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Officers searching for a missing man have found a body in Sutton Coldfield.
The body is yet to be formally identified, but believed to be that of missing 79-year-old John Firkins.
West Midlands Police tweeted, external that his family were being supported by specialist officers.
The Shropshire Star's covering these stories today:
A school is to create a special award in memory of a pupil who died days after getting into difficulty in the sea.
The 16-year-old, named locally as Blake Ward from Dudley, got into difficulty of the coast of Gwynedd last week.
April Garratt, the head teacher of Hillcrest Secondary School in Dudley, where Blake was a pupil, said he was a "wonderful young man" and his teachers would have described him as "caring, kind-hearted, thoughtful and funny".
"We're also making donations to the fund that's opened for Blake's family," she said.
Floral tributes have been left at the school.
BBC Radio 5 live
A farmer says he's been forced to put up cameras and alarms and a neighbour has employed security guards to try and fight the rise in rural crime.
It comes as NFU Mutual says the cost of the crime's risen to £44.5m as organised criminal gangs target farm machinery.
Matthew Brewster and his wife Jackie farm near Stafford and live with their four-year-old daughter there.
They say they've had thieves steal power tools, trailers, tractor parts and fuel.
Quote MessageIt's quite scary actually, because it gets to the point where you actually think you're being watched during the daytime and the evening, to know when you're actually on the farm and when you're leaving."
Jackie Brewster, Farmer
Dashboard camera footage shows a child riding into the path of an oncoming car "without looking".
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BBC News Travel
Bus replacement services are running between Longridge, Barnt Green, Alvechurch and Redditch due to that train fault.
Some lines are blocked, said West Midlands Railway.
Tickets are also being accepted, external on some bus services.
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Rail services between Brimingham New Street and Bromsgrove/Redditch are being disrupted due to a fault on a train., external
National Rail Enquiries says trains may be cancelled, delayed or revised until at least 13:00., external
Matt Sandoz
Stoke City commentator, BBC Radio Stoke
Stoke City boss Gary Rowett says those players who've featured in the Premier League need to stamp their quality on Championship matches.
Image source, PAIt comes after the Potters' first match after relegation to the second flight resulted in a 3-1 defeat at Leeds United.
Stoke were second best as the home side's intensity and pressing put them on the back foot.
Quote MessageIt was too easy for Leeds to create opportunities. It certainly hasn't come as a culture shock to me. What you hope is that some of the players that have Premier League quality impart that on to the game. I don't think enough players did."
Gary Rowett, Stoke City manager
Coventry Live
Some of the headlining stories on the Coventry Live website this morning include:
People are being urged again not to take their barbecues on to the Malvern Hills as a group says warnings are being ignored.
Image source, Malvern Hills TrustThere's already been one blaze on the beauty spot earlier this summer, , externalthought to have been caused by a thrown away disposable barbecue. , external
The Malvern Hills Trust says, with the dry weather, there's a high risk of fire.
BBC News Travel
Two lanes are shut on the M6 northbound in Cheshire after a crash between two lorries and two cars near Sandbach services..
Highways England says the closure is between J16, for Crewe, and J17, for Sandbach., external
Image source, Highways England
BBC Sport
Swimmer Adam Peaty says his coach "keeping me humble" led to him breaking his own 100m breaststroke world record in the European Championships.
The 23-year-old Olympic and world champion, from Uttoxeter, finished in 57.00 seconds - 0.13secs quicker than his previous best time.
Afterwards, he spoke about bouncing back from the disappointment of the Commonwealth Games, when he lost in the 50m and was an underwhelming winner in the 100m breaststroke.
Quote MessageIt's down to the training, down to Mel [Marshall, coach] keeping me humble. Obviously the Commonwealths experience keeping me humble. I wasn't in the right frame of mind on the Gold Coast, because it was April. I'd never swum a meet like that in April before, but this is the Europeans and I wanted to make my wrongs right."
Adam Peaty, Swimmer
BBC News Travel
A fault with the signalling system at Rugby is delaying rail services in the area.
London Northwestern Railway said trains may be delayed or face amendment.
Sophie Calvert
Political Reporter, BBC Radio Stoke
A man's appeared before magistrates this morning charged with the murder of 28-year-old midwife Samantha Eastwood.
Michael Stirling, 32, from Gratton Road, Bucknall, Stoke-on-Trent, appeared at the North Staffordshire Justice Centre.
He was remanded into custody to appear next at Stafford Crown Court on 8 August.
A driver has suffered serious injuries after her car left a road and hit a barn. , external
Police say it happened near the Old Post Office in Bucknell, Shropshire, just after midnight.
They say the woman in her 50s was taken to the Queen Elizabeth Hospital in Birmingham with serious head and chest injuries.
Stoke-on-Trent Live
The Stoke-on-Trent Live page has the following top stories this morning:
BBC News Travel
All lanes of the M6 northbound, at junction 14, in Staffordshire have now reopened, Highways England says.
Severe delays of nearly two hours remain after an earlier crash involving four vehicles, it warned.
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Trains are being delayed through Lichfield this morning due to a vehicle hitting a bridge.
West Midlands Railway says services are having to run at slower speeds and that could add up to 15 minutes to journey times., external
A woman has died and a man been seriously injured following a crash involving a horse-drawn carriage near Stone in Staffordshire.
Emergency services were called to Uttoxeter Road at Hilderstone shortly after 13:00 yesterday.
The carriage, which was being pulled by a single horse, was travelling towards Stone when it crashed.
A 60-year-old woman, who was a passenger, was airlifted to Royal Stoke University Hospital but died shortly after. The 55-year-old carriage driver suffered serious leg injuries.
BBC Midlands Today
A six-year-old girl, who dialled 999 when she found her mother unconscious has received a special award from Staffordshire Police.
Ruby Walters made the emergency call when her mum Faye became unwell at their home in Stafford in June.
Police say Ruby demonstrated outstanding bravery and showed maturity beyond her years.
Her mother says she's extremely proud.
