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Wolves could climb back to seventh in the Premier League table tonight, if they beat Crystal Palace at Molineux.
Image source, Getty ImagesAhead of the game, they'll be assessing the fitness of forwards Diogo Jota and Adama Traore.
Jota has missed three matches with a hamstring injury, while Traore was substituted because of a similar problem during Saturday's win at Spurs.
From the Worcester News:
Lee Thomas
Newsreader, BBC Radio Stoke
A new legal service centre's opening in Stoke-on-Trent this month with officials promising to recruit 500 new staff by the summer.
Image source, GoogleThe courts and tribunal centre will process cases, issue court orders and answer queries and is part of the government's £1bn transformation of the justice system.
The Stoke-on-Trent branch will be based on Town Road, Hanley.
Walsall sign midfielder Omar Mussa from Belgian side KV Mechelen on a deal until the end of the season.
Read MorePeople were attacked, a car was set on fire and another vehicle crashed into a house.
Read MoreThe number of people arrested by West Mercia Police on suspicion of drink-driving in December has risen for the first time in three years, the force says.
It said it arrested 190 drivers last month, , externalcompared to 155 in December 2017, external and 183 in 2016., external
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Allen Cook
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A new nature reserve looks likely to be created in Shropshire if councillors give it approval.
Image source, GoogleThe plans are going before Telford and Wrekin Council's cabinet tomorrow, external for the Dawley Pools and Pit Mounds site.
The proposals say the reserve would contain five species of bats and become the only known site in the county for Mare's-tail, a rare aquatic plant.
If approved, the project would bring the total number of nature reserves in Telford to 15.
Police want to speak to this individual over an assault on a man who was also pushed into oncoming traffic and left seriously injured.
Image source, @brumpoliceThe victim, in his 40s, was taken to hospital with what police called severe head injuries following the attack at about 21:00 GMT on Alcester Road in Balsall Heath, Birmingham, on 4 December.
It's not known whether he will fully recover, the West Midlands force says., external
Officers are working to establish the events leading up to the incident, releasing CCTV images as part of their efforts.
BBC Sport
Aston Villa's Jack Grealish (pictured) is unlikely to play in January and goalkeeper Orjan Nyland will miss the rest of the season, boss Dean Smith has confirmed.
Image source, Getty ImagesNyland has ruptured his Achilles, while on-loan Manchester United defender Axel Tuanzebe could be out for a further eight to 10 weeks after foot surgery.
Midfielder Grealish has not played since 7 December because of a bone stress issue.
Meanwhile, Smith said he was "not worried" following reports that striker Tammy Abraham's season-long loan spell from Chelsea was to be cut short.
Abraham's double against QPR at Villa Park took him to 16 goals this season.
Allen Cook
BBC News
Three men have been arrested over a stabbing in Coventry on New Year's Day.
Image source, GooglePolice said a man was found with a torso injury on Kele Road, Canley, but the injury's not thought to be life-threatening.
Three men, aged 19, 25 and 29, were arrested on suspicion of wounding and released on bail.
It was a frosty start to the day in the West Midlands - here's a look, thanks to our local BBC Weather Watchers.
These two are from SunnyD in Alcester, Warwickshire, and Wub in Market Drayton, Shropshire:
Image source, SunnyD
Image source, WubTickets have gone on general sale this morning for Burton Albion's Carabao Cup semi-final against Manchester City.
It's a first major semi-final for Burton, who have only been playing in the EFL Cup for 10 years, having won the National League in 2009.
Nigel Clough's side beat Middlesbrough 1-0 last month to make it to this stage, becoming the first team from the third tier to reach the last four since Sheffield United, managed by Clough, in 2014-15.
The League One side has initially been given 5,500 tickets for the first leg at the Etihad Stadium on 9 January., external
Allen Cook
BBC News
The roof of several warehouses has collapsed, external after a severe fire.
Image source, West Midlands Fire ServiceAt its height, 75 firefighters, plus specialist teams, fought the blaze which broke out during the early hours of yesterday morning at EDM in Planetary Road, Wednesfield.
The company provides storage for paper documents. The building is made up of four adjoining warehouses.
BBC Coventry & Warwickshire
New speed cameras have been turned on today at two crash blackspots in Coventry.
The average speed check devices on London Road and Ansty Road follow a string of collisions.
Manager Neil Aspin questions his future at Port Vale, after booing from supporters during the 1-1 draw away to Lincoln.
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Armed police were called to a park in Birmingham over reports of a brandished shotgun which turned out to be a toy.
Image source, GoogleOfficers were sent to Swanshurst Park in Yardley Wood yesterday after reports two men were seen with a firearm.
There officers found two teenagers with their mother who produced the toy shotgun from her handbag., external
The number of people shopping in Worcester over the Christmas week was up on the year before, according to a local business group.
Image source, GoogleThe Worcester Business Improvement District (BID) says 463,000 came to the city in the last week of December, compared to 433,000 in the same week in 2017.
That flies in the face of a national trend of declining footfall, especially on Boxing Day.
Quote MessageA number of our retailers have reported to us that the number of transactions is down but the value of the transaction is up so people are perhaps being a little less frivolous with their spends and looking at how they can spend on something that's perhaps a bit more meaningful to them."
Pheobe Dawson, Worcester BID Manager
West Brom boss Darren Moore says he knows "nothing at all" about reports Leicester may recall on-loan Harvey Barnes.
Read MoreEngland is awash with curious customs dating back hundreds of years.
Read MoreFrom the Shropshire Star:
