the Commons, Labour MP for Warley John Spellar criticised the government for failing to agree to help kick-start building work.
"If ministers think they can finish this hospital without putting up more cash," he said, "they're living in cloud cuckooland."
The Leader of the Commons, Andrea Leadsom, had some sympathy saying "we're all keen to see new and improved hospitals in our constituencies".
Delays after crash on M6published at 14:53 British Summer Time 14 June 2018
BBC News Travel
There are delays of about an hour on the M6 southbound in Warwickshire, between J3 and J2, after an earlier collision.
There's six miles of slow moving traffic in the area, said Highways England.
Elderly man attacked on streetpublished at 14:40 British Summer Time 14 June 2018
Faith Page
Reporter, BBC Shropshire
An 80-year-old man's needed hospital treatment after being attacked in Telford, external.
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He was on Crescent Road on Saturday night, police say, when he was seriously assaulted and suffered head injuries.
The force says officers made two arrests as part of their investigation, but are still looking for more witnesses.
Robbie Williams prepares to open 2018 World Cuppublished at 14:29 British Summer Time 14 June 2018
Allen Cook
BBC News
There are just hours to go until the start of the 2018 World Cup in Russia and the opening ceremony being headlined by Stoke-on-Trent's Robbie Williams.
Image source, BBC/Guy Levy
The singer, whose hits include Angels and Let Me Entertain You, confirmed the news earlier this week, saying he was "so happy and excited to be going back to Russia".
He will perform alongside Russian soprano Aida Garifullina, just half an hour before the first match kicks off at 16:00.