Police in Warwickshire are urging motorists to slow down as part of a national speed enforcement campaign.

The campaign takes place next week and involves a variety of community-based speed enforcement and educational activities.

Over the past three years there have been 73 people killed on Warwickshire's roads and 557 seriously injured as a result of inappropriate speed, police said.

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The number of crimes on buses, trains and the metro in Birmingham rose again last year, figures from the West Midlands Combined Authority show.

The number of incidents on the rail network between April and November last year rose by 16% compared to the same period in the previous year, with incidents on buses rising by 4%.

That equates to an increase of approximately 251 offences on the rail network and 78 on buses and the metro saw an extra 36 incidents, compared to the same period the previous year, while the number of cycle thefts rose by 151.

Highways bosses are warning that part of the M42 northbound is likely to remain closed for the morning rush hour after a serious accident.

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Investigation work is being carried out between Junction 10 for Tamworth and 11 for Burton.

A signed diversion is in place via the A5 and A444 through Atherstone, Wellsborough and Twycross.

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Solihull Moors move up to third place in the National League table after inflicting a third straight defeat on Gateshead.

Daniel Baird was stabbed outside a Birmingham nightclub after a row over an arcade game, jurors hear.

The Worcestershire all-rounder has denied raping the woman after she had consensual sex with a team-mate.

The workers appeared before the the Nursing and Midwifery Council after a baby died in 2015.

A 200-million-year-old "sea monster" is recreated in 3D.

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A burst water main is causing problems on roads in Smethwick.

Bearwood Road is closed while repairs are carried out.

South Staffs Water say some residents may experience low pressure, or no water at all.

Interactive, joke-telling, self-driving pods are being shown off at the CES tech show in Las Vegas.

The "Pod Zeros" made by Aurrigo, the autonomous vehicle division of Coventry-based RDM Group, have been equipped with the latest Artificial Intelligence technology to allow passengers to interact.

Visitors to the show will be able to ask the pods about the weather and city information, as well as requesting the pods to tell gags.

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It should be a dry night with clear spells and lows of 0C (32F).

Sibelco say their quarry plans in Cheshire will maintain jobs and boost the local economy.

Investigators say no weapon was found at the scene of Sean Fitzgerald's shooting in Coventry.

Two people have been arrested following drugs raids in Cannock this morning.Officers raided addresses on Ascot Drive and Berwick Drive at about 08:30 and seized cash, cannabis and a suspected Class A drug.

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A 26-year-old man and a 19-year-old woman, both from Cannock, were arrested on suspicion of possession of controlled drugs with intent to supply and they remain in police custody while enquiries continue.

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The trust which runs the hospitals in Shrewsbury and Telford has admitted that patients with eye conditions have faced "unacceptable" waiting times and a "fragile" and "unfit" opthalmology department.

In a report, Shrewsbury and Telford Hospital Trust (SATH) said it had to hire a high number of agency workers, because of problems recruiting and retaining its own staff.

The solution SATH is putting forward is to close one of its three main sites, Euston House clinic in Telford, to concentrate services at the two hospitals.

It the plans are approved, appointments will be held at both the Royal Shrewsbury Hospital and the Princess Royal Hospital, but only the Shrewsbury one will have an urgent eye clinic and carry out emergency surgery.

With low temperatures forecast overnight, councils are saying they'll have gritting crews out on the region's roads.

Here's news from three authorities across the region:

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A number of older accommodation blocks at Keele University are going to be knocked down to make way for 20 new buildings, with beds for 1,706 students.

Newcastle borough councillors, who approved the plans, were told the buildings due for demolition in the Lindsay and Horwood halls contain 732 beds at the moment and one of the new blocks will be 10 storeys high.

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Other buildings will be up to four storeys high, with some in a "townhouse" style.

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Shrewsbury Town defender Omar Beckles believes the EFL Trophy is a good opportunity for fringe players to get a game.

They face Port Vale in the third round of the competition tonight and Beckles says it's a chance to "play, get minutes, get fitness".

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