Our live coverage across the daypublished at 19:00 British Summer Time 27 June 2018
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Our live coverage across the daypublished at 19:00 British Summer Time 27 June 2018
Junction revamp may need council to buy landpublished at 18:58 British Summer Time 27 June 2018
Sophie Calvert
Political Reporter, BBC Radio StokePeople may be forced to sell land they own near a major set of traffic lights in Stoke-on-Trent so it can be widened.
Image source, GoogleMore than £5m is set to be spent on improving the Cobridge Road junction with Waterloo Road, after plans were approved by the city council. , external
But, for the project to go ahead, the authority's admitted it may have to use compulsory purchase orders to buy nearby land to complete the scheme.
Car destroyed in firepublished at 18:53 British Summer Time 27 June 2018
Allen Cook
BBC NewsA car's been totally destroyed by a fire in Wolverhampton.
Image source, West Midlands Fire ServiceWest Midlands Fire Service says it happened on Windmill Lane, Tettenhall, this afternoon but no one was hurt., external
Recycling plant approvedpublished at 18:50 British Summer Time 27 June 2018
Local Democracy Reporting Service
Stephen ToppingPlans for a new food and green waste recycling plant , externalin Crewe have been approved.
Under the proposals, the site would take 75,000 tonnes of waste from kerbside collections as well as industrial and commercial businesses.
Biowise was today given planning permission for the plant on land off Middlewich Road.
Hot weather plea to stop using baths and sprinklerspublished at 18:46 British Summer Time 27 June 2018
Allen Cook
BBC NewsPut the garden sprinkler away, stop taking baths and cancel the car wash.
Severn Trent Water says it needs people to cut their water usage as, external, in the hot weather, demand this week has been "significantly more than normal".
Image source, PADespite calling for residents to shower rather than have a bath, the firm says it does still have "plenty" of water stored and reservoir levels are "healthy".
Severn Trent's also blamed demand in the hot weather for thousands of homes losing their water supply in Telford, Stafford and Much Wenlock, saying the surge caused air locks in the network.
The firm has said it also can't rule out the problem happening again this week.
It's not just Wetherspoons running out of beer...published at 18:41 British Summer Time 27 June 2018
BBC Business NewsBritain's biggest pub group says some outlets are running out of certain beer brands as CO2 gas shortages continue to hit the food and drink sectors.
Ei Group, based in Solihull, which has 4,500 properties, said it was working with publicans to source alternative beers where needed.
Image source, Getty ImagesMany pub landlords are unable to pick and choose which brands they can sell because of restrictions.
Carbon dioxide has multiple uses in the food and drink industries, from putting the gas in beer and cider, stunning farm animals before slaughter, and as a preservative to increase the shelf-life of packaged products.
Edgbaston crowd reacts to Germany World Cup exitpublished at 18:35 British Summer Time 27 June 2018
This was the scene at Edgbaston this afternoon as fans watched coverage of the World Cup ahead of England's T20 match against Australia.
Already facing an early exit from the World Cup, the Video Assistant Referee confirmed a late goal for South Korea in the 92nd minute, before Son Hueng Min made it 2-0 just minutes later.
Media caption, Edgbaston T20 fans celebrate VAR decision
Man guilty of wife's 'revenge' murderpublished at 18:27 British Summer Time 27 June 2018
David Clark said his wife had belittled the size of his penis and told him to leave home.
Read MoreHow to rehome 82 chihauhauspublished at 18:26 British Summer Time 27 June 2018
Monica Rimmer
BBC NewsThe RSCPA recently revealed it had rescued 82 chihauhaus from a home in Washwood Heath, Birmingham.
The couple who owned the pooches started out with two dogs, but did not get them neutered -within four years, they ended up with 82.
I've been finding out how you go about rehoming that many dogs.
Image source, RSPCAIt was "extremely difficult," Inspector Herchy Boal told me.
"The dogs were not well socialised, the owners weren't able to walk them, so they had a lot of behaviour problems.
"It was a long process; we worked a lot with volunteers to get them friendly again.
