Man denies murdering missing womanpublished at 16:10 British Summer Time 4 July 2018
Charlotte Teeling was found inside a property several days after she was reported missing.
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Man denies murdering missing womanpublished at 16:10 British Summer Time 4 July 2018
Call for illegal traveller camp ban on all parkspublished at 16:03 British Summer Time 4 July 2018
Local Democracy Reporting Service
Carl JacksonThere have been calls for all Birmingham's parks and green spaces to be protected with injunctions against illegal travellers camps.
Last year, the city council took out two injunctions banning travellers from five sites, including Selly Oak Park (pictured), Hazelwell Park in Stirchley and Alexander Stadium in Perry Barr.
Image source, GoogleBut in a debate this week by the authority's Housing and Neighbourhoods Overview and Scrutiny Committee, councillor Deirdre Alden called for injunctions at all of the city's parks and open spaces.
However, the head of environmental health, Mark Croxford, said the council could only get them when it could be proved that traveller camps resulted in continued problems with anti-social behaviour.
By contrast, the City of Wolverhampton Council is awaiting a High Court decision after applying for an injunction giving the local authority powers to evict camps from 60 council-owned sites across the city.
Two more arrests after street robberiespublished at 15:52 British Summer Time 4 July 2018
Lee Blakeman
BBC Radio StokePolice investigating a number of street robberies in Longport, have arrested two more people.
A 14-year-old boy from Newcastle was arrested on suspicion of robbery, and a 16-year-old boy from Stoke-on-Trent was arrested on suspicion of conspiracy to commit robbery.
Image source, Staffordshire PoliceBoth were arrested this morning and remain in custody.
Two other people had already been arrested.
Three miles of tailbacks after lorry's clutch fails on M6published at 15:42 British Summer Time 4 July 2018
BBC News TravelThere's a tailback of around three miles on the M6 southbound near Walsall this afternoon.
Highways England says a lorry's clutch has failed between J7 and J6 and it can't be towed.
Image source, Highways EnglandIt says recovery trucks have been called, but traffic is already tailing back to J8., external
Baby deaths arrest woman is nursepublished at 15:38 British Summer Time 4 July 2018
Detectives are searching the house of Lucy Letby after the deaths of eight babies at a hospital.
Read MoreBlaze building squad for new seasonpublished at 15:34 British Summer Time 4 July 2018
Andy Giddings
BBC NewsCoventry Blaze are continuing to build their roster for the new Elite League season, adding Canadian forward Alex Nikiforuk (pictured below) and Norwegian defenceman Nicolai Bryhnisveen.
They join Canadian Trey Lewis, who arrived from the Halifax Mooseheads last month.
Image source, Getty ImagesThe club has also said goodbye to 11 players from last season, including Brython Preece, Gustav Ahnelov and Alex Miner Barron.
Uncertainty over food bank deliveries after minibus stolenpublished at 15:23 British Summer Time 4 July 2018
Allen Cook
BBC NewsA church says it's unlikely to be able to do food bank runs to those who need it after its minibus was stolen.
Image source, GoogleThe vehicle, bought last year after the congregation of the Excel Church, Bilston, raised £10,000, was taken on Tuesday night.
The church says it was used for things like driving youngsters to youth clubs and by a local disabled club and now it doesn't know what to do.
Church leader Daniel Lee says volunteers also won't be able to deliver supplies from the food bank, meaning those "most in need will be missing out" .
In the papers: Man arrested after fatal hit-and-runpublished at 15:13 British Summer Time 4 July 2018
Coventry Live
Coventry LiveHere are three headlines from the Coventry Telegraph:
- Man hands himself in to police after hit-and-run death, external
- Arrests made in Nuneaton shooting investigation, external
- Teenager has leg amputated after being shot, external
Former chief constable 'ranted and raved' at officerpublished at 15:05 British Summer Time 4 July 2018
Phil McCann
Cheshire Political Reporter, BBC NewsA Cheshire police officer’s told a hearing she was left in tears after the force’s former chief constable lost his temper.
The anonymous police officer known only as Witness C has been telling Simon Byrne’s misconduct hearing that she was left crying after a phone call where she says he "ranted and raved" at her.
She said she didn’t complain at the time because she didn’t think she’d be supported by the force.
The officer also denied making up claims that Mr Byrne was "often red in the face and frothing at the mouth".
She claims his office tried to scupper her attempts to move to a new job and that the working environment with him was “toxic”.
Mr Byrne, accused of gross misconduct for breaching standards of professional behaviour, denies the claims.
The hearing continues.
Roundabout redesign holds up business parkpublished at 14:53 British Summer Time 4 July 2018
Local Democracy Reporting ServiceIt could be two or three years before the first businesses move on to Oswestry's new innovation park, the leader of Shropshire Council has said.
