Mr Melvin Andrews was left in a backyard after a 13-year-old girl responded to an online advert.

It should be a dry, cloudy night with some showers and lows of 2C (36F).

Local Democracy Reporting Service
Christian Barnett

Dozens of residents have protested against plans to build 37 homes on an area of parkland in Worcester.

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They're angry at Fortis Living's plans to put the houses on roughly half of Sanctuary Park, saying the site is "an important ecological site" and should be protected.

The city council's planners are yet to decide on the application,, external having twice deferred to carry out more consultation and studies.

In its application, Fortis Living says the development would protect and enhance natural habitats, protected species and biodiversity through plans such as, external keeping important trees and creating "wildlife corridors".

Anib Khan fled after the "appalling act of violence" and was arrested in Dover.

Faith Page
Reporter, BBC Shropshire

People who've been out of work for a while are being offered the chance to retrain as builders.

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The Wrekin Housing Trust says it's secured a £650,000 government grant which means a new training centre's going to be created in Telford. , external

It says it'll teach construction skills to the long-term unemployed as well as to people looking to make a career-change and students.

The trust says it's aiming to train about 400 new skilled workers

Matt Sandoz
Stoke City commentator, BBC Radio Stoke

Stoke City winger Tom Ince says the squad's strength in depth will help them climb up the table.

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Stoke are 14th in the Championship, six points off the play-offs, and are unbeaten in their last four games.

The Potters have eight games in the league between now and the end of the year.

Mr Zaheer, 22, was found in Handsworth, Birmingham, in May and was confirmed dead at the scene.

Matthew Hanley, 23, and Connor Allsopp, 21, accessed customers' information during the cyber-attack.

Hundreds of teddy bears have been knitted and donated by community groups to Staffordshire Police to be used to comfort children "during upsetting experiences".

Led by Police Community Support Officers Ash Goodwin and Claire Reeves, they say they got the idea from seeing the bears used by other police forces, such as Cheshire's.

Knitting groups from across Staffordshire then got involved, including ones in Cannock, Heath Hayes, Lichfield and Werrington.

The bears are now being given to several police units , externalto be used in situations such as witnessing a crime or being in a car crash.

The family of Mr Burrell wants three officers sacked over their conduct.

Staff at a petrol station have been threatened with a knife in a robbery by a masked man., external

It happened early on Sunday morning at the Northwick Service Station, Ombersley Road, Worcester, and police say the man made off with a small amount of money.

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West Mercia Police has released CCTV footage of a man they want to speak to in connection with the robbery.

The van was driven off leaving a man with life-threatening injuries, West Midlands Police say.

The search for construction teams to work on Birmingham's main HS2 station has been launched by the company behind the high speed rail-line.

Phase one of HS2 will see the line built between London and Birmingham, before later heading north.

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Curzon Street, in Birmingham city centre, is due to open with seven high-speed platforms in 2026.

It has been designed to offer connections with the West Midlands Metro as well as local rail services via the nearby Moor Street station, HS2 Ltd said.

The original 1838 Grade I-listed Curzon Street station will be incorporated in the design and become a visitor centre and offices.

Separate contractors, appointed last year, will build the tunnels and viaducts that will carry the new 360km/h trains into the centre of Birmingham and to the Interchange station near Solihull, the NEC and Birmingham Airport.

Two men face jail after being found guilty of the murder of a man found in a car with gunshot wounds.

Taimoor Zaheer, 22, was found on Maxwell Avenue in Handsworth in May and was confirmed dead at the scene.

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Anib Khan (pictured left) was caught on CCTV firing the shotgun into a car driven by Taimoor Zaheer, who had been lured to his death by the killer and his older brother, Harras, said West Midlands Police.

Anib Khan, 23, and Harras Khan, 25, both of Crompton Road, Handsworth were today found guilty of murder at Birmingham Crown Court.

They face automatic life imprisonment when they are sentenced on Tuesday.

Hereford Times

The Hereford Times is featuring these stories today:

• Farming shop hopes to fill Countrywide void, external
• Firefighters release man from car in ditch, external
• Pupils work on sculpture dedicated to 'Ghost Runner', external

Allen Cook
BBC News

A cash machine's been stolen from a hospital.

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Staffordshire Police says it was taken last night from the Sir Robert Peel Hospital, Tamworth. , external

Officers say three men were spotted stealing the ATM and then driving off in an estate car.

A police disciplinary hearing is under way involving three officers who dealt with a man who later died in Birmingham seven years ago.

Kingsley Burrell, 29, had a cardiac arrest three days after being detained by police.

Friends and family are attending a meeting at a police station in Sutton Coldfield.

Paul Adey, Mark Fannon, and Paul Greenfield, were cleared of perjury and perverting the course of justice by jurors at Birmingham Crown Court, last year.

Facing a misconduct hearing today, they deny accusations of dishonesty and using excessive force.

Robert Adamson was found dead on the floor the morning after an overnight carer failed to arrive.

Junior minister and Conservative MP for Stratford-on-Avon Nadhim Zahawi says the public would never forgive MPs who voted against Theresa May's Brexit deal.

Backing the prime minister he called on colleagues to "think of the national interest" before opposing the deal.

You can catch up on all of today's developments on the BBC's Bexit live feed.

After Janika Cartwright's ex-partner tried to murder her, she wanted to confront him face to face.