Terror attack victims and injured soldiers are to benefit from research at the Birmingham centre.

Terror attack victims and injured soldiers will benefit from the specialist wound research centre.

James Johnson was jailed for manslaughter after he killed Luke Derriman in a prison fight.

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A complete ban on travellers setting up camp on public land in Walsall could break equality laws, councillors have been advised.

A motion was tabled by Labour opposition members at a full council meeting, calling on the Tory administration to seek a borough-wide injunction to prevent unlawful encampments.

The advice from officers was that obtaining a universal ban would be hard without a ‘transit site’ being in place for travellers to go to.

The Labour leader, Sean Coughlan, said he wanted to make it clear "this is not an attack on travellers. It is about tackling those who act unlawfully and cause problems for our communities.”

And the leader of the authority, Mike Bird, said "It is a difficult and emotive subject but we are working with the gypsy, traveller and Roma communities on this issue.”

A group of businesses in Hereford would like to get the city UNESCO City of Gastronomy status.

The team behind the newly revamped Green Dragon Hotel and the Burger Shop and Bookshop restaurants are arguing food and farming are Herefordshire's biggest industry and they feel such a title could bring millions of pounds into the local economy every year.

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The United Nations Educational, Scientific and Cultural Organization says cities getting the status should share ideas, promote creative industries and get people more involved in culture.

Parma in Italy, Tuscon in the United States and Dénia in Spain are among the cities which already have the City of Gastronomy status.

A Formula 1 suit worn by driver Ralph Schumacher and mysteriously donated to a charity shop is set to be auctioned off, with a guide price of £3,000.

Staff at the Scope shop in Kenilworth received the surprise item from an anonymous donor.

It was worn by the German sportsman when he drove for the Williams team in 1999.

Auction house Hansons has been instructed to sell the suit and hopes it will raise between £2,000 and £3,000 at a sale on November 23.

A number of travellers have been evicted from a site in Stafford this afternoon.

Stafford Borough Council said they had illegally set up camp on a site just off Glover Street and it was successful in getting a court order to have them evicted when they refused to go.

The authority has earmarked the site for renovation.

The Queen has appointed the first woman to hold the title of Lord Lieutenant of Shropshire.

Anna Turner will replace Sir Algernon Heber-Percy as the Queen's representative in the county when he retires in January.

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She is currently one of more than 20 deputy lieutenants for Shropshire and is a former High Sheriff of the county.

Historically, Lord Lieutenants organised the armed forces in the county, but it's now a more ceremonial role representing the monarch.

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Another £7m could be spent by Worcestershire County Council on three footbridges over Worcester's southern link road.

Under proposals, the bridges would be built between the Ketch and Whittington roundabouts on the A4440, and money was allocated in 2014 as part of the link road project. But a report going before the authority's cabinet on Thursday says more is needed.

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Some of the money is expected to come from developers, with the council aiming to have the bridges built in the next 18 months.

Injured Worcester forwards Ryan Bower and flanker Zac Xiourouppa are both expected to miss the rest of the season.

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The Villa midfielder John McGinn says he's been encouraged to get into the penalty area more frequently by the new manager Dean Smith.

McGinn scored and had other chances during Saturday's win over Derby, and was a major influence in their 3-0 victory.

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Companies withdraw festive business after a video highlights abuse of the animals.

A council scheme to help Shropshire communities deal with alcohol and drug misuse is being scrapped in a bid to save £600,000.

Twelve members of the Community Enablement Team are set to be offered alternative roles within the authority, Shropshire Council says.

A consultation process has been launched.

It emerged last week that all council staff were being asked to work from home on the last Friday of every month in a bid to balance the authority's budget.

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Journalist, BBC Shropshire

The former Partick Thistle manager Alan Archibald (pictured top, centre) has emerged as a possible candidate for the Shrewsbury Town job.

Ex-town boss Paul Hurst (top left) and Gary Bowyer (top right) have also been linked with the vacancy created by the sacking of John Askey.

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Kevin Nolan (bottom left), Steve Cotterill (bottom centre) and Paul Heckingbottom (bottom right) are also in the frame.

Unemployment rose across the West Midlands in the three months to September, according to the Office for National Statistics.

The number of people out of work increased by 9,000 to 142,000.

Nationally, employment rose by 21,000 to 1.38m.

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A young cancer patient has met his bone marrow donor.

Rules mean donors don't automatically get to meet recipients, but blood cancer charity DKMS set up the meeting between Jack Withers and Michael Merten at its fundraising gala in London.

Jack, from Walsall, was 10 when he was diagnosed with a form of blood cancer called MDS three years ago. He was told he had six months to live.

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Mr Merten, 27, from Germany, was on the international database of donors where he was found to be a match.

Encouraging others to sign up to the register, he said: "When you think of what little it takes out of your body to save someone else's life, then it's easy and good to do."