Goalkeeper Boaz Myhill has signed a new one-year deal with West Brom, just 41 days after being released by the Championship newcomers.

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The 35-year-old was let go on 20 June in the wake of the club's relegation from the Premier League.

Myhill trained with the Baggies in pre-season and they were so impressed they offered him a new contract.

"I've had to show humility to come here every day without a contract," Myhill told the club website., external

A 10-year-old boy is hoping to win more medals at the transplant games and thanks his donor's family.

Shrewsbury Town duo Toto Nsiala and Jon Nolan have submitted transfer requests after the League One club rejected bids for the pair.

A man found guilty of stabbing a rival boxing fan has been jailed for 14 years.

Tyrone Andrew was earlier found guilty at Birmingham Crown Court for the manslaughter of 19-year-old Reagan Asbury in Walsall.

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Passing sentence, Judge Simon Drew QC said the stabbing was a "deliberate and focused" blow aimed at an obviously unarmed victim.

The judge added that the victim was also facing away from Andrew, who had stabbed another man moments earlier.

Iram Shahzadi and her son face deportation to Pakistan after she said they fled her abusive husband.

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A woman's been attacked in her car, external in what police think is a "domestic-related" crime.

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They say she was in her vehicle last night in a layby on Ferry Road, Jackfield, Telford, when two men came up to the car and attacked her, leaving her needing hospital treatment.

A 21-year-old man's been arrested and officers say they are still trying to trace two more people in connection with the assault.

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A grass fire on a cliff face at a beauty spot's being treated as arson by a fire service.

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Cheshire fire crews say they were called last night to the blaze near Mow Cop Castle., external

After taking just over an hour to put it out, they say it's thought to have been started deliberately and Cheshire Police are now investigating.

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A fire next to the track between Tame Bridge Parkway and Walsall is causing disruption for trains travelling between Birmingham New Street and Rugeley Trent Valley, the National Rail website reports, external.

West Midlands Railway say the fire is at Bescot and believed to involve a mains gas supply.

All lines are currently blocked and trains may be cancelled or revised until it is safe for lines to reopen.

The disruption is expected to last until 18:00.

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BBC News

A man's been jailed for life for the murder of a man who was "left to die in the street" after being stabbed in the neck.

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Callum Lees, 20, was found by a passer-by in Kingshurst, Solihull on 6 August last year and later died in hospital.

James Atherley, 22, of Wells Road, Solihull, was found guilty by a unanimous verdict following a trial at Birmingham Crown Court.

He was told by the judge that he'd serve a minimum of 26 years in prison.

The fixtures for the new, full-time Women's Super League have been released.

Birmingham City Women will face Everton Ladies at home on 9 September.

The WSL contains 11 professional teams for the first time.

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A midwife who has been reported missing had been planning a wedding for June but was recently single, police have said.

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Samantha Eastwood was last seen leaving Royal Stoke University Hospital at 07:45 BST on Friday and did not return for her night shift later that day. Police said she had appeared happy at work.

Police say Ms Eastwood's car is still at her house and there's been no further activity on her finances since she disappeared.

They are searching several houses in north Staffordshire and have widened their appeal for sightings to include areas where she holidayed, including Whitby.

Yesterday, police said a 32-year-old man had been arrested on suspicion of kidnap and since released under investigation while inquiries continue.

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A project to help survivors of child sexual exploitation (CSE) has opened in Shropshire today. , external

The Holly Project is an independent drop-in service that's run by survivors of CSE, based in Wellington.

It's been funded by Telford and Wrekin Council and run by YMCA Wellington who say it's been set up in response to the needs of survivors and their families. , external

They add that it'll offer people a safe place to get support and advice from people who know the trauma of CSE.

A garage workshop where a fire broke out earlier, sending a huge plume of smoke into the sky, has suffered a lot of damage.

Fire crews are still in attendance at Rolfe Street, Smethwick.

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Kerry Ashdown

A council's being urged to ban goldfish being handed out as fairground prizes on land it owns.

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Cannock Chase councillor Claire Wilkinson pushed for the move at the latest full council meeting, describing it as a "cruel and outdated practice".

In England, it is only an offence to give away an animal as a prize if the recipient is under 16 and not accompanied by an adult.

The council says the proposal's now on the agenda for their next cabinet meeting on 23 August.

Championship side West Bromwich Albion appoint Belgium assistant coach Graeme Jones to their coaching staff.

Aston Villa sign Atletico Madrid goalkeeper Andre Moreira, a Portugal Under-21 international, on a season-long loan deal.

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A man has come forward to police after a plea for information about a stabbing.

A 39-year-old man was stabbed in Owen Street, Tipton, last Wednesday.

A 45-year-old man has been arrested and is helping detectives with their inquiries, West Midlands Police said.

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Armed police along with dogs and a helicopter were called to search a country park after reports that a man had been attacked with a machete., external

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Staffordshire Police say they were called last night to Chasewater Country Park near Burntwood. , external

No armed men or weapons were found.

The force adds that four men at the scene were given medical treatment for minor injuries.

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The mother of a man believed to have been killed nine years ago but whose body has never been found, says time doesn't help heal her.

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Jesse Richards, 40, is thought to have died in Evesham, Worcestershire, in July 2009, but his body has never been found.

Five men were jailed over his death in 2012.

Yesterday, West Mercia Police said it knows people are refusing to come forward with information about the location of Mr Richards' body., external

Ricky Walker has been convicted at Birmingham Crown Court of the manslaughter of his six-month-old son Kayden Walker, who died after suffering "catastrophic" brain injuries at his home in 2016.

A jury also convicted Kayden's mother, 25-year-old Laura Davies, of allowing her son's death.

Walker, 27, from Bilston, West Midlands, was cleared of murder and child cruelty, and will be sentenced on Thursday.

Davies was bailed for sentence on a date to be fixed.