Funeral for long-serving police officerpublished at 13:01 British Summer Time 13 July 2018
Det Supt Adrian McGee, who died last month, led investigations in more than 400 cases.
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Funeral for long-serving police officerpublished at 13:01 British Summer Time 13 July 2018
MP accused of Islamophobia over Khan tweetpublished at 12:57 British Summer Time 13 July 2018
Michael Fabricant says he "stupidly" tweeted the image of Sadiq Khan "without checking it properly".
Read MoreYour photos: Rain arrives after long dry spellpublished at 12:44 British Summer Time 13 July 2018
The forecast rain's arrived in parts of Staffordshire and Cheshire already this morning.
These photos are from BBC Weather Watchers Videoman in Leek and Dawn Treader in Congleton:
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Image source, Dawn TreaderMan charged after stolen bank card usedpublished at 12:31 British Summer Time 13 July 2018
Officers investigating a burglary at a house in Silken Court Nuneaton, have charged a man after a bank card - reported stolen from the house - was used at local shops.
The 20-year-old was charged with four counts of fraud, and one count of receiving stolen goods, said Warwickshire police. , external
He's due in court today.
In the papers: Burglars smash their way into homepublished at 12:22 British Summer Time 13 July 2018
The Worcester News website features these top stories today:
Husband denies wife's murderpublished at 12:15 British Summer Time 13 July 2018
Sarbjit Kaur was found dead at home in Rookery Lane in Penn, Wolverhampton.
Read MoreDistraught parents see baby via internetpublished at 12:09 British Summer Time 13 July 2018
Henry and Shane Curteis want their daughter to come to the UK after she was born abroad in April.
Read MoreDog and owner run over in robberypublished at 12:09 British Summer Time 13 July 2018
The man was knocked through a shop window and his jewellery was taken by the occupants of a car.
Read MoreMan denies wife's murderpublished at 12:00 British Summer Time 13 July 2018
A man has denied murdering his wife, who was found dead in their family home.
Image source, West Midlands PoliceThe body of Sarbjit Kaur, 38, was discovered in February in Rookery Lane, Penn, Wolverhampton.
Appearing at Birmingham Crown Court today, her husband Gurpreet Singh, 42, of Coalway Avenue, Penn, pleaded not guilty to her murder.
A trial date has been set for October.
Driver escapes unhurt after car bursts into flames on M6published at 11:49 British Summer Time 13 July 2018
Allen Cook
BBC NewsThere are long delays on the M6 northbound in Cheshire this morning after the earlier car fire.
Police say the driver got out of his vehicle unhurt and the fire is out, but one lane's still shut past the scene between J17 and J18., external
Image source, North West Motorway Police
Image source, North West Motorway PoliceCollapsed teenager's death 'unexplained'published at 11:37 British Summer Time 13 July 2018
Vicky Breakwell
BBC Hereford and WorcesterA teenager has died after being found collapsed in the road in the early hours of this morning.
Police say the 17-year-old was discovered on Old School Lane, Hereford, near the Royal National College For The Blind at about 04:15.
The area remains cordoned off and officers say they are treating the death as unexplained.
Parents threaten Build-A-Bear boycottpublished at 11:24 British Summer Time 13 July 2018
Families say they won't be returning to the shop after a cheap teddy offer caused eight-hour queues.
Read More'Incredible' first sighting of plant in 100 yearspublished at 11:24 British Summer Time 13 July 2018
Allen Cook
BBC NewsThere's excitement at Staffordshire Wildlife Trust today as it says a carnivorous plant has been recorded in the county for the first time in a 100 years.
Image source, Staffordshire Wildlife TrustThe great sundew is an insectivorous plant that thrives on open bogs.
The trust says the sighting was made at its own Gentleshaw Common nature reserve near Burntwood and described the find as, external "incredible".
Stab murder victim, 86, namedpublished at 11:18 British Summer Time 13 July 2018
The family of Riasat Bi has asked for privacy while officers investigate what happened.
Read MoreBowling siege man sentence reducedpublished at 11:10 British Summer Time 13 July 2018
Appeal judges viewed David Clarke's sentence as excessive as he did not inflict physical harm.
Read MoreCar fire shuts lanes on M6published at 11:09 British Summer Time 13 July 2018
BBC News TravelOnly one lane's open on part of the M6, external in Cheshire this morning due to a car fire.
Highways England says emergency services are on the scene between J17 and J18 northbound., external
Image source, Highways EnglandCities and towns set for anti-Trump protestspublished at 11:00 British Summer Time 13 July 2018
Protesters are set to take to the streets of cities and towns across the West Midlands this afternoon to demonstrate against Donald Trump's visit to the UK.
Image source, AFP/Getty ImagesMr Trump is on a two-day working visit to the country and has said that Britons "like me a lot" and he feels "fine" about any protests.
In the West Midlands, protests are planned in locations such as Birmingham, Coventry, Stoke-on-Trent, Leamington, Bewdley, Shrewsbury and Malvern.
Disruption from broken-down trainpublished at 10:55 British Summer Time 13 July 2018
BBC News TravelTrains between Derby and Crewe are being disrupted this morning due to a broken-down train between Longton and Stoke-on-Trent.
National Rail Enquiries says trains aren't able to run between Blythe Bridge and Crewe., external
It says it's not sure how long the disruption will last but it could be until at least 13:00.
Bowling alley hostage-taker has sentence cutpublished at 10:46 British Summer Time 13 July 2018
A man who took two people hostage at a bowling alley in Nuneaton has had his jail term cut on appeal.
Image source, Warwickshire PoliceDavid Clarke, 53, sparked the stand-off at MFA Bowl during October half term last year, which led to a lockdown at the leisure park for four hours.
Clarke, of Ryde Avenue, Nuneaton, was jailed for 12 years after admitting two counts of false imprisonment, having an imitation firearm with intent to cause fear of violence and possession of the knife and sword.
But his jail term was reduced to 10 years by judges at the Court of Appeal on Thursday, who said the original sentence was "excessive".
In the papers: Care home inquiry launchedpublished at 10:38 British Summer Time 13 July 2018
Stoke-on-Trent LiveThe Stoke-on-Trent Live website is covering these top stories today:
