Fraudster posed as jockey to steal cashpublished at 17:59 Greenwich Mean Time 5 November 2018
Joseph Mason, 40, used personal details he found online to answer bank security questions.
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Fraudster posed as jockey to steal cashpublished at 17:59 Greenwich Mean Time 5 November 2018
'Heartless' burglars raid charity's warehousepublished at 17:53 Greenwich Mean Time 5 November 2018
Allen Cook
BBC NewsStaff at a hospice in Staffordshire say they are "reeling and in disbelief" after burglars broke into a warehouse and stole cash., external
Image source, GooglePolice say the break-in at the Dougie Mac warehouse on Federation Road industrial estate, Stoke-on-Trent, happened between Sunday afternoon and this morning.
As well as taking money, the force says the burglars also damaged equipment.
The charity has branded the offenders as "heartless and immoral".
Council up for award amid hike in complaintspublished at 17:39 Greenwich Mean Time 5 November 2018
Simon Gilbert
Political Reporter, BBC Coventry & WarwickshireCoventry City Council has been shortlisted in the Council of the Year category for the Local Government Chronicle (LGC) Awards.
Image source, Coventry City CouncilThe announcement comes as it's revealed complaints to the local authority rose to an all-time high last year.
The Local Government Ombudsman received 136 complaints for the period April 2017 to March 2018, up 29.5%.
The figure is also the highest percentage of complaints upheld since 2005, and higher than any other in the West Midlands Combined Authority.
Teaching ban for two salaries headpublished at 17:28 Greenwich Mean Time 5 November 2018
Perry Beeches head Liam Nolan showed a "lack of integrity" and "cavalier attitude".
Read MoreMan shot by police within 'moments'published at 17:27 Greenwich Mean Time 5 November 2018
The Independent Office for Police Conduct is investigating the non-fatal shooting in Worcestershire.
Read MoreSuzy Lamplugh search to resume tomorrowpublished at 17:22 Greenwich Mean Time 5 November 2018
Anne Delaney
BBC NewsA search for clues behind the murder of estate agent Suzy Lamplugh will resume tomorrow morning.
Image source, PAMs Lamplugh, from London, was 25 when she disappeared in 1986 and declared dead, presumed murdered, in 1994, although a body has never been found.
Police had returned for a second week to search the back garden of the former home of the prime suspect's mother in Sutton Coldfield, Birmingham.
This evening, forensic specialists finished work and confirmed they would return tomorrow morning.
Spice Girls to play Ricoh Arenapublished at 17:08 Greenwich Mean Time 5 November 2018
The Spice Girls will play Coventry's Ricoh Arena as part of a comeback tour of UK stadiums.
Melanie Brown, Melanie Chisholm, Geri Horner and Emma Brunton announced the details of their tour on the band's newly created Twitter account.
Victoria Beckham, however, is not expected to take part.
Jess Glynne will join the band as a "very special guest" at the Coventry date on 3 June.
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End of twitter postWoman cut free after crash leaves car on sidepublished at 16:58 Greenwich Mean Time 5 November 2018
Allen Cook
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Image source, Cheshire Fire ServiceFirefighters have revealed how they released a woman who was trapped in this car after it ended up on its side on Whitchurch Road, Burleydam, near Audlem, Cheshire, last night., external
It took them just over an hour to cut her free and she was able to walk free, before getting treatment from paramedics., external
Man jailed for raping woman 'after smoking monkey dust'published at 16:45 Greenwich Mean Time 5 November 2018
Jennie Aitken
Reporter, BBC Radio StokeA man's started a jail sentence after being convicted of raping a woman after police say he's smoked monkey dust., external
Image source, Staffordshire PoliceOfficers say they were called to Weston Road, Stoke-on-Trent, on 14 July to reports of a man forcing a woman to perform a sex act.
Scott Onions, from Mollison Road, denied rape, saying the victim had consented.
But the 40-year-old was found guilty and jailed for seven years, as well as being placed on the sex offenders' register for life.
In the papers: New graveyard neededpublished at 16:35 Greenwich Mean Time 5 November 2018
Leamington ObserverThese are some of today's headlining stories on the Leamington Observer website:
- Council says new graveyard needed in Southam, external
- Film star in tribute to those who fought in the First World War, external
- Ironman makes strong effort to support sea scouts, external
Tribute to 'completely ordinary' World War One VC winnerpublished at 16:25 Greenwich Mean Time 5 November 2018
Qasa Alom
BBC Midlands TodayThe family of a World War One Victoria Cross hero says it's up to them and their generation to make sure his memory lives on.
Tonight, Inside Out West Midlands is featuring the stories of three VC winners during the conflict on BBC One, including John Henry Carless from Walsall.
He was just 21 when he won the medal in the navy on the HMS Caledon. His gun placement suffered a direct hit but he kept firing at enemy ships before succumbing to fatal wounds.
Quote MessageWhat's special about Carless is how completely ordinary he is, how very Walsall he was, he was a local lad. Ordinary family, working class, he worked in the local leather trade - he's every young Walsall lad of the time, he just happened to do something extraordinary."
Catherine Lister, Walsall Leather Museum
You can see this story in full on tonight's Inside Out West Midlands on BBC One at 19:30.
Former 'superhead' banned from teachingpublished at 16:15 Greenwich Mean Time 5 November 2018
BreakingA head teacher whose academy trust was once praised by former Prime Minister David Cameron has been been banned from teaching after found guilty of professional misconduct.
Liam Nolan was executive head teacher, CEO and accounting officer at Perry Beeches The Academy Trust in Birmingham until he resigned in May 2016.
After financial irregularities were discovered at the chain in 2015 it emerged he'd been drawing a second salary from a private company contracted to his own schools.
It's now been decided he can't teach for at least two years and will have to apply to be able to teach again.
Masked men steal cash in shop raidpublished at 16:11 Greenwich Mean Time 5 November 2018
Cash and cigarettes were stolen from a shop in Nuneaton by masked men, police say., external
Image source, GoogleThe One Stop in Weddington Road was targeted betweek 22:39 and 22:59 by men with their faces covered, said Warwickshire Police.
Staff, who were just locking up the store, were threatened before the men made off with a quantity of cash and cigarettes.
Officers are calling for any witnesses to come forward.
'Serious crash' shuts A449 near Kidderminsterpublished at 16:00 Greenwich Mean Time 5 November 2018
BBC News TravelA main road's been shut near Kidderminster after what police are calling a serious crash.
West Mercia Police says the A449 is shut in the Cookley area near the junction with Castle Road, adding that they expect "considerable delays"., external
Woman taken to hospital after M69 crashpublished at 15:56 Greenwich Mean Time 5 November 2018
A woman has been taken to hospital after having to be cut free from a car involved in a crash on the M69 in Warwickshire.
Warwickshire Fire Service said it took around an hour to free the woman, using hydraulic cutting equipment after being called to the area at 12:47.
The road has now reopened between J1 and J2.
Council plans 2.99% tax rise and £8m cutspublished at 15:46 Greenwich Mean Time 5 November 2018
Sophie Calvert
Political Reporter, BBC Radio StokeCouncil tax looks set to be increased again in Stoke-on-Trent as the city council says it needs to save £8m in the next financial year., external
A planned increase of 2.99% has been included in the local authority's latest budget proposals which it is now consulting on.
The council hasn't revealed where it's planning to make the savings from apart from cutting £3.4m from the adult social care budget.
Traffic easing after M69 closurepublished at 15:38 Greenwich Mean Time 5 November 2018
BBC News TravelTraffic is easing on the M69 southbound which has now reopened in Warwickshire.
Due to a separate incident there is still a closure within J1, said Highways England.
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End of twitter postTwo die in van and car crashpublished at 15:29 Greenwich Mean Time 5 November 2018
Lee Thomas
Newsreader, BBC Radio StokeTwo people have died after a crash involving a car and a van in Nantwich., external
Image source, GoogleIt was on Friday afternoon when police were called to the collision on the A530, Whitchurch Road, in Newhall.
A 63-year-old woman from Nantwich, who was a passenger in the car, died at the scene.
The driver of the car, a 66-year-old man, also from Nantwich, was taken to the Royal Stoke University Hospital by air ambulance, but later died.
Man arrested over fatal stabbingpublished at 15:20 Greenwich Mean Time 5 November 2018
A 41-year-old man is questioned on suspicion of murdering a man who was stabbed in the head.
Read MoreIn the papers: 'Jockey' fraudster sent to jailpublished at 15:16 Greenwich Mean Time 5 November 2018
From the Shropshire Star:
