In the papers: Student's funeral todaypublished at 16:00 Greenwich Mean Time 9 November 2018
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In the papers: Student's funeral todaypublished at 16:00 Greenwich Mean Time 9 November 2018
WW1 train named after county's VC winnerpublished at 15:49 Greenwich Mean Time 9 November 2018
The only Herefordshire soldier to win a Victoria Cross during World War One has been honoured this morning with a train bearing his name.
Image source, GWRGreat Western Railway (GWR) unveiled the Intercity Express this morning at Paddington Station, naming it after Allan Leonard Lewis and a flying ace from the conflict.
Mr Lewis, born in Whitney-on-Wye, near Hereford, died in September 1918 while getting his men under cover from heavy machine gun fire., external
As well as naming it after the two men, GWR says the train also features the names of all 2,545 men from the railway service who died in the war., external
Ice hockey clubs plan to mark Remembrance Daypublished at 15:39 Greenwich Mean Time 9 November 2018
BBC SportThe 100th anniversary of the end of World War One is being marked by ice hockey clubs this weekend.
Telford Tigers are offering free admission for armed forces personnel for their match at home to Billingham Stars on Sunday and will be holding a minute's silence with a bugler playing the Last Post.
Head coach Tom Watkins said it was to "show our gratitude to those that have served and continue to serve our country."
Image source, Steve BrodieCoventry Blaze, who host Glasgow Clan on Sunday, have raised thousands of pounds for the Royal British Legion by selling the Armistice Day jerseys the players will be wearing on the ice this weekend.
They put 25 up for sale at £150 each and they were snapped up in just 35 minutes.
Image source, Five-on-3 clothingPollution hotspots revealedpublished at 15:29 Greenwich Mean Time 9 November 2018
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Read MoreThousands set to remember end of WW1 at national sitepublished at 15:23 Greenwich Mean Time 9 November 2018
Allen Cook
BBC NewsThousands of people are expected to attend a Service of Remembrance this Sunday at the National Memorial Arboretum,, external marking the centenary of the end of World War One.
Image source, Getty ImagesOrganisers say the event in Alrewas, Staffordshire, will be attended by guests including the Duke and Duchess of Gloucester, who will take the salute from a military parade at 12:30.
Before that, a two-minute silence will be held at the Armed Forces Memorial (pictured), which remembers the thousands of servicemen and women killed on duty or by terrorism since 1948.
In the papers: NHS boss defends special measures movepublished at 15:07 Greenwich Mean Time 9 November 2018
A few of the stories making the headlines on the Shropshire Star website today:
Massive designer outlet infrastructure works set to startpublished at 14:52 Greenwich Mean Time 9 November 2018
Allen Cook
BBC NewsWork is starting on Monday on £15m of road improvements, aimed at easing future congestion when a designer outlet shopping village is opened.
Image source, Staffordshire County CouncilThe development has been under way since the summer on the project at Mill Green, Cannock, which, when finished, should feature about 130 shops and restaurants and create about 1,000 jobs.
It's due to open in 2020 and Staffordshire County Council says, ahead of that, the developer McArthurGlen has committed £15m towards highway improvements. , external
They'll start on Monday, last for around a year-and-a-half and see work carried out on the A460 Eastern Way, including widening it to a dual carriageway.
'I was told I'd die if I had a baby'published at 14:43 Greenwich Mean Time 9 November 2018
James Melley
BBC NewsWomen who survive a heart attack caused by a rare condition, Spontaneous Coronary Artery Dissection, are usually told not to have children due to the risk of it happening again.
Now the first babies are being born at the world's first clinic that helps heart attack survivors to have a baby.
Hayley Martin, 47, from Congleton told the BBC how she experienced this life-changing condition.
Man 'brandishing knife at passers-by'published at 14:28 Greenwich Mean Time 9 November 2018
A man has been arrested after officers were called to reports of a man brandishing a knife at passers-by in Newtown, Birmingham.
Image source, West Midlands PoliceWest Midlands Police tweeted , externala knife had been recovered, and one person was in custody.
'Podgy' silver fox found in back gardenpublished at 14:25 Greenwich Mean Time 9 November 2018
The animal - named Shadow by RSPCA staff - "seemed quite tame" when he was caught by rescuers.
Read MoreIn the papers: Conservation fears over bypasspublished at 14:13 Greenwich Mean Time 9 November 2018
The Hereford Times has these stories today:
Budget pressures leaving police 'short of time for crime'published at 14:01 Greenwich Mean Time 9 November 2018
Sophie Calvert
Political Reporter, BBC Radio StokeBudget pressures mean officers at Staffordshire Police don't have as much time to deal with crimes as they'd like, according to Chief Constable Gareth Morgan.
The force needs to save £6m next year, external and is waiting for a government review on funding which is expected next month.
The Home Office has previously said it is committed to getting police an increase of £460m in overall police funding in 2018-19, including through council tax increases.
Quote MessageThey [officers] want to investigate crime, they want to arrest people, they want to put them before the courts and the time pressures of trying to do everything mean I think that's one of the areas that we're not as good at as we should be."
Gareth Morgan, Staffordshire Police Chief Constable
Hospitals hold Remembrance servicespublished at 13:52 Greenwich Mean Time 9 November 2018
Allen Cook
BBC NewsAhead of the weekend, medical staff and military personnel have held Remembrance services at hospitals in Stoke-on-Trent and Stafford.
The University Hospitals of North Midlands NHS Trust (UHNM) held the events, external at the Royal Stoke and County hospitals with visitors joining staff this morning:
Image source, UHNM
Image source, UHNMMan in court accused of murdering mother and daughterpublished at 13:42 Greenwich Mean Time 9 November 2018
A man has appeared in court charged with murdering his ex-partner and her mother.
Image source, West Midlands PoliceKhaola Saleem, 49, and Raneem Oudeh, 22, were found stabbed to death outside Ms Saleem's home in Solihull in August.
Twenty-one year-old Janbaz Tarin, of Evelyn Road, Sparkill appeared by video link at Birmingham Crown Court.
He was remanded in custody until a plea hearing on 10 December.
Struggling hospital trust runs up £32m deficitpublished at 13:30 Greenwich Mean Time 9 November 2018
Vicky Breakwell
BBC Hereford and WorcesterBed shortages and expensive agency staff have left hospitals in Worcestershire with a £32m deficit after just six months of the financial year, a report says., external
Image source, GoogleWorcestershire Acute Hospitals NHS Trust board's meeting today and heard that fewer available beds means they haven't been able to carry out as much elective, planned care.
Hospital bosses say they've also had to turn to expensive agency nurses through the summer.
The NHS trust was placed in special measures in December 2015 and remains so, external, with the report saying it's working with NHS Improvement to get access to cash needed to maintain services.
Jutkiewicz deserves his rewards - Monkpublished at 13:26 Greenwich Mean Time 9 November 2018
Birmingham City striker Lukas Jutkiewicz deserves his Championship Player of the Month award, says boss Garry Monk.
Read MoreIn the papers: Why city lost Channel 4 bidpublished at 13:18 Greenwich Mean Time 9 November 2018
Birmingham LiveSome of the main stories on the Birmingham Live site today are:
- This is the real reason Birmingham lost Channel 4 bid, external
- Workshops at centre of gold scam, external
- £50k car stolen from drive as family slept, external
Court escape rapist given more jail timepublished at 13:15 Greenwich Mean Time 9 November 2018
Sex offender Bradley Tout, 20, went on the run for four days after fleeing from Worcester Crown Court.
Read MoreFA Cup: Solihull to meet Hitchin town... and Elvispublished at 13:04 Greenwich Mean Time 9 November 2018
BBC SportSollihull Moors face Hitchin Town in this weekend's FA Cup tie, and the team's mascot - Elvis.
Media caption, FA Cup: Hitchin Town make Elvis the dog mascot for first-round tie
The dog has been going to Hitchin games for three years, with owner Chris Fry, and witnessed all the highs and lows involving the seventh-tier side.
Your comments: Loved ones in mind on Remembrance Daypublished at 12:52 Greenwich Mean Time 9 November 2018
FacebookPeople have been reacting to our video telling the story of former soldier Matt Wilson from Herefordshire, who will be remembering his father and fallen comrades on Remembrance Sunday.
Becky Woodward Martin wrote on the BBC Midlands Facebook page, external: "I will be thinking of my husband, killed in Iraq 2005, think of him every day and miss him so much. Also my grandfather, killed in Gallipoli 1915."
And Diana Mentor added: "I will be thinking of my paternal grandfather, who I never knew, who was killed at Ypres."
Terry Green told us: "I will be remembering my grandad. He was a regular soldier in the Worcestershire regiment, was wounded three times and gassed twice, he survived the Great War was demobbed in 1920 after serving for 12 years and 10 months.
"Because of his health and sadly died in 1922. He told gran when he came home he had been to hell. I never new him but I’ll never forget what he and all the others did for us."