The authority is working on plans to improve access to the site from the A5 and A483 at the Mile End Roundabout, with councillor Peter Nutting saying he isn't happy with the road works carried out there by Highways England in 2014.
Image source, GoogleHighways England spent £4m redesigning the roundabout, but Mr Nutting said he was "not sure they really did the job properly".
He also said he was "quite confident" access to the 60-acre site could be agreed.
Quote MessageIt’s no good going out to sell it unless we are sure we can do it. By the time we do the traffic scheme, sort out the electricity and the access, it will be two or three years away before someone is actually going to sit in an office and do some work there.”
Councillor Peter Nutting, Shropshire Council leader
Robot farmers make ginpublished at 14:35 British Summer Time 4 July 2018
Researchers who are growing crops using automated tractors have started producing gin, made from their barley.
The Hands Free Hectare project is being run by Kit Franklin and Jonathan Gill at Harper Adams University near Newport in Shropshire and it's aiming to show how technology can transform agriculture.
Profits from the gin sales will be used to help fund the project.
Birmingham Bears prepare to start T20 campaignpublished at 14:19 British Summer Time 4 July 2018
Allen Cook
BBC NewsThe Birmingham Bears have a chance at some Twenty20 revenge this evening as they start their 2018 campaign.
Image source, Getty ImagesThey're away to Notts Outlaws, the winners of last year's competition, who beat the Bears in the final at Edgbaston.
This evening's game is due to start at 18:30 at Trent Bridge.
Bin workers trained to spot child abusepublished at 14:05 British Summer Time 4 July 2018
Police say refuse collectors can look out for people early in the mornings who may need help.
Read MoreBaggies move friendly to avoid England World Cup clashpublished at 14:04 British Summer Time 4 July 2018
Allen Cook
BBC NewsWest Bromwich Albion say they've brought forward the kick-off for Saturday's pre-season friendly at Barnet to avoid clashing with England's quarter-final at the World Cup.
Image source, ReutersThe national side will be playing Sweden from 15:00.
The Baggies say their game will now kick-off at 12:30., external
Rope rescue after man falls inside building sitepublished at 13:46 British Summer Time 4 July 2018
A man has had to be lowered by rope from a building site after a fall.
The ambulance service says crews were called to the area off St Georges Parkway, Stafford, on Monday afternoon.
Image source, Staffordshire Fire ServiceThe man in his 40s had suffered lower back and hip pain after falling about five metres (16 ft).
Because the building was under construction, the fire service was called in to lower him by ropes to an ambulance., external
Image source, Staffordshire Fire ServicePlans for new schools take a step forwardpublished at 13:37 British Summer Time 4 July 2018
Plans to build two new schools in Rugby and to demolish the former Rokeby Infant School have been approved by councillors, but some parts of the scheme still have to be agreed.
Warwickshire County Council still has to reach a compromise over car parking, multi use games areas and landscaping for the 66-classroom school.
Image source, GoogleThe authority's principal planner, Ian Grace, said: “The depressing truth about the British planning system is that although it strives to achieve the best, it is often obliged to accept less than that. The test is not ‘is this scheme the best it could be?’ but ‘is it acceptable?’"
There have been concerns raised about the number of parking spaces and the distance between the games area and nearby houses.
Man shot in legspublished at 13:25 British Summer Time 4 July 2018
A man is in hospital after being shot in the legs in Solihull.
Image source, GoogleWest Midlands Police says it happened in Didgley Grove, Kingshurst, last night.
Officers say the 22-year-old man suffered wounds to both legs from pellets, but they aren't thought to be life-threatening.
Fixtures out for non-league sidespublished at 13:11 British Summer Time 4 July 2018
BBC SportHereford will begin life in Vanarama North with a home game against Blyth Spartans while Kidderminster Harriers' opening fixture for the new season will see them head to Alfreton Town.
AFC Telford United face a tough opening to the new season, at home to Southport on 4 August, followed by away games at Kidderminster and Guiseley.
Image source, Getty ImagesTelford and Hereford have their first meeting of the season at the Bucks Head on 30 October.
Police look for trio who stopped street attackpublished at 13:01 British Summer Time 4 July 2018
Police want to talk to two men and a women who intervened to help a woman who was being attacked in Leamington last month.
She was grabbed by the throat by a middle aged man on a footpath near the River Leam on 19 June, near Milverton Hill.
Image source, GoogleThe three people stepped in to take him away from the scene, but left without giving their details to the victim.
Warwickshire Police say the victim knew her attacker.
In the papers: 'Messy' warning over hospitals' mergerpublished at 12:46 British Summer Time 4 July 2018
These are some of the big stories on the Burton Mail website today:
