Trade union leaders, including two representing NHS staff, have written to Shropshire's five MPs calling for the chief executive of the Shrewsbury and Telford Hospital Trust to be sacked.

The 15 trade unionists say they are "appalled" at plans to close Telford's accident and emergency department overnight, because of staff shortages and claim it "puts the lives of our members and your constituents and their families at risk".

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The unions represented in the letter include PCS, Unison, Unite and the NUT and it's also signed by the president of the Shrewsbury and Telford Trades Union Council, Andy Brown.

It's not the first time Simon Wright has faced calls to quit in recent months, following a critical CQC review, concerns over plans to reorganise the two hospitals and the A&E staffing shortages, but he has said he is committed to the job.

The hunt for clues as to what happened to Suzy Lamplugh gives hope to all parents of children who've gone missing and are presumed dead, a criminologist said.

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Forensic specialists continue to search a Sutton Coldfield property, previously owned by the mother of Suzy Lamplugh murder suspect, John Cannan.

David Wilson, from Birmingham City University, said it would be difficult to tell if there will be usable DNA evidence that police would be able to use.

"If the police are still willing to pursue some of the leads that hadn't been pursued in the past, or new information comes forward or new opportunities come forward, then there may be the possibility of solving these historic mysteries."

Express and Star

Some of today's headlines in the Express and Star are:

• Council officer suspended in anti-Semitism row, external
• Mayor Andy Street rules out council tax rise until 2020, external
• Investigation gathers pace after 'gun shots fired into back of Audi', external

BBC Sport

Crewe manager David Artell says the players should be extra-motivated when they host Mansfield tonight, because a win will move them in to the top half of League Two.

The club has had a good month, losing only once and picking up 11 points from a possible 18.

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Crewe have lost just one league home game this season and Artell said he hoped his players could build on their recent good form.

A Sutton Coldfield property is being searched in the hunt for Suzy Lamplugh, an estate agent from London who disappeared in July 1986.

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This is what we know so far.

• Metropolitan police are searching a property in Shipton Road, Sutton Coldfield, previously belonging to the mother of murder suspect John Cannan.
• Forensic activity is focused on the rear of the garden, at the site of a dismantled garage, which was built on a concrete base.
• A blue tent has been erected over where the garage stood to the rear of the home.
• What sounded like an angle grinder has been used to cut through concrete, with dust seen billowing over the area.
• It's not the first time police have been at the home, with officers visiting the garden over several months in 2002.
• A former senior officer, who led a re-investigation into the murder said his officers did not dig or perform an "extensive" search of the home.

The ambulance service said paramedics were treating a patient at a property when the vehicle was targeted.

The fire service is warning about a spate of car fires in Telford and Wellington.

It says it normally deals with about three a month, but this month there have been eight incidents involving 10 cars.

The fire service also says the fires were deliberately started and it is advising people in the area to use their garage or park their vehicles in well-lit spots.

Local Democracy Reporting Service

An £8.5m boost for Coventry’s City of Culture has been hailed as “fantastic” news.

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Coventry City Council leader George Duggins said the funding will kickstart projects to help transform the city for 2021 and beyond.

The money, announced in yesterday’s budget, will allow for significant improvements to some of the city’s major venues and production facilities, including a refurbishment of the Belgrade Theatre auditorium.

Money will also be invested in Coventry’s Cathedral Quarter, with historic venues such as Coventry Cathedral, St Mary’s Guildhall, Drapers’ Hall and the Herbert set to benefit.

Worcester News

These are among the headlines in the Worcester News today:

• Young couple who died in fire are named, external
• Funding boost for flood risk management, external
• Fundraising night raises thousands, external

The fatal fire which in which the bodies of two young people were found is still being investigated.

West Mercia Police says the two people who were found following the fire at Cotheridge in Worcestershire on Sunday were aged 21 and 19.

It has not yet formally released their names, but said it was working to discover the cause of the fire on Bromyard Road.