"You would need an army to deal with that many dogs."
By the end of the process, all dogs have been rehomed and four were given back to the owner.
Watch: Another warm night?published at 18:16 British Summer Time 27 June 2018
Sunny and warm this evening followed by a dry and clear night, there will be lows of 9C/54F.
Media caption, Latest weather for the West Midlands
M6 to be shut for huge gantry to be installedpublished at 18:06 British Summer Time 27 June 2018
Allen Cook
BBC NewsThe southbound side of the M6 in Cheshire's going to be shut tonight as a part of a huge new gantry is lifted into place., external
Image source, Highways EnglandHighways England is currently working on a £274m scheme to turn 20 miles of the motorway between J16 and J19 into a smart motorway.
As part of that, they're installing a 20-tonne, 40m wide gantry across the width of the M6 and will shut the southbound side from 22:00 between J19 and J18 to bring a crane on to the road. , external
Highways England says it will also briefly close the northbound side while putting the gantry in place.
In the papers: Development fears for green fieldspublished at 17:54 British Summer Time 27 June 2018
The Kidderminster Shuttle's covering these stories today:
Carline & Hylton agree new Moors dealspublished at 17:44 British Summer Time 27 June 2018
Solihull Moors pair George Carline and Jermaine Hylton agree new deals with the National League club.
Read MoreFactory damaged by out-of-control bonfirepublished at 17:44 British Summer Time 27 June 2018
A factory has been damaged in a fire which spread from a controlled burn nearby to the building itself., external
Image source, Staffordshire Fire ServiceStaffordshire Fire says crews were called to Littleton Drive, Huntington, near Cannock on Tuesday morning.
They say no-one was hurt but the blaze had got out-of-control and damaged the building.
Chelsea's Sterling in Coventry loanpublished at 17:32 British Summer Time 27 June 2018
League One club Coventry City sign Chelsea and England Under-19 defender Dujon Sterling on a season-long loan deal.
Read MoreRiver 'drying out' as fish rescuedpublished at 17:29 British Summer Time 27 June 2018
Allen Cook
BBC NewsParts of a river are drying out rapidly in the hot weather, leaving many fish needing to be rescued.
The Environment Agency says this photo shows the River Teme in north Herefordshire, close to the Shropshire border, near Ludlow:, external
Image source, Environment AgencyAlready this week, staff working for the organisation removed more than 130 salmon and trout from the watercourse as it dried out., external
Today, they say they'll need to carry out further rescues tomorrow as the hot weather continues.
Everyone loves Edgbastonpublished at 17:20 British Summer Time 27 June 2018
John Bray
BBC NewsEngland and Australia players are relishing their T20 clash at Edgbaston on Wednesday evening.
Jos Buttler will open the batting for England in the game which starts at 18:30
England are fifth in the International Cricket Council's T20 rankings, three places behind Australia.
Media caption, England and Australia play one-off T20 clash in Birmingham on Wednesday.
Two counties tackle huge straw firepublished at 17:10 British Summer Time 27 June 2018
Allen Cook
BBC NewsFirefighters from Shropshire and Staffordshire are tackling a huge straw fire. , external
They say the 400 sq m (4305 sq ft) blaze is in Almington, near Market Drayton.
Image source, Staffordshire Fire ServiceHuge crane arrives to lift bridgepublished at 16:59 British Summer Time 27 June 2018
Faith Page
Reporter, BBC ShropshireThe second-largest crane in Europe is arriving in Telford today so a new footbridge can be swung into position.
Image source, Telford and Wrekin CouncilIt's so big, it's being delivered on 16 lorries and means the southbound part of the A442 between Wombridge and the town centre is closed until next Tuesday., external
That's to allow engineers to build and dismantle the crane.
Then, on Friday, the northbound section will also be closed, to allow the section of bridge to be put in place.
Muniesa leaves Stoke for Gironapublished at 16:53 British Summer Time 27 June 2018
Spanish defender Marc Muniesa leaves Stoke City to join La Liga side Girona on a permanent deal.
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