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  1. NHS winter pressures 'not going to be better' this yearpublished at 09:00 Greenwich Mean Time 7 November 2018

    Sophie Calvert
    Political Reporter, BBC Radio Stoke

    Bosses at the Royal Stoke University Hospital have told BBC Radio Stoke they believe they are prepared for winter pressures this season.

    But they admit they are still not expecting to meet waiting time targets, despite 64 new beds due to come into use at the start of 2019 thanks to £8.82m from the government.

    Ambulances outside the hospital

    Last winter there were long delays, and Dr Richard Fawcett, from the hospital, apologised via Twitter for "third world conditions" in his hospital department.

    At the time, University Hospitals of North Midlands NHS Trust responded by saying it had been under "severe and sustained pressure over the Christmas period" and this had "continued into the new year".

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    The forecast is looking that we're going to have the same pressures that we did last year. I haven't spoken to a single emergency medicine consultant that says it's going to be better and I haven't heard anyone from the Department of Health saying it's going to be better."

    Chris Pickering, A&E clinical lead, Royal Stoke University Hospital

  2. Blaze at Jaguar Land Rover premisespublished at 08:49 Greenwich Mean Time 7 November 2018

    Firefighters spent about 10 hours tackling the fire on Mustang Drive.

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  3. Economic boost claim of £7bn over A46 upgradepublished at 08:41 Greenwich Mean Time 7 November 2018

    BBC Midlands Today

    A new plan to upgrade the A46 in Warwickshire could boost the West Midlands economy by up to £7bn, it's claimed.

    The A46 at AlcesterImage source, Google

    Midlands Connect has made the claim as it launched the first of its Midlands Motorway Hubs, aimed at relieving areas where congestion is the worst,, external including parts of Evesham, Stratford-upon-Avon and Coventry.

    The regional transport organisation says improving the A46 from Alcester to the Warwick Expressway could provide an alternative to some of the busiest motorways.

  4. Drivers caught speeding at fatal crash sitepublished at 08:29 Greenwich Mean Time 7 November 2018

    BBC Midlands Today

    More than 50 drivers have been caught exceeding a 40mph speed limit on a stretch of road in Birmingham where six people died in a horrific crash last December.

    Police officer monitoring driversImage source, West Midlands Police

    A taxi driver and two passengers and three people in an Audi all died in the three-car collision.

    Officers caught 55 people speeding on Belgrave Middleway, Edgbaston, earlier this week out of a total of 583 vehicles who drove past,, external West Midlands Police said.

    The highest speed clocked was someone travelling at 79 mph.

  5. Walsall suffer setback in League One play-off hopespublished at 08:16 Greenwich Mean Time 7 November 2018

    BBC Sport

    Walsall failed to close in on the League One play-offs as they were beaten 2-0 at home by Charlton.

    Instead, victory saw their visitors climb into the top six as Lyle Taylor and Krystian Bielik scored for the Addicks.

    Walsall took 77 minutes to register a shot on target and the 10th-placed Saddlers slipped to a fourth defeat in five league games.

  6. 'Eye-roll' Farage student gets marriage offerspublished at 07:54 Greenwich Mean Time 7 November 2018

    Harriet Ellis is called a "hero" after a clip of her rolling her eyes during a Brexit debate went viral.

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  7. Lorry destroyed in M42 firepublished at 07:43 Greenwich Mean Time 7 November 2018

    Part of the M42 had to be shut for several hours overnight due to a lorry fire.

    The lorry on fireImage source, West Midlands Fire Service

    Highways England says it happened at 20:30 yesterday , externalon the northbound side between J3 and J3A, near Wythall, south of Birmingham.

    It took until about 05:00 before the motorway was fully reopened, external. There aren't any reports from the fire service of any injuries., external

  8. Murder arrests after man's deathpublished at 07:43 Greenwich Mean Time 7 November 2018

    Three men have been arrested and remain in police custody for questioning.

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  9. Moeen strikes with England on top against Sri Lankapublished at 07:33 Greenwich Mean Time 7 November 2018

    BBC Sport

    Worcestershire all-rounder Moeen Ali may have made a duck in England's first innings but he's already taken a wicket on day two of the first Test against Sri Lanka.

    Moeen Ali celebratingImage source, Getty Images

    Thanks to a century on debut from Ben Foakes, the touring side made 342 when the last wicket fell this morning.

    Then by lunch, Sri Lanka were 42-4 with Moeen taking the fourth wicket just before the break.

    The afternoon session's now under way and you can follow coverage on the BBC Cricket live page.

  10. Murder arrests after man's deathpublished at 07:22 Greenwich Mean Time 7 November 2018

    BBC News England

    Three men have been arrested after a man who was found injured in Birmingham later died.

    Walford Road in SparkbrookImage source, Google

    West Midlands Police said officers were called to Walford Road in Sparkbrook just after 19:00 on Tuesday to reports of "suspicious activity".

    They found a man with serious injuries, and despite efforts of medics, he was pronounced dead at the scene.

    The men are being held on suspicion of murder and remain in police custody.

  11. Dozens of firefighters battle workshop blazepublished at 07:13 Greenwich Mean Time 7 November 2018

    Lee Thomas
    Newsreader, BBC Radio Stoke

    More than 30 firefighters have battled a blaze at a workshop overnight.

    Smoke from the workshopImage source, Staffordshire Fire Service

    They were called to a Jaguar Land Rover site on Mustang Driver, Stafford, just before 20:00 yesterday evening. , external

    The fire service says the fire involved two cars in the workshop and damaged around a third of the building, although no-one's been hurt.

  12. Here's how Wednesday's weather is lookingpublished at 07:09 Greenwich Mean Time 7 November 2018

    Alex Hamilton
    BBC Weather

    It's started off cloudy and rainy for much of the West Midlands today but that could change later on, here's the full forecast for today:

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    Alex Hamilton

    If you want a latest weather forecast for your area at any other time, head to the BBC Weather website.

  13. Live updates for the West Midlandspublished at 07:00 Greenwich Mean Time 7 November 2018

    Allen Cook
    BBC News

    Welcome to our live service for Wednesday.

    We'll be bringing you all the news, sport, travel and weather for the West Midlands.

    We love to hear from you so share your news, thoughts and photos of the area with us via email, Twitter, external and Facebook, external.

  14. Veteran trauma service 'rebuilding lives'published at 00:05 Greenwich Mean Time 7 November 2018

    More than 200 people have been referred to an NHS service supporting former members of the armed forces.

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  15. Walsall 0-2 Charlton Athleticpublished at 22:04 Greenwich Mean Time 6 November 2018

    Charlton Athletic climb back into the League One play-off places as they claim a dominant victory at Walsall.

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  16. Our live coverage across the daypublished at 19:00 Greenwich Mean Time 6 November 2018

    Andy Giddings
    BBC News

    We'll be back with the news, sport, travel and weather from 07:00 tomorrow.

  17. Broken rail disrupts trains across countrypublished at 18:56 Greenwich Mean Time 6 November 2018

    Services to Birmingham, Manchester Airport and London have been affected.

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  18. Coady says approach to Arsenal game the same as any otherpublished at 18:56 Greenwich Mean Time 6 November 2018

    BBC WM Sport

    Wolves defender Conor Coady says they will approach the game against Arsenal on Sunday the same as any other.

    The team are looking to end their run of three straight defeats after a promising start to the season.

    Conor CoadyImage source, Getty Images

    Wolves almost managed a comeback against Tottenham on Saturday, coming back from three goals down to eventually lose 3-2.

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    We've been beaten now three in a row and we need to put it right at some point, so it doesn't matter if it's Arsenal away, it doesn't matter who you are playing, you've got to go there with the same mentality."

    Conor Coady, Wolves defender

  19. Man killed teenager by punching himpublished at 18:55 Greenwich Mean Time 6 November 2018

    Samuel Kelly sentenced to seven years after punching Liam Roche in McDonald's disorder.

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