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Here are three headlines from the Stoke-on-Trent Live website this morning:
Fire crews remain at the former Royalty Cinema in Harborne this morning, after a serious fire.
Nobody is thought to have been injured and the number of fire engines has now been reduced from eight to four.
Image source, WMFRSThe high street has now reopened, but Greenhill Road remains closed.
The cause of the fire has yet to be identified and it is unclear how safe the building is.
At the height of the blaze, there were 50 firefighters at the scene of the fire on High Street in Harborne.
Read MoreA team of emergency response drivers is looking for more volunteers this winter.
Gloucestershire and Worcestershire 4x4 Response provides support to essential services, including giving lifts to nurses and care workers.
Recently, it has seen a drop in the number of people volunteering and during last year's Beast from the East, only three drivers covered more than 1,200 miles of road.
A maternity unit in Smethwick will shut next month, because it's seen 383 fewer births than expected.
The Halcyon Birth Centre costs £200,000 a year to run, but in the last 12 months only 17 babies were born there.
Image source, GoogleThe Sandwell and West Birmingham Clinical Commissioning Group says the unit could be better used to support other services.
BBC Sport
Stoke City manager Gary Rowett says his side is starting to show signs of improvement, after their second win of the season.
The 1-0 victory over Swansea saw them move up to 14th in the table.
Image source, Getty ImagesBut Rowett also said his team needs to be "a little bit braver" when sides set out to defend against them.
Quote MessageIt took us a while, but we're starting to show some good signs, still not for the whole game, but beggars can't be choosers."
Gary Rowett, Stoke City manager
Three men have been arrested as part of an investigation into a suspected multimillion-pound fuel fraud.
More than 50 Revenue and Customs officers carried out searches of nine businesses and four homes across the UK including in Stoke-on-Trent and Crewe.
Image source, Getty ImagesHM Revenue and Customs says a plant in Northern Ireland has also been dismantled.
Nearly 18,000 people have responded to a public consultation on the future of hospital services in Shropshire
They were asked views on the Future Fit plans which have proposed basing emergency care in Shrewsbury and planned care in Telford.
Image source, SATHThe next meeting to discuss the consultation findings is expected to take place early next year.
Rich Davis
BBC Weather presenter
It's going to be a mild day, with temperatures up to 21C (70F) in places, but it will also be windy this afternoon.
Rich Davis with the forecast for the West Midlands
Here are some photos of the large fire that wrecked a former Art Deco cinema in Birmingham this morning.
West Midlands Fire and Rescue service said about 50 firefighters were called to the Royalty Cinema in Harborne.
Image source, WMFRSThe High Street in Harborne was closed while crews worked at the fire service said it was brought under control by 04:10.
Image source, WMFRS
Image source, WMFRSThe building opened as a cinema in the 1930s.
Andy Giddings
BBC News
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Jay Rodriguez scores twice as West Bromwich Albion beat Bristol City to move up to third in the Championship.
Read MoreTammy Abraham and Yannick Bolasie both score as Aston Villa end a five-match winless run by beating Rotherham.
Read MoreJoe Allen's disputed goal against former club Swansea City sees Stoke City claim just their second Championship win of the season.
Read MoreMylee Billingham was stabbed at her father's home after he threatened to kill her mother, a court hears.
Read MoreKailash Chander was diagnosed with dementia after a crash which left two dead, a court is told.
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BBC News
We'll be back with the news, sport, travel and weather from 07:00 tomorrow.
Local Democracy Reporting Service
Tom Davis
A report has questioned whether savings made on waste collections have contributed to a rise in fly-tipping in Coventry over the last 12 months.
Image source, GoogleCoventry City Council said it particularly noted a rise in the dumping of white goods.
A report due before city councillors, external on Wednesday references the loss of 10 officers from the service which previously covered fly-tipping. It was amalgamated with the street enforcement team in 2016.
Savings of £2.5m were made on waste collections, street cleansing and enforcement, the report says, with the effects of these savings still being absorbed by the relevant services.
Quote MessageThe degree to which the saving programmes have increased fly-tipping in the city is difficult to quantify against a back drop of increased fly-tipping nationally. Although austerity programmes to save money here and elsewhere in the country will almost certainly have had an effect."
Fly-tipping report
A defibrillator stolen from a pensioners club has been found damaged after being abandoned outdoors during wet weather.
West Mercia Police said it was taken on Sunday from the senior citizens club at Whittington in Shropshire.
It was found in the grounds of the nearby castle.
The defibrillator was installed just a couple of months ago and Whittington Parish Council said the theft could have put lives at risk.
Quote MessageI cannot put into words how angry and upset this makes me. This expensive equipment is there to save lives and the culprits who took it have shown a complete lack of respect."
Jill Whitby, Chair of Whittington Parish Council
A new operator is to start running regular steam train services in the West Midlands.
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