Shropshire Star

From the Shropshire Star:

• Man rushed to hospital after Telford stabbing, external
• Masked man jailed for Telford arson attack in feud over stabbing, external
• £320,000 spent on Shropshire fly-tipping clear-up, external

Vicky Breakwell
BBC Hereford and Worcester

The funeral of British youth swimmer Tazmin Pugh, who died in a house fire, is being held.

Image source, Getty Images

The 18-year-old and her partner Josh Kirk were found dead inside a house in Cotheridge, near Worcester, on 28 October.

The fire service concluded the fire, which was caused by an extension cable under furniture, was accidental.

Ms Pugh swam for England and Great Britain at youth level. The funeral is being held at Pershore Abbey.

Allen Cook
BBC News

Thousands of paper doves, covered in children's messages of peace, have been raised to the ceiling of a cathedral.

They've been hung in Lichfield Cathedral , externalas part of its annual illuminations event in which images are projected on to the front of the building.

About 20,000 pupils from schools in Leek, Stafford, Burton upon Trent, Telford and Walsall, wrote their own messages on the doves.

Image source, Peter Walker

Shops in the city are also hanging their handiwork in their windows.

Aston Villa come from behind to beat Birmingham City in one of the finest Second City derbies ever played.

Chanise Evans
BBC Online

Social media influencers and beauty bloggers have been inspiring more young women to join the fashion of wearing wigs.

The latest international trend is bringing women together and even helping them to set up their own businesses.

Some women not only promote wearing them but have taken to making their own for friends.

Investigations are continuing into the death of a man in Smethwick on Friday afternoon.

The 70-year-old was found at an address on White Road and later died in hospital.

A post-mortem examination revealed he died as a result of blunt force injury.

A 50-year-old man arrested at the property remains in custody on suspicion of murder.

Cricket's world governing body submits a bid for women's Twenty20 cricket to be included at the 2022 Commonwealth Games.

Stoke-on-Trent Live

Stories from Stoke-on-Trent Live:

• Families reveal what life's really like on 'trouble-plagued street', external
• City centre reveller who broke man's jaw handed himself in to police, external
• Grieving son's appeal to track down dad's snooker cue, external

Bunches of flowers, balloons and candles have been left in tribute to Jaydon James, also known as JJ, who was stabbed on Saturday night.

A woman who visited the scene, Rebecca Rushton-Nesbitt, described Jaydon as a "lovely boy".

The 18-year-old said: "I heard about what happened. It's so sad, I can't believe he's gone to be honest."

"He was just an ordinary young boy.

"He wouldn't do anything to hurt anybody."

BBC News Travel

Disruption to services between Burton-on-Trent and Birmingham New Street is now expected to last until 10.00.

The points failure between the stations has been fixed and service recovery is underway, the National Rail website reports., external

However, congestion has built up in the Birmingham area which is causing further disruption. Trains may be delayed by up to 30 minutes or revised.

Arsenal manager Unai Emery says gangster drama Peaky Blinders is helping him perfect his English.

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The Spaniard says he watches the BBC series, set in Birmingham, to relax.

But the West Midlands accent has proven tricky for the former Paris St-Germain boss.

"It [Peaky Blinders] is good but it is difficult [to understand] from Birmingham. And it's very aggressive. But it's good, it's good," Emery said.

The grandfather of stabbed teenager Jaydon James said his grandson went out to get something to eat and lost his life close to his home.

Everybody loved him, Joe Green said.

Image source, West Midlands Police

The 16-year-old died after being injured in the Wood End area of Coventry on Saturday.

"He wasn't a fighter", Mr Green said.

"He went out to get something to eat and lost his life within about 500 yards of his house."

He called on the community to "pull together" to stop the problem of knife crime.

Nuno Espirito Santo says Wolves defeat to Huddersfield was one of their "worst performances" since he joined the club as head coach in May 2017.

A bus company is facing an unlimited fine after a crash in a seven-year-old boy and an elderly woman died.

A double-decker bus, driven by Kailash Chander, smashed into a Sainsbury's supermarket in Coventry in October 2015 killing Rowan Fitzgerald, seven, and Dora Hancox, 76.

Midland Red (South), part of Stagecoach, pleaded guilty last year to offences under the Health and Safety at Work Act after permitting Chander to continue working despite warnings about his driving.

Mr Chander, a former mayor of Leamington Spa, was ruled mentally unfit to stand trial due to dementia, however a fact finding trial ruled the 80-year-old was driving dangerously.

The Stockport-based company and Mr Chander are due to be sentenced at a hearing at Birmingham Crown Court.

Mr Chander could face a supervision order.

Coventry Live

These are some of the main stories on the Coventry Live website today:

• Murder investigation launched as 16-year-old stabbed to death, external
• Big rise in patients forced to wait in ambulances outside A&E, external
• Man stabbed mum to death, external over "not milky enough" cup of tea

BBC News Travel

A points failure between Burton-on-Trent and Birmingham New Street is causing disruption between these stations, the National Rail website reports., external

Trains may be cancelled or delayed. The disruption is expected to last until 09.00.

The sister of a boy stabbed in a fatal incident in Coventry has described him as the "sweetest, funniest most kind hearted boy."

Image source, Family Handout

Jaydon James died in hospital a short time after being injured in the Wood End area of the city late on Saturday.

In a post on Facebook Jayda James said the 16-year-old was friends with everyone and tried to keep the peace whenever he could.

"On behalf of me and my family I would like to thank everyone for all the kind posts and messages we have read them all and it has brought us some happiness to know how loved Jaydon was," she said.

Officers are "working around the clock" to find who was responsible for Jaydon James's death.

Det Ch Insp Edward Foster, from the force's homicide unit, added: "Jaydon had only just turned 16 with his whole life ahead of him.

"Words cannot describe the anguish that his family are going through, and we will leave no stone unturned in the hunt for his killer."

Chief Constable Dave Thompson called the killing "a wretched situation".

Jaydon was fatally stabbed on Saturday night.

A man has been charged with killing a man in an alleged hit-and-run crash.

Image source, Family handout / Google

Carl Moore, 28, was struck by a vehicle near the Boatman's Rest pub on Walsall Wood High Street on Saturday.

A 33-year-old man has been charged with causing death by dangerous driving and failing to stop.

He is due to appear before magistrates in Walsall.

BBC News Travel

A vehicle fire is causing delays on the M5 northbound between J8, M50 and J7, in Worcestershire.

Emergency services are on their way to the scene, Highways England said.