Allen Cook
BBC News

Some of the medical equipment stolen from an ambulance this morning has been found by a group of children.

Image source, Staffordshire Police

This morning, thieves stole a paramedic's purse and keys along with the supplies when they broke into the vehicle in Hanley, Stoke-on-Trent, while its crew was attending a 999 call.

Police said, aside from the personal belongings, canisters of oxygen and entonox and life-support kits were taken.

This afternoon, police in Birches Head, Stoke-on-Trent, tweeted that local children in Hanley had found some of the stolen kit., external

Holly the wallaby is missing from a zoo after reportedly being spooked by children.

The government will provide funding to finish building the Midland Metropolitan Hospital in Smethwick.

Work stopped on the hospital due to the collapse of construction firm Carillion in January - hospital bosses warned costs could rise by £125m.

Sandwell and West Birmingham NHS Trust and the government say, external they have both "worked closely together to reach a resolution".

Image source, Google

The new hospital is expected to open in 2022 - after the government agreed the only viable option was for the public sector to bring in its own contractors and to give a one-off funding agreement.

When complete the hospital is said to have:

• State-of-the-art diagnostic equipment
• 15 operating theatres
• At least 669 beds

BBC Sport

Adam Peaty says the key to winning four gold medals at the European Championships was savouring every moment and embracing the expectations.

Uttoxeter-born Peaty won his 12th European title in Glasgow, with victories in the 50m and 100m breaststroke as well as the men's 4x100m relay and 4x100m mixed medley.

The 100m success, which saw him win in 57.10 seconds and better his own world record time by 0.03 seconds, was the 23-year-old's third of his four gold medals and confirmed a return to his dominant best after the "setback" of losing his 50m Commonwealth title in April.

Allen Cook
BBC News

A grass fire has turned out to have been caused by a cigarette which had been thrown away. , external

Fire crews say the blaze at Hinstock, near Market Drayton, Shropshire, covered 150 sq m (179 sq yds).

Image source, Shropshire Fire Service

Paul Beddoes stabbed Lynn McNally multiple times at their home.

Leamington Observer

Here are some of the stories to feature in the Leamington Observer today:

• Tour de France winners Thomas and Froome heading to the roads of Warwickshire, external
• A level results latest from across the district, external
• CCTV image released after car break in, external

Attacks on two mosques in Birmingham last night are being linked and treated by police as hate crimes, the West Midlands force says.

Police say a window was smashed at Masjid Qamarul Islam mosque on Fosbrooke Road, and then 20 minutes later, the Al-Hijrah mosque on Hob Moor Road was targeted.

Ball bearings have been recovered - delivered, police suspect, by a heavy duty catapult.

Worshippers feared "someone with a gun" was attacking one of two mosques targeted in Birmingham.

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You've been having your say after news that thieves broke into an ambulance while its crew was attending a 999 call.

It happened while the crew was responding to the emergency in Hanley, Stoke-on-Trent, this morning.

Image source, Nicola Griffiths

On the BBC Midlands' Facebook page, Brian Adams wrote, external: "What on earth is wrong with these nutmegs when they revert to stealing from an emergency ambulance attending a 999 call out. Have they ever thought it could be them needing an ambulance?"

Angie Benson posted, external: "It is disgusting that emergency vehicles are targeted in this way. It is going from bad to worse. There will soon be no-go areas where paramedics will need police or security to attend with them."

William Beech added, external: "Have people no respect for the emergency services, who come to the public's assistance at times need!"

While Patricia Bunn typed, external: "[It] requires more police on the beat, disgusting behaviour."

Coventry City sign winger Luke Thomas from Derby County on a half-season loan.

BBC Weather Watchers

Plenty of us in the West Midlands had rain overnight and we've seen the result from the photos our local BBC Weather Watchers have taken.

These two are from users Liams Eye in Muxton, Shropshire, and Angus and Me in Hednesford, Staffordshire:

Image source, Liams Eye

Image source, Angus and me

A man has been jailed for 11 years for the murder of a woman he stabbed to death.

Image source, West Mercia Police

The body of Lynn McNally, 46, was found at a property in Mullinder Drive in Ketley, Telford, in February.

Paul Beddoes, 44, also of Mullinder Drive, had denied a murder charge but changed his plea at Stafford Crown Court on Tuesday.

Crewe Chronicle

The Crewe Chronicle features these headlines today:

• Schools celebrate A-level success, external
• Crewe strike could delay issuing of cheques by banks and HMRC, union says, external
• Popular gnome garden trashed, external

The Midland Metropolitan Hospital was left incomplete when contractor Carillion collapsed in January.

Police officer Lee Bartram pleads guilty to five charges of making indecent images of a child.

Vicky Breakwell
BBC Hereford and Worcester

A council has apologised after it blamed Historic England for delays to repairs of a Grade I listed bridge.

Image source, Google

Bewdley Bridge was hit by a car four months ago and work is yet to start on repairing it, even though Historic England says it gave permission back in July.

Worcestershire County Council's now admitted the hold up is down to the authority and has promised work will now be completed by the end of September:

BBC Shropshire

An independent health watchdog says it's concerned about patients getting to hospital on public transport when services are centralised in Shropshire.

Image source, SATH

A consultation is under way on a recommended option from NHS bosses to specialise emergency care in Shrewsbury and planned care (operations) in Telford - but the locations could be reversed.

Healthwatch Shropshire says there's a problem as buses don't run between some towns.

The consultation runs until 11 September , externaland Shrewsbury and Telford Hospital NHS Trust has promised to listen to all the feedback.

A man has been jailed for four years after an 83-year-old man died after a hit-and-run crash in Coventry.

Brian Durham was walking home after playing a game of dominoes when he was hit by a car while crossing Foleshill Road in Coventry at about 22:00 on 21 December.

Parminder Bagri, 28, of Exhall Green, Coventry admitted causing death by dangerous driving, as well as perverting the course of justice and possession of a class B drug at Birmingham Crown Court on Wednesday.

Image source, West Midlands Police

Police say Bagri called them shortly, external after the crash to report damage to his car, claiming that someone had thrown items at his windscreen while driving.

When officers went to Bagri’s home they noticed a plastic sheet taped across the windscreen and damage to a headlight and bumper.

Coventry Live

Here are a selection of stories featuring online today:

• A-Level results day 2018: The wait is over for Coventry and Warwickshire students, external
• Woman talked down from car park roof in Coventry, external
• Man who threatened police with knife before five hour stand-off to be sentenced, external