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Mel Coles
BBC Weather presenter
The cloud's set to continue thickening across the West Midlands for the rest of today with the chance of rain around:
Mel Coles
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Carlie Swain
BBC News
Ten giant ducks, which have been on display over the summer in Shropshire, are being auctioned off tonight for charity.
They were on display around Telford as part of an arts trail, having been painted by artists.
Along with seven mini replicas, all 10 are being auctioned off from 19:30 tonight in aid of the Severn Hospice., external
A pedestrian is being treated for "serious injuries" after they were hit by a car near Ledbury on Friday night.
West Mercia Police is appealing for witnesses, external after the crash at about 21:30 on the A417 eastbound, from Ledbury towards the M50.
A 60-year-old is being treated at a hospital in Birmingham.
Officers say the Mazda MX-5 Sport Convertible sustained a damaged windscreen.
BBC One
A new television series on BBC One tonight will show how Cheshire Police deals with high-risk missing people cases.
Reported Missing: Series 2 Trailer
It'll look at everything - from the moment the 999-call is made, through to how they end.
Tonight, the force deals with the mystery of a missing son whose mother claims he doesn't exist and a case which starts with an ominous note.
Reported Missing is on BBC One from 21:00.
These stories are being covered by the Hereford Times today:
The concrete castles of Birmingham - we meet some of the people proud of where they live, despite some people's perceptions.
Meet Tamika, Sarah and Lamin who are trying to make 15 high-rise blocks in Birmingham a better place to live.
Tower block living: We're not slum people
Faith Page
Reporter, BBC Shropshire
A bridge is closing for several weeks from today, external so it can be repaired after a lorry crashed into it, badly damaging the structure.
Image source, Shropshire CouncilShropshire Council says the collision with Soulton Bridge, near Wem, happened in November and traffic lights have been in place there since then., external
The bridge, which carries the B5065, will now be repaired and it could take up to six weeks.
Caribbean international call-ups for three Nuneaton players force the club to call off their National League North game against York.
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Allen Cook
BBC News
Almost two dozen historical archaeological sites have been discovered in Shropshire thanks to this summer's heatwave., external
Image source, Shropshire CouncilThey've been found from the air, as remains were revealed as differences in colour or in the height of crops or grass.
Shropshire Council says a team of archaeologists carried out four flights across the county to look for the sites being revealed by the heatwave.
Among the 22 sites which had never been seen before they found a double ditched enclosure near Much Wenlock and several features around Whittington.
Image source, Shropshire Council
BBC Business News
Water companies have set out plans to cut bills for millions of consumers in England and Wales.
Image source, Getty ImagesThey include Severn Trent and United Utilities who both said they would cut the average bill by 5% and 10.5% respectively.
The plans are being submitted by water companies in England and Wales to the regulator Ofwat for the five years between 2020-2025.
Ofwat will publish an assessment of each company's plan in January 2019.
Lee Thomas
Newsreader, BBC Radio Stoke
A woman's been stabbed in the arm in a car park, police said.
Image source, GoogleThe 53-year-old was attacked in the underground car park near the courts in Crewe, Cheshire, on Thursday afternoon.
Cheshire Police said she was walking to her car when she felt a sudden pain and then saw a person running away, leaving her with minor injuries.
Stoke-on-Trent Live
The Stoke-on-Trent Live website is covering these stories today:
Alec Blackman
BBC Coventry & Warwickshire
Thousands of people turned out for the 20th anniversary of the Godiva Festival in Coventry at the weekend.
The city council says a total of 115,000 revellers enjoyed the three-day event, external, with performances from the likes of Ronan Keating and Editors.
The festival also saw a poignant performance by The Neville Staple Band, following the death of singer Neville Staple's grandson Fidel.
Mr Staple's wife Christine sent out a message before the band performed the hit A Message to You Rudy, which was dedicated to their daughter and grandson.
She said: "Young people they have got to learn to give more love and stop the knife crime."
Vicky Breakwell
BBC Hereford and Worcester
Three men are in hospital after police suspect they were stabbed outside a railway station., external
Image source, GoogleWest Mercia Police said it happened on Saturday night in Kidderminster, but say the injuries to the three, all in their 20s, aren't thought to be life threatening.
Two men from Kidderminster, aged 27 and 28, and a 22-year-old man from Birmingham have all been arrested on suspicion of violent disorder.
The Shropshire Star's covering these stories today:
The artwork is badly damaged after being used to smash a shop window in a burglary attempt.
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BBC Midlands Today
A great-grandfather from Birmingham who received a double lung transplant is urging people to opt into donating their organs.
Organ donation week starts today, external and the NHS Blood and Transplant Service says there are currently 350 people in the West Midlands waiting for transplants as of this morning.
Michael Willis, 60, had a rare lung condition and was told he only had six months to live.
Doctors were able to find him a donor but the NHS says, on average, patients from a black or Asian background wait longer for a match than a white patient.
Quote MessageThe more people we can actually get to not opt-out the better, because I'm lucky, I've had one, but someone else might be less fortunate."
Michael Willis
Fidel Glasgow, the grandson of The Specials singer Neville Staple, is stabbed to death in Coventry.
Read MoreA 20-year-old man has been arrested , externalafter he's believed to have used a giraffe sculpture to break into a shop in Worcester.
Thirty giraffes have gone on display through the city as part of a public art trail across the streets which will be auctioned for charity next month.
A shop on St Richards was broken into at about 02:55 this morning, where some items of clothing are thought to have been taken, says West Merica Police.
This morning officers said the sculpture had been used as a "battering ram to commit burglary".
Image source, West Mercia PoliceQuote MessageInvestigations are on-going so that we can create a full picture of the incident. We would encourage people to enjoy the giraffe sculptors throughout the city, whilst remembering they are planned to be auctioned off to raise funds for the Worcester-based hospice charity later this month.
Tanya Beckett, Safer Neighbourhood Inspector, West Mercia Police
A man has died on the A38 near Burton after police believe he was hit by a HGV earlier this morning.
Staffordshire Police was called to the southbound carriageway at about 04:10 this morning, where the man died at the scene.
