Joanne Gallacher
Political reporter, BBC Shropshire

Shropshire Council has admitted mistakes have been made over an £80,000 grant given to The New Saints football club.

TNS got the money six years ago "on the understanding it would be repaid" but only £10,000 was returned, three years later.

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An audit report, now released by the council, says mistakes were made in tracing the repayments due to a high turnover of staff, but found no evidence of fraud.

The football club says it’s met all its commitments under the agreement.

Faith Page
Reporter, BBC Shropshire

A south Shropshire councillor is calling on the local authority to abandon plans to charge for on-street parking in Ludlow until 20:00 in the evening.

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Liberal Democrat Andy Boddington says the market town's been "shafted".

Councillor Boddington wants the plans to be delayed until further talks happen.

Seventy one photographers recreate famous views of the city.

Cannabis plants with a street value put at £150,000 have been found by police who raided a property in Wellington, Shropshire, this morning.

West Mercia Police said between 200 and 300 plants had been seized along with a "substantial amount of dried cannabis".

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Liquidators acting for the car maker have now recovered more than £200m in total for creditors.

Eurosceptic MP for North Shropshire, Owen Paterson says he is "exasperated" over progress on Brexit and has told the Prime Minister to "just get on with it".

Theresa May is facing questions from MPs today about her plans for leaving the European Union after a series of votes on Brexit exposed the divisions in her own party.

The MP, who was a prominent supporter of the Leave campaign, also accused the establishment and "out of tune MPs" of holding the process up.

BBC Sport

Crewe Alexandra manager David Artell says he would like to forge new links with Liverpool and might take on a loan player from them.

The two teams will train alongside each other this afternoon, with Artell saying he thinks both clubs can benefit from the experience.

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Artell says his players will practice in an "elite environment", while "most premier league clubs would welcome what we're trying to do".

Stoke-on-Trent Live

Three stories from the Sentinel newspaper in Stoke-on-Trent today:

• Paedophile jailed for 15 years, external
• Lidl to open another north Staffordshire store, external
• Police hunt attacker after man left injured, external

Joan Cummins
Midlands Today reporter

A rare postcard sent from the Titanic is up for sale at a Warwick auction house today.

The "wish you where here" card was posted at Cobh in Ireland as the liner embarked on its ill-fated Atlantic crossing.

The postcard was one of the last to be written on board the Titanic.

The writer, Sarah Daniels, survived the crossing and lived the rest of her life in Canada - she sent the card to a relative.

It is expected to raise between £15,000 and £20,000.

BBC Sport

Stoke City play the first friendly of their Germany tour today and defender Moritz Bauer says they're being made to sweat by new manager Gary Rowett.

They are due to play three friendlies out there, starting with VfL Bochum at 17:00.

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They are also due to take on SV Meppen and recently-relegated Bundesliga side Hamburger SV.

The first of four stone chambers is now complete at the site of a modern-day long barrow at Soulton Hall near Wem.

It has stone pillars, shelves and a domed roof, and will house people's cremated ashes as an alternative to modern memorials and cemeteries.

The chamber is aligned to be lit by sunrise on the summer solstice and the sunset on the winter solstice and the first chamber is already 40% reserved.

One of the giraffe sculptures forming a trail around Worcester has been removed after being damaged.

Sara Matthews, the project manager for the Worcester Stands Tall trail, said she was "very disappointed" and that the incident had been reported to the police.

Ms Matthews added Gregory the Giraffe, which stood in The Cross had been "removed from the trail for the safety of the public and will now be assessed for repairs".

Nearly 60 giraffes have been painted by artists and placed around the city, ahead of being auctioned off to raise money for a new home for St Richard's Hospice.

Birmingham Live

Here are a few of the stories making the headlines on hte Birmingham Live website today:

• Neighbour charged with Yardley Wood stabbing murder of Reece Hipwood, external
• Bike crash victim Amir Chaand's funeral to be held today, external
• Schoolgirl with cystic fibrosis 'barred' from school trip, external

Derek Whyteside, 42, died after being assaulted in Telford on 18 June.

BBC Sport

Port Vale striker Idris Kanu has told fans they can expect "a lot of hunger, determination and some flair" from him this season.

The 18-year-old has joined on loan from League One side Peterborough, and could make his competitive debut on the opening day against Cambridge.

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Last night, David Worrall scored twice and Tom Pope got the other, as Vale beat Halifax 3-2 in a pre-season friendly at The Shay.

Many taxi drivers from around England say Wolverhampton council needs to tighten its licensing rules.

Two masked robbers armed with knives have raided the Tesco Express store on Birmingham Road in Shenstone this morning.

Staffordshire Police said they forced a lone staff member to open one of the tills at 07:00 and took cash and cigarettes.

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They are both described as thin and wearing black, hooded clothing.

One was carrying a multi-coloured bag for life.

Aston Villa's Conor Hourihane believes the squad will use their play-off final defeat as inspiration this season.

Two men have been charged with affray in connection with the death of 42-year-old Derek Whyteside in Telford last month.

He died after being assaulted in Withywood Drive in Malinslee.

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A 16-year-old has been charged with murder and previously appeared at Stafford Crown Court where he was remanded in custody.

Andrew Hewkin
Newsreader, BBC Shropshire

Three people have been injured, one seriously, after a barbeque flared up at Hopton Wafers in Shropshire last night.

An elderly man was flown to hospital in Birmingham with what were described as "very serious burns".

It has prompted the ambulance service to issue a warning about the dangers of using accelerants on barbecues.