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Coventry Live
Some of the headlining stories on the Coventry Live website today are:
Alex Seftel
Journalist, BBC Shropshire
A hearing involving three Shropshire midwives is starting in London today, in connection with a wider review of baby deaths in the county.
Kerry Davies, Hayley Lacey and Laura Jones are in front of a disciplinary panel run by the Nursing and Midwifery Council.
They work for the Shrewsbury and Telford Hospital NHS Trust, where maternity care is being investigated by an independent review, ordered last year by the government.
The trio are accused of misconduct but the details of the charges won't be given until the main hearing starts.
Allen Cook
BBC News
A man's been arrested by police investigating the sending of racist and threatening letters to mosques in Stoke-on-Trent. , external
The 53-year-old, who's from the city, was arrested on Friday evening on suspicion of a public order offence.
Officers say he's since been released under investigation.
Allen Cook
BBC News
The Minor Injuries Unit in Ross-on-Wye is closed today because of staff sickness., external
Wye Valley NHS Trust is asking patients to consider alternatives such pharmacies and the NHS 111 number.
Image source, GoogleThe Shropshire Star's covering these stories today:
Allen Cook
BBC News
The road in Stoke-on-Trent which was closed after a lorry hit a railway bridge has reopened.
The A5006 Stoke Road opened , externalabout ten minutes ago after the vehicle struck it and shed a load of concrete panels earlier.
BBC Business News
A University of Birmingham professor says the key ask from today's budget is about infrastructure.
Professor Simon Collinson said a priority would be to finish HS2.
Image source, Getty Images"There's fears about phase two," he said.
"It's absolutely critical - you’ve got to trigger the catalyst around the transport hubs for regional growth beyond and above Birmingham."
Phase 1 of HS2 is the line between London and Birmingham which is due to open in 2026, with phase 2 going on to Leeds and Manchester.
Chancellor Philip Hammond is preparing to present the last budget before Brexit.
You can follow all of today's budget news on our Business Live page.
A cocaine-user who murdered his grandmother by stabbing her more than 30 times has been sentenced to life in prison.
Image source, Family HandoutGregory Irvin, 26, of Hill Park, Walsall Wood, cut Anne James' throat during the brutal knife attack at her home in Walsall on 28 February.
At a Birmingham Crown Court hearing today he was told he would service a minimum of 24 years in custody.
Former Worcestershire seam bowler Steve Magoffin takes up a role overseeing their women's development programme.
Read MoreThe men pulled alongside the car and threatened its occupants, who turned out to be a police firearms team.
Read MoreBBC Weather Watchers have been out capturing images of this morning's frost.
This frosty pumpkin was snapped by Vera in Brinklow.
Image source, VeraRons view found these frosty leaves in Coleshill, Warwickshire.
Image source, Rons view
Image source, PicklesAnd Pickles said the light was playing tricks on the Herefordshire side of Worcestershire Beacon this morning.
Allen Cook
BBC News
This pile of rubbish was pulled from one stretch of the River Stour., external
Image source, Wildlife Trust of Birmingham and the Black CountryThe Wildlife Trust of Birmingham and the Black Country says it worked with volunteers in Stourbridge yesterday on a 50m (55 yards) section of the waterway.
The impact on the river's flow was "instantly noticeable", the group said.
A kayak rescuer, cave divers and charity pioneer are to be honoured at the of Pride of Britain awards.
Read MoreAn angle grinder and sledghammer were used by robbers who forced their way into a jewellers in Nuneaton on Saturday.
Image source, GoogleThe men fled with watches after the incident at H Johnson and Son in Queen's Road, said Warwickshire Police.
The three men had previously driven a blue Volkswagen Golf across the pavement, reversing it to the shop, at about 09:40.
Officers are keen to speak to any witnesses.
Stoke-on-Trent Live
The Stoke-on-Trent Live page has these headlines:
BBC News Travel
Disruption caused by a broken rail in the Dudley Port area is now expected to last all day, the National Rail website reports., external
Journeys between Birmingham New Street and Wolverhampton are subject to delays or cancellations.
CrossCountry, London Northwestern Railway, Transport for Wales, Virgin Trains and West Midlands Railway services are all affected.
West Midlands Fire Service are to be honoured with the Emergency Services Award at the Pride of Britain Awards tonight.
Image source, Into the Fire/UKTVCrews saved the life of driver Phil Ewins, who had been impaled on a pole in a crash.
The driver was on the way to propose to his girlfriend when he crashed. He has since celebrated his wedding with the team that saved him.
Expert divers, including Richard Stanton from Coventry, who risked their lives to rescue 12 Thai footballers, will also be honoured at the ceremony.
He was one of the first divers to reach the group who had been trapped in a flooded cave for nine days.
BBC WM
More than 500 people across the West Midlands are still driving with more than 12 points on their licence, new figures show.
Image source, PAThe DVLA can ban people who have that number of penalty points on a licence but many people are avoiding bans through an "exceptional hardship" scheme, according to road charity Brake.
Lives are being put at risk, it said.
The bodies of a 21-year-old man and an 18-year-old woman are found after a fire in Worcestershire.
Read MoreVicky Breakwell
BBC Hereford and Worcester
A man and a woman have been found dead after a house fire., external
Image source, GoogleThe fire service was called last night to Bromyard Road, Cotheridge, Worcester.
A 21-year-old man and an 18-year-old woman were found dead inside, police say.
The area's still cordoned off as the cause of the fire's now being investigated.