BBC Sport

There's a local derby in the National North tonight, with AFC Telford United at home to Hereford FC.

Telford manager Gavin Cowan praised his players for their hard work after they ended an win-less run with victory over York at the weekend.

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Hereford are hoping to end their own run of games without a victory - they haven't won a league match since August.

Coventry Live

Here are three stories from Coventry Live today:

• Motorist with 27 points still allowed to drive, external
• 19 Coventry buildings get listed status, external
• Fight to stop medieval monument being moved, external

Andre Rhoden-Paul
BBC News

A student told how she was scared her house would flood, after a water main burst in Birmingham.

Rosie Arnold's street was flooded after a main burst in Bristol Road, Selly Oak, last night.

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She said: "When I looked out of the window I couldn't believe it.

"We were in fear the water would come into the house."

Severn Trent Water said water supplies were back on for homes left with no water during the burst.

Former detective Jim Dickie led a review of the estate agent's disappearance.

Three Shropshire midwives are answering accusations of misconduct, relating to the care given to a mother and baby at Telford's Princess Royal Hospital in August 2015.

The Nursing and Midwifery Council alleges Hayley Lacey and Laura Jones should have carried out more checks on the mothers pulse and the baby's heart rate before it was born. The baby died four days later.

Both deny they were dishonest in recording what happened.

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Midwife Kerry Davies is accused of not making an emergency call to help transport the mother to a consultant-led unit.

The Nursing and Midwifery Council says that could have helped save the babies life.

Ms Davies denies misconduct and the disciplinary hearing is likely to last two and a half weeks.

BBC Sport

Stoke City have confirmed winger James McClean won't wear a Remembrance Day poppy on his shirt for the games against Middlesbrough and Nottingham Forest.

It's not the first time he has taken this stand - last year the former West Brom player told the Baggies match day programme: "It stands for all the conflicts that Britain has been involved in. Because of the history where I come from in Derry, I cannot wear something that represents that."

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The club said it was proud of its "close connections" with the armed services, but, "we recognise that the Poppy means different things to different individuals and communities and (like the Royal British Legion) do not believe that anybody should be forced or even pressured to wear the Poppy against their free will."

Local Democracy Reporting Service

A plan to extend Birmingham’s clean air zone to the Black Country has been rejected.

Motorists of older petrol and diesel vehicles would face charges of between £6 and £10 to enter the designated area.

Steve Eling, leader of the Labour-run Sandwell Council said: "We have no intention of having costly schemes imposed on us by the Metro Mayor."

He cast doubt on its effectiveness, adding; "Road charges would not work for much of the traffic-related pollution in Sandwell anyway, because much of it comes from the motorways, over which the council has no control.”

Government approval for Birmingham's clean air zone is expected later and it could come into force in January 2020.

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Monica Rimmer
BBC News

A play based upon a best-selling book is getting its world stage premiere tonight.

The Lovely Bones by Alice Sebold opens at Birmingham's REP theatre, external for a two week run.

The main character, Susie Salmon, will be played by Charlotte Beaumont, known for her role as Chloe Latimer in the TV series Broadchurch.

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The Lovely Bones was first published in 2002 and tells the story of young Susie Salmon, who wants to be beautiful, adores her charm bracelet and has a crush on a boy from school.

But Susie is dead.

The play was commissioned by the REP and adapted for the stage by Bryony Lavery and directed by Melly Still.

An ambulance has had to be taken out of service after thieves broke into it as crews treated a patient.

Staff returned to their vehicle in Northfield, Birmingham, on Sunday night to find a window was smashed and personal belongings taken.

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The ambulance service said it had CCTV footage of the break-in and said the vehicle would have to be taken off the road while it's repaired.

The patient was treated at the scene and didn't need to be transported.

Shropshire Star

Here are three headlines from today's Shropshire Star:

• Tributes paid to swimmer after house fire death, external
• Couple groomed into supplying components for Iran's nuclear programme, external
• Jail for drug dealers caught with Class A haul in Telford, external