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Shares in car maker Aston Martin have hit the skids again, dropping further on the first day of full trading in the company's shares.

The shares are down nearly 93p, or 5%, at £16.07.

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Conditional trading in the Gaydon-based firm began last week, and the share price immediately fell from the £19 level that had been set for the flotation. The share sale raised at least £1bn for the firm.

Despite its glamorous association with James Bond films, the company has gone bust seven times in 105 years.

However, the float was highly anticipated as Aston Martin was the first UK car maker in years to list.

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Celtic boss Brendan Rodgers has ruled himself out of contention for the vacant Aston Villa manager's job.

Rodgers is on the Championship club's three-man shortlist to replace Steve Bruce, who was sacked on 3 October after one win in nine matches.

Villa are also considering ex-Arsenal striker Thierry Henry and Rui Faria, Jose Mourinho's long-time assistant.

"I'm the Celtic manager and I love it and have lots of challenges here," Rodgers told BBC Scotland.

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The northbound slip road off the M6 in Staffordshire to get to Stafford services is likely to remain shut for the rest of the morning.

Highways England says staff are working to remove the lorry which overturned earlier between J14 and J15., external

Stoke-on-Trent Live

The Stoke-on-Trent Live website is covering these stories this morning:

• Police investigation into 'unexplained' death of 40-year-old woman, external
• Police quiz man after 'attempted child abduction' on Staffordshire street, external
• Takeaway owner speaks of anguish over armed police raid following false allegations, external

The "disgraceful" theft of equipment from a fire engine is being investigated by police in Warwickshire.

Image source, Warwickshire Police

Image source, Warwickshire Police

CCTV images of men officers would like to speak to in connection with the theft have been released by Warwickshire Police.

The engine was parked at All Saints Church of England Primary, in Warwick Road, Leek Wooton, on Tuesday 2 October, when the incident took place.

PC Ross Kirby form the force said: "This was a disgraceful theft of equipment that may be required to save lives."

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Train services are now running between Shrewsbury and Hereford/Knighton after engineering works at the weekend over-ran.

National Rail Enquiries says repairs were completed in the Craven Arms area at around 09:00 today., external

Arriva Trains Wales says services are returning to normal but some may still be cancelled or delayed by up to 45 minutes., external

A man, killed in hit-and-run crash in Coventry, could have been hit by two cars, travelling at speed, police say.

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It is thought the victim, believed to be in his 20s, was crossing Allesley Old Road in the Earlsdon area of the city when he was hit.

The man was pronounced dead at the scene, near the junction with Duke Street, at about 19:50 on Sunday.

Det Sgt Paul Hughes said: "We're still trying to understand exactly what's happened but we understand at least one, possibly two cars, were driving at speed along the road before the impact."

Four people have been taken to hospital, two of them seriously injured, after a car left the road and ended up in a field just outside of Shrewsbury.

The crash happened on the A49 near Shrewsbury Golf Club at Condover at about 02:30, said the ambulance service.

A man and a woman suffered potentially serious injuries, it said, with two other women treated at the scene, before also being taken to hospital.

Police are investigating.

The road remains closed between the A5 and B4371, with diversions in place.

It's been a busy morning on the roads across the West Midlands, with several crashes causing delays of more than an hour.

Here's what we know so far:

• A fatal crash, involving two lorries and a car has closed the M6 northbound from J2 to J3 in Warwickshire.
• The north exit of Stafford services is also closed on the M6 in Staffordshire after a lorry overturned between J14 and J15.
• The A49 is closed in both directions in Shrewsbury after a serious accident involving two cars between the A5 and B4371.
• A crash closed one lane of the M42 southbound at J8. All lanes have now reopened, but there is still heavy congestion in the area.
• The A534 Congleton Road is closed in both directions at Arclid Green, between the A50 Newcastle Road and the A5022 Holmes Chapel Road.

A man remains in a critical condition in hospital after being stabbed during an attempted car-jacking in Birmingham.

He was found collapsed with stab wounds in his chest and stomach by a friend in an alleyway in Selly Oak, Birmingham, just before 06:30 on Sunday, police said.

The pair had been chased by two teenagers who approached them and demanded the keys to their parked car.

Officers are investigating whether the suspects were the same as two teenagers who earlier attacked a group of people on Selly Hill Road and demanded money, before fleeing empty-handed, said West Midlands Police.

A Birmingham council estate is set to be knocked down to make way for a £43m redevelopment.

The first phase of the regeneration of the Druids Heath estate is expected to be approved by councillors at a meeting on Tuesday.

Five high-rises and the former Baverstock School will be replaced by 250 new homes.

Three other tower blocks will be retained and refurbished after residents said they didn't want to move out.

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A crash involving a car and a van has closed two lanes of the M42 southbound at J8, M6 Toll in Warwickshire.

Seven miles of queuing traffic is being reported in the area.

Express and Star

Here are some of the early headlines on the Express & Star website:

• Fortnightly bin collections to be rolled out in Wolverhampton this month, external
• Biker died after crash with 88-year-old driver, inquest hears, external
• Beverley Knight and Wolves legend Steve Bull join forces for glitzy fundraiser, external

There's about four miles of queuing traffic on the M6 northbound, in Warwickshire after a man died in a crash involving four vehicles.

Image source, Highways England

The congestion is before J2 and on the diversion route around Coventry including the A46 and A45.

The northbound carriageway is likely to remain closed, between J2 and J3, throughout the morning.

Consultants at the Shrewsbury and Telford Hospital NHS Trust have published an open letter, expressing their support of the leadership team.

An independent review into a series of baby deaths and injuries at the trust is understood to be looking at more than 100 cases.

Last week, a former nurse claimed junior staff at the trust were frightened to raise concerns.

Pressure on the leadership team intensified just over a week ago when a decision was taken to shut the Telford A&E overnight, due to staff shortages.

A health campaigner called for the chief executive to stand down following the decision, while two MPs called for the trust to be put in special measures.

Doctors behind the letter say the safe care of patients is their priority, and that the trust had a "clear vision for the future of our hospitals".

They add that any major change to the leadership team would be a "misguided and unnecessary" distraction.

The death of a woman in Staffordshire on Sunday is being treated as "unexplained" police say., external

Emergency services were called to reports of a 40-year-old woman in a critical condition on Moorlands Road, Biddulph, at about 16:20.

Despite best efforts of paramedics she was pronounced dead at 16:43, said Staffordshire Police.

Officers remain at the scene.

The body of a man, believed to be a missing kayaker, has been found off the Dorset coast, police say.

Image source, Dorset Police

Alistair Collier, 60, from Worcester, was last seen on Saturday at the start of the course at Knoll Beach, Studland.

A search was carried out using an aeroplane, helicopter, four coastguard rescue teams and three lifeboats.

Dorset Police said a body was found alongside a kayak 22 miles from the shore on Sunday afternoon.

A 52-year-old man is held on suspicion of killing a woman whose body was discovered in Malvern.

BBC News Travel

A serious crash involving two cars has closed the A49 in Shrewsbury.

A diversion is in operation between the A5, at Dobbies island, and B4370, Marshbrook.

BBC News Travel

An overturned lorry, full of furniture, has closed the M6 northbound in Staffordshire at Stafford services.

The slip road to the services, between J14 and J15, is expected to remain closed until mid-morning.