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Vanessa Pearce
BBC News
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Aston Villa put a troubled summer behind them to come from behind and win their Championship opener at Hull.
Read MorePolice named Liam Ball, 17, as the victim of the crash after a boy, 16, appeared in court.
Read MoreMurder-accused Michael Stirling is the brother-in-law of midwife Samantha Eastwood's former fiancé.
Read MoreWillow trees at a Shropshire farm are being felled quickly to stop them from cracking in the heat.
Read MoreWe'll be back with our usual mix of news, sport, travel and weather from 07:00 tomorrow, but keep an eye out here for more updates this evening and into the morning.
BBC Sport
Worcestershire head coach Kevin Sharp says it was a "no-brainer" to secure Australia batsman Callum Ferguson for a second successive summer.
Image source, Getty ImagesThe 33-year-old, who has hit three tons this season, will return as the county's main overseas player for 2019.
Ferguson recorded the highest-ever List A score by a Worcestershire batsman, with 192 on his debut against Leicestershire in the One-Day Cup.
Quote MessageHe has fitted in superbly so it was a no-brainer to have him come back. The 192 against Leicestershire was up there with the best innings you will see. He has got a good record in all formats, he has loved it here and he has great relationships with everyone with the club."
Kevin Sharp, Worcestershire head coach
Coventry City sign winger Dexter Walters from Conference North neighbours Tamworth on a two-year deal.
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Local Democracy Reporting Service
Kerry Ashdown
Highways officials have no control over what roads are used by construction vehicles building HS2 if there are fewer than 24 journeys a day, a council has admitted.
Image source, HS2Work has already started in Staffordshire to get ready for the first stage of the high-speed rail line, with main civil engineering due to start next year.
However, at its latest meeting looking at which routes would be used by construction vehicles, the county council's admitted HS2 Ltd doesn't need its consent if it only has 24 or fewer lorries in action in a day.
But the authority says it's tried to avoid too much disruption by meeting with HS2 Ltd to agree to a series of assurances, such as routing traffic away from the middle of Lichfield.
Fire crews have put out a fire under a bridge in Warwickshire, which, they say, was started deliberately.
Image source, Warwickshire Fire ServiceThe incident, on Mill Hill, Baginton, could have been much worse, said Warwickshire Fire Service, had it not received an early call to the incident.
Graham McGarry
Crewe Alexandra commentator, BBC Radio Stoke
Crewe Alexandra's manager David Artell says the clean sheet they kept in their thrashing of Morecambe was the best part of their 6-0 win.
Image source, Crewe Alexandra FCThe Alex were the biggest winners on the opening weekend of the new football league season.
But a lack of clean sheets last year was a factor in Crewe flirting with relegation during last season in League Two.
Quote MessageThe first thing I said to them, 'what's the most pleasing thing?' and the good thing was, about six of them said a clean sheet. That's the area. Do I think we'll score enough goals to be successful, yes I do. Do I think we're going to have enough clean sheets? Well, they've got to prove it."
David Artell, Crewe Alexandra manager
BBC News Travel
There are significant delays for trains between Birmingham New Street and Wolverhampton this evening after a passenger was taken ill on a train.
West Midlands Railway says the Wolverhampton-bound line has reopened but disruption may last until around 20:00., external
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Sarah Robertson
Journalist, BBC Radio Stoke
A project in Stoke-on-Trent wants to make sure all girls in the city can access free sanitary products.
Period power brings free sanitary towels to school
Campaign group Period Power, external already delivers towels and tampons to local food banks and charities.
Now, it says it wants to make Stoke-on-Trent the first city in the UK to offer free sanitary products in every school.
The group says many families in the area don't have much money and face tough choices at food banks.
Quote MessageIf a woman has only got so much money in her purse and she has to feed her family or feed herself, she's going to buy food, she's not going to buy tampons, she's going to use something else."
Linda Allbutt, Founder of Period Power
Motorway police say several drivers were witnessed driving past a serious crash on the M6 today, filming the scene on their mobiles phones.
Image source, Central Motorway Police GroupPart of the northbound carriageway was closed for a time at Junction 14 in Staffordshire after the four-vehicle crash.
The Central Motorway Police Group tweeted , externalofficers had "filmed them filming us," and that the drivers will be dealt with accordingly.
Allen Cook
BBC News
A bridge has been reopened after the multimillion-pound scheme finished weeks ahead of schedule., external
Image source, Staffordshire County CouncilStaffordshire County Council spent £6.1m on repairs and improvements to St Peter's Bridge and Burton Bridge in Burton upon Trent, external, to avoid having to otherwise close one of them permanently.
St Peter's was revamped last year and, having started on 18 June, the authority says its workers have finished on the second bridge, three weeks early.
BBC Sport
Image source, BBC SportPremier League newcomers Wolves have agreed a fee with Championship side Middlesbrough for 22-year-old winger Adama Traore.(Express & Star), external
Leicester City have had a bid for Stoke striker Mame Biram Diouf, 30, rejected, with the Foxes failing to match the Potters' £15m valuation of the player.(Sun), external
Championship sides Aston Villa and Leeds both want to sign 25-year-old Northern Ireland midfielder George Saville from Millwall.(Mail), external
Aston Villa are close to signing Manchester United's England youth defender Axel Tuanzebe, 20, on a season-long loan deal.(Sun), external
BBC News Travel
Traffic's been stopped on the M42 near Tamworth due to a van fire.
Highways England says fire crews are on the way but vehicles are being held on the southbound side between J10 and J9., external
Image source, Highways EnglandVicky Breakwell
BBC Hereford and Worcester
Another giraffe sculpture has been damaged in Worcester.
Image source, Worcester Stands TallThere are currently 60 of them on display until September across the streets of the city.
The 30 largest are 8ft (2.4 metres) tall and have been decorated by artists - they will be auctioned for charity in October.
But on Friday, organisers tweeted that a third sculpture had been vandalised since they went on display last month and they've removed it to be repaired., external
Quote MessageWe're seeing, on a day-to-day basis, literally hundreds of people tweeting us and telling us how amazing the trail is. Anyone that's doing any kind of damage like this is obviously taking money and resources directly away from the charity itself."
Helen Mole, Worcester City Council
BBC News Travel
There's some better news for drivers on the M6 near Stoke-on-Trent this evening, after the northbound side was completely shut following a car fire at J15.
Highways England now says traffic is using the hard shoulder to get past the scene, although three lanes are still shut , externalwith the carriageway expected to be resurfaced tonight.