BBC Shropshire

About £40,000 has been raised so far for the families of a Shropshire couple who died within hours of each other in Australia.

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Jason Francis, 29, was hit by a car in Perth on 22 December and Alice Robinson was later found dead.

A rugby match held in their memory at the weekend has raised £16,000., external

More than £23,600 has also been raised via a Go Fund Me Page set up to help relatives with any costs associated with repatriating the bodies.

Allen Cook
BBC News

A man's been charged over New Year's Eve disorder in which according to police a car reversed at speed into a house.

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The crash happened on Eagle Close, Dudley, and left a woman in the damaged house needing hospital treatment.

Police said up to ten people were involved in disorder at the scene.

Edward Nock, 20, from Higford Lane, near Shifnal, has been charged with drink driving and causing serious injury through dangerous driving and is due to appear before magistrates later this month.

A 16-year-old boy, arrested on suspicion of three counts of assault in connection, has been released under investigation.

Stoke-on-Trent Live

From Stoke-on-Trent Live:

• Five hundred jobs being created in Stoke-on-Trent, external
• Relatives await answers following tragic deaths of two best friends, external
• Police issue warning after three teenagers found in abandoned Stoke-on-Trent school, external

A woman with a baby was attacked with this "sword", police say.

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Officers were called to a block of flats on Lower North Street, Walsall, yesterday morning and said the woman wasn't seriously hurt. , external

The West Midlands force has described a weapon recovered near the scene as a serrated sword.

A 29-year-old man has been arrested on suspicion of assault and possessing an offensive weapon.

BBC Sport

Both football league managers in Stoke-on-Trent are under more pressure from their supporters after lacklustre results over the Christmas and new year period.

Stoke City were tipped by many to be automatic promotion contenders in the Championship, having spent heavily following their relegation from the Premier League, but things have not gone to plan for Gary Rowett.

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A 2-0 home defeat by Bristol City left the Potters 14th in the table and some fans unfurled a "Rowett Out" banner during the game.

"The reality is I have to stand there and accept it. We're not winning enough games, we're not in the position we want to be in, it is what it is," Rowett told BBC Radio Stoke.

Port Vale are 19th in League Two but picked up a handy point at League Two leaders Lincoln on Tuesday.

However, manager Neil Aspin is considering his future at a club where he spent more than a decade as a player.

"There are many supporters who don't want me at the club, but I think the players do want me," he told BBC Radio Stoke. "If people don't want me here, then maybe it's time for me to go."

Allen Cook
BBC News

A man's been arrested on suspicion of dangerous driving after a car smashed through the wall of a house, injuring an elderly woman inside.

Image source, West Midlands Fire Service

Police said they were called at about 23:00 on New Year's Eve to reports of disorder on Eagle Close in Russels Hall, Dudley, involving up to 10 men.

A Nissan Micra was in reverse when it crashed into the home, according to the West Midlands force.

A 20-year-old man from Telford who was arrested on suspicion of dangerous driving has also been detained on suspicion of driving while unfit through drink or drugs.

Officers said a 16-year-old boy from Dudley was also arrested on suspicion of three counts of assault after a Ford Fiesta was set on fire, two people were punched and a policeman was attacked.

Alex Hamilton
BBC Weather

It's a cold and frosty start to the morning in the West Midlands - here's how the rest of the day's weather is set to unfold:

If you want to get a latest forecast for your area at any other time, head to the BBC Weather website.

Allen Cook
BBC News

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